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Bike Light

I’ve been riding on rural and small town roads for several years now with pretty good success.  I haven’t been hit!!  That is not to say that there are not some real bone-headed drivers – there most certainly are plenty of those. I bought a cheap red light a long time ago and only used… [Read More]

Cycling Motivation?

My cycling really took a hit over the winter.  I had a really tough time getting out and riding.  I spent lots of hours on the trainer but that doesn’t seem to count. Even when good weather arrived, I seemed to struggle.  I wanted to ride, I did ride, but my mileage and time in… [Read More]

Busy Summer

What a busy summer!  I am so thankful! Many things have been happening and my posts here have really taken a hit.  Fear not!  Another flying/camping trip to the Idaho backcountry is in the books and I’m working on the story. I’ve made several trips in the motorhome and gathered a handful of tips to… [Read More]

Fat Clothes

I recently read a pretty good book titled “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin.  I enjoyed this book and picked up a bunch of really good ideas from it. One of those ideas is the value of decluttering our lives and the freeing effect that has on us. So, this past weekend I was staring… [Read More]

Trimetric Battery Monitor

While researching solar power on the Internet, one cannot miss the many references to the Trimetric Battery Monitor.  Many, many people love this monitor.  So, I followed their lead and purchased one too.  I got the RV-2030 model. Why??  Well, that is the question I had prior to spending ten days boondocking with solar only. … [Read More]

Energy Audit – Watt For?

Note from JD: Some related posts are solar system for Missy, solar install, solar install take 2, and Trimetric battery monitor install. Like nearly everything else in life, it seems there are an infinite number of ways to approach the use of solar electric for a boat or motorhome.  In my case, my motorhome has a… [Read More]

Solar Success

The initial run with the new solar power system has been a success! To start the trip, I was faced with 25 mph headwind on the Interstate.  Even with the headwind, gusts of wind, and semi’s passing and buffeting Shaneeda; the PV panels stayed firmly attached to the roof. I found a nice spot at… [Read More]

Basement Doors

When I purchased Shaneeda, several of her basement doors were in bad shape. In RV/motorhome parlance, the basement doors cover the storage area under the living space. These basement doors consist of an aluminum frame made of angle, channel, and such and an aluminum sheet “cover” or face.  The face had come loose on most… [Read More]

The Drummer

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I love the drummer!!! The 80’s were “My Era” so, of course, I love 80’s music. I recently saw the following commercial and had to chuckle. Ya, check out the hair too!

Motorhome Handling

If you follow this blog, you’ll already know that Shaneeda is no spring chicken (if you don’t, check out this page to learn more about Shaneeda).  As such, she didn’t exactly handle like a race car – or even a car.  Some handling improvements were in order. There is a great deal of conversation regarding… [Read More]