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And now for something completely different… The property owners at our various jobs love aerial photos of their property. Who wouldn’t? We try to oblige. (Click on any image to see it full size) 1969 Cessna 182 Texas is a huge state and if you have to cover alot of ground in a hurry, an airplane is the only way to go. it has been this way in Texas for decades. Texas has Continue reading Aerial Photos
I know there has been post after post on the blog concerning the problems and challenges Messin' with the Boondocking Batteries I have had with my house battery set up. It is hard to convey the absolute dependence you have on a set of batteries when you have no access whatsoever to shore power. I can’t pick up and go to an RV park or even get access to a common wall socket. I can’t say Continue reading Batteries and Boondocking – The Last Piece of the Puzzle Interstate 100ah and Universal 8D 250ah boondocking batteries This battery saga has just about run its’ course. The new Interstate AGM batteries are performing fine. At 100ah each, they are not going to power up an aircraft carrier but they do as well or better than expected in my RV. I tried desulphation and equalizing to salvage the 2 8D 250ah monsters. One of them is deader than a hammer. The other one did respond and Continue reading Batteries and Boondocking – The Final Installment We worked like our hair was on fire Monday. Tuesday was forecasted for 4-6″ of snow as far south as where we were. Nothing will make a job site muddier than melting snow so we knew we were going to have another few days off. Sure enough, I got up Tuesday morning to rain and sleet. The Weather Radar showed the snow was on the way. Snow begins to blanket the ground in Continue reading More Snow In Texas! I was just reading a thread on Escapees forum and people were bitching about campfires. Oooo, the smoke gets in my eyes or the smell gets on my clothes or its’ too big — whatever! These folks who think the entire campground should run on their own rules always find something to bitch about. You know what I am thinking? Their big old RV or trailer has tires on it. Continue reading I have the biggest campfire These house batteries are getting on my last nerve. I was not exactly completely up to speed on all the intricacies of large AGM batteries and spent some time this weekend researching the proper care of AGM batteries in an RV application. One battery compartment on the Old Girl I have a pair of 250ah 8D AGM batteries which should give me enough juice for 24 hours of fairly heavy use when I am boondocking. Continue reading My Last Nerve |
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