Umarang's 10th Anniversary as our VRRV

Though we didn't set out ten years ago to buy a motorhome, it somehow came to pass.  Beware when your spouse says: "Lets see what they have....I'm just curious".   Here's the post of that fateful day:  LINK

Over the last ten years, Umarang (so named by Thing One because like a Boomerang, she'd always bring us home) or Uma started off as a way to extend the range of my Ural Sidecar riding.  Along the way, she acquired the designation of  URRV (Ural Recovery RV) due to several "incidents".  Uralisti out there know what I mean.

Our first "glamping" trip:

As I started to also bring along other vehicles, such as my Suzuki Samurai and Yagi, my Yamaha TW200 (which has been sold), the URRV was renamed VRRV: Vehicle Recovery RV.  Not that, initially, the TW200 required any recovery.  The Sammy and Ural sidecars on the other hand.....

So, extend my range for riding it surely accomplished:

Stats:

Over 106,000 miles driven by us over the last 10 years

Driven from coast to coast, though never to the actual shorelines  Most trips involved the southwest states.  I doubt very much she'll ever go across the Mississippi River again.

Though bought used in October of 2016, I didn't track fuel mileage until October of 2023.  However for those last 3 years:

Pair the above up with days camped:

For a major purchase we did basically zero research prior to buying, she's worked out pretty well.  I can confidently say I've gotten my money's worth out of her initial cost.

Almost gave up on her recently due to costs of needed repairs, but in the end, we're going to keep her for now.  

As I learned about dispersed camping, aka boondocking, I spent more and more time camping.

Saw many sunsets and sunrises:

Saw many landscapes and scenery I'd otherwise probably never have seen given the range of my motorcycles.

She's been quite the education in terms of solar power, towing cars and trailers, RV-related repairs and fixes, and just learning about kind of camping terrain please me the most and learning to love extreme solitude.  My gratitude to all who've helped me along the way, especially RichardM.

The last camping trip before this anniversary: