Palomino SS-550 softside truck camper

  Well the wife an I have finally pulled the trigger and bought a new RV a truck camper my third over the last 35 years or so. We have a 2003 25ft Nomad travel trailer but it is really to much RV for both of us. The hook-up and towing length would have been fine 20 years ago or so but getting to old and with my medical problems it just too difficult. So next week we pick up our new 2015 Palomino SS-550 camper. It will be cozy, code word for small but I think we can make it do.  It has electric lift for the roof and a AC that is being installed that is why we wait till next week. It has a 3- way fridge and 2 burner stove no oven but we have a small microwave that will fit an a outside shower + hot water. The fresh water tank only holds 16 gallons so not a lot to waste. Queen size bed on the over cab and a dinette that makes into a single so sleeps 3 . It is about the size of one I used back in the 1980's so the two of us can make do. Looking forward to going to some campgrounds and stuff we did when the kids were younger. Wish I had more pictures of those times but I don't think we ever took any, will take some this time. Its nice having a camera on your phone. The real excitement is going camping with our grandchild. Hope the truck gets descent gas mileage with the Camper hoping for 14 mpg on the freeways but will see.  

Reading other blogs to much

 Was looking at this chart by Dr Jerry Pournelle the author of many fine SF novels many with Larry Niven. Check out "Lucifer Hammer" a great book from the early 1980's.  The chart seems right but it also feels like a lose > lose type situation. I guess I'm trying to say that it doesn't seem to fit the real world views and beliefs of a lot of folks, myself included. I mean there is a need for some limited amount of Government at 3 to 4 levels ie City,County,State,National to protect an take care of human needs but it has always been the psychopaths and sociopaths who get in the way an smother the freedom loving souls who exist in every society. Yes people are the problem and they have different ideas about how to get from point A to point B. How to find harmony in that situation is the problem because almost all politicians want to keep their power an grow it. It is in their genes a personality trait if you will. Some are very focused on becoming supreme leader or the biggest fish in their pond and a few very evil types don't care how they get there. So I guess in one way the chart above does show a end result but it is not the big picture on what is really happening or how so many different governments come into existence. I also don't think that Socialist and Communist are just dangerous but good ? I believe that Fascist and Socialist are the same an just a different point of view, which is always dangerous and never good. A strong heavy handed government is never good and as always everything in moderation may be the answer but that never seems to remain static. My 2 cents.