Introducing Tabby

 Tabby is a year old now.  She's actually Tabby 2, or big sister to Tabby 1, but that's too much story, so I just call her Tabby, or sometimes The Tab.  Statistically, she's the Tab 400, Boondock model (beefed up a bit, and with a solar panel, so she can survive off-road), made by nuCamp, an Amish company in Sugarcreek, Ohio.  They are well-made, solid units, and thus not exactly fly weight.  My Tabby, with all her gear, weighs in at just under 3,000lbs.    

Little Tabby, Tabby 1, aka Tab 320

Little Tabby had one major advantage, which was the very reason I purchased her.  She fit in the 3rd stall of my garage.  However, with a sloped driveway, I was really challenged with backing her into position.  It was nice though, to have her always there, plugged in and ready to go. For her size, she was well designed, with most needed equipment and amenities.  Heat, lights, cooktop, sink, tiny fridge, and a very petite wet bath.  After a year of making the most of her, I felt that I would appreciate a bit more space, so I traded her in for her big sister, the Tab 400.  

Tabby, aka, Tab 400

A larger wet bath with a clever fold up sink, a queen bed that's always ready for me to crawl into, more storage, bigger fridge, and a microwave (usable only when I'm plugged into power). 

It has great shade/screen combos for all opening windows, but because I found some fun fabric, I made this roll up curtain for the back window. 

The window over the bed is called a stargazer window and opens quite wide.  Here at Ft. Casey I could read in bed while watching the ferry come and go from the nearby terminal.

The front booth is big enough for three, but usually it's just me and my guitar.  I had a bit of leftover fabric so created a bit of curtains to frame the front window. 

Though much heavier than my Tab 320, I can still easily pull her with my Highlander.  Despite practice, I still absolutely stink at backing up Tabby and get a pull thru space whenever possible. 

The downsides of the bigger unit are having to pay for storage, and, due to her increased bulk, I can't muscle her around with those handles to get a better position in a campsite.