Norm I got something to ask you did we make a really big mistake in buying an R.V. trailer
- Yes we did - No no wasn't the write answer - Are you crazy
no we that was probably one of the smartest decisions we've done in quite a while - Oh I
think it was a - Because things aren't getting much better at the moment are they Tina
- No they're not as everybody is fully aware we've now got this new omicron variant around here and
things are kind of going backwards and tightening up with us aren't they Norm - They are but there's one
glimmer of light on the horizon for us and that's because we have a trailer on a permanent site
in a beautiful part of Ontario close to Lake Huron and we've got that to look forward to
so while we're not traveling internationally and we're observing our government's
recommendation to for non-essential travel (that's right) we have that to look forward to and and it's
very reassuring that we can safely go up there be relatively self-isolated because it's our own
trailer and it's just good to have something to look forward to isn't it Tina - Yeah it's wonderful
we're really we are on the countdown to May now because that is the period of time we can go
it's from May until October and it's just a wonderful thing to have to look forward to
- So we've just paid our annual fees to the park (yeah) so that's for 5 months and we thought we
would just maybe run through some numbers just in case you were thinking about getting a trailer
or maybe you have no idea what's involved in getting one so our trailer fees Tina how much
do we have to pay them - So we pay $4,000 plus HST and the only thing on top of that is the
internet and hydro - So we buy a package for the internet for a year and that's $125 - And I think
our hydro last year was it was under $200 for the whole season it wasn't very much at all
- No this is how we came by our trailer you know we like doing stories so - Yeah it was actually
very exciting wasn't it Norm - It was so grab a cup of tea and here we go we've been looking for a
trailer our son is on this particular site (yes) and so we've been looking around anyway
all the ones that we've looked at so far we didn't really like them they're all used
so we just I just happened to be going on one of the local classified sites online and I saw this
trailer come up and it looked pretty interesting but more importantly it's because it was the right
price wasn't it - Yeah I remember Norm showing me the price of the picture and he said Tina come and
have a look at this see what you think it's worth because we've been looking at them and I looked
at it and they said Norm that's going to be like $35,000 that's more than what we wanted to pay
for it and then he told me it was well the advert was for $14,500 we couldn't I couldn't believe it
- It was so cheap so anyway we contacted them and within 2 days we went up there took a look at it
and we struck a deal with them because it was the end of the season it was just coming into
October - Wasn't it yeah - They would have to have been putting a deposit down for the next year's
camp fees (yeah) and they didn't want to do that so we arranged on a price of - We paid $10,500 for it
- And that included a brand new deck a storage shed - Yeah brand new barbecue - 2 mountain bikes his and
hers - Patio set in fact it was amazing all the extras that we got even without the actual trailer
wasn't it - It was really a turnkey operation so it was just moving but there was one problem
we just couldn't live in that trailer it was damp it was leaking - It was a leaky roof wasn't
there - And so - It was beyond what we wanted to stay in wasn't it - So we'd already found
a trailer at a dealer a local dealer to where this site is and he had a trailer for $19,000
which fit the bill of what we wanted had the 2 opposing slide outs
which we felt would give a great sense of space wasn't it and so anyway we emailed him and said
we got a trailer to trade how about it and he said sure what do you want anyway yeah we went up there
and looked at his used trailer which was in perfect condition - It was beautiful wasn't it - It
really was (yeah) so we showed him the photographs of what we had he asked us how much we wanted for
it obviously we wanted a lot for it - Yeah Norm said he wanted $8,000 for it remember we'd only
paid $10,500 for the whole thing - So the trailer that we were buying from him was at $19,000 we
sort of said $8,000 for our trailer as a trade and he said I tell you what I would deliver
the new trailer we wanted to buy from take your old one away put this one on the site
give us $12,500 - Including everything tax and everything it was like oh we were blown away
it was like oh what a deal this is amazing - So a week later (yeah) they came and they pulled the old
one off put the new one on for us - That was really exciting wasn't it we could actually we'll put a
link to that because we actually did a movie on it didn't we - We did we do a movie on everything
- But we definitely did one on that because it was so exciting to see them take the old one
off and put it on - So all in all we were into this for - $12,500 plus yeah - It was $23,000 - All
in wasn't it - That's right and so we felt that was a real bargain once we started going up there we
saw that trailers were going routinely for $35,000 to $39,000 the type of year that ours was - Yeah
we had a lot more to offer didn't we we had this gorgeous big new deck and everything so we know
that the price we paid for this is just gonna set us up for the next few years it was a real deal
and I guess what we're trying to say to you is don't be afraid of if you see something that
it's not what you want to stay in but it's old and it's leaky take it buy it trade it in all
you want is the location like the actual site on the campground and you can just take one off bring
another one in and you're good to go and that's what we feel is giving us a real safe option at
the moment for vacations isn't it - It really is so that's taken the temptation away from us to
go to Portugal this year (yeah) because it's just not what we want we're not comfortable
with it no but knowing that we have a trailer we know we're going to be spending the summer there
the thing about having spent one season at our trailer we now know what we want - Yes we do - To make
life easier there because we have full cooking facilities got the microwave and a gas barbecue
yeah but there's one accessory that we really missed this season which was - Our new Air Fryer
- We bought an Air Fryer for the apartment - We love it don't we - We thought it was a gimmick or a
bit of a con another one of those kitchen appliances that you don't really need but
friends of ours have it yeah and for ages have been telling us about what they're doing in it
they'll cook a roast chicken they'll do steaks they'll do roast beef they'll do - You name it
you can do it you can make quiches you can make - Roast potatoes - Roasted vegetables - But the thing is
it's so quick because it's just a small space and so we are taking the Air Fryer with us to
our trailer - We are this coming season which will make life easier because we're using it all the
time and we just don't want to miss it - We don't and if you'd like to know which one we actually
bought we will actually put a link to it in the description so you can have as much fun buying
an Air Fryer and cooking and exploring as we did because we just love it - We highly highly recommend
this one just as our friends recommended it to us as well (yes) travel isn't totally off the off
the books for us because we have this beautiful trailer 27 feet long interior and we're suggesting
if you want to play safe why don't you look at maybe exploring a trailer - We've actually talked
to other people who coincidentally actually live in our building too but they also bought a trailer
last year and well - I think now there's 4 of us that have just bought trailers in this last year
in this building - I think yeah I think you're right but this couple and he's very fond of
golf but he hurt his leg and couldn't do golf so what was interesting was there's
a golf course right near the site their on so he got a job as a starter in the golf course
so now his summer is made by starting them all off playing golf - And so he's still
involved with golf and around that area - Opened up way new opportunities for them yeah which is great
- And we've done a lot of traveling we went up to Tobermory (yeah) we can link to that video as
well and so we're planning on doing that again this coming year taking the ferry (oh yeah) and
going over to Manitoulin Island having a little cruise across Lake Huron - That'll be exciting
and we do we did lots of day trips didn't we and a lot of them you can take your own picnic too
or you can get takeaway and go and eat on the beach there's just so much you can do
but you're still safe because it's just like your own house that you're staying in - So that was the
story of our trailer with our experience we've had one season there (yeah) we have enjoyed it
we did briefly put it up for sale just to see if we could get $65 grand for it but - Then we thought
well - The pandemic didn't seem as though it was going away so it was worth way more to us to keep
it - Wasn't it -To have a future - Yeah and we're so glad we did aren't we - We did indeed so we
hope everybody is staying safe - Yeah and keeping well - And until the next time bye bye, bye bye