The Happy Nawnie On The Road

RV HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM— Elkhart, Indiana

The picture on the left was a model of how the manufacture campers. They had audio to explain all the steps. It was really interesting to anyone who does any kind of wood work, construction or wants to know how their camper is made.

All campers are pretty much made the same way. The things that change with the varying brands, makes, and models is well, of course $$$, and the quality of materials, specs , etc. Most of the campers/RVs are manufactured in the Elkhart/South Bend, Indiana area. 

They had all kinds of campers there to look at. Some you could go inside, some were off limits and you could just stick your head inside. The one to the right was a remake of an old “camper” that was pulled by a Model T Ford. There wasn’t much to it. It had storage space, and a booth table that changed into a bed.  

The picture with Jim in it is included because for some reason he just loved that RV. It suited him. See how proudly he stands in it??? I could just picture him sitting in the recliner with his big soft velvety robe with a drink in hand living his best life. I don’t think he would remove the plastic on the floor or update the upholstery. In it’s prime, it had all the bells and whistles, and it would be a tragedy to make it into something it’s not.

The yellow RV was a homemade job called the Star Streak II. I thought the name was clever.

The one on the left is the Furrion Elysium RV. What you see on the roof is a hot tub, no joke! What is even cooler is that it also has a helicopter pad on the back part of the roof. If you enjoy techy nerdy stuff, google this RV. There are YouTube videos of tours through it. Furrion created it as a travel showroom for their Furrion products. Furrion sells RV TV's, audio equipment, kitchen appliances, etc. They make good stuff rugged so it can take on the bumps and jiggles that happen with the adventures of the road.