Well, the 2017/18 Snowbird trip is now in the books. We finished it off with a few days near the town of Port Angeles camping on new RVer friends rural property. While visiting, we enjoyed two beautiful day trips. One was a scenic drive through parts of Olympic National Park to the mighty Sol Duc Falls buried … Read more
As our 2017/18 Snowbird travels draw to a close we’ve spent the last 2 weeks meandering up the Oregon Coast. The weather for April has turned unseasonably mild and sunny. We’ve taken full advantage touring the gorgeous coastline and even up into the rainforest. In this post, I share three videos and a pile of … Read more
Last year about this time found us boondocked along the Ajo Scenic Loop Drive near the town of Ajo, Arizona. Not far from the famous Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument home of the bizarre looking wild armed Organ Pipes. We loved our time there so much we’ve made a return visit in 2018. Once again … Read more
A warning light I’d never seen before suddenly began lighting up intermittently on our old 1994 Ford F350 diesel trucks dashboard. It simply displayed the words “Fuel Filter” in red letters. It only seemed to come on when we were pulling steeper grades with the trailer in tow. Since we were traveling along highway 101 … Read more
A decent quality TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) has been on the old RV wishlist for many years now. I guess by practicing good tire maintenance and testing, with a little bit of luck I’ve so far avoided a blowout. However, I realize from hearing multiple scary tales of tire blowouts from other RVs it may … Read more
A Garmin RV GPS has been on the old RVing wishlist for a few years now, but with a price tag in the $400 range, I held off. We instead did our main navigation on our iPad. I would scout out our route options beforehand and load a course into Google maps. Using the iPad worked … Read more
We’ve enjoyed exploring Valley of Fire State Park on several occasions and were excited to return during this snowbird season’s trek through the southwest. For our previous two visits, we camped outside the park at a friends of ours RV Park and a nearby free boondocking area. Then day tripped inside this amazing park to … Read more
Improvements Made to Our RV We purchased a brand spanking new Keystone Cougar Fifth Wheel Trailer Model 276RLSWE just about 4 years ago and headed out on a one year RVing journey of exploration. We absolutely loved our time on the road. So much so it has since become into our day to day existence, … Read more
Introduction We are preparing for our 2014 snowbird season and one thing I like to do is make sure our 1994 Ford F350 tow vehicle is in tip top shape. As they say “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. This is particularly true when it comes to extended RV trips. None … Read more
Reading through my blog you may come to the conclusion that I’m a pretty competent RVer and would never do something completely bone-headed. Hah! Even the best of us is going to have their moments. I count myself lucky that I haven’t done anything to cause injury or major financial cost, but I done some … Read more
Last spring we rolled down into the Verde Valley of northern Arizona and checked in at the Verde Valley Thousand Trails RV park. Booked in for a two-week stay we were super excited to use it as a base for exploring the red rock in Sedona. Driving into Sedona for the first time was jaw … Read more
Being members of Thousand Trails with the Zone Camping Pass we noticed they had an RV Park in Las Vegas so drove up from our boondocking haunts in Arizona to the Bright Lights, Big City. I wasn’t sure what to expect having only ever flown into Vegas like millions of others do each year. Visiting … Read more
In continuing my RV Product reviews next up is my Primus IQ Brake Controller. I’ve been using it for about 2 years now installed in my 1994 F350 Ford Truck towing 9000 lbs. worth of Keystone Cougar Fifth Wheel. I’ve logged around 35,000 in that time and been on all types of roads. I’m very … Read more