If the thought of living in your RV full time has been on your mind, and you are reading posts just like this about it, then it is probably time to go for it. As with any change in life, you may have hesitations, but there are many good reasons why you shouldn’t wait any longer.

If any of these signs apply to you, then it is definitely time to start living an RV-life
You are bored with...

Roadtrip: Heading Southwest -- 5/16/2020


Trying to Shake the Stay-At-Home Blues

Just can't take being cooped up anymore, so with masks in hand we're hitting the road in June to put some serious social distance between us and our home turf.



We're planning to do a limited tour of the New Mexico State Park System, which we have heard great things about.
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RV Projects: Wet Bay Rehab -- 5/12/2020


The NewAire Gets a Plumbing Makeover


One of the least impressive things about our original NewAire is its original wet bay. There's a lot of plumbing crammed into a very limited space, several of the plastic shutoff valves were leaking, and the whole conglomeration was covered with screen-printed plexiglass panels that did not hold up well over time. Sound familiar?

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RV Projects: Replacing HWH Jack Springs -- 05/08/2020


Easier Than You Might Expect


The NewAire is equipped with HWH hydraulic leveling jacks on all 4 corners, and the rear passenger's side has been acting up: slow to retract - sometimes not at all. The jack is obviously on its last legs, but since a replacement would cost north of $400, replacing the 20 year old springs seemed worth trying.

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3D Printed Replacement Panel Installed -- 05/04/2020


Piece of Cake


It's in. And everything works.




Finally got around to installing the 3D printed control panel on the driver's side door.




This is what the underside looked like. Note...

Update: It's RV Project Time! -- 5/1/2020


The NewAire Needs Some Elbow Grease (Again)


We're looking forward to lots of small tasks to be performed on our 2001 NewAire while parked in the kids' driveway. We need to work through a surfeit of projects that have been piling up for months.





So here is what's in the queue this go round:...

3D Printing a Replacement Control Panel -- 04/28/2020


Climbing Up The Learning Curve of 3D Printing


This latest DIY project has been an interesting undertaking, to say the least. It started with an aged and fractured armrest control panel from our RV driver side door:



The panel is wired to control mirrors, windows, a map light, and door locks. It was...

Update: Our Face Shields in Use -- 04/15/2020


RVers Trying to Be Helpful During a Pandemic


Our group of friends and RVers has been 3D printing face shields for use by Chicago area medical professionals non-stop for several days now. Not sure what the total production output has been, but it's a number well north of 500.



What's really encouraging, though,...

So We Got a 3D Printer -- 04/11/2020


RVers Trying to Be Helpful During a Pandemic


We just bought a 3D printer, something we've been planning for while. The reason we got it is that we need to replace a hopelessly broken control panel in the motorhome; it's on the driver's side and it's used for mirrors, windows, locks, and lights.





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DIY Bike Cover -- 03/22/2020


Keeping New-To-Us Bikes Clean & Dry


While traveling near Gainesville, Florida we decided to see if we could trade up our old Raleigh 3-speeds for a pair of bikes with more speeds and fatter tires to better handle the ubiquitous Florida sand.





We checked at several bike shops and found one, Re-Bike at 16 NW 18th St #115, Gainesville,...

Trip Update: We Cut It Short -- 03/15/2020



Back Home in Illinois


We decided to cut our trip short by a couple of weeks and come home. It took 3 comfortable days of traveling in decent weather to get from the Georgia coast to the Chicago area.



So we thought we'd take this opportunity to share a snap of us with a couple of geeks we ran into...

Biked It, Liked It -- 03/16/2020


Jekyll Island, Georgia


There may not be anyplace quite as historically scenic on the east coast as Jekyll Island...





...except for Savannah, that is. Let's call it a tie.





Jeckyll Island...

Go for the Fun, Stay for the...BBQ?!
-- 03/04/2020



Manatee Springs State Park


Located along a wild stretch of the Suwannee River, Manatee Springs State Park is surely




one of the nicest locales we have stayed at on this winter trip...for a variety of reasons, including some that were very unexpected.


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Whacky Stuff We've Seen RVing -- 02/26/2020


Some of Our Favorites

We all have stories to share about totally unexpected things we've seen when traveling around North America in an RV. Some are natural, others unnatural, and a few are downright weird.




Here's a Wanderlodge FC named RUBY. She seemed to follow us with her eyes as we passed by. She's a...

Central Florida's Nature Oasis -- 02/20/2020


Highlands Hammock State Park

We didn't really know what to expect at Highlands Hammock State Park. It's located just a few miles outside the city of Sebring in central Florida (yes, that Sebring where they run the famous 12 hour race), so shopping and services are nearby...





...but those conveniences...