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Garmin Dezl 760LMT GPS

The Garmin Dezl 760LMT GPS is a unit billed as a GPS for RV’s and trucks – big trucks.  It is an average priced unit with a nice large 7″ color screen. I’ve been using the Garmin Dezl 760LMT GPS in my motorhome for almost a year and over 8000 miles. Setup is pretty straightforward… [Read More]

Flaming Gorge Video

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This past fall I spent a week dry camping in the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (as mentioned here). While the weather wasn’t as warm as I had liked, the sights were still fantastic.  I captured some really nice video and photos while there and finally got around to putting a short video together. I… [Read More]

Topper Fabric Replacement

Many RV’s have little awning over slideouts to keep debris and water off the slideout. These little awnings are called a “topper”. A topper automatically deploys when the slideout is extended. I have three of these toppers with one slideout being covered by the main patio awning. The topper fabric on my driver side living… [Read More]

Bath Time

Bath time, again… I last gave my home a good bath back in June, I think. While certainly not filthy, it was time for another bath. Most state parks and campgrounds frown on the typical form of home bathing – using a hose to shower it down – so I’ve reverted to spit baths. At… [Read More]

Thar She BLOWS!

I’ve mentioned a couple of times that my DIY windshield sun shade covers have never blown off in the wind. That changed today! The winds are howling – I am told 40 mph.  Yes, today my windshield shade cover things did indeed blow off! In fact, the wind is blowing so hard that I thought… [Read More]

Pueblo Lake State Park

I spent three nights in the Pueblo Lake State Park which is just outside Pueblo, CO, to the southwest. This is a nice park and lake. However; I just couldn’t find the time to put the kayak in the water or do much exploring. The park is very large and offers many hiking, biking, kayaking,… [Read More]

Conserve Data

Ways to conserve data is a pretty big deal for fulltimers that rely on cellular data as their sole source of Internet connection. Many folks think they can live or spend extended time in their RV and have all the comforts of home. Sorry, it just isn’t so…. Technology is moving fast. It is possible that… [Read More]

Lesson Learned

I’m obviously not the brightest bulb on the planet. Sometimes I have to experience a thing to learn the lesson that others have attempted to share. On top of it, I have a poor memory as I have learned this particular lesson already, a couple times – I simply had to re-learn it, again… The… [Read More]

Curecanti

I am currently in the Curecanti National Recreation Area a little west of Gunnison, CO. The National Park Service says the following about the area: “Curecanti National Recreation Area is a series of three reservoirs along the once wild Gunnison River. The reservoirs that make up Curecanti today are a destination for water-based recreation high… [Read More]

Cellular Data Antenna

As you probably already know, I am a working full-timer (software engineer) and need to be connected to the Internet most of the time to do my job. I spend the majority of my time dry camping/boondocking so relying on Wifi is simply not an option (even if you could find it and the performance… [Read More]