It just so happens that that great brother in law of mine sent out a Camping World catalogue, well it is now showing signs of wear as we have flicked through in many times to see what was available. Yes we could and did look online but sometimes you just can't beat paper and killing a few trees in the process. I remember looking through catalogues as a kid and looking in awe, well I was just like that again even highlighting the must have items. Of course we did price comparisons online but in the end Camping World got our business for most things.
So chairs, outdoor table, and many other smaller things that we came across, paper towel holder "trash"bag holder right down to a toilet brush all found their way into our shopping cart, lucky it was a big cart!
But by far the largest item we got was a Weber Q200 BBQ, we anticipate cooking outside most of the time weather permitting so we figured this was a good buy, under $200 US, delivered in 4 days, I have to give it to them they have online shopping down to a tee. The price is half of what we paid for our one here in Australia.
One of the unexpected benefits of online shopping at Camping World is if you are a Good Sam club member you get free shipping on all your items, yep that includes the BBQ! The cost to join Good Sam is very reasonable and we reckon we saved hundreds of dollars in shipping.
We actually did our shopping over a number of weeks which equated to 3 orders, but this does not mean all your items are shipped together, sometimes they are, it seems to depend on what part of the country the items are stored at. At one stage John remarked "what the hell are you guys doing, I have not had a parcel for two days!" he cracks us up. We are sure the UPS driver is well acquainted with Johns long driveway and being greeted by 13 dogs, yep 13 dogs!
As luck would have it, a friend of Roses, who just imported a fifth wheel from the US, was passing through Queensland, so we headed to Tin Can bay to "tyre kick" their rig. Given their trailer is longer than ours but it was great to see it and get our imagination going. Rose walked in and could not stop smiling, it was fantastic. We spent the weekend getting as many tips from them as we could and yes they confirmed the BBQ is a must. Some things we did not have but by that weeks end it was being shipped.
We think we have all the "must haves" for now but I am sure we will find more, so in the meantime we are thinking of the luxury things.
Satellite TV mmmm makes a man think.
- Posted by RnR on their IPad
Location:Brisbane
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