Feb 28
Getting the RV Ready
For the first time since 2013 we’re hitting the road again for several months, returning to Lake Havasu City in October.
Our first “destination” is SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, TX on March 10 – 17.
To get ready for our upcoming trip, we had a lot to do to get ready . . .
Feb 18
We needed a tire inflator for both our Jeep and RV. After one of our RV tires ran flat without us knowing, we were eager to get something for those low pressure times. We also purchased a TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) which we’ll talk about in a later article. Anyway, we also needed a fairly fast inflator for our Jeep tires. When we go off-road, we usually deflate our tires from on-road pressure of 35 PSI to 20 PSI. However, when we come off-road, we want to spend as little time as possible re-inflating our Jeep tires.
We’ve tried the under-$100 inflators that you can pick up at Home Depot, Lowes, etc, but our experience with these types was bad. They just didn’t have the “guts” necessary to inflate a 115 PSI RV tire.
After reading several on-line reviews, we bought the Slime Pro Power Tire Inflator for about $80. It lasted about 10 minutes trying to inflate an RV tire. Then the Slime inflator literally fell apart — screws in the compressor become undone. The good thing was that we were able to return it for a full refund.
Slime Pro Power Tire Inflator
After reading many reviews, this time we opted for the VIAIR 400P-RV Automatic Portable Compressor (about $250). Finally, we also recommend the TireMinder pressure gage (about $40) as it’s a fast and accurate way to measure RV and auto tire pressures.
Feb 18
But first a photo from our Valentine’s Day Jeep trip to McCracken Mine . . .
McCracken Mine (that’s Marv in the photo)
REDNECK LEAK FIX
There’s a leak in the roof of our washer/dryer shed. I discovered it a year ago, but just haven’t bothered to fix it.
To properly repair it, I really should remove the roof shingles and reroof the shed. However, I’m not motivated. Since it doesn’t rain often, I came up with a shortcut that should work . . .
01 – Attach an aluminum paint tray . . .
02 – . . . under the roof vent . . .
03 – . . . and drain the water outside
QED
Feb 16
We’ll be hitting the road soon for Texas, but before we leave Arizona I wanted to get in at least one desert Jeep trip.
So on Valentine’s Day myself and three others drove our two Jeeps to McCracken Mine. We left the campground at 9 am and returned in the afternoon at about 4 pm.
McCracken Mine Trip (click to enlarge map)
Most of the ride was on Alamo Road, a desert freeway, complete with street signs and mile markers:
Alamo Road Crossing
The trip was dusty as hell, but the desert was very green and close to blooming.
Feb 10
Colorado River Below the Parker Dam (click to enlarge)
A few days ago we took a trip down to Parker Dam to visit some friends who are camping at the Sundance RV Resort.
We took a water taxi across the Colorado and ate at Black Pearl Restaurant.
Long story short . . . a good time was had by all.
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