momofmany...Christina

Congrats and good luck, I think camping is a great way to getaway with the kids there is always more to do in a campground then a hotel.

woo hoo congrats!! :banana:

Thank you, thank you! :banana:

Awesome!! Can't wait to see pics. And I know what you mean about camping and large families. It's about the only way we could afford vacationing these days. Imagine the airfare and cost of a family suite or two hotel rooms?? Crazy!

Congratulations!

ETA: Nevermind about the pics...I saw them in the link on the other thread. Beautiful!!! We also have a Keystone TT and so far we love it.

Am I reading right in your signature that you have 5, all girls? That's wonderful! We had 5 boys and then 1 girl. We aren't finding out what this one is.

Yeah, we would never have considered flying down, it would be crazy expensive. We have been doing 2 rooms at WDW or squeezing into a cabin and it is getting so expensive, especialy since the discounts aren't as good anymore.

Glad to hear your big family loves your TT. ;D

:bravo:

Thanks! :partythree:

I think there are about six of us in Michigan. I know that itch and bigdisneydaddy are in your area. :banana:

Cool! We're going to need all of your advice!

Congratulations!

Thats so terrific - Congratulations and hope to bump into your beautiful family at the fort one day!

Thank you both!

It will be so much fun looking for other Fiends while we are down there are trips!

Congratulations! You're going to love it.

Go ahead and ask a million questions, we won't get sick of you. :)

Thanks, I am just beyond myself excited to get it here.

I've already posted 2 questions in the tech area.

Ask away. Does it have slides? If it does and you can afford slide awnings by all means get them. When I was washing my roof yesterday I noticed how the roof of the slide has stayed brand new. It was the one thing the salesman told the truth about when he said I wouldn't be sorry for getting.

Thanks for that tip. I'll tell DH your advice.

I'm so happy for you. We really need to get the Michigan Fiends together for a mini GG :banana:

That would be so much fun! Are there many more of us? I'll be asking about good Michigan campgrounds soon!

I am going to have questions for anyone up this way about getting the TT to WDW. I'll be posting that later in the getting to the fort area.

We did it! Dh talked them down to our price and put the deposit money down on our very first travel trailer! We'll go in later this week or next to sign the rest of the papers and see when we can bring it home. :heart:

This is so exciting! We were up forever last night talking about all the fun we'll have with it. :banana: The biggest reason we are buying this is WDW and the Fort. It's our happy place, and this makes it so much more affordable for our big family. We plan to take at least two 2 week trips down there each year, if not more. We'll take it on a few other trips as well, but The Fort will be our home away from home.

Now, I will have a million questions for you all. You guys are going to get sick of me!

With all of that said, it isn't that big a deal towing & parking an RV. Yes, you DO need a little practice, but it isn't rocket science ... FWIW, our first trip after getting our 5er was to The Fort!

We'll see. If we get it or another one soon, I'm sure we're going to be really tempted to take it to The Fort. I don't want to count my chickens before they hatch though, trying not to get my hopes up too high. Although I think it's already too late for that. :panic:

Ya I guess that would be "expecting" a lot from you :rofl2:

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Thanks for all the crossed fingers, hope, and dust everyone!

I think she should change the whole thing and come for the Halloween GG :banana:

LOL! That's what my husband said too. And I said "Ummm, look at me, 7 months pregnant in September/early Oct is already pushing it. No way could I go that far only 6 weeks from my due date, especially since I tend to have the babies early." He replied, "Oh yeah, I forgot about that!"

Looking more like you'll have to swap out your cabin res for a site res at the Fort.

Well, not this time. We have no experience towing so DH needs to do some shorter trips first. Our first trip with it would probably be in late April 2012.

Whats ya after?

This is what we're after: :heart:http://www.kitsmillerrv.com/cf/store/productdetailp.cfm?productid=2158 You have to scroll down to see the pictures.

Dh is headed up there right now to discuss things further. i should know in an hour or 2.

We've been negotiating back and forth with the dealer on the TT we love. Thanks to your suggestions we knew to start off offering 30% below asking price. We are now at our final price limit, we won't go any higher. Waiting on pins and needles to hear if they will accept our offer or not. If they do, DH will be putting down a deposit today!

The Loop/Site page has just been updated with even MORE detailed info.

Check it out here!

Just checked it out and it's a great page, very helpful. Thanks for posting it!

We'll be there September 24th-Oct 7th. :banana:

We were there in February and loved it. We really ate our money's worth in crab legs. The desserts are great too.

We LOVE Pepper Market too! we'll be visiting it a few times this next trip during our 4 night stay at CSR.

WC is one of our favorites! It's been over a year since we've been so I hope it hasn't gone downhill. We are going this September so I'll let you know what we think when we get back.

We love Rose and Crown too. After reading your review, I wish we would have booked it again for our upcoming trip!

Do you live near these guys??

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Yes Bay City :banana:

Cool! About 2 hours form here! :banana:

Where in Michigan are you?

We are in the Battle Creek area. Are you in MI too?

I've bought 3 new campers in the past 7 years and I have always offered 30% off first but never settled less than 25% off period. Don't cave in. Just tell them ok, we're going to keep looking and leave. They will work with you trust me. The reason I suggested 30% is the dealers in Michigan don't have tons of miles to ship campers from Indiana where most of the manufacturers are. Good luck, hope you get it soon.

I would agree with this plan remember they have they have to sell to stay in buisness you just wait and get the price you want. Check other dealers on the web and see what prices they are asking.

Thanks so much, I will pass your advice along to my husband. We would be so hapy to get that much off!

We went looking today at TT's. Looked at 2 dealerships.

First guy was very knowledgeableand honest about what we can tow with our van and about teh models we looked at.

2nd guy told us we could tow up to 11,000 lbs . He then proceeded to show us several very nice TT's and competely made up weight and length numbers off the top of his head. We loved a lot of what he showed us, but would never buy from him and after looking them up online when we got home several were over our weight limit.

Anyway, we fell in love with the first one we saw at the first dealership. It's a 2012 Bullet Premier 31BHPR. We got the out the door price, financing, etc. numbers. Now my question is how much do you think we can reasonably talk them down if at all? Is it just like buying a car and they expect you to try to haggle a bit?

Thanks so much for everyones help and advice here so far. We just can't stop talking about it and all the fun we'll have taking it to the Fort!