February 8, 2021 RTT

Ajo Heights RV Park Ajo, Arizona

Good morning!! No time for our usual morning routines today. We were awake and on the road as the sun came up.

Today the true reason for our stay in Phoenix is revealed! About a week ago, Tim and I were riding across the desert. We were looking at all the amazing, remote places that there are to camp. We carry a tent with us…but we haven’t really wanted to sleep on the ground here. It is rocky, and there are snakes and scorpions and tarantulas that call the desert THEIR home. There have been several times that we have been on a trail and have had to turn around and go back…even though we really wanted to see more. Anyway, the other day I asked Tim if he had ever thought about getting one of those tent things that go on the roof of the Jeep. He wasn’t sure I would be interested or that I would want to crawl up in there…but the tradeoffs are enormously rewarding. We started to do some research when we got back to the RV. The IKamper Skycamp 2.0 was highly rated and had a hard case and was big enough to sleep 4. We got really excited about it. We wondered if we should wait and get it later this spring and then we realized that we could really use it here. Tim found a dealer in Phoenix. Boris from Simply Go Camping was very helpful. He wasn’t sure that we could get the large tent camper on the Jeep but he did have a Skycamp Mini in stock. The next day, Tim called him and told him we would be at his shop first thing Monday morning to get the tent installed. So, we spent a very enjoyable weekend hanging out at White Tank Mountain and then this morrning we were in the city by 9.

Boris was very patient with us. He answered all of our questions and he and Tim found safe way to mount the larger camper on the Jeep. This is exciting news because we really want to be able to use the camper with Ollie and Austin!

Thanks Boris…we are looking forward to many overland adventures with our new tent!

Simply Go Camping has this logo. Boris is trained as a graphic designer. He calls his logo “cake”…mountains, roads, trails and waterways.

We left at about 11. We had thought we might go to stay at Painted Rocks. Instead, we headed south to Ajo. We got a nice site at Ajo Heights. We wanted to explore off-road camping options for tomorrow and so we took a ride. We have a couple of options in mind.

When we got back to town we went to get purified water and some groceries. It was already dinnertime and so we stopped at Agave Grill and got great sandwiches.

We spent the rest of the evening getting ready for tomorrow’s overnight trip. We had to set up the tent and leave it open to air. It seems really roomy and comfy inside. We won’t post a blog about our first RTT (Roof Top Tent) adventure until Wednesday.