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Mar 2

Journey to SXSW – Part 1: Parker, AZ

We plan on arriving in Austin, TX for SXSW on March 10. Here’s how we’re getting there . . .

CASTLE ROCK SHORES (Elevation 400’)
It took us under an hour to get from Crazy Horse Campground in Lake Havasu City to Castle Rock Shores.

A few years ago we had stopped here to check the place out. We liked its location on the Colorado River so we camped there for two nights (February 27 & 28).

Campground Notes:

The road into the campground was full of potholes. It was like driving on the surface of the moon. On this basis alone I’d be hesitant to come back.
Also, our first impression of campground management was not good. The guy in the office sent us to a site that wasn’t vacant. However, we did end up in a better site.
We couldn’t use the 50A service at out site because one of the power legs was out. So 30A it was.
Even though our site was right across from the clubhouse, our view was still very good.
Our campground neighbor’s car alarm (?) went off several times during our first nice.
Cell coverage: Verizon 3G speeds

Campground Photos:

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Feb 28

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Leaving Town for Points East

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 . . .

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Feb 18

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Product Review: VIAIR 400P-RV Automatic Portable Compressor

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.

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Feb 18

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Redneck Leak Fix

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

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Jeepin’ to McCracken Mine, AZ

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.