Chris gave us a thorough tour of the camper and its capabilities before we left. Last night, however, was our first shake down. We obviously have a few things to work out...
As the sun began to set, we knew that we were in for a cold night. As you can see from the photo above, the lake behind the camper was frozen over. We crawled into bed, delighted to have a furnace. Several hours later, we both awoke, shivering with cold.
David got up to turn the furnace higher, when he saw a red flashing light. Half asleep, both of us wondered what it could be.
Suddenly, David announced that he was going outside. We had forgotten to turn the propane tank into its "on" position. As a result, the furnace appeared to cycle but was not pumping any hot air! He hopped outside in bare feet and pajamas (what an amazing husband I have) to turn on the tank. Within seconds, I heard a swoosh as the furnace kicked in. I doubt seriously that we'll forget that small item on our checklist in the future!
We're off to North Dakota for the remainder of our shake down trip. So far, so good!
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