Life in a Motorhome Is Like the Clown Gag of "Snakes" in a Can

You've probably all seen the gag where one clown gets another clown to open the jar or a tin can of of nut.  The unwitting stooge opens the jar and three or four 3 foot "springs" burst forth each covered with a brightly colored material on it.  Here's a picture of what I'm talking about:

Living in a Motorhome is a lot like this gag "snakes in a can."  Before we can go anywhere everything has to be put into "it's place."  There is a place for everything and everything has its place.  It all has to be stowed away, put away, locked away and stored away so it can't shift around; fall; break or (worse yet) become a flying missile in case of a quick stop.

When we get to someplace like a sojourn we "pop the top" on the "can of snakes" and lots of stuff assumes its "in camp" position (which means we make a space for it somewhere).  Here's a picture I took this morning to demonstrate our "lived in look."

There is also a variant on the "lived in look."  The "someone's coming over to see our rig" look.  It's a LOT more "Formal" than the above.  All the "STUFF" is put in "travel mode" but the slides are left out.  While this is very "nice" ... it isn't very functional because we do, after all, LIVE in our Motorhome.  It's a H-O-M-E, not a museum display.