Saved By My Surge Guard

Saved By My Surge Guard

When I’m at home, I don’t think twice about plugging an appliance into an electrical outlet.  The power at my house is reliable.  I know it’s all sized, installed, and wired correctly. It’s a totally different story when plug my RV into a...
RV Service at The Winnebago Factory

RV Service at The Winnebago Factory

This post is about my experience taking my 2014 Winnebago View motor home to the factory in Forest City, IA to have some work done. My View was “born” in Forest City, where Winnebago manufactures most of its motor homes. The manufacturing facility is huge,...
My Latest RV Power Addition

My Latest RV Power Addition

I do a fair amount of off-the-grid boondocking with my RV.  Most of this boondocking is stay put camping either at multi-day music festivals or beach side camping where there are no facilities. My RV is well suited for this.  I’ve got a large fresh water tank...
How I Keep Critters Out of My RV

How I Keep Critters Out of My RV

November is a transition month for me.  It’s a time when I usually stay home and take a break from travel so I can take care of business before I head south for the winter.  During this time, my RV sits in my driveway winterized and waiting. In my last post, I...
Eight RV Annual Maintenance Tasks

Eight RV Annual Maintenance Tasks

It’s almost the end of November and I’ve been busy working on my Fall To-Do List.  This to-do list is mostly annual maintenance items – maintenance on my house, vehicles, the RV, and maintenance for me.  It’s the stuff that should get done each...
My Oregon Trail Journal – Part 1

My Oregon Trail Journal – Part 1

Many of the pioneers who traveled the Oregon Trail in the 1800’s kept journals of their journey. For some it was a handwritten diary. For others it was a collection of letters to family.  Most wrote about what they were seeing or experiencing.  Yes, there were...