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<\/a>We got the Airstream hitched up to our hosts’ 1996 Suburban, and towed it around town a little to get the brake controller dialed in. \u00a0 We were lucky that the receiver height on the ‘burb was about the same as our Armada, and the brake controller is compatible with our electrically actuated disc brake system as well.<\/p>\nI was beginning to think the vulture who parked himself over our Airstream was a bad omen, but it turns out he was just curious. \u00a0 We seem to be all set to use Peter’s truck to tow our Airstream for the day. Transitioning to it from the Nissan was a no-brainer.<\/p>\n
The plan is this: in the early morning Emma’s grandparents will swoop in and take Emma off to Vermont. \u00a0 Eleanor will drive the Nissan following me while I drive the Suburban (with Airstream) to Colonial Airstream. \u00a0 We’ll drop the Airstream there for its service appointment, then drive both trucks to the Nissan dealer nearby where we will drop the Nissan for its service appointment.<\/p>\n
Then we’ll return to New Hope (70 miles away) to pick up the Honda, drop off the Suburban, and return once again to Lakewood NJ to the Airstream. \u00a0 After about six hours of shuttling vehicles around New Jersey, I think we’ll be ready for a break, but our Airstream’s bedroom will probably be gone by then as a result of the nature of the work that is planned. So the plan is to check in at a local hotel for the next two nights. We will catch up with Emma in Vermont in about a week, hopefully with all of our equipment back in perfect order.<\/p>\n