{"id":1827,"date":"2018-09-09T08:10:18","date_gmt":"2018-09-08T22:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveltourexplore.com\/?p=1827"},"modified":"2019-08-04T15:36:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-04T05:36:14","slug":"change-of-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveltourexplore.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/09\/change-of-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Change of plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1827\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1827-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1827-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1827-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Well the plans have been thrown into disarray again.\u00a0 The Rockwood 2509s Caravan we planned to purchase changed from the 2018 to the 2019 model and out went the outdoor kitchen, outdoor shower and the steps became one piece that fold up in the door.\u00a0 Oh and also $2,500 dearer.\u00a0 After scouring the country I found a 2018 with all the options we wanted in Wabash Indiana which is close to Chicago so a new plan has been made to purchase the truck in Chicago, travel out to Wabash and pickup the caravan and then NorthStar truck campers in Cedar Falls to pickup the truck camper before then going to Oregon to setup our base and register truck, caravan, get drivers licences for the kids etc.\u00a0 Having to prove I am not a terrorist to truck dealers in Chicago is proving to be difficult again.\u00a0 I am starting to get cranky at dealers that just seem to want to make it even more difficult than it really is.<\/p>\n<iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraveltourexplore.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2FZoomers-RV-build-sheet-ours-excluding-vin-no.pdf&hl=en_US&embedded=true\" class=\"gde-frame\" style=\"width:100%; 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