In Texas, a number of State Parks only have water and electric sites. On weekends, during busy times of the year, there is often a steady stream of RVers making their daily dump station pilgrimage. On Sundays (or Mondays on three-day weekends), it isn't uncommon to wait in line to dump tanks while other RVers … Continue reading Water and Electric Sites Don’t Have Sewer
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House Batteries
Unlike car, truck and motorhome chassis batteries, none of the house batteries have died from natural causes. They were all murdered! Leaving batteries connected during RV storage is the most common cause of death. Forgetting to disconnect batteries causes full discharge over days or even weeks. Full discharges kill batteries dead. When working with lead … Continue reading House Batteries
Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 5
We used the camper oven for the first time to make pizza. It lights much easier than the oven that came with our fifth wheel 16 years ago. We did learn a few things though. Move the oven rack up and lower the temperature so that the bottom of the pizza won’t burn. Back to the … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 5
Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 3
Monday, after it warmed up a bit, we drove TX 118 to Old Maverick Road and took that south all the way to the end to the Santa Elena Canyon. This is where the Rio Grande River flows through a narrow canyon seven miles. In the picture, the canyon wall to the left of me … Continue reading Big Bend National Park 11/2017 Day 3