Geese

We first saw this rig at Patagonia Lake SP 5 days ago.  When we pulled into our campsite at Tucson Mountain Park, there it was again, right beside us.  Yesterday, we chatted with the rig's owner, a German fellow.  He and his wife are spending a year touring the US.

They ordered the RV from the factory here in the States and specified that it be plain white with no decals or graphics whatsoever.  With computer software, they sketched the geese and used a picture of a Salton Sea sunset for the color.  Then they sized and placed the graphics on an image of the RV, and when they had them just right, ordered industrial quality decals of the geese.  The geese decals are on all four sides of the RV and they also put a set of miniature geese on the tailgate of the pickup that tows the rig.

RV decals are problematic, especially if the RV is exposed to the elements year round - like ours is.  The decals start to crack and fade after 2-3 years.  If replacement decals are available, and often they are not, you can go that route but they, too, will be toast in 2-3 years.  How about just removing all the decals and leaving the rig plain white?  Nope.  That doesn't work cuz there's no clear coat protective finish under the decals.  Strip off the decals and you're gonna have a bunch of ugly yellow streaks where they once lived.  If and when we get a new RV we may just follow the example of the German Goose Gaggle Guys and go with plain white.