Successful Maiden Voyage!!

Ziggy made her maiden voyage to our family reunion over the weekend. She towed like a dream. I was super proud as we pulled through a small town and were followed by a police car and didn't get pulled over. I figured that was the ultimate approval and meant that my tail lights were still working and hadn't wiggle loose in the 100 miles we'd driven! When we got to the campground I was quickly reminded why I had wanted a small trailer, she responds so well! She was super easy to swing right in exactly where I wanted her! My Dad greeted us with a trailer warming gift, a new outdoor rug. I'm glad we had chosen this weekend for our first trip out, having a lot of family around proved a smart choice as we did need a little assistance as we were setting up. First thing was that my extension cord didn't have the correct end so I borrowed an adapter and extension cord from my brother-in-law. Then when I hooked up my hose and turned on the campsite faucet, water sprayed everywhere. We unhooked and remembered that I had intended to replace the gasket that was crumbling. Since I had 2 fresh water hoses with us hubby took the gasket from one and put it in the trailers connection and voila, water worked perfect.

SHE'S READY!!

Last night we attached the window rock guard and put in the cushions. She is ready for the family reunion!! So much more than I could have ever imagined her.  I love how all of my ideas and visions came together for a super cute functional trailer. Yes, I have a couple more things to do to make her complete but she is functional and will head out on her maiden voyage this afternoon.

Deadline for road-readiness is tomorrow...

With the road-ready deadline being tomorrow I am proud to say that we ARE READY!!! We've made the deadline. We leave for the family reunion tomorrow afternoon. The only thing we'll be working on this evening is reattaching the rock/sun guard on the front window and putting in the cushions. Last night before I got home from work Chris and littlest took Ziggy for a quick test drive out to the highway and back to the house checking on the new tires, hubs, and exterior lights. Success!! When I got home littlest and I got the rest of the J-rail attached. This morning before work I pulled the making tape and plastic, installed interior light fixtures, and hung curtains (I had installed the rod brackets a couple days ago). We've been working so late into the evenings in 90+ heat I haven't been very good about taking pictures. Hubby took this one this morning.