Ruby is owned and loved by Ollie and Paula Oliver. Paula is a native Texan who has lived in San Antonio her entire life and Ollie is a native Cheesehead who got to Texas as fast as he could after getting out of Wisconsin as soon as he could!
We have been married for over 20 years and have lived in our current home since 2001. We love being home but we have always shared a love for camping. We started camping in the early 1990s in its most primitive form (i.e. no water, electric or bathroom). BUT we had a killer jam box! It was the size of a small suitcase and ate ‘D’ size batteries like crazy but it was music….and with music, good food and a little shelter we were in heaven just getting away together.
We continued to tent camp for years but graduated to sites with electric, water and bathrooms. Pretty much a necessity with small children AND we needed power for our small a/c unit that we hung out of our tent window so it would drip outside. GENIUS! We looked like we were total redneck campers but hey we were summertime camping in Texas!
One day Ollie comes home and says he bought a 1979 Holiday Rambler off Craigslist for $3600. You did what??? She was covered in mustard yellow shag carpet from head to toe but her a/c was ice cold, she kept ice cream frozen, had a kitchen and bathroom and ran like a champ. We named her the Camp Shack. Our kids were embarrassed to death when we would pull up in her but boy did we have some great times and create wonderful family memories!
Fast have had Ruby since the Spring of 2016 and she has traveled quite a bit. Her favorite destination is the birthplace of Texas Independence but she has been to the beach and on a nice long road trip out west to Fort Davis, Lajitas and Big Bend.
When the weather started getting nice we started plopping her out in our back yard to camp without having to go anywhere. We had so much fun it made us realize what we have to offer others. So cheers… here's to a new venture!