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Back in 2016, we stopped at the factory for service. While there, we mentioned to Craig about how our dog had gotten wrapped around the leg of our side table, causing it and our Dometic to go crashing to the ground when a squirrel happened by. He devised a small bracket made of angle iron that...

This post is in regard to two or more of the many LEDS in the tail lights being on for no apparent reason (headlights, brake lights, etc are not activated). To cut to the chase on this issue, it is caused by moisture in the battery compartment. This post also explains what we have done to...

A while back someone asked about whether the Rear Folding Table option was worth the trade-offs, which were mainly stated as the need to remove the stored table in order to access/store items in deep storage, and that to achieve the most efficient galley configuration requires also purchasing...

On the anniversary of our having completed three years of full timing and over 1,000 continuous nights in our teardrop, I thought I'd pass on what we were told by someone we met in Las Vegas earlier this year: If you have no home base for your travels, you are a full-timer. If you do have a...

Now that we are on our fourth camper battery, it is worth passing on our experience in regard to the television being powered off of the battery. Our only use of the television is when cold and/or wet weather forces us to be in the cabin for prolonged periods. That is typically in the winter...

I e-mailed Cary today and he mentioned that somebody had asked what had happened to us, and suggested that we let everyone know that we are OK. The reason that we haven't been active on the forum lately is pretty simple. For two years we limped by with cheap cell service and limited internet...

We don't see a lot of cyclists on the road (perhaps a couple per month), nor many teardrops (a similar number), so our recent find has double significance. We pull our teardrop with a cycling-themed van, so we were very intrigued by this home built teardrop shaped trailer with a ten speed...

We had occasion to use our camper's spare tire yesterday, just short of our camper's five year anniversary and after many miles on the road. We had just crossed into North Dakota, where I was waiting for Alea to finish up our cycling for the day. We loaded her up and went on our way, having...

Just saw this combo at Pioneer Auto Show in Murdo, SD. The Teardrop is nothing but an empty shell, so this is just for show...

It has been hot lately (forecast of 100 tomorrow), and shade has been somewhat scarce at most of the campgrounds that we encounter. So we have been seeking out campgrounds with power, so that we can run our AC and stay cool. We were aiming for one of two Forest Service campgrounds north of...

This is a tip for dealing with particularly hot, gusty wind conditions. Our camper is five years old and has probably seen more rodeos than the majority of Camp Inn campers, given that for about half the year we see a half dozen campsites per week. And we've probably been in more varied and...

Life is always fun when you can learn something new just about every day. In the past I have puzzled over why charging and data transfer characteristics differ among the many USB cables that we have acquired over the years with different devices. I suspect part of that answer is that some of...

We had gotten into the habit of getting our oil changed at Walmart. They are easy to find, and we can do other shopping while we wait. But while we were in Oregon, we found that the Walmarts no longer do oil changes, apparently in the entire state. We went to Jiffy Lube instead. Our gas...

Our van mounted solar panel has greatly expanded our camping options, so we recently purchased an Advanced Elements 3 gallon solar Shower, for use in our very basic Ozark Trail privy tent. It arrived via General Delivery on Friday. Prior to this, we had made do with a bucket of water left out...

It has been suggested that there is a direct savings via fuel economy to be gained by paring down gear, food, etc to the minimum necessary. I suspect there are cases where this is true, but there are other factors to consider that are far more important. And I suspect any savings in fuel cost...

Has anyone on the Forum tried using an expanding water hose to connect to campground water? The earlier models were pretty flimsy, so we never were interested in trying them out. But having a longer hose can sometimes make it a lot easier to fill our water tank. This one looks promising...

If Sheldon Cooper's behavior on Big Bang Theory is any indication, toilet humor is a popular topic. So this may be amusing to some of you. This is in a recently remodeled bathroom, so the cutout in the bottom of the bathroom stall door was part of that remodel (apparently due to upgrading to...

If you are thinking $1,300 is a bit high for having wheel bearings repacked, I completely agree. The original price was only $85, which included checking and adjusting the brakes. Our camper had north of 60,000 miles on it, and we were headed to Baja, Mexico. We had been advised to get caught...

Tomorrow is Day 1 for our 2017 travels, though we have been camping since late April. Hopefully some of you might be camping along our route as we poke along. If so, we would love to get together and share a glass of wine with you. Expect us to start slow (short distances), and we will...

Over the past 18 months we have spent a few hundred dollars (not including the $115 we spent on Hyper Vent padding, which helped with the problem I am about to share and cabin condensation in general), not to mention a fair amount of time and effort, in the attempt to solve an intermittent...