Joys and Frustrations of Our First Camper

Jan and I purchased our first camper about six weeks ago. At 21' it's considered a small camper, a good size for a couple who like each others' company and don't want something huge to pull around dragging the truck down.
We took our first weekend trip four weeks ago, to Hamlin Beach State Park, about twenty miles from our home. Being new to owning a trailer and never having towed anything before we wanted to stay close in case something went wrong. Hamlin Beach is also a great place to relax, take walks, go biking or run. We did all of that.
But we didn't use the hot water heater, not knowing how it worked, or the range for cooking or the propane heater. Two weeks ago we went back to Hamlin. This time we knew how to use the range and heater. But we had a lot of frustrating problems with the water pump and couldn't use the hot water heater.
We felt dumb. Fortunately, after a trip to the RV dealer, we found out the pump was defective and the hot water heater had valves turned off.
If you are in the market for a camper, here are ten things to know;

1. There is little better feeling than sitting around a nice campfire at night with a loved one, having a drink, laughing and talking.
2. Towing a camper can be nerve wracking, never sure if the sounds you hear are normal, the movement is okay, or if it's going to suddenly become unhitched.
3. Hitching up a trailer on an incline sucks. I'm not a fan of that word, but it just never seems to go well.
4. Hitching a trailer when you don't know what you are doing sucks, whether you are on an incline or flat land.
5. A camper is like a house. There is plumbing, electrical equipment, propane, AC, and you are supposed to know all of it after a two hour lesson.
6. We should have bought a tent camper 25-30 years ago when the kids were young. I think it would have been a lot of fun.
7. I am so over tent camping. Throwing our tent out five years ago after a bad experience was one of the best decisions we ever made.
8. It's nice to be warm and dry when the weather is cold and rainy.
9. Our camper has a bed that lifts up for more storage. What a great place to put important items, like extra wine and Southern Comfort.
10. Go to all the RV dealer websites, RV shows and RV dealerships you can while shopping. It took us 3-4 years to finally make a purchase. There is no reason to rush the decision and there are lots of options on what to buy.