RV Cooking
My wife and I started getting into the RV lifestyle a few years back, and love it. Of course, our weather is a big factor. I’m not sure we’d be doing this if we lived elsewhere, but here in Southern … Continued
MORryde 5th Wheel Hitch Mount Stabilizer
My wife and I recently bought a new RV — A 2022 Grand Design Solitude 345 5th wheel. It’s impressive and enormous . I’d compare it to a 1 bedroom townhouse, or condo on wheels, and within inches of being … Continued
Grand Design Solitude Is An Upgraded RV Experience
My wife and I enjoyed our old RV for years, and finally decided to take the plunge and upgrade to a premium, luxury Grand Design Solitude 5th wheel. Here’s a video from Gand Design that shows one just like ours, … Continued
Our RV is Becoming a Smart Home on Wheels
I started puttering with Smart Home tech a few years back, when we got our first Google Home. Since then, Google Assistant (the “brains” behind the Google Home as well as Android devices) has come a long way. One thing … Continued
RV Roof Maintenance – A Necessary Evil
My least favorite thing about owning an RV is the roof. Leaks seem inevitable, and if ignored, can lead to some really expensive problems. As we entered the rainy season here a couple of months back, we were reminded that … Continued
Finding (& Fixing) an RV Propane Leak
So we woke-up one morning, and thought we smelled gas. Luckily, a neighbor is a chemical engineer who taught me a trick to pinpoint the source of the leak. Simply mix some dishwashing liquid with water in a spray bottle … Continued
RV WiFi Considerations (Geolocation)
I began outfitting our RV with some new tech last year, and recently discovered an issue I hadn’t considered. We were sitting-around outside when I fired-up Google Maps, looking for directions to a restaurant we were wanting to check-out. I … Continued
Replacing a Parallax 7355 RV Power Converter
The first thing I learned when I became an RV owner was that pretty much everything will need to be repaired or replaced, and usually sooner, rather than later. The second thing I learned was that most RV makers don’t … Continued
Camping Through California’s “Holy Fire” Wildfire (2018)
On Monday, August 6 2018, Polly and I were camping up in the canyons adjacent to the Cleveland National Forest, when what became known as the “Holy Fire” broke-out in the mountains behind us. Having lived in Southern California for … Continued
Replacing a Forest River RV (Magic Chef) MCD990ARB Microwave
I don’t normally write about our RV adventures, but this one was so frustrating, I thought I might be able to help others. My wife & I are spending the winter in the high desert of Southern California, in our … Continued