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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 →

Family Vacation Coming

When the kids were younger we always had vacations spent in our Travel Trailer. Whether it was Florida, South Dakota, or just a campground in Wisconsin; we spent a lot of time camping. A couple years ago we started talking… Continue Reading →

Hot Hot Hot

It’s hot, hot, hot, in Texas and across the country right now. Usually we get a period of transition here in Texas before the triple digit stuff, but not this year. We pretty much dove right into it. As a… 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 →

New Shoes for the Travel Trailer

So, it’s been five years and about 18000 miles on our Travel Trailers Goodyear Endurance Tires. Tammy and I have a lot of great memories thanks to those tires! After our last trip I could tell we were getting to… Continue Reading →

Return to Tyler State Park and a Special Trailer

I’ve written before about what a great camping experience you can have at Tyler State Park.   This place was Eva’s very first camping trip when she was a puppy.   On that trip she just didn’t seem interested in relieving herself at… Continue Reading →

The RV Industry – And the Economy

Rising gas prices and inflation are hitting the RV market. The RV industry is a pretty reliable indicator of where the US economy is going. It is no surprise that a record number of folks are now enjoying the RV… Continue Reading →

A Common RV Odor Issue

What is a common RV odor Issue? Well, it’s not what you might think. There are many things that can cause odor issues in a Travel Trailer. Most of the time odors revolve around improper grey or black tank maintenance…. Continue Reading →

A Word of Caution on this Hot Weather

Here in Texas we jumped from really cool spring weather to hot 90+ temperatures overnight! While this really kicks camping into high gear there are some things to keep in mind before you travel. Plus, I want to offer a… Continue Reading →

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