Chassis School

We are definitely ready to get out of Gaffney!

After back-to-back days of service last week, and back-to-back days of chassis school, we are in serious need of a few back-to-back days of hiking. All of this sittin' around has worn us out!

I can hear you now. Did she say chassis school?

Sho 'nuff!

We spent the last two days at the Freightliner Custom Chassis Owner's Training, which is also known as "Camp Freightliner". It's designed for diesel motorhome owners to answer any and all questions they have about the "innards" of their rolling home, provided it's Freightliner o'course.

We joined folks from 14 other motorhomes for this two-day learnin' fest. And, learn we did. Every question we had was answered. We now know enough about our chassis, engine, transmission, batteries and tires to be, well, dangerous! Now, I will confess that late yesterday when the talk turned to suspensions, I was on information overload. So, I just let the rest of it flow over me and trust that any information we need will be there when and if we need it.

I can't speak for Paul, but I definitely feel more comfortable with this new-found knowledge. It's one thing to turn the key on this big ol' moose and cruise ignorantly down the highway. (Been there, done that.) With a much better understanding of how things are supposed to work and what to do to when or if they don't, I know I'll be a much more confident commander of this beast, and a much more worry-free passenger.

Besides learning how to run down the road with our moose, we got the low down on its care and feeding. We are definitely not DIY types. But, now we have a much better idea of what service we need and when, and how to ask for it. And, we have a couple of helpful hints that might get us out of a pinch somewhere down the road. Although it was a couple of long days that followed a couple of long days, it was definitely worth the time and money.

With the moose freshly serviced and our brains full of all kinds of new stuff, we are hitting the road this morning and headin' over them there hills to do some hikin'!

(You know it's time to go when you start blogging with a local accent!)

More soon from the Smokies.