RVing and boondocking in inland California
This year we’re making a point of visiting inland California, in contrast to our usual dash to the Pacific Coast Highway, which we have done for six of our eight …
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Camping in the Caldera – Our Volcanic Adventure
Well this is exciting – as we have moved north up the eastern side of the Sierras past Yosemite, we have entered the Long Valley Caldera, the remnants of a …
The Beekeeper of McElvoy Canyon
Whenever I get somewhere interesting in my travels, I start Googling around to look for information on the local situation in terms of history, geology, and whatnot. With the Internet …
Camping in the Shadow of Mount Whitney
We finally ended our month-long stay in New Mexico when faced with the prospect of multiple days of rain. Trouble was, it was also raining in Arizona, so we had …
Using elevation for perfect weather in New Mexico
We started out for the year in late March, which allowed us to take the more northerly I-40 route across the country instead of the southern border hugging I-10 route. …
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Think Like a Mechanic and Save on Repairs
I know many of you Roadtrek owners are feeling a bit apprehensive now that the company is no longer in business, worried about getting repairs done, but take heart. There’s …
Hunting for Lost Ancestors in my Campervan
Over the holidays, I talked with my father about his family and early memories he had, and rummaged around online to find corroborating information to share with him. We got …
New Upholstery for my Sprinter Seats
I tended to “accumulate” things as I swung by the factory periodically, and one of the things I got was a new set of seat upholstery for my two (and …
Removing the Sprinter Radio and Repositioning the XM Antenna for Boondocking Days Ahead
I finally broke down and renewed my Sirius XM satellite radio subscription, which I hadn’t had since 2014 when I was driving my Chevy. The Chevy was blessed with a …
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Chasing a Plumbing Leak in my Sprinter van
I had an eventful day solving a problem I always dreaded – a water leak in my Class B Sprinter campervan. The water pump was coming on briefly every 15-20 …
Finding a Metal Faucet for Sprinter Galleys
OK, I admit it. I am just too rough on these plastic faucets that come with the SMEV/Dometic sinks in some Sprinter galleys. I’ve just broken my third one in …
Replacing the Sprinter Blower Fan
This is an easy repair that I did as part of my over-the-winter maintenance work while I’m driveway camping in Florida. I had ordered the motor last July so it …
Campskunk and Sharon (and Fiona) Try Sticks and Bricks Living
We have been back in Florida for a few weeks now, driveway camping at my sister Anne’s as usual. My father is two blocks away in a suite in my …
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Campskunk and Sharon Made it Back to the Maine Coast
After leaving the Roadtrek factory last week, we headed east down the St Lawrence, crossed southern Quebec, and entered Maine through a one-man border crossing far up in the hills …
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Hanging Out at the Roadtrek Factory – Again
Well, I succumbed to Jim Hammill’s charms again, and I’ve been in Kitchener for the past couple of weeks. I was getting a check engine light that indicated a bad …
Life on the Mississippi – in Ontario
We have been killing a few days in the Ottawa area, waiting for a service appointment with the local Mercedes dealership, and have been following the Ottawa River downstream and …
Porcupine Campground in the Bighorn Mountains
We just finished a week and a half up in the Bighorn Mountains at 9,000 feet, part of our plan to work our way east in preparation for our trek …
Glacial Features At My Montana Campsite
After over two weeks up on the Beartooth Plateau getting snowed on, I needed to find a new spot to camp. Montana is very generous in its dispersed camping rules, …
Spending Summer Up on the Tundra – Beartooth Highway
THIS is what I have labored long and hard for – extended boondocking capability in a beautiful setting. We first discovered this pullout along the Beartooth Highway, the 1930s road …
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