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Posted on May 28, 2019May 8, 2021

How to De-Winterize Your RV or Camper

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Camping season has arrived and it’s time to de-winterize your RV to get it ready to go. But, if you’ve never de-winterized your motorhome, fifth wheel or travel trailer, here’s our step-by-step guide to help get your RV back on the road so you can get camping!

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Posted on October 12, 2018May 4, 2021

Why We Installed Battle Born Batteries in our Fifth Wheel

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In mid 2018, we installed 600 amp hours of Battle Born GC2 12 volt lithium batteries in our fifth wheel so we could power our RV while camping off the grid. Here’s what we learned and our assessment of these state of the art lithium ion batteries.

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We are Dan and Lisa, two Military Veterans who hung up our Coast Guard uniforms, soldΒ everything we owned to set out to explore and experience America one mile at a time!

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Where are you this Leaf Peeping Season? Are you se Where are you this Leaf Peeping Season? Are you seeing a lot of color? πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ This is our first crimson leaf of 2021. We took a hike yesterday to see the Burgess Falls and happened upon this lonely little guy. He was all alone on the forest floor. The trees are still a vivid green. So, what happened to make this one turn red and fall! πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ As some leaves die, they produce chemicals called anthocyanins (also found in the skin of grapes and apples) from built up sugars. These chemicals produce a red pigment that can combine with green pigments left from chlorophyll and display different shades of red. πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ Also…A common cause of red leaves early in the season is premature senescence due to a nutrient deficiency of N, phosphorus (P), potassium (K) or magnesium (Mg). This process is exacerbated by water stress. πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸπŸ‚πŸ Happy Fall Ya’ll! Enjoy the magnificent Autumn show!
Today (and everyday) we salute and show our love a Today (and everyday) we salute and show our love and appreciation for our Indigenous people. Ironically, a couple days ago, I reunited with a long-time Coast Guard wife-sister-friend. We caught up with each other at @missionbbq in Nashville near Opryland. 🎸 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Coincidentally, my friend Omi was our very first stop when we launched into fulltime RV life! She met us at the Loveless Cafe in Nashville back in 2014! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸 Omi and I have actually been β€˜online friends’ since 1990’s! We kept in touch and helped each other through PCS’ and deployments. Now, this many years later, she was one of our main reasons for visiting Nashville. And we are grateful she made time to meet us. β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️ So today is your day Omi! Love you like a sister! I’m so happy to have you in my life!
He’s so majestic and regal! This king was check He’s so majestic and regal! This king was checking us out. For those who are familiar with wildlife with antlers, do you see something odd? This beauty has a dropped time which is a genetic oddity. But still, he’s quite a beauty!
Did you know there’s a Bison herd in Kentucky? W Did you know there’s a Bison herd in Kentucky? Who knew?! 🦬 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬 Actually we did when we used to live in Kentucky before taking to the road. But, we never had time or made time to explore the Land Between the Lakes near Grand Rivers, Kentucky. There’s the Elk & Bison Prairie. It’s protected land managed by the federal government. And now, we made time to go explore the region and go see them at dusk when they were free ranging. 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬 So you can imagine our elation of being able to be in their presence. The Bison has become one of favorites since learning about them when we were in South Dakota. And here we are. With them. They were close to us yet neither felt fear or anxiety amongst each other’s presence. It’s because we respected their space. But, understanding they are wild animals and we were in their home. It was such an honor to share their space. It truly was an experience we will never forget. Our hearts skipped a few beats but again, it was more elation than fear. 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬 Put this amazing place and experience on your bucket list. It costs $5. There are rules to follow once you enter the gates of this protected prairie. You must stay in your vehicle if you are within 200 feet of the Bison or Elk. But, as you see, they don’t seem to mind strolling next to, in front of and behind our Jeep. Take lots of photos but no flashes. Never try to feed or touch them should they be near your vehicle. Just enjoy the ride slowly. 🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬🦬
β€œI just want to live in a world of mountains, co β€œI just want to live in a world of mountains, coffee, campfires, cabins, and golden trees, and run around with a camera and notebook, learning the inner workings of everything real.” – Victoria Erickson 🌲🌿πŸͺ΅πŸŒ³πŸΏπŸŒ²πŸŒΏπŸͺ΅πŸŒ³πŸΏ Back to camping in the woods and we aren’t complaining one bit. Campfires πŸ”₯ every night, deer 🦌, small wildlife, leaves are just starting to change. The nights are finally getting comfortable again to sit outside and look up at the stars. And surprisingly, WiFi is amazingly great! Sometimes we don’t feel deserving of this lifestyle. But we are grateful for the path we are on. We realize this won’t be forever. So, we embrace every sunrise and sunset, every star twinkle, every bud that blooms and every leaf that falls. God is great! 🌲🌿πŸͺ΅πŸŒ³πŸΏπŸŒ²πŸŒΏπŸͺ΅πŸŒ³πŸΏ
β€œA house is made of walls and beams; a home is b β€œA house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams.” πŸ›Ά 🌞 πŸ›ΆπŸŒžπŸ›ΆπŸŒžπŸ›ΆπŸŒžπŸ›ΆπŸŒž We had the place all to ourselves and one other couple who kept to themselves for a week. We are so grateful for times like these because it makes up for those challenging days. β˜€οΈπŸ›Άβ˜€οΈπŸ›Άβ˜€οΈπŸ›Άβ˜€οΈπŸ›Άβ˜€οΈπŸ›Ά Got to take our Bomb Pops out every night for a sunset paddle and relaxation quiet time listening to the birds. Except when a 2 foot catfish almost jumped into my boat and scared the bejeevers out of me. Then, Dan wanted to go fishing to catch β€˜em! We also saw a bunch of turtles sunning themselves on the half submerged logs. We’d quietly watch a Blue Heron fish for his dinner several times. And a very curious raccoon checking us out from the shore. πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲 We loved it so much that we extended our stay. I forgot to mention this was at an Elks lodge in Cape Girardeau in Missouri. We were camped between two cell towers which made working easy because our WiFi was booming. 🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯ We slept in most mornings and enjoyed coffee outdoors and morning chats. Campfires πŸ”₯ every night. By 10, we were toast and turned in to do it all over again the next day. It was a great stay! It’s become one of our midwest favorites. πŸ›ΆπŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯πŸ›ΆπŸ”₯🌲πŸ”₯πŸ›ΆπŸ”₯🌲
β€œWhen Momma ain’t happy, nobody’s happy!” β€œWhen Momma ain’t happy, nobody’s happy!” πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬ One of our pet peeves is arriving at our campsite only to find our fire pit full of TRASH! C’mon people! That’s just plain nasty and rude! But to have the camp host tell us it’s not β€˜their job’ made smoke come out of my ears even more. I asked why and the older lady told us the Corps of Engineers hires a cleaner to do it every morning but only when someone is not camped in the site. Well, we arrived literally right after the previous campers left. They were late checking out. So, I asked who they expected to clean it out? She looked at me and shrugged her shoulders. Of course that did me in even more. πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬ Now, before I get flack for being angry at β€˜something so trivial’, please allow me my say. Not everyone carries a shovel or gloves to take care of crap. We don’t know WHAT is in that garbage. We’ve seen everything from tobacco chew, used Kleenex, cigarettes, dirty diapers to HYPODERMIC NEEDLES in fire pits. So that explains one reason we expect not to have to this as there is biohazards. Further, when I go to a hospitality-driven business, am I supposed to wash the dishes and bus the table before I sit down at a restaurant? Or, are we supposed to change the sheets in a hotel room before we can enter the room we paid for? Well, the same principle applies to campsites. When we pay for a campsite, we should expect to arrive at a clean site. πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬ But, in the past year, this seems to have become the norm. Why? πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬ So, there was a gentleman camper who came over with a shovel and gloves to help Dan clean out the fire pit. TWO BAGS full of trash. We reported it to the camp host but I’m guessing it stopped there because the camp host really didn’t seem to care to begin with. Oh, and the trash dumpster was literally 50 yards away. πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬ I leave you all with this and please go ahead and share this. Fire pits are NOT trash cans or recycling bins. And we sure as heck aren’t going to burn anything that gives off toxic fumes. This is not funny. This is unsanitary. It’s just plain bad camping etiquette. It’s simple! Pack in pack out! Leave no trace! πŸ€¬πŸ™„πŸ˜‘πŸ€―πŸ˜‘πŸ™„πŸ€¬
Gosh, while I (Lisa) LOVE. Our mini moho, I miss m Gosh, while I (Lisa) LOVE. Our mini moho, I miss my workstation we had in our former fifth wheel. It was amazing! My desk stretched the whole width of our RV’s back. I had two bright orange ergonomic office chairs. And my inspiration came from my view out the back window. πŸ’» πŸ–₯ πŸ“Έ πŸŽ₯ But, I gave that all up for more mobile adventures. Now, I typically sit at our dinette however, that’s a lot of hours on my butt. And while I get up every hour because my Apple Watch reminds me to stand. But, that makes me lose track or interrupts my train of thought. So, I tried standing at the kitchen counter however, it placed my laptop too low. What’s a girl ta do? I put my little folding step stool that I use to get into our bed on the counter and voila! So that’s my RV remote work tip of the day! πŸ’»πŸ“ΈπŸ–₯πŸ“·πŸŽ₯
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