2,868 miles later!!!!

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was it worth the trip?

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georgia hillbilly

georgia hillbilly

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just got back from a serious, 2,868 mile round trip to pick up the new-to-me charmaster! goes to show that craigslist is the best tool on the internet, and that rental cars do have a use. the rental piece-of-garbage-truck was only $204.00!!! nobody uses huge wood stoves in the south so we had to leave georgia and drive to pert-near clear to canada. THE kicker ...... we did it all in 61 hours! nobody has any money right now but i have plenty of time so we decided to save some serious money vs. a new one. stove.JPG
 
I love rental trucks. I used to have a truck that I only used once in a while and then for the camping trips to Maine. I sold it a few months ago and will now rent a truck. We drive to Canada a few times a year too...I rent a car and put the miles on that instead of the wife's car.

Nice old furnace. Where did you have to go to get it?
 
yes, rentals are meant to be used and abused. for $.07 a mile i can wear out their shock, tires and drivetrain. we had to go to minnesota. anyone have an extra domestic hot water loop for this charcoal???
 
Woodsrover said:
I used to have a truck that I only used once in a while and then for the camping trips to Maine. We drive to Canada.
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Ha, well, I can camp in Maine any time I want to..............and the Canadian boarder is 30 minutes from my driveway. LOL, I guess thats why they call it vacationland.

On topic, don't get too charred with the old charmaster!
My vote: Your nuts. How cold does it get way down there anyhow, haha?

TS
 
lots of gas. I voted for nuts !
 
charmaster quoted $5400.00 for a standard model without the extras. i never asked the delux price. yes, gas is $4 a gallon and the p.o.s. rental got only 16mpg on a good day but..... saved a pile==c
 
Before i vote,How much did you pay once you got there?
 
GH, sounds like some of my escapades (sp?) Only I'm so cheap, I borrow a friend's truck (1ton) Usually good for some "guy time" too. "Oh hunny, I'm going to drive 2,000 miles and pick up a boiler that weighs 1,200 pounds. Drive, pick it up, stay at so and so's on the way back and leave at 2am." Haha.

TS
 
Sometimes road trips are great but for me 2800 miles would have to involve beautiful woman , classic car or antique john deere.Wood furnace ???
 
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