Tag: RV

  • Andersen Hitch Review

    Andersen Hitch Review

    I was unimpressed with the square-bar weight distribution and sway control hitch our trailer’s RV dealer sold us. It was heavy. Hitching and unhitching required strength and a special lever. Grease oozed out of various openings and frequently got on my hands and clothing. Careful weighing of our trailer showed we were near the limit…

  • Shake Rattle and Roll

    Shake Rattle and Roll

    And all that shaking happened after we arrived at our campsite.

  • Camping Diary 2024

    Camping Diary 2024

    Where will we go this year? The segments described below show our thoughts as of the date of publication above. The tables accurately reflect our plans. The maps from RV Life are screen shots during our planning. The green ring on each map is at 100 miles (the area we might explore while at a…

  • Fresh Water Maintenance

    Fresh Water Maintenance

    Campground water differs from City Water necessitating sanitizing and de-calcification of an RV’s freshwater system.

  • Where Is Home

    Where Is Home

    “Don’t you ever go home?” a woman asked me after hearing about our nomadic lifestyle. After thinking about her question I decided I am home. See why my home needs an RV to experience its depth and its breadth.

  • Towing in the Wind

    Towing in the Wind

    After three days with the wind in Kansas and eastern Colorado blowing and gusting against the left side of our trailer as we traveled west gave me time to think about towing against the wind. When we headed west from Abilene Kansas the wind was a moderate 16 miles per hour from the south that…

  • Camping Diary 2023

    Camping Diary 2023

    This year we are planning our trips as a series of excursions, each having a different objective. Each section describes an excursion and includes a map.

  • Four Big States in Four Days

    Four Big States in Four Days

    We did not intend to travel this far this quickly on this trip. Yes. Before we became RVers we typically drove four to eight hours every day as fast as the road would allow. In those days we might have covered even greater distances in the same time.

  • Why I Love My Sticks and Bricks (Satire)

    Why I Love My Sticks and Bricks (Satire)

    While you dear reader might be quite familiar with the joys of home ownership, many of the readers of this blog think they have found the good life living full-time in a Recreational Vehicle.

  • Six to Sixty Months

    Six to Sixty Months

    Six months ago the sales clerk asked how long we might need a storage unit. … At that point we had not been on the road more than a few days at a time.