In Texas, near oil production facilities, the water tastes off. We bought a Brita Water Pitcher (Brita Small 5 Cup Metro Water Pitcher with Filter - BPA Free - Turquoise) to remove or at least reduce crude oil taste from our drinking water. This approach generally works well and seems to be more environmentally friendly … Continue reading Muddy Waters
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Lighting The Oven Pilot Light
In 2001, our first RV, a fifth-wheel, came with an oven. Lighting the pilot light so we could use the oven always involved some form of drama. It was my job and I wasn't very good at it. I never could figure out where to apply the match/lighter flame to heat up the correct … Continue reading Lighting The Oven Pilot Light
Old School Coffee Making
Truck Camper Magazine surveys the readership through a question of the week. Recently, they asked “How do you make coffee on the road?” The number one traveling coffee solution turned out to be the Old School Percolator. This got me to thinking that I needed to branch out from Folgers Coffee Singles. Coffee Singles are used … Continue reading Old School Coffee Making