Since we got our Aliner, we´ve been camping every chance we could. We camped the night we bought it — in a thunderstorm, 120 miles from home! — and stopped camping that first fall only when burn bans were put into place which kept us from making the campfires we love.
Our first meal in our Aliner Scout. The meal, set out
in the dinette side of our camper, was homemade baguette;
green grapes; multi-colored grape tomatoes on stainless steel
camping plates; a slab of orange Mimolette cheese (on a cutting
board with a purple knife); and a green Granny Smith apple.
Dinner, our first night, shown in the photo above, was delicious. We´d driven only a few miles from the dealer, and it was pouring rain outside. We were well-fed, snug, and cozy inside.
Photo showing bed end of our Aliner camper. The bed lies below
a picture window, covered with two brightly-colored duvets in blues
and tropical fuchsia, purple, and pinks. Barely-seen tubs are under
the bed; one that can just be made out has a white label. To the
right are light-colored cabinets and a counter with a sink, which is
temporarily covered with a cutting board. To the left is another
counter, with cabinets under. Unseen is the camper door, just to
the right of the left counter.
One of my happiest memories will always be the next morning, at our campsite, when I curled up on the sofa and read while rain poured over our camper and the window I was facing. There was nothing to see but the woods, green and fresh and beautiful!
Our departure was delayed while Mr. A took an unexpected conference call before we could leave, but we both were comfortable and snug while he wrapped up the call. I think we knew, at that moment, how ´right´ our Scout was going to be for us.
Quick photo in the mist after leaving the dealer before the rain
began falling in earnest. The photo shows a small (four cylinder)
gray and black SUV and, behind it, a triangular pop-up camper
in the open position. There is a large window set into the triangular
side, and a green decal on the lower part of the camper. Red and
orange leveling blocks show under the tow bar, with a silver, also
triangular, metal stabilizer set on the blocks.
However, the drive home was a nightmare: We had no experience towing any kind of trailer, the highway was daunting, and we both wondered if we´d make it out alive.
They let people pull trailers without any training?!? YIKES! At any given moment, we were this close to parking the rig and leaving it by the side of the road — it was harrowing.
Reader, we survived. Yes, we knew nothing. But we learned fast, and there´s lots to share about how that journey has gone.
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