At the end of last year when we moved into the apartment, the RV had a lot of little annoying things wrong with it that we kept saying “we’ll fix that before we head out again next year.” They were like paper cuts, individually not show stoppers, but certainly annoying especially in large number. So… Read More Fixing Paper Cuts
I really like tracking data and doing statistics. I’m a nerd an engineer. So on our trip, every time we filled up the gas tank, we recorded our odometer reading and how many gallons we put in. Some Excel slicing and dicing and we get some cool insights. First off if you’re just joining us,… Read More RV Fuel Economy
Update: The RV is fixed and back in our hands. Check out the rest of the story at the bottom. A few years ago, our Subaru broke down at the tail end of a long road trip. We were on our drive back from Jackson, Wyoming to Denver- a 9 hour drive. We had driven… Read More Breakdown on the Icefields Parkway (Canada)
Moving day, which happens about once a week, is a lot of work. Actually, I call it “relocating,” not “moving,” because somehow that makes it seem easier. I’m not sure that my strategy is working. At any rate, when we say, “we are relocating to [place] tomorrow,” this is what moving day actually involves. Usually… Read More Moving Every Week, Part 2
We are officially full-time and on the road as of 6 AM on May 18th! I’m writing this from our first stop, Cotopaxi, CO. We are here through the weekend for Colorado Whitewater’s training camp, where Nik will be teaching some kayak lessons.… Read More On the Road
A while ago we were really nervous that we were going to be over the weight ratings for our RV but then we found a solution. In order to meet the manufacturer’s weight ratings, we needed to have a transmission cooler and we needed to upgrade the springs. In that post I said, “If I can do all the… Read More Air Spring Install
Back to our RV. We’ve been slowly working through the list of “Bad” from The Good and the Bad. First up was the leak in the front windows. The first big rain storm we had, I went inside and looked around for leaks and low and behold, all of that water damage on the front was… Read More Vents and Construction
And we’re back. I haven’t actually weighed the thing yet but I finally figured out the stupid owners manual and things aren’t as bad as I thought. Basically the 1989 Ford Econoline owners manual was really unclear. What do you think this page means: I’ll give you a hint, we have the 7.5L engine and… Read More Weight Problems – Solved
So we hit our first semi-major snag in the plan, we want to carry more than this RV can carry. So let’s start with what the plan was. We wanted to be able to drive around more efficiently than the 10MPG that the motorhome gets and we didn’t want to need to pack up the motor… Read More Weight Problems
I’ve spent the past two days being every preposition in relation to the RV. I think I now have a much better idea of what we got. Definitely will have a lot to learn but here is some of the good and the bad: The Good: We got a new TV. Rather serendipitously, our home… Read More The Good and the Bad
