We needed to take the RV out for a drive given that we are going to have to take it 3000km without new brake/rotors or only 50% new. So either way we need to be comfortable taking it on the road. Saturday we were totally pumped to test drive using manual shifting and very little brakes. We got the motorhome all ready to pull out only to find or not to find little Miss Safiya. She was missing yet again.
To fill you in, we have MacGiver’d under the steering column and behind the pedals as posted on Aug 12th, however not well enough. We then moved to foam as the cardboard didn’t fool her. This seemed to work for a few days, until Saturday when she got in when we were all excited to GO. Given we have no idea what is in the space she goes into, we don’t want to start the vehicle and drive while she is in there. 3 hours later she showed up, but by then our enthusiasm for the test drive had turned to Gin and Tonics. We agreed Sunday morning, we would grab Safiya as soon as we saw her and put her in her playpen and take off.
Sunday we pulled out of the park around 8:30am, re-enthused! I was driving and was able to play with the manual gears going into the town of Trail. We were headed off to get our propane tank filled and new the location was on the other end of town, yet had NO idea of the incline of the road until we were well on our way with nowhere to turn around. We got the propane and discussed the drive back which was downhill. Reality set in that we were going to be tested on our shifting skills, or lack thereof. Then I heard ”oh shit” from Barb, as she read the grade decent level of 9% for the next 2km. Barb then asked “Lori can you do this without breaking”? (Not really a typo lol)
Happy to report we shifted into first gear, much to the demise of all the people behind us, and went the next 2 km at 30km an hour. And NO brakes required at that speed HA
Given our new enthusiasm and confidence in driving we decided to whip into the Canadian Tire. Well it was a bit of a over-whip as I drove over a curb. THAT was delightful!!
