Hello everyone,
Just wanted to say "Hello" to all and introduce ourselves. We are a couple in our 50's and have run the gambit of camping in all forms. We started out tent camping when we first met back in 2001, I took her to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a week and we stayed at a primitive site(she didnt want to go back to Missouri). We got married and tied up with work and careers(didnt do much camping)then I finally got us back to Wilmington,NC(my hometown) from Tucson,AZ and we started back at camping(mostly renting cabins). then I picked up a 22-1/2ft 1997 Coachman TT and restored it completely and used it for about a year, then I managed to get my hands on a 1972 Avion 31ft imperial TT and in 4 months I had restored it from bottom to top.
We sold the coachman and stuck with the Avion for a bit,we took it to Missouri to see the grandkids and on the way back we stopped at camping world to take a break...we left 4hours later trading the Avion for a 2013 Starcraft autumn ridge 26-1/2ft w/ slideout(I just about fainted when they told me how much the avion was worth) I knew they were valuable but never expected a dealer to offer that much for trade. We used it 3 times in a year(last time was 6 weeks while we closed on our house in Columbia,SC) and we decided to sell it and go back to the basics again!
We are now looking to purchase another tent and have just about decided on the Coleman 8 person instant tent(14x10).we only camp in fall/winter and early spring,and we are so excited about tent camping again! I had a Eureka years ago that I loved to death but cant find anything like it now(of course). We are quite a bit curious about canvas tents...My father had one when I was little and it was quite nice(heavy but nice) does anyone have any views or opinions on canvas versus the newer traditional materials??
Just wanted to say "Hello" to all and introduce ourselves. We are a couple in our 50's and have run the gambit of camping in all forms. We started out tent camping when we first met back in 2001, I took her to the Blue Ridge Mountains for a week and we stayed at a primitive site(she didnt want to go back to Missouri). We got married and tied up with work and careers(didnt do much camping)then I finally got us back to Wilmington,NC(my hometown) from Tucson,AZ and we started back at camping(mostly renting cabins). then I picked up a 22-1/2ft 1997 Coachman TT and restored it completely and used it for about a year, then I managed to get my hands on a 1972 Avion 31ft imperial TT and in 4 months I had restored it from bottom to top.
We sold the coachman and stuck with the Avion for a bit,we took it to Missouri to see the grandkids and on the way back we stopped at camping world to take a break...we left 4hours later trading the Avion for a 2013 Starcraft autumn ridge 26-1/2ft w/ slideout(I just about fainted when they told me how much the avion was worth) I knew they were valuable but never expected a dealer to offer that much for trade. We used it 3 times in a year(last time was 6 weeks while we closed on our house in Columbia,SC) and we decided to sell it and go back to the basics again!
We are now looking to purchase another tent and have just about decided on the Coleman 8 person instant tent(14x10).we only camp in fall/winter and early spring,and we are so excited about tent camping again! I had a Eureka years ago that I loved to death but cant find anything like it now(of course). We are quite a bit curious about canvas tents...My father had one when I was little and it was quite nice(heavy but nice) does anyone have any views or opinions on canvas versus the newer traditional materials??
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