by campskunk | Mar 30, 2018 | Campskunk, People & Places
The stars aligned this trip for an event I had been thinking about for at least twenty years, ever since I first started reading books and articles about the peopling of the Americas – a visit to Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument. This is where...
by campskunk | Mar 11, 2018 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
It wasn't on my list of things to do before we hit the road in the next week or so, but I have always wanted to clean the blind on the windows behind the galley in my CS Adventurous. Three and a half years of two or three meals a day is a lot of built-up cooking...
by campskunk | Feb 27, 2018 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
After four years and 56,000 miles, it was time to replace the tires my Roadtrek Sprinter came with. I have a long one-ton chassis in my CS Adventurous, which means dual rear wheels, and I had been fortunate to have the original Continental tires that were supplied...
by campskunk | Feb 22, 2018 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
Well, I put it off as long as I could, but I need to hit the road for the season soon and I needed to replace my green wastewater hose. What I have found is that this is a fairly rugged hose, as long as you don't pull on it too hard. It has a spiral wire reinforcement...
by campskunk | Feb 10, 2018 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
My Roadtrek CS Adventurous is over three years old, and I'm starting to get a few things that let be know it's not showroom new anymore. A couple of weeks ago I had a slow crank (motor turns over slowly, but eventually starts) on the way to Gamble Rogers State...
by campskunk | Dec 18, 2017 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
One annoying thing that happened while I was in Europe was that my electric step quit working. A quick peek underneath revealed that the actuator, the shock absorber shaped electrically powered thing that extends and retracts to move the step, had come loose at...
by campskunk | Dec 7, 2017 | Campskunk, People & Places
Sharon, Fiona and I have been back from Europe since mid-October, and have been reunited with our Roadtrek since mid-November, but driveway camping gets old in a hurry for us. The satisfaction of being back in our Roadtrek wore off, and it began to feel like a grind....
by campskunk | Nov 30, 2017 | Campskunk, DIY & Gadgets
Ever since I winterized my Roadtrek in Antwerp prior to putting it on the boat back to America, I have had an annoying slow leak at the city water connection, the fitting where you attach the hose when you're hooked up to city water. Part of the winterizing procedure...