maiden voyage

This is my first post. My husband and I have never had a camper before--die hard tent/backpacker types who have finally admitted that sleeping on the ground gets old when you reach your 60s. After spending most of last year considering vans and trailers, I realized that truck camping is probably...

We are heading out for our first road trip tomorrow morning! Heading for the Gulf Coast of Texas, Mustang Island State Park. We have had some issues with the cables and eyebolts, but I hope I have them under control... Wish us Luck!!

Where did you go for your maiden voyage? We are going to camp in our drive way then my parents land which is 5 miles away to see waht we need and forget so we aren't to far. But how far should we go for our first voyage which is in October. What did you do? What is the top five or ten things I...