First Time Out!!!!

[BombGuy]

Well, the wife and I finally did it. We set out on our first excursion this past weekend. We decided to call it a shakedown trip but it turned out to be awesome. We busted our butts all week and got everything ready like putting the airbags on the truck and buying all the important stuff and headed out Friday night after work. We drove the 2 hours down to the Kenai Princess Lodge RV Park. We had a blast even though we didn't come home with any fish. Looks like we are going to have to do it next weekend too!!!! Already have the reservations. Everything works like a champ and I couldn't be happier. Weather was a little cold but we just dress in layers up here in Alaska anyways. Sure beats doing suicide runs down to the river and back in the same day.

[tim43]

Congratulations BombGuy and enjoy. Tim

[Art-n-Marge]

LOL! It's great to hear when people post their great times! I am jealous your weekenders are in Alaska. I'll take the Alaska summer cold over the Desert Summer heat any day.

Congratulations on a successful maiden voyage!

[NCFischers]

Congratulations on your maiden run. It's addicting, isn't it?

[exav8tr]

From a fellow Alaskan, Welcome to "The Best Darned Forum on the WWW!!" We bought our 3400 from Simmons RV(do they still sell Montanas?), and did our shakedown at Ft. Rich, because they had full hook ups whereas Elmendorf only had water and elec. We enjoyed our stay at the post and went from there to Fairbanks, then left the state. May 07 was our departure date and haven't been back since. I have stayed at the Lodge there but not in the RV park. Sure glad to hear you had a great time. Not many good parks left in Anchorage I hear.....Enjoy that Mountaineer!!!!! And those cool Alaskan summer nights.....

[Icehouse]

Next time your down this way, give us a holler. We live in Seward and would love to meet you. By the way, it's still raining down here.

[sreigle]

I'm glad your first trip was a good one! And that you have many more. Congratulations and keep on enjoying.

[BombGuy]

exav8tr, we bought our 5er from Simmons and they still do sell Montana's. They had 5 of them the week we went there and when we finally signed the papers they only had 2 left. They closed down there service department and sent us to Performance RV for all the hitch work and stuff.

sreigle, sure will let you know when we head down to your neck of the woods. Next weekend we are going back down to the Kenai and then the next weekend we are going to Whittier(kinda nervous about the tunnel) and then who knows where we will go from there.

Art-n-Marge, Me and the wife are both from Arizona and after being up here we kinda feel the opposite of you. This fishing is better here though even on the bad days at least you still see bears.

Thanks to everyone for the responses.

[rving2us]

What a great feeling, that first trip. We still get excited every year when we get to unlimber the rig in early spring. It is great to be able to camp with Monty.

[yogib1b]

Congrats on the trip. I've been to AK twice. Once for a wedding and next for a "BOU" trip up east of Northwest of Glen allen. I hope to make the run in our Monty someday. Beautiful State!

[Art-n-Marge]

Hey yobib1b, would you please explain "BOU"

And Bombguy - to be fair, I am the cold weather person. DW prefers where we are.

We wish you great fun on all your excursions!