What was your first rig?

Absolute FIRST "rig" was a borrowed tent.

From that, progressed to a Cobra camper conversion, built into a Dodge C300 Tradesman van--slept 4 or 6--if they were really friendly, or family--had sink, stove, refrigerator, forced air heat, and PortaPotti. Had a perfectly MISERABLE time with front brakes not releasing, but it was absolutely GREAT to pull into a campground on a cold, rainy day, and not have to get into the weather at all. That little furnace heated that camper almost past the tolerable point.

Next came a small Coachmen pop-up, which we towed with a 3-liter diesel engine Mercury Lynx. Towed it cross-country (Montgomery, AL to Edwards, CA). Everything was cool--oh, wait, not inside the car: NO A/C--but crossing the mountains in West Texas was a memorable experience. Managed to make the pull without having to downshift all the way down into 1st gear.

In the near future, we'll be taking delivery of either a 178 or 179. Looking forward to getting back into camping again. This time, our tow vehicle will be a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, with V-8 and towing package.