23 May 2024 - Shopping & New Love Seat

 

This morning we headed into town and did a bit of shopping.  We planned to visit an RV furniture store just to look around, and we drove there but they did not open until after noon.  On a Thursday.  OK, I guess...!   I should have verified their hours before we went.  So on the way back from our failed trip we stopped at Meijer and replenished some fresh produce items.  

After lunch we drove back to the RV furniture store, again, planning to just look.  Yeah, right!  The store we visited is Bradd and Hall.  They are one of the largest retail RV furniture dealers in Elkhart area,  Their furniture is Amish-made and that translates to quality.  They have a showroom with many models and colors on display.

After sitting in an amazing love seat and an amazing sleeper sofa,  we consummated the deal!  Unfortunately they did not have a sleeper sofa in the color we liked, but they did have the love seat.  So we took it with us back to the campground, saving their $250 installation fee and opted to have them build a sleeper sofa for us.  They did not charge us for it and offered to ship it ahead of our travels this summer, but instead when we return next year they will install it and dispose of our old one.  

We returned to the campground with the love seat and with the help of George, Michael and Ralph we removed the OEM love seat and installed the new one.  It was a snug fit but it will work fine!

Ralph and Michael demo'ing the old love seat.

Ralph and I getting the position just right!

This installation itself is pretty straight forward but the positioning is fairly critical.  To the rear we needed clearance for the love seat away from the wall as it reclines.  To the front we needed clearance for the love seat as the slide-out retracts as it comes very close to the kitchen island,  So we split the difference and it should work fine.

The new love seat with one of the foot rests extended.  It is so comfortable!  The foot rest adjusts.  The headrest adjusts,  There are USB ports on both sides and there will be a pop-up USB inductive charger with three USB ports on the armrest in the center!

Storage in the base of the section that divides the two seats.  It has pockets for remote controls.  As soon as we installed it I moved all of our charging cords, USB cords, network cords, my iPad and other items there!

That is about it for today.  We skipped the bon fire tonight as we were finishing cleaning up after the install and we were both tired.  Tomorrow Liberty is getting a spa day here at the campground with one of our Ally's who does pet washing and grooming.  So Doreen will stay here while I travel to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Elkhart.  Tomorrow the Alliance owners are volunteering their time and expertise to help this great organization with a variety of tasks.  It is an honor to give back to the community here.