All's Quiet on the Vardo Front

There hasn't been any work on the vardo since the last week of May, and with good reason: being used twice in one week was too much activity for the lift system. It died a painful death two days before we were scheduled to leave for Flipside. 2 AM the day of found me in the third Walmart of the night buying a tent (I never thought it would take that much effort to buy a simple tent!).

After a long discussion, we've settled on two options for the Apache. We can either repair the lift system and pray it works for every event we take it to, or search for a different camper to use as a vardo base. Considering how much stress Kyro went through while working on the lifts the first time, going through that again everytime we have a malfunction is not a pleasant prospect. And as much as I love the Apache, my attachment to it is almost entirely due to the fact that my dream of having a vardo is finally starting to take shape. I would much rather love my vardo than hate it every time I looked at the finished product.

So, the search is on for a replacement camper. Something one-piece that doesn't require ancient lift systems to operate would be nice.