RV Museum

(Amarillo, TX) Hi 82 Lo 62 – Last night we noticed there wasn’t much water coming out of the kitchen faucet on the cold side. This morning Jim did some snooping around under the sink and inside the cargo compartment to see if any hoses were kinked, but didn't find anything that looked wrong. We went over to the office for coffee and donuts and Jim picked up a business card for a local mobile RV repair guy, Red Rover,  that was highly recommended. Jim called him and amazingly he was in the area on another call so he made it to us in less than a half hour.


Matt arrived and started checking things. First he took the faucet completely apart and it checked out ok. Then he drained the water heater and, using his compressor, blew air through the water lines. That did the trick. He said there must have been some calcium deposits or other gunk clogged in the cold water line. The air blew it out and it now works fine. Matt was a real nice guy and his service rates are very reasonable. It's so nice when you get good service at a good price.

Since that took most of the morning we changed our minds about going to go Palo Duro Canyon today. We'll do that trip on Monday. Today we headed to a restaurant on the south side of town called Crazy Larry’s. Matt suggested it as a good BBQ place. I had a Texas BBQ sandwich and Jim had a sausage "hot links" sandwich. We were both impressed!

When we were finished with lunch we went to a small RV Museum that we'd heard about. It's located in a building on the back lot of Jack Sizemore Traveland, a local RV dealer.




It isn’t nearly as big as the RV Hall of Fame and Museum in Elkhart, Indiana, but it sure is neat. They have quite a few RV’s of all types that they found in barns, or were given to them by various people. Some were reconditioned and some were in their original state.

The first one we saw was the "Gornicke" bus from the Robin Williams movie "RV."


Inside the Gornicke bus.


Here's a few of the rigs on display:












Here's a 1948 Ford with one of the first auto air conditioners installed on the side of the roof.


A tear drop trailer "kit" made from war surplus aluminum.



There were also several motorcycles. Jim liked this replica of the Harley Sportster from the 60's TV show "Then Came Bronson." It's a show he really liked that lasted only one season.


Many bikes were displayed around the top of the wall.


We really liked the museum. It's a hidden gem, and if you're ever in the Amarillo area be sure to check it out. Before leaving the RV dealer we looked around their parts department and I finally found a U.S. map with state stickers that we can display on our rig. We put it on the front end of our slide out right next to the door. We've covered 27 states and counting. It adds a colorful touch, don't you think?

We stopped at Walmart for a few (non-food) items, then returned home for the evening.