Woodinville, WA to Necedah, WI

[Sir Henry]

I'm leaving for Necedah, WI early Wednesday morning to pick up my Raindrop trailer. I hope to visit North Country Gal also. It would be a shame to drive 1,800 miles and not drive another 160 to see Joanie and Bill.

Expect to see pictures going out and coming back. I'll be taking my camera, laptop and Jetpack for the internet.

[Sir Henry]

Weather looks okay through Saturday. T-minus two days and counting. All systems are go.

[JEBar]

outstanding .... thanks for being willing to take us along on the ride

[BigAl52]

HAve a safe trip dont forget to include Joanie and Bill in those pics. Most of all don't for get that one gal coffee cup you promised us we would see.

[Cofisher]

Safe travels Sir Henry. Enjoy the trip.

[Sir Henry]

I'll be leaving in less than 24 hours. All systems are go. I did have one problem. My phone went dead and would not turn on but it came on this morning. It has done it once before. Weather looks okay to travel. Not great but okay.

[CT_Shooter]

Have a safe trip, SH.

[Sir Henry]

I'm beat. Two days of white knuckle driving but I made it. I can drive fine in the snow. It's all the other crazy drivers that gets to me. The snow was the worst going over the divide but very few cars on the car.

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Then further down the road I came to a halt.

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The traffic was detoured around this. Twenty miles of side road took over three hours.

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But today started nice.

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The good news is I averaged 32.1 mpg for 1,523.2 miles at this point. By the time I arrived at Necedah it was up to 32.6 mpg. They advertise it only gets 29. I drove 564 miles on one tank of gas and even had 70 miles of gas left when I filled it up.

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I'll be picking the trailer up tomorrow morning. I'm staying in a motel for the night. Two nights of sleeping in the car was enough. On Saturday I'll drive 160 miles north and visit Joanie and Bill for a half day. The weather doesn't look too good but it doesn't look too bad either and I'm looking forward to meeting North Country Gal.

I'm going to bed.

[BigAl52]

I remember those days well in the truck and I dont miss them a bit. 18 hours and when you get somewhere you feel like you have been hit in the forehead with a ball pein hammer. Every Subaru I ever owned exceeded the gas mileage on there sticker. If I was to go buy another car right now and didnt need a pick up it would be hands down another Subaru. They are great cars.

[JEBar]

hopefully on your way back home, you won't have to tow over snow covered roads .... I'm enjoying the pictures and comments .... thanks for taking us along for the ride

[Sir Henry]

After a good night's sleep I woke to a light dusting of snow, went out for breakfast and drove by Camp-Inn. I can't pick it up till they open but stopped and took a picture. Two more hours and I get to see my trailer.

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[North Country Gal]

We have a bit more snow, but not to worry. The roads look to be in good shape.

[Sir Henry]

We have a bit more snow, but not to worry. The roads look to be in good shape.

I'm just a few miles away. I pulled the trailer up and it was a breeze. Sure is nice having a warm place to sleep and I have my own wifi and laptop.

[Sir Henry]

I awoke to a light snowfall after spending a night in 10 degree weather. Might have even gotten colder overnight. The furnace ran all night and I'm sitting here on the sofa all warm and toasty. I'll do pictures later as my last two days have been very busy. The delivery process took ten hours. But half that time was taken up by taking about firearms. The owner showed me several of his 1911's. Wish I could have hung around as they have a campground there AND a shooting range. He told me I should stop at Rice Lake and visit Henry. My schedule doesn't allow that but if the weather holds I might stick around and visit them on Monday.

[JEBar]

great to hear things are going well .... looking forward to the coming pictures, trip and use reports .... hope you do get to work in a Monday visit to Henry

[Sir Henry]

This was my view out the front window in morning darkness. The cabin has white and red lights. People can't see in with the red lights. I'm now sitting on the sofa typing this. I grabbed a cup of coffee from the gas station and am eating the second half of a Subway sand from last night. Life is good even though I've only gotten four to six hours of sleep each night since last Tuesday.

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A light dusting of snow overnight. The Outback tows the trailer like it is not even there.

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I ran the furnace all night and even though it is about 68 degrees inside the outside was still covered in snow. It is well insulated.

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[tractortad]

Congrats, Sir Henry - clever little trailer - looks well matched behind the Subaru - very classy...

[JEBar]

I ran the furnace all night and even though it is about 68 degrees inside the outside was still covered in snow. It is well insulated.

my second career covered about 14 years in the RV industry .... even though one of my duties was teaching buyers how to use their campers, it was a learning experience for me .... your observation above is most impressive, it certainly speaks well for your camper .... are you using a load leveling/anti-sway hitch .... if so, what brand .. .. what brand of tires did they install .. .. are the tires balanced .. .. one 20 lb propane tank ..

[BigAl52]

That looks really cool behind the Subaru. I bet with the 6cyl it has no trouble pulling it.

[Mistered]

even though one of my duties was teaching buyers how to use their campers,

I have a once a month (in the summer months) new/current owner seminar at the dealership I work for. I keep it to two hours on a Saturday morning and it's become so popular I had to move it to an open bay in the shop for more room!