Apr 11, 2013 - Roof Rails

Get it last time we were in the bay was Apr. 8. Now April 11 we are getting the roof rails replaced. They had signs of small hair line cracks which could at some point allow water to get into the walls. There again Lazydays did not catch this on their inspection. After they install the new roof rails then we will have to go to the paint shop to get them repainted black to match the coach. The Tiffin local paint shop was booked up for about 8 days and folks were not willing to stay there that many more days so they hired the local body shop...

Apr 8, 2013 - Back in Bay 43 - Wet Bay

Get it we were first in the work bay April 1 now back and it is April 8. This is the day we get our wet bay replaced. The wet bay is the area where all your water tanks sit. RVs have 3 water tanks, Fresh water (for drinking), gray water (where your shower and sink water goes), and the black tank (sewage). When we were at Lazydays (where we bought the Motorhome) Tom was aware of this problem on this model and specifically ask that they inspect this area. He was told it was in "PERFECT" Condition. Well if this is perfect condition we would...

Mar 25, 2013 - Tour of Tiffin Motorhome Factory

Today at 9:30am we met for our tour of the Tiffin Motorhome Factory. This is where all Tiffin Motorhomes begin their life. When they are finished they are a wonderful motorcoach that will give the owner many happy memories! Shall we begin! For dinner this evening we ate at a local Mexican Resturant. Prices were great and food was good.

Mar 23, 2013 - Headquarters for Tiffin Motorhomes

All started here in Red Bay, AL. Five years ago our new to us Motorhome began its journey. It went through several stops within the factory before hitting the road. We took a tour of the factory while here. When we arrived we had only planned on staying one or maybe two days. Not knowing how things worked, we had to trust the Lazydays representative for Tiffin motorhomes who said just stop by no appointment needed. So that is what we did. Well when checking into their campground we were told that they did jobs on a first come first serve...

Mar 13, 2013 - Red Bay Self Service RV Park

Small parking lot with 10 FHU sites. Stayed there with Lynda & Glen while they had some interior changes done by local guy. We opted to move on early since they had several days to go & we wanted to go somewhere warmer w/i an actual CG. They are to meat up with us later on the coast.

Jan 16, 2013 - Red Bay

It seems like we have spent 2 months in Red Bay - raining every day. But we have been here "only" 12 days. Hopefully we can leave in the am - finally all the work done. Two or three days of work - only took 12. Felt like we were sentenced to indeterminate sentence at camp Red Bay. We left home Jan 2, stayed in freightliner parking lot in Youngstown Jan.2, Walmart Jan.3, and Red Bay/Tiffin parking lot until Jan. 17. No resorts thus far. While in Red Bay we saw some of the highlights - the National Coon Dog cemetery and ate at Swamp Johns...

Jan 6, 2013 - 2013 Journey Begins

We left Fairview, Pa to begin our 2013 Journey. The picture of the coach and car are the last time they will be spit clean. It really takes a long time to wash and wax a 38 ft coach. Our first stop was Youngstown Ohio to get a check engine light evaluated. It took 8 hours to find a short - a wire was intermittently touching the serpentine belt. Oh well. We stayed in the Freightliner parking lot the first night, the pipes froze (23 degrees), but no damage. Next stop is Red Bay Alabama, the birth place of our coach, to get some work done. Bob...

Sep 29, 2012 - Redbay, AL.

Hello everyone I've been remiss in keeping up with our travel blog, but I will try to do better. We left New York on the 23rd and traveled to Erie, Pa. for a quick overnight and then on to Lawrenceburg, Indiana. We left Indiana and were traveling through Louisville, KY. when we ran into a major storm cell that slowed traffic to a creep, my co-pilot was tracking the cell on her Kindle a regular meteorologist. We finally reached Lawrenceburg, Tenn. for another overnight here we stayed at David Crockett State Park (you know born on a mountain...

Sep 19, 2012 - Otto's Turn at the Doctor

We headed over to Red Bay, AL (home of Tiffin Motorhomes) on Saturday rather than Sunday to be sure we were on the list for Monday morning so we could get our repairs done and then head out to do some touring before we headed over to our winter location in southwest Georgia. It was good that we did as by Sunday afternoon the parking lot they call a campground outside the service center was full and there were actually rigs dry camping as all the sites with services (water, electric & sewer connections) were taken. First thing Monday...

Sep 19, 2012 - Red Bay, AL - Allegro Campground

It was a relatively easy 199 mile trip from Nashville, TN to Red Bay, AL. We had planned on driving down the Natchez Trace but with the remnants of hurricane Isaac still throwing bands our direction, we decided to take the easy way out and take I-65 instead. It was a little misty, but not bad, down I-65 to Decatur, AL where we got off the interstate and took AL 24 West across to Red Bay. We did run into a couple of pretty good downpours on the AL portion of the trip but overall it wasn't too bad. We arrived in Red Bay and was able to get a...

Sep 5, 2012 - April--Leaving the Desert and Heading to Red Bay

Getting warm! Lots of days in the 90’s, so the pool is feeling very good! This is the first time we have been in AZ when the cactus were blooming---beautiful! It is amazing how bright the flowers are, but they sure don’t last long. I spend a couple of hours with the gals around the pool, and Kim has been golfing 2-3 times a week. He has really come to enjoy that! I think it’s a lot about the other 3 guys that he golf’s with, but it is also a challenge for a 60 year old to learn how to play golf! Since so many people are leaving soon, a...

Aug 28, 2012 - August 27-28, 2012 -- Red Bay, Alabama

August 27-28, 2012 – Red Bay, Alabama August 27 – They came to evaluate the problems with the leaks, porch light, slide, the refrigerator and stereo about 3 this afternoon. The slide which hadn’t worked on Friday is working just fine now so there is nothing they will be able to do about that. It will be in the morning before anyone can work on the other problems. I spent the day reading while I waited for them to come by. August 28 – They came about 8 this morning to fix things. The porch light was half full of water and even the light...