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About Jim and Stephanie Clapp and Merfeld

We are a semi-retired professional couple who love to travel. Every year since 2014 we have journeyed at least once coast to coast, mostly in our Prius. In late September of 2016 we bought our first RV, a used 33' Holiday Rambler Presidential, which instantly served as our home-away-from-home. We store it in Idaho Falls, ID for the winter and have it hauled to near Yellowstone National Park for the season. When not staying in it, we rent it out. In January of 2017, we purchased a new 23' Gulfstream Vintage Cruiser as an investment to rent out, which we did for two years, setting it up in a site adjacent to our Presidential near Yellowstone and storing it for the winter in Idaho too. (BTW, when we are traveling, we AirBnB out our home in Concord, NH.) That's what we did, anyway, until this pandemic year, which forced us to alter our plans for the foreseeable future. One consequence of the COVID-19 was deciding to sell our Vintage Cruiser this spring. So, instead of driving out west this spring, we're staycationing close to home in New Hampshire. To this end, we picked up a used ultralight camping trailer, a Lees-Ure Lite Excel. With an axle weight of 265 pounds, it's light enough for our Prius to tow. This is the RV we are offering through Outdoorsy. When on the road, we explore, especially natural areas where we watch wildlife and hike. Because we do love food, we're always on the lookout for local restaurant gems, particularly bar-b-que. We've discovered some wonderful places to eat and will deliberately map out our route to bring us to those spots, or we may simply drive off route to get to one. BTW we are happy to share our finds and hidden treasures to anyone interested. Another pastime is ballroom dancing. So we're frequently on the lookout for places to dance and have planned our itinerary more than once based on where and when we could get back out onto the dance floor. We were avid hikers and adventure seekers until this year when each of us had some knee or back issues :( Hopefully we can return to our adventures soon!

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