New is Better

Today we replaced our old AGM batteries with lithium batteries. This will make a huge difference in how much battery power we can use. The new batteries have nearly the same dimensions as the old ones, so they fit into the battery compartment with […]

A Return to Normal

This morning the mobile mechanic arrived to return the neighbor’s leveling jack to its normal verticle position. He quickly acquired a number of interested spectators. Nothing had been bent or broken, the jack had just rotated around a large bolt that held the jack […]

That’s Not Normal

The image shows the two front stabilizer jacks on a RV parked near us. They are both supposed to be oriented perpendicular to the ground like the far one. Driving in the desert involves crossing dry washes, which are the channels water courses through […]

When RVers Gather

People who own RVs must be genetically predisposed to gather around a fire each evening. Could it be they have a higher percentage of Neanderthal genetic material than most humans? I know my wife must certainly have inherited the fire building trait from her […]