Showing posts with label Mods. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mods. Show all posts

Monday, November 28, 2016

Multi-use!! Our "Lego" walkway!

Standing on bottom step of
motorhome with leveling block
pathway over puddle!
Whaler's Rest TT #12


Ok, this place has many sites that are nice with cement and even wood platforms for the picnic tables and a "deck" to keep you off the soggy ground.  THIS site is not one of them!  But we chose it for the wifi mainly (need it for trip planning, sight-seeing etc. plus this park has very slow Verizon coverage!).

So, we talked about getting wooden planks/platforms (because this isn't the first time in the soggy NW!) but couldn't imagine where we'd store them for the "few" times we'd need them(?)!

So, dual purpose wins again!  Our lego walkway using leveling blocks!  Note ideal position of campfire (next to road, next to door, in middle of puddle). Yeah, now we're talkin'!


Saturday, November 26, 2016

Home for now!

We are loving being in Vancouver (at 99 RV park again even though we're in the overflow slot)!  They were able to squeeze us in for two nights so we could have final good-byes with family and friends before we leave for southern destinations.

Yesterday was stressful because we forgot the Honda floormats we ordered and sent to our son's house where we were supposed to pick them up at Thanksgiving (and of course forgot).  So we had that hour side trip before we could leave the Seattle area (at least we remembered before we left for Vancouver!).  We had to get to Washougal before 2:00 to pick up a Trimetric battery monitor (and just in time)!

Wonderful time with friends last night and breakfast at kids place today.  Plans for Fantastic Beasts with family and leftovers afterwards (all thanks to being able to stay another night!).

Front wheels off, handlebars and mirrors down - it worked!
Bag chairs and give-away stuff (we always seem to have) too!
Mods:  I'm calling this a mod at least!  We "installed" the floormats in the CRV and took this opportunity to see if the bikes and bike rack would fit inside.  I haven't liked them exposed to all this rain during the drives and under cover when we're stopped.  Plus taking them on and off and the bouncing on many rough roads.  We don't anticipate being able to use them until we get out of the rain so we'll leave them in the CRV, protected and hassle free until we get to areas where we can use them more regularly!  It was very tight but looks like it will work well PLUS we have one seat in the back still open and room from groceries and chairs!  Yeah!

Highlights:  Being able to stay two nights instead of one to take care of mail and financial stuff and more fun with family!

Lowlights:  More brain fades and stress forgetting the floor mats!




Tuesday, November 22, 2016

I can see clearly now (I hope)

This girl is super excited because DH (dear husband) climbed the ladder, unscrewed a plate that went around our back-up camera on the motorhome and adjusted the viewing angle UP so I can see further back while we are driving.
Pat loosened the allen screws on each
side to tilt the camera up or down

Previously I could see most of the car but not the bikes on the bike rack and definitely not the traffic behind us (we'd use side mirrors but at least one car behind us could be hidden!).

When we hit the road later this week, I'll let you know if the adjustment was successful but I'm hopeful the viewing will be MUCH better!!

Back up camera (hard to see here) that also monitors
 behind us while towing