We picked up our new 16' Scamp at Bakus Friday Oct. 3rd.  Drove off at 09:40 with snow and sleet and strong winds (20-30 MPH)  for the first 5 hours of heading back east towards Michigan.

Once through Wisconsin and entering the Upper Peninsula of Mi. the weather cleared some.  Still strong winds buffeting the Scamp but at least the "wintery mix" stopped.

Our first camp site (1 night) was a pull through which was good as we arrived at near dark.  Had to purchase a city water connection hose.

We did not fill our freshwater tank.  Apparently it should be sanitized before use.  Need to read more on what that entails.

Next camp site (2 nights) was also a pull through.  Aside from being on Lake Superior with gale force winds and OMG wind chill factors all was great.

Our next travel day was time to move closer to home.  We stopped at a rest stop along an overlook on the northern shore of Lake Michigan to stretch legs and walk Esmé.  Walking back to the car & Scamp I noticed something hanging down and flapping in the strong winds off of the lake under the back of the left side if the trailer.  Crawling under it I saw that the screw that holds the metal strap on the gray water tank discharge tube had pulled out and was flapping in the wind.  The screw was completely pulled out.  Also the drain cover cap was now loose.  Both were fine in the morning when we dumped the tank.

The screw unfortunately had a square recessed shape and not a conventional Phillips, torx or slotted head so I could not replace it.

The good news  was a Dollar General store just across the street and I was able to dodge all the big big rigs thundering by and dart accross US 2 to purchase a pack of assorted wood screws,  I was able to reattach the metal strap with a new Philips head wood screw in the underside of the floor of the Scamp.  Apparently the flapping strap had hit the drain cover and cracked one of the locking tabs that held it in place.  I tried an automotive super glue  on the tab which did not work on the plastic. So I trundled back over the to the store and bought a roll of Duck tape.  I was able to tape the cap into place so it would not be flapping around underneath and damage anything else.

I also called Scamp and they are sending a replacement cap ASAP.

After that bit of excitement all was smooth towing until we reached out next camp site that was a back in.  I backed in nearly flawlessly with my wife guiding me.

Once I jumped out of the car and very pleased with myself how easy it was to back in…. Uh my wife told me she misread the site number and the one we were assigned was actually the next one over.

OK so a bit more practice in backing into a site.  This time it took several tries as the angle was different.

Still many things to figure out.  We had a lot of condensation the first night until we cracked the roof vent for sleeping there on out.  We need to figure out how to not get our feet wet from the residual water in the shower pan when using the toilet.  During warmer weather I am sure all the windows etc. can be opened to facilitate drying.  Air temps being in the mid 30°sF did not inspire us to open the windows.  The furnace really works well!
 

Many questions now on what others do for storage of clothes etc.

How do folks deal with the shower floor water?

Some sort of raised mat? 

Early lessons learned.

Need to purchase longer tank discharge hose

Keep shower drain completely closed, tightly when not in use as sink will drain up in the shower pan when the pump runs.

We LOVE our Scamp!