Iintsomi zeRV rookie

Zimbalwa izandi ezothusayo ngaphandle kokungqubeka emhlabeni.

Ukufumana laa rakhiyo ngelixa uqhuba iRV kwindlela ekhonkcayo yendlela eseHuge Sur iphindaphinda umothuko ngeebhiliyoni ezimbalwa.

Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, bendisazi ukuba kukho izinto ezingathandekiyo emva kokuba ndityikitye kulo msitho waseMelika wokudlula, indawo oqhuba kuyo indlu encinci enemoto ephelelwe lixesha ukuya kwihlathi elibomvu. (Siza kulusindisa uchulumanco lwamanzi amdaka okokugqibela.) Nangona kunjalo ndiyavuya ukutsho ukuba ayikuko kuphela ukuba siqwalasele iRVing kwiRekhodi yaseBritish yaseBucket, asikwazi ukulinda ukuyenza kwakhona.

Nokuba yeyethutyana crash, bang, ukwanda -Kunye neerokie ezahlukileyo ezandishiya ndibetha ibunzi lam - ubuchwephesha beRV benza ukubaleka ngokukhawuleza kwindalo ngaphezulu, kungcoliswe kancinci kwaye kube lula kunentente.

Besikhe sathetha ngentente ephezulu yemoto eYosemite mva nje, nangona kunjalo le yayiyinto enkulu yokutsiba ileli yokuzivelela. Mhlawumbi nakwindawo enesithambeka. Kwimeko apho, ndiza kuyonwabisa kakuhle. Ndiza kufaka iileyibhile ye-glamper kuneendlela eziqhelekileyo ezi-5 zokungcola, i-bug spray kunye neengubo zokulala.

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Ihlabathi lakho liphela elidityanisiweyo kufuneka liphume kwindalo kwaye liphefumle ngokufanelekileyo ngoku. Kwaye ngeendawo ezikude ekugcinweni, iinkampu zeBay Space kunye neRV / iinqwelo zokuqeshisa azizange zixakeke.

Ixesha lobundlobongela lasehlotyeni belililo kanye. Kwaye iminqweno yethu yesaziso emfutshane iphantse yahamba poof emva kweentsuku zokuqala zokukhangela umnatha. Bendihlala ndikhawuleza ngaphezulu. Ukuhlala kungalunga. Abanye bafumene.

Ngethamsanqa, isiqingatha sam esiphakamileyo siqhubeke. Veki nganye ngaphambi kohambo lwethu, wafumanisa iwebhusayithi ye-RV evulekileyo ngeempelaveki ehambileyo kwiHuge Sur echanekileyo. Ngombane kunye namanzi okucoca amanzi, indawo efanelekileyo ecaleni kweHuge Sur River iya kuhlala kwinzwane ezingama-28 okanye ngaphantsi.

Emva kweentsuku ezimbalwa zokuxhalaba zokujonga, ikamva libeka i-25-inyawo ye-Class-C RV- ye-Tioga Ranger ka-2008-kwiziphumo zam zophando zangaphandle. Yayililungu elichanekileyo, ixabiso elichanekileyo, eligcwele ukhenketho lwasekhaya olukhawulezileyo kwaye nangaphakathi kuluncedo ukwahluka ukuthathwa kweyona ndlela ifanelekileyo yeHuge Sur.

Ngandlela thile, indlu yethu yabantu aba-4 beyikhuphile itikiti legolide eligudileyo ngaphandle komoya ombi.

Kwakukho nesilayidi sombane! Khange ndiqiniseke ukuba yayiyintoni okanye yayisebenza njani, nangona kunjalo ndandisazi ukuba ngumsebenzi weelekese. Uphando lukaGoogle luqinisekisile ubungangamsha balo.

Sithathe i-RV yethu kumniniyo othanda ukubonwa kwi-rig yakhe kakhulu njengoko enandipha ukwabelana nabanye. Ubonakalisile ukuba zisebenza njani ezombane {, ombane kunye neendlela zogutyulo kwaye, emva kwayo yonke loo nto, izinto ezintle zesilayidi. Babephakathi kwezinto ezibonakala ngathi ngamanyathelo abalulekileyo ayi-1,500 kule RV ye-bug-eyed timer yokuqala.

Ndixakeke kwezona zimvo zincinci zisi-5 okanye ezi-6 ezibonakala zibaluleke kakhulu kwiziko lam lezemali eligugileyo, ndilayishwe kwizixhobo zethu kwaye sahamba, silungiselele uhambo- kunye ne-mayhem.

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Kuba i-Huge Sur yindawo engenamda, ethe nkqo, enzima yokufumana ngeenyawo okanye ngebhayisekile- kwaye kwabonakala kungebobulumko ukuhambisa i-RV nakweyiphi na indawo kwakamsinya nje apho ibikhona - sazise ngobukhulu beSUV yethu ngokufanelekileyo.

Ingcinga yam yohambo lokumisa iintambo ibandakanya isuntswana lomthambo ngamnye womzimba, ke sineebhayisikile zasezintabeni, ii-surfboards, ii-frisbees, ibhola ekhatywayo-kwaneigloves kunye nebhola yebhola, ke mna nonyana sinokuphinda sibambe umlambo.

Ngomsindo omnandi womjelo wee-20 iiyadi kwindawo yethu yewebhu kwiFernwood Campground kunye neRaiti, sigqibe ukwenza ukutsiba kakhulu kwamatye kunye nokuntywila iinzwane kunebhola okanye ukuphoswa kwe-frisbee. Oko kwakuziva kufanelekile, ngokuzonwabisa ngegama elifanelekileyo lokuzinza ekusombululeni iingxaki ze-RV.

Ukulungelelanisa i-rig ukuze ingaziva ngathi unomdla kwi-Thriller Spot linyathelo lokuqala elibalulekileyo. Unyana wam kunye nam siye sazama konke okusemandleni ethu ukumisela ipyramid yokubala yeplastikhi efanelekileyo kwindawo yethu, sijikeleza iivili zokungena kwii-levelers, nangona kunjalo sahlala ngokukhawuleza kwinqanaba elilinganayo kunokuba sinyamezele ukucazulula umlinganiso esingasoze nangayiphi na indlela zisombulule.

Le RV yayilungiselele ukuseta abantu abadala abayi-4, kwaye onke amaziko ekhitshi uya kuwadinga: ifriji, ifriji, uluhlu, i-oveni, imicrowave, iikhabhathi ezigcwele ngokupheleleyo ezineglasi kunye neepleyiti (ewe, ziqinisekile ezi!). Kwakukho igumbi lokuhlambela nelangasese elinenjongo, nangona kunjalo ivoti yasekhaya yathembisa ukusebenzisa kancinci ukugcina uninzi lwenzame zokumisela loo msebenzi wokukhohlisa ekugqibeleni.

Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, yayilixesha lobusuku elinye xa umntu efuna ukuchama kwaye enganqweneli kuphuma kumnandi kwaye emnandi, engatyibilikisi kakhulu-nokuba indawo yokumisa indawo ecacileyo yayikukuhamba ecaleni kwendlela ekhanyisiweyo. Oh ngokufanelekileyo. Sele sihamba kufuneka sinyamezele ukukhutshwa kwamanzi angwevu okusuka ekusebenzeni okunzima kweekhitshi kunye nokuhlamba ngamanye amaxesha. Ayizukuba yi-RV yokwenyani ijonge ngaphandle ngobubi Amanzi amnyama, Ndifanele ukuba.

Siqwalasele intsasa elandelayo ukuba ezimbalwa ze-elektroniki- kunye nee-oh-ezibaluleke kakhulu kwishaja zomatshini- bezingasebenzi ixesha lasebusuku lokuqala. Kubonakala ngathi besisebenzisa amandla ancedisayo. Emva komxholo wokubhaliweyo otshintshisanayo nomnini-propati, ndaye ndavela kumhlaba wamandla endawo yewebhu, indawo endandiyifakile ngaphakathi kweRV emva kokuba sifikile. Kubonakala ngathi iyanceda kwimeko apho unokutshintsha ukubanakho kwi-ON ebaleni.

D'oh!

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Kwakungekho lonke ityala elibi ngomsindo. Kwakukho ixesha lekhaya elisemgangathweni ophezulu elalibonakala likhululekile kunokuba liqhelekile kwintente.

Kwakulula ukwenza indlela yokuphuma kumsi womlilo. Ukwenza isidlo sasemini sonyuka usuku kubonakele kuphucukile ngaphakathi ekhitshini, ngaphezulu kokusebenza kwidesika yepikniki kunye nokuphola okungapheliyo. Ukubilisa umbona kuluhlu lwe-RV lokuhamba kunye nee-burger ezosiweyo ngumlilo kwakulula, kwaye ukwenza iikeyiki, amaqanda kunye nebhekoni kwindlu enye egciniweyo amanyathelo kunye nokucaphukisa.

Ngokukhusela izihlangu zethu ngaphandle kwaye sisebenzisa umtshayelo ngasemnyango, ubukhulu becala sasigcina ukungcola. Ayisiyonto inye leyo esiqhele ukuyiqhuba njengeenkampu.

Eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, bekukho indlu yokuqhubela phambili, ukongeza kwiindawo ezimnandi apho iqabane nabantwana banokuthi bazingele khona kwaye bazive ngathi bebehlala kwiindawo zabo zolonwabo. Uninzi lweentsuku ezi-2 ezigcweleyo besilapho, bekudina ukubakhupha kwezi nook zasekhaya. Ukunyuka ngeenyawo kwakunexesha elinobuqili lokukhuphisana nokungalali.

Malunga nobubanzi: Konke kungaphakathi kwesilayidi. Qiniseka ukuba unxweme luyacaca kwelo candelo lemoto (akukho maplanga okanye abantu ngaphakathi kweenzwane ezintathu), cinezela i-lever kwaye kwangoko ufake istudiyo sakho esincinci esincinci esincinci kwigumbi elinamagumbi amabini okuphefumla. Kuya kufuneka uyibone ukuze uyicinge. Umlingo ococekileyo.

Yintoni eyayingengomlingo kangaka: Ngokuqinisekileyo, eso siphelo siyingozi.

I-rig icocwe kakuhle, sonke silayishwe kwaye sakwazi ukuphinda sibuyele entloko. Nangona kunjalo ndigcinile owona msebenzi ungalunganga wokugqibela: ukulahlwa kwamanzi amdaka.

Ngandlela thile, ndikwazile ukugaya unyana wam ukuba ancedise-ukhetho olunokumshiya enobungozi ngonaphakade.

Siqhube indawo yethu entsha yokuhlala esihlala kuyo ngamavili kuyo yonke ibhulorho yeenkampu saza sajikeleza indlela ejikelezayo ekhokelela kwisikhululo senkunkuma. Ndayazi ukuba indlela emdaka yayingenamthungo, ke bendihlala ndihamba kancinci. Okanye ndicinge njalo.

Hayi phantse ngokuthe chu eyaneleyo ye-cavernous, yeemitha ezintandathu ububanzi ububanzi engakhange ndiyifumanise de sibe sibotshelelwe yiyo.

Crash, bang, ukwanda.

Iiyunithi zokutshixa ngemagnethi kwiikhabhathi eziphezulu, zilungile ngelo xesha, azinakuthatha le jolt. Izitya kunye neiglasi zepeyinti zifike zibhabha ngaphandle, ukuchukumisa kumgangatho okhuni kumgangatho weenzwane ezi-5 ngaphantsi. Kwakungathi singene kwindawo evela kwifilimu eshukumayo indawo apho iimoto ezibalekayo ekugqibeleni ziphelela ngaphakathi kwewindow engaphambili.

Ngethamsanqa, iipleyiti zenziwe ngealuminium. Nokuba urhwexu olunobundlobongela, zimbini kuphela iiglasi ezonakalisiweyo.

Ngamnye wethu wagcwala nangona kunjalo, unyana wam wenza imisebenzi yokutshayela ngeglasi ngelixa ndandiqala umsebenzi onukayo owawulindele ngaphandle, endandingakhange ndiwufunde ngokwaneleyo ngaphambili.

Masithi ngokulula kukuqonda ukuba yeyiphi ilayini ohlangabezana nayo-ngwevu okanye mnyama - kwaye uqinisekise ukuba izihlanganisi ezikwiphepha lakho zisebenza ngokuqinileyo ngamanyathelo abalulekileyo ngaphambi kokuvumela ezi zinto zingamanzi ukuba zisimahla.