It's 22 miles from my house to Van's, via the scenic country back roads, which makes it less than half-an-hour drive time. I had a Will-Call appointment for 2 PM. It worked out weather-wise to be in between these spring downpours we've been having lately. Perfect.
A lot of the usual faces at Van's weren't there yesterday. And when I went out into the hanger, one lonely RV-7A was sitting there. Most of the fleet is gone, too. I was told they are at Sun-N-Fun. A fly-in I'd like to visit someday.
So when I finished with the paperwork and writing a very big check, I was told that they were expecting some UPS and Fed-Ex trucks at Will Call, and would I please go to the hanger door. So I waited there. I was a bit surprised at the changes going on at Van's. They are enlarging their quarters, and the construction is still going on.
The single-door that used to be to the left of the little entry door has been bricked up, and these new double-doors have been installed. Lots of new square footage here, too.
I parked well out of the way, beside these container trucks. The cart with the big crate was wheeled out to my vehicle.
There's a ton of stuff in that big crate! Here I am, midway through loading it all, wondering how I'm going to get it all into my SUV.
I even had stuff on the front seat, and on the floor.
Well, the burning question of the day has been answered... YES! An entire fuse kit fits into the back of a Ford Expedition. Quite nicely, actually.
Don't let that picture fool you. There's a lot of stuff under those skins. The inventory list is 10 pages long! The drive home was uneventful, and I spent the next 5 hours doing inventory and unloading it all. Still not finished with inventory.
For some of you Westerners, the drive might be worthwhile. Here's why:
No crating charge (I couldn't fit that big crate in my rig anyway)
No shipping charge
No sales tax
Yippee!
