-
Missouri Nice
We often end up in State Parks when traveling and needing a place to stay for the night. I’d rather be a bit closer to nature and don’t mind supporting public parks by feeding them a few bucks. On this trip we’ve hit a state park in Missouri and a couple in Arkansas so far,…
-
Managing Data While Traveling
We’re finally back on the road again, this time heading south to find something interesting in Louisiana or thereabouts. Part of our pre-trip activity is to set our devices up to minimize data usage. We’ve always had low limits on our cell phone data plans, so staying online without burning through our plan has been…
-
Pop-Rivets and HDPE
The Coachmen Crossfit/Beyond comes from the factory with about a foot of empty space behind the drivers seat. On our first trip, we simply piled random stuff in that space. That didn’t work too well, so I built a small cabinet with flip-down panels that I hoped would make that space more usable. The cabinet…
-
Keeping my Lithium Battery Warm
If you are familiar with lithium batteries (LiFePo4) you know that they are not happy when they are cold. Charging a LifePo4 battery when the battery is below freezing or storing it below -4°F will damage the battery. Some batteries have built-in circuitry that cuts off charging at damaging temperatures and some have built-in heaters.…
-
Traveling Technology – Navigation and Mapping
No doubt that modern navigation technology – GPS & mapping apps – have made navigation much easier. Navigation apps however, still have a lots of opportunity for improvement. Here’s my rant take on the current state of smartphone navigation apps. A navigation application usable for long distance travel needs to have a features that are…
-
Scratch One Turkey
… and one campervan windshield. The turkey came from the left ditch and flew across the road from left to right. I ducked, the bird did not. The strike was hard enough to break the windshield but not hard enough to put the turkey inside the van, so no free turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. It…
-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
