Intruducing "Stella!"

[BootsOnMyFeet]

Italian for "star," because when she's ready to camp she looks like the point of a star!



No more sleeping in a tent on the ground for me.....



.....or squatting in a cold camp chair fighting the desert wind for my dinner!



Pulled by my 2011 Nissan Xterra, "Fiona."



And my #1 camping partner, Jake, the 2-1/2 year old Rottweiler that I adopted from the pound a year ago:

[VickieP]

Wow Terry, you did great. You got your avatar up, too! Stella sure is cute & I agree, much better than tent camping. I saw Jake's bed, but where will you sleep? Love his sweet face.

[rvgrammy1953]

Beautiful, Terry!! She''s just right for you and Jake....

[gjkl]

I can see Jake takes to camping very well. There is another lady and her mom that camp in a TT like this. Also, in TX I saw one that had solo panels attached. Good shape to use solo. Look forward to meeting you.

[Gentleladybear]

Looks like a great camping package. Jake appears to be warning people not to mess with his home!!!

Nan

[BirdbyBird]

It looks do right sized for so many! I especially like that it can be pulled with so many options.

[longdog2]

Very nice camper and camping partner. Wishing you many great adventures!

[retiredhappy]

Wow, you learned how to do it all so quickly. Love Stella and Jake is adorable.

[AlmostThere]

Looks like Jake is patiently waiting for the fun to begin! Nice rig!

[mtngal]

Love Stella!!!! So darling, and practical too!

[mitch5252]

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What a great looking trailer. And that face is too cute. Nice angle for the pic!!!
I wish you and Jake many, many wonderful, fun, and safe adventures!

PS: Does it open automatically, or manually?
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[Travelinana]

This will be my 'Welcome' as well as post to 'Stella'. You're only a few days and already have great pictures posted. I struggled just getting my avatar and pics of dogs and ''Destiny'. I'm sure your youth has nothing to do with it You have Stella looking like she's on the showroom floor..how neat she is. She is most certainly better than the tent with air mattress and no drips on your head I'm so sorry for the loss...you have joined a group who will always be there for you whether on the forum or private message.. I have a friend who is on her second 'Pit Bull', another feared dog but she says he is the sweetest dog she has ever owned and no doubt Jake is the same. He is perfect for you..and just the sight of him will certainly cause anyone with ill will on their mind to turn on their heels :o

[Bethers]

Oh Terry, I love those A-Frames - how cozy, and with the high ceiling feel so much bigger than they are. Yours looks just lovely. I can't wait for pics of you all out there camping. Or better yet, at one of our gtg's, camping with us! Stella is a beauty - and Jake is a handsome guy.

[cpatinjones]

She is a beauty. You are in for some great camping with her!

And those paws on Jake.

[BootsOnMyFeet]

Thank you everyone for the great comments about Stella and Jake! I'm so proud of them both!

@VickieP: Jake will quickly learn to love camping, because that WILL be his bed! He has his own bed in my bedroom at home and I don't let him on mine, although he does have full lounging and sprawling privileges on the couch!

@gjkl: I'm definitely considering solar panels. I love having full hook-ups, but I love being remote and "off the grid" just as much.

@Gentleladybear and cpatinjones: Jake was stretched out on the aforementioned couch sound asleep when I leaned in to take the photo, but he woke up when he sensed the camera in his face yet again (my daughter calls me a mammarazzi because I've dogged her with a camera for her 25 years.....)

@Birdbybird, longdog2, and AlmostThere: Stella is indeed the perfect size for a girl and her dog/moose! (.....ask me how I feel about it if we get several days of rain and we're stuck inside Stella with serious cases of cabin fever!)

@retiredhappy: I hope to tackle the member map tonite!

@mitch5252: She opens manually and can be a little heavy at times, but once started she's up and locked into place in less than a minute, WAY quicker than my tent ever was!

@Travelinana: Haha, I like your comment about "youth"! (I'll be 52 this summer). The so-called "aggressive" breeds get such a bum rap, since a majority of them are just big snugglebutts. Jake is the poster child for cuddlebugs everywhere.

@rvgrammy1953, Bethers, and mtngal: Stella definitely feels a lot bigger than her 12' x 7" footprint, because of the pitched roof and huge window over the galley. With the exception of a "real" bathroom and an oven, she has everything that my 25' Airstream had. I like the practicality of having the "comforts" in a small enough package that I feel capable handling.

Big thanks again - here's hoping for a gtg soon!