After several years of research, visiting the Mothership, and getting our name on the list....We are finally going to pick up our new LD on Thursday morning from the Mothership. For those wondering about the timeline we put our name on the list in August 2018. They have been great to work with. Thanks to all of you who share so much knowledge on this forum. I am sure we will have a lot more questions as time goes on. We ordered the green 24TK. For now I am just super excited to finally get to pick her up. Flying out first thing in the morning. So excited. BTW I saw a brown LD traveling westbound on I40 through Jackson, TN last Thursday.
Congrats - enjoy the drive home!
"We ordered the green 24TK."
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Well, you are obviously people with exceptional taste! ;)
Lynn,
Appreciate the update and congrats! As far as the timeline, how long was it from the time you placed your name on the list until you actually placed your order? I'm going on 4 months and feeling like it may be soon, but not really sure....
Thanks,
Don
Lynn,
As far as the timeline, how long was it from the time you placed your name on the list until you actually placed your order? I'm going on 4 months and feeling like it may be soon, but not really sure....
Thanks,
Don
Hi Don, We called Todd on July 23, 2018 to get our names on the List. Todd called Feb. 11th. So about 6.5 to 7 months. Yeah, felt like an eternity!
Congrats!!! We love our TK. In the past we had an Alpenlite 5th wheel which was a quality build so we sure appreciate the obvious care Lazy Daze puts into theirs.
Congrats to you, let the adventures begin 🚐
Congrats, take notes on the walk thru - better yet video it.
Be careful and don't hurt your back trying to pick it up - that thing is HEAVY.
Best just drive it off.
Good luck and see you down the road.
Joel
Congratulations, I am sure you will have many wonderful times ahead of you.
Excited to see pictures! Congrats! Yea it would be awesome if Lazy Daze would allow a member to record the walkthrough so we could get a first person glimpse into how it goes.
Excited to see pictures! Congrats! Yea it would be awesome if Lazy Daze would allow a member to record the walkthrough so we could get a first person glimpse into how it goes.
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Chris
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Congratulations!!! One of our most exciting days over the last few years was picking up Bossa Nova on June 12, 2017. We love her and have enjoyed every one of the 25,000 miles we've put on her so far. Enjoy your travels.
Regards
David and Marie 8) 8)
Congratulations! Ask lots of questions and I learned to never be in a hurry driving my LD! I remember my first time at the mothership, the build quality of the floor models was amazing
Delivery went smoothly. Todd is awesome! Well love it! Well worth the wait!
Delivery went smoothly. Todd is awesome! Well love it! Well worth the wait!
Awesome! More pics! Wow the over the cab portion is sure angled now.
Congrats and best of luck! Does that green eyed girl have a name yet?
Congrats! Love the color!
A beautiful coach. Happy and safe travels!
Beautiful, thanks for posting pics! 🔥🥳
Congrats and best of luck! Does that green eyed girl have a name yet?
I was afraid someone would ask. We are NOT very creative people. Sooo.... we call her Daisy. 🤣
I was afraid someone would ask. We are NOT very creative people. Sooo.... we call her Daisy. 🤣
I had the same issue. I started to refer to it as Our Rig Without A Name with a nod to the former mayor of Carmel.
It's name now is ORWAN (Our Rig With
out A Name). It has not told me its gender yet....
Joel, like a ship, it’s a she. She has berthing, she has a galley, she has a head (water closet), she has a helm . . . you get the idea. :)
Joel, like a ship, it’s a she. She has berthing, she has a galley, she has a head (water closet), she has a helm . . . you get the idea. :)
I see your point, and the first similarity of a Lazydaze to a ship is where 'BOAT' is an acronym for 'Break Out Another Thousand'.
But genderization of an item is a cultural thing. For some things there is history and tradition. Russian ships are always 'he'.
It is a bit up in the air for newer items, for example there the question of computer gender was posed here... (https://activerain.com/blogsview/5278566/-is-a-computer-male-or-female--)
As for ships, glossophilia.org (love of knowledge) has this (https://www.glossophilia.org/?p=1411)
There are other oars in the water like
here (https://didyouknowboats.com/why-are-boats-called-a-she/)
or here (https://activerain.com/blogsview/5278566/-is-a-computer-male-or-female--)
but that does not address the question of a terrestrial vessel. Lacking tradition to fall back on, I will just continue to listen and wait for ORWAN to enlighten me.
Perhaps it’s gender-neutral, like our “Albatross.” 😉 —Jon
"Perhaps it's gender-neutral, like our "Albatross." 😉 --Jon"
What, sexless Goony Birds? I swear! ::)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3DaB7DFhFo
Speaking of gender neutral . . .
Welcome to LD
As for our name, my grandma was built like a brick sh...house and acted like one too. We call our 27 MB.... Beulah.
Hey Jimmy and Lynn - Congratulations on your new Lazy Daze. My husband and I will be picking up ours on December 20 and we can't wait. I had a few questions and maybe you can share your experience:
1. Did you hire the ICC driver and take ownership outside of CA? If so, how did that experience go for you?
2. Did you mail any supplies to the mothership to outfit your rig? if so, any gliches?
3. How did you handle the walk-thru with Todd - take notes? video? (Seems like it will be info overload - we are RV newbies and expecting to be a bit overwhelmed by it all!)
4. Do you have any general insights you could share that you wish you knew about before pick up? (I have been reading this forum for the past year or two - and have read most of the owners manual - so I'm trying to prepare myself the best I can!)
Thanks in advance for any info you can share - and happy travels!
Connie and Kevin
Here is another picture from Death Valley. We are having a blast.
Hey Jimmy and Lynn - Congratulations on your new Lazy Daze. My husband and I will be picking up ours on December 20 and we can't wait. I had a few questions and maybe you can share your experience:
1. Did you hire the ICC driver and take ownership outside of CA? If so, how did that experience go for you?
2. Did you mail any supplies to the mothership to outfit your rig? if so, any gliches?
3. How did you handle the walk-thru with Todd - take notes? video? (Seems like it will be info overload - we are RV newbies and expecting to be a bit overwhelmed by it all!)
4. Do you have any general insights you could share that you wish you knew about before pick up? (I have been reading this forum for the past year or two - and have read most of the owners manual - so I'm trying to prepare myself the best I can!)
Thanks in advance for any info you can share - and happy travels!
Connie and Kevin
Oh congratulations to you as well and what a fun Christmas that will be! We decided to pay the taxes and NOT hire a driver so I can’t offer anything concerning experience with a driver except to say that Todd mentioned that sometimes those who hire drivers are rushed. We had lots of time and were on our own schedule which was nice. I did video a few things but the manual is well written so that helps a lot. Taking notes for me would have been difficult I think. I only took video of those things I thought might be needed and the rest of the time we were just doing everything hands on ourselves while Todd walked us through everything. A lot of things are pretty intuitive. As far as supplies are concerned, we flew Southwest on a Wednesday (gotta get away far). We were able to check 2 bags per person at no additional charge. So we had 4 large suit cases each weighing about 45 lbs full of stuff we knew we would need (sheets, blankets, towels, a few kitchen supplies, hiking stuff, etc). We purchased the heavier/bulkier items from Walmart once we took possession (pot, pan, trash can, soap, paper towels, etc). We also purchased some things from the Mothership store. We got gas at Costco. OH... BTW.....the Arco that was recommended for propane is under construction so we ended up getting our propane at Shell. Everything went super smooth. Hope this helps.
Hey Jimmy and Lynn - thanks for your quick reply! That helps my anxiety level by getting a feel for how smoothly things went for you on your pick up. I think we are ready to do this thing - and whatever we didn't anticipate we will deal with as it comes up! Let the adventure begin!
Connie and Kevin
As far as supplies are concerned, we flew Southwest on a Wednesday (gotta get away far). We were able to check 2 bags per person at no additional charge. So we had 4 large suit cases each weighing about 45 lbs full of stuff we knew we would need
I was only going 500 miles to lesser Sacramento area after pickup. Traveled light on SWA and shipped 3 boxes UPS which were waiting for me to load up.
;)
joel
Hi Jimmy and Lynn. It is supposed to be raining Thursday in the LA area. We picked up ours in light rain and the mothership had scraps of cardboard. That didn't work very well!. Took a while to get the carpet (light blue) clean. Fortunately they don't use carpet at the entrance anymore. Take at least one sacrificial towel, there will be a lot of foot traffic in and out.
Enjoy your new baby. Take pictures! (I didn't and wish I had) RonB
Connie and Kevin
Congrats on your upcoming adventure with your new Lazy Daze. Marie and I picked ours up on June 12, 2017. We flew out to California from Florida and stayed at a Marriott the night before the pick-up. We brought a couple of extra bags with linen, pillows and clothes. It was our 1st RV, so I wanted to stay close to the Mothership in case I forgot anything that Todd walked us through or there were any issues, so we stayed at a KOA close. Todd was awesome and took his time with us. I took some videos but had also read the manual several times before we arrived, so I was well prepared. Todd directed us to a place to fill the propane and we stayed in the area for three nights before heading home. During those three days we picked up some pots and pans, food and a few things we couldn't get from the Mothership and then took our time, going to Phoenix to see family and Albuquerque to see friends before heading home. We were out for 17 days without a toad and had a great time. We took it easy to break in the engine and when we got home to Florida I had the base plate attached to our Sonic and the tow bar to the LD. We were home for 10 days and then hit the road for a 16-week adventure to see all our families in Minnesota, Michigan, Cape Cod and North Carolina. We've been out for two other summer trips; one for 15 weeks and one for 10 and we're in the process of planning our 2020 travel for 14 weeks this summer. Life is more than good; it's great.
Have fun.
David and Marie 8) 8)
Jimmy & Lynn K,
We typically get our propane at Costco - all Costco's might not have propane but the one in Montclair has a tire center so they might. Check - that might save a stop.
Jane
BTW you can shipped a few boxes of your must have items to the factory ahead of time. They are very flexible about that sort of thing. <smile> in fact the put our boxes next to 'Baxter the travel turtle'. But I had to load them ........
glen
I am close to ordering my LD after 8 to 9 months on the list. What was your build time in months? Thanks .
I am close to ordering my LD after 8 to 9 months on the list. What was your build time in months? Thanks .
Dave, do you recall the date you got on the list?
Congratulations Lynn! I wish you a wonderful delivery experience and a safe drive home.
As to the somewhat tangential naming gender discussion, like Jon & Loni’s Albatross, we chose a gender neutral name - “Wapiti”, which means Elk or, more specifically White Ghost in the Shoshone/Crow Native American language. And, like Greg, we cling to our boating past-life vernacular using terms like “Shore Power” and Head .
Dave,
We picked up (Yes, Joel it was heavy) our ‘15 RB October 29, 2015. We placed our order on September 4, 2014. There was no waiting list back then so the wait was14 months altogether. It’s was quite the wait.
Since the wait list was established it appears the build time (including the wait period) has been between 11 and 14 months. With your wait time calculated into the equation, it appears you are 4-6 months out from your delivery date.
Plenty of time to read the LD manual. I keep a digital backup of mine with me at all times. It’s come in quite handy.
Hope this helps.
Kent
And, like Greg, we cling to our boating past-life vernacular using terms like “Shore Power” and Head .
And don't forget bulkhead, galley, berthing, etc.! ;)
"...bulkhead, galley, berthing,..."
Make sure your skivvies are clean! :D
Dave, do you recall the date you got on the list?
Hi, I got on the list May 22 2019, now waiting for ordering materials after email exchanges this past week.
Dave,
We picked up (Yes, Joel it was heavy) our ‘15 RB October 29, 2015. We placed our order on September 4, 2014. There was no waiting list back then so the wait was14 months altogether. It’s was quite the wait.
Since the wait list was established it appears the build time (including the wait period) has been between 11 and 14 months. With your wait time calculated into the equation, it appears you are 4-6 months out from your delivery date.
Plenty of time to read the LD manual. I keep a digital backup of mine with me at all times. It’s come in quite handy.
Hope this helps.
Kent
Thanks, that is less time than I had supposed. When ordering materials arrive I suspect they may include a time figure.
we cling to our boating past-life vernacular using terms like “Shore Power” and Head .
I consider our LD to be a yacht that doesn't float well.
Forward and aft, starboard and port are perfectly acceptable RV terms in my world.
Larry