Michael Janke

Chasing Fresh Air and Sunshine

The Coachmen Crossfit

Deciding to purchase a Class ‘B’ was hard. But surprisingly, picking the make and model really wasn’t. The Chassis. All class B’s are built on one of three chassis: Mercedes Sprinter, Ram Promaster and Ford Transit. Sprinter and Promaster are by far the most popular, but I really wasn’t enthused about either. Sprinters are the…

2019-09-26
A’s B’s and C’s

As we grew older, car/tent camping got old. My wife is a traveler at heart, not a camper, so the primitiveness of tents, having to cook outdoors, and the lack of a bathroom meant that we only tent camped as a last resort. Nothing that a small travel trailer can’t fix, so we bought one…

2019-09-26
On Camping

I grew up in a family that camped early and often. We were classic 1960’s tent campers, familiar with the outdoors, campfires and nature. Sleeping under canvass and stomping around in the woods were second nature. I never really stopped camping, though my style evolved over time, from car/tent camping to wilderness canoe camping… …and…

2019-09-26
Republican National Convention Protests Sept 01 2008

The protests started out with an ‘official’ rally up on the capitol grounds. In other words, one that had the proper permits. There looked to be 5000 or so people there, many of them curiosity seekers like myself. Some of them had banners, flags and other assorted propaganda. The speakers at the rally were pathetic,…

2008-09-02
Republican National Convention Protests Sept 01 2008 – Con’t

There real protest march (the one with the official permit) was much larger, calmer and better organized. The march was pretty much a wide street full of people stretching out for between 5 and 10 blocks. Pretty impressive, really. The St Paul PD used a small jeep like thing with a brightly lit ‘Follow Me’…

2008-09-02