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I've never tried it, until now, and it's not been a rousing success. Seems that it'd be a straightforward process, too. I've heard Never Do It and heard that it's not an issue. My situation is that I only get a couple ounces into the bottle and no more. And when I disconnect it there's a...

We just had a great 10 days of camping in Pennsylvania, a state we've never really spent much time in but have talked about exploring for a few years now. Spent a couple days in the Hocking Hills area and then made our way north to Lyman Run State Park not far from Wellsboro. A great spot if...

We just spent several days in New River Gorge NP (an awesome place btw) and the battery performed badly. We have the CF35 Dometic that will usually do just fine for a few days. Not this time. We wound up buying ice for our last day. I tried running the TV for about 30 minutes to give it a...

On a Honda Passport forum I'm on there's a discussion about whether weight distribution hitches should be used on unibody vehicles. I've always heard 'No' because of the potential damage the leverage could cause. But my owners manual says 'be sure to follow the trailer mfg. guidelines for...

I haven't looked at it closely yet, but I'm going to be replacing a damaged window screen and wonder if there is anything special about the process that I need to be aware of. Hope to get it done in the morning before things get too busy here if possible. tia

I had my Tacoma into the dealer for a recall issue (possible frame corrosion that it doesn't have) and an oil change blah blah blah, and they offered me $17k for it. I know used cars are selling at a premium but this is crazy to me. 152,000 miles. I had Carmax appraise it - $16,800. Finding...

We had another wonderful vacation (aren't they all?), this time visiting five NP's in the South and West. We left Chicago on the 28th of March and got home the 15th of April. Clocked a total of 4,348 miles. We normally don't do a long trip this early in the season, but we had the opportunity...

We're heading out for a few weeks starting Sunday - talk about a last minute trip. I snagged 4 days in Big Bend in the first week of April by watching recreation dot gov, so we will see about putting together a lollipop route - through Hot Springs, to Big Bend, then Guadalupe Mtns, White...

Perfect Fall camping weather, and, like always, we lucked out and snagged the LAST site in the campground. It's a great spot on the widest point of the Mississippi River, & $10 a night if you're old with a senior America the Beautiful pass. https://www.flickr.com/gp/ken_gilbertsen/Pko945

We had a great time camping at the Corps of Engineers Thomson Causeway campground this weekend. Our first time there - we heard about it thru Jerry & Tina here some years ago. It's right on the Mississippi River in Thomson, IL, with several loops - many on the water, and most with great...

Illinois opened campgrounds this Friday so we did our civic duty and are now spending a long weekend at the Kickapoo Recreation Area near Danville. Weather is perfect - mid to upper 70's for highs and around 50 at night.

After installing the CTEK yesterday i think its time to add a Trimetric so the battery can be maintained to max its potential power and longevity. Have people mounted them on the right galley cabinet door? Or could I mount it on the right sidewall by using the RV model? Here's a look at my 2008...

We just booked a spot here for next week, after seeing it mentioned in a FaceBook post. Wouldn't normally book so quickly, without doing more investigating, but there were only 2 sites available. If anyone's familiar with the campground I'd appreciate your input. I really like that every site...

Happy Easter from Sophie, who is 1 week old today. Grandchild #3 for us, and worth the trip (Chicago > Perth) to be with. She and mom are doing great...

We've been on the road 4 days, and are currently in Fundy NP in New Brunswick, a beautiful area. Weather's been great, and the people friendly. Here's a few of the things we've seen so far.

We made a last minute change to our trip plan this year - we were going to head West to California and back and take in about 8 or 9 Nat'l. Parks, but weather and fires became a factor. So we decided to head East instead, making our way on the US side of the border, up through Maine, visiting...

Went to the local U-Haul to get the tank refilled, and it wouldn't fill. While the young lad was trying to reconnect for another attempt I was Googling to see if there was a fix. I found an answer suggesting a couple of light raps to the fill valve with a blunt object, tried it, and it worked...