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The Merciless Sun; Ravages of Time

Fate, Destiny, Karma. Call it what you will but it is a quirky deal. Things happen for a reason you know. When I bought the Old Girl back in November of 2005, I had never been inside an RV– much less a Class A diesel pusher. So I bought the Fish Bus with the idea of taking some road trips and pulling the race car trailer back and forth. Those

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All Weather Access

Whether you are boondocking, parking in an RV Park or setting up a spot

The botched attempt at providing driveway access

for your RV at home, water is your real enemy. A good recreational vehicle parking spot has good all weather access and good drainage around the actual parking area. The property here in Calvert is a good example. The out of town owner hired a local guy to

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Tornados and Recreational Vehicles - An Unhealthy Mix

Spring time in Texas brings the Wildflowers and the Spring storms.   Being in the

RVs and tornadoes do not mix!

middle of Tornado Alley in an RV is always a concern.  I came across the following post on one of the RV forums I frequent and the author did a great job of covering the subject

Reprinted with the kind permission of  Wade at Openradios.net

Preparedness, that is knowing what is going on as far as severe weather

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Batteries and Boondocking – The Last Piece of the Puzzle

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

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Thanks for the Memories….

BEFORE- Acres of impenetrable brush and miles of pine trees

One of the things about getting older is the time just seems to fly by!  It does not seem like I have been here north of Newton, Tx for 51 weeks.   Don’t get me wrong,  it has been a good run here.  Nice people, a great job near completion and a profitable endeavor. Can’t really ask more than that now can you?  The only negative

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Running South – 1/5/2010

I left the job site north of Newton,TX  on November 30th last year.  It was a 285 mile trip home to the sticks and bricks in South Dallas.  During our normal winter layoffs I usually check the job site to make sure the equipment and the RVs are OK.   This location was just too danged far way for me to make a quick day trip and check things out.  My brother did the  task this

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