Darren's RV Adventures

The first year we got our camper we went out a good bit.  The second year we were shopping for a house and then moving, so we didn't get to do any camping that year.  The next year we only managed to get out a couple of times. I often wonder how many days of camping are enough to really warrant the expense of the camper.  We got a deal on our camper, so we don't have payments, but towing it incurs more in fuel costs than normal driving.  I only own the truck so that I can tow a camper (it was the plan when I got the truck).  We don't keep the camper at the house, so there are storage fees. I'd like to think, even counting all of that, if I get a couple of weeks a year camping, I'm doing pretty good.  We managed to get a long weekend in early Spring this year, but we might not get another trip until Late summer or early fall.  We are taking a trip to the opposite coast in July, but it's not nearly long enough to be able to drive it with the camper. I like h

What is Sous Vide? Sous vide (pronounced sue-veed) , means “under vacuum” in French, and refers to the process of vacuum-sealing food in a bag, then cooking it to a very precise temperature in a water bath.  It sounds complicated, but it's really simple and the tools for this have become very affordable. How does this relate to RV life? My RV adventures are not those of a full time RVer, but the same techniques would certainly work.  I've only recently become exposed to sous vide cooking, but it's already made our camping easier.  You can cook a surprising number of things using this method, and because the majority of the items are already vacuum sealed, once they're cooked they can be stored in the refrigerator until you need them later. Caveat. The sous vide cooker and cooking process require electricity.  I keep forgetting to plug my Kill-O-Watt meter in to see just how much it uses.  This might not be suitable for boondocking (dry camping) because of t