Mesa Park Models

I had done some research on park models as an option for a full time, permanent setup in Lake Pleasant. I was surprised to find that there are very few dealerships in the Phoenix area that even carry these rigs which are actually called "Destination Trailers". These trailers differ from park models in that they have slide outs and also have wheels and a hitch that can be removed if necessary. Park models are built without slides and are meant to be set up on a foundation or other permanent base. Anyway, I found a couple dealers in Mesa that carried a few of the models we would be interested in - Little Dealer with Little Prices and Camping World about a mile away from the first dealer.

Our time at the first dealership was cut short when we discovered that the model we wanted to see was still on order and not in the inventory. We instead looked at a couple smaller trailers that would potentially replace our fifth wheel for summer travel. We then moved on to Camping World RV and saw the Cedar Creek Cottage unit that we had information on and appeared to be very nice. It was. We actually loved the unit and here are a couple shots that we took. This first photo is of the outside:

Here is the first shot of the inside:

and the second shot:

It was very good quality and had all the nice options. The one big problem and probably the fatal negative was that it didn't contain anywhere near the inside - or outside - storage that we now have and would need to have in any replacement rig. Even though there were plenty of cabinets, they were all shallow, with the exception of the counter cabinets. We spent a lot of time talking with the sales people and probably would have pulled the trigger if it had the right storage requirements. Anyway, we may keep the option open and keep looking for one that might satisfy our needs.

We left Mesa and made one stop at Michael's in Glendale to pick up some special yarn for Josie's project and got home around 3:30 in the afternoon. She starts her week today and will work M-W and then Sat for her scheduled time.

The winds were really fierce during the night and we had gusts upwards of 40 mph during the night. They are still blowing this morning but we hope to see them end sometime today...