Blacky's been a faithful draft horse for many years. Of course aside from preventive maintenance, some repairs must be expected, eventually. At 19 years old and 273k miles the rear axle started leaking oil.
Monday, March 29, 2021
Friday, July 3, 2020
Camper Limbo
Back in 1976 when my 13' Scamp was produced, one of its features was that it cleared a 7' overhead door for garage storage. During remodeling, however, I upsized the wheels. More ground clearance let it access more interesting places to camp in recent years since. Currently, however, it's time to tuck it inside a garage for a short spell. Except now it's several inches too tall.
No worries. I have a solution.
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Wiper Tech
Last month I played through some wet, freezing weather. My standard wipers kept icing up.
So I stopped to
Sunday, October 20, 2019
Teddy's Refuge
After a power visit, driveway camping with friends in MN near the twin cities, I headed north. Between a late start and lots of stops I only made it 60 miles to St. Cloud. That was Sunday, October 5. I was still trying to kick a head cold that I really didn't want to become a chest cold. The last couple days I was sleeping more so I hoped my immune system was turning the corner. I ended up napping away Sunday afternoon as well.
On Monday I
Monday, October 14, 2019
Starting Trouble
After finishing house chores in MA it was fall in New England. So I headed north to spend a few days in NH. One of my favorite places is the White Mts NF. I camped there a few days while waiting for new tires that I had ordered for my truck. It would've been nice to hike a few trails. But a
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