I arrived at Sherman RV on Monday morning right at the opening time of 9AM. My new RV home was backed-up to the bay and ready for its debut. My arrival interrupted the weekly sales meeting, but once they knew I was there the delivery began.
I met my sales person for the first time along with the business/finance manager, service manager and most importantly the technician that would spend the day going over my motorhome’s systems. They all made it clear that the delivery process could take as long as I needed. It was common for new owners to stay in their lot for several days checking out systems and any necessary fixes made.

My new RV home waiting for me

We were soon off to see my new RV home in all of its shiny newness. It was freshly washed, and plugged into 50amp electric with both Air Conditioners running. The Pre Delivery Inspection (PDI) began inside at the drivers seat and worked back to the bedroom in the rear. Two issues were identified, the leveling jacks did seem to have leveled the rig properly; it was sloped to the front and the bathroom vent fan was rubbing on something. Both of these issues were fixed while I went to lunch – a delightful McDonald’s Chicken Sandwich.
After lunch I completed the paperwork and received the keys along with a big blue bag of product manuals and registration cards. The transaction was much easier than any of the RVs or cars I have ever bought despite the fact that it was also the most expensive.

Not everything I need to know, but lots of information

Back at the RV, now officially my RV Home, the PDI continued with the outside of the RV. The most challenging item in this session was learning which of the seven keys worked in which lock. No new issues were identified.
Overall, the introduction to the RV took about 5 hours, but could have taken more if I’d needed it. For the systems that I was familiar with I was only concerned with does it work and what’s different from my experience. For example, having a combination gas and electric hot water heater was new to me so I concentrated on learning about the electric aspects of the water heater. It surprised me that you could actually run the gas and electric at the same time if you wanted quick heat.

I spent the rest of the delivery day and the next 2 days loading my RV home with the essentials I had brought down from New Hampshire, trips to Walmart for other items to add conveniences and with checking out systems. Basically, learning to live in the RV. Nothing significant was discovered. It was time to head north.