Darren's RV Adventures

It's that time of year again.  The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival was May 5th and 6th this year and as has become our routine we took the camper out to Ramblin Pines Campground for our shakedown cruise.  We had just finished the bulk of the work on our bedroom remodel so we got to test out the new sleeping arrangements and the wife got to go to Sheep & Wool. The campground is in Woodbine Maryland, which isn't very far from where Sheep & Wool is held so it's a much easier commute to and from the event.  and since we come at the event from the opposite side as 99.99% of everyone else it makes the trip a lot faster. Since last season one of our dogs passed away, and my normal dog sitter was sick so we decided to take Belle with us.  Since she's become the only dog in the house she seems a lot more laid back, so we felt that it wouldn't be too stressful to take her. She's getting a little grey around the mouth, but she still loves to fetch t...

Absolutely the worst photo of the propane detector I could have taken. That isn't the important part of this post. It seems this thing was slowly draining the battery when the RV was in storage for extended periods. We decided to get a switch to put in line so we could secure that power when we stored the RV. This seemed a simple fix. Splice in a switch and that would be it. We picked up a switch and these connectors. Since there wasn't much slack in the wiring, we ended up needing another connector and a jumper, but that isn't really important to the job at hand. A quick hole drilled in the front of the bench seat to put the switch through, some stripping and connecting of wires, and we were in business. The switch is pretty low profile, so it shouldn't get snagged on a pant-leg, or worse, a leg. Now, we can turn it off easily so it won't drain the battery.

The forward compartment has these silly little flap doors. The compartment isn't silly, it's really awesome. The problem is that that this space used to be part of the bed base for the queen-size bed. That means any sufficient breeze could sneak in through those doors an under the bed. Not a great design to keep the humans warm. When we boxed in this section, we thought it would be a great time to insulate the sides that face the inside of the camper to try to keep the inside temperature controlled. We used one 25 foot roll of 24" wide Refletix to insulate the pass-through. I'm hoping it will be sturdy enough to hold up through several seasons. This is where we store such wonders as chock blocks and camp chairs. We finished off the plywood of the bed deck with vinyl, peel and stick planks. They are a little dark but not terrible. We had a piece of quarter-round oak in the garage that was perfect to finish the edge at the wall. We have plenty more little things ...