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A Surprising Leaf Spring Discovery…

Never attempt repairs you are uncomfortable performing. You will not be able to enjoy your travel trailer if you are injured performing a repair. PLEASE have a qualified shop do any repairs that pose a risk to your well-being. There… Continue Reading →

MarCELL – A Multi-purpose Solution

There’s no denying that I love my MarCELL unit. It has brought me a lot of security around leaving my Sable Shepherd, Eva, in the travel trailer. If the power were to go out at the campground, or if the… Continue Reading →

De-Scale your water heater.

I just finished descaling my homes tank-less water heater. I think most folks don’t think about this kind of maintenance. The job was actually easy. It involved by-passing the water heater and then pumping three gallons of vinegar through the… Continue Reading →

There’s always more to do…

Here in north Texas we have gone from hot dry weather, to a hard freeze, to a torrential series of rainfalls; almost overnight. This whole year has been somewhat of an anomaly from a weather standpoint. Even Eva isn’t too… Continue Reading →

This Heat is Relentless & AC Modification

I have to say the heat in North Texas is really getting old. Not since 2015, have we experienced so many 100 degree days strung together. It is a struggle just to keep our house foundation watered. Not only does… Continue Reading →

Schwintek Motor Replacement

My third and hopefully last blog about our kitchen slide Schwintek motor. For the details on how we got to this point click here. My Son Jeff and Daughter In-law Corrine arrived at camp yesterday afternoon. Tammy and I went… Continue Reading →

Schwintek Motor 2

I was hoping that things would go smoothly as we set up after arriving at our campground in Oklahoma. However, it only took five minutes before our Schwintek motor failed. It became apparent quickly that the motor was completely shot…. Continue Reading →

Schwintek Failure

It finally happened – the dreaded Schwintek failure. I had a sick feeling this day would come sooner than later. Just as I was putting out my Kitchen slide I got what seemed to be a blip in the electricity… Continue Reading →

A bit of a new Twist on Winterizing

Since I’ve been living in Texas I have only winterized our travel trailer by blowing the water lines out with compressed air. Then I use RV Antifreeze in the sink and shower traps and in the toilet bowl. This year… Continue Reading →

Thomas Payne Furniture by Lippert Components – Part 2

So there has been a slight delay in receiving my shipment of Thomas Payne Furniture. It was picked up in a timely fashion and then it sat in Indiana for almost a week. Right now it looks like the delay… Continue Reading →

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