So we threw out that entire plan that I mentioned in my last post. We’re not moving out of the rig, not getting an apartment, none of that. Instead, a few other things have happened. I paid off my VW Golf, which was step one in the now-defunct plan. Then I took it to the [...]
October is gone, and November has begun. The nights are dipping down to near freezing, and I’m in deep denial. I really can’t continue to drag my feet about winterizing. It needs to be done, and it needs to be done soon. I need to buy a new, shorter fresh water hose, a new length [...]
A week from now, we’ll be spending the night in Williamsburg. All the reservations for our sites all along our route are made, but there’s still so much to get done before we go.
We thought the Saga of the Awning was over, but it’s not. Turns out the RV dealership replaced the cheapo awning they initially tried to pawn off on us with HALF a new Dometic awning. They bought new fabric and hardware and strung it all up on our old roller, all without telling us! Problem [...]
Continue reading about Good help really IS hard to find/Running on empty
Tonight’s the first freeze of the season. Of course, I hadn’t bothered to put the heat tape on the drinking water hose, so I found myself outside after dark in the cold with a lantern, electrical tape, pipe insulation, a pair of scissors and the heat cable. Half an hour later, voila, toasty-warm water line! [...]
Continue reading about Winter approaches and more holding tank issues
I started putting the Frost King winterizing kits on my windows yesterday. I managed to get three windows done before I gave up for the day. It’s a lot of work! Basically, I have to apply double-sided tape around the edge of the window frame, cut a piece of the heat-sensitive plastic to fit the [...]
