by Sean Michael | Aug 13, 2013 | Airstream, Blog, Fuel Costs, Generators, Overnight Parking, Product Review, RV Products
Lately our 3000 Watt generator “Franklin” has been having trouble powering our Airstream air-conditioning unit. It runs the A/C for a while, then overloads. Then it takes a smoke break. Then we get all hot and steamy, and not in an enjoyable way. So...
by Sean Michael | Jul 30, 2013 | Blog, Fuel Costs, Maintenance, Product Review, RV Products, SEEMORE, Towing
Why do we use cetane boosting fuel additive in our beloved diesel pickup truck SEEMORE? Last year, sadly, SEEMORE suffered a catastrophic engine failure. Specifically, the EGR (environmental gas recirculation) cooler failed. We ended up needing to replace both the EGR...
by Sean Michael | Dec 15, 2009 | Airstream, Blog, Fuel Costs, Maintenance, Video
One of the primary missions of our website is to document RV ownership. We like to help educate newcomers to RV camping. It can all be a little perplexing at first. So why haven’t we talked about liquefied propane (LP)? Well folks, now you know what’s inside...
by Sean Michael | Mar 13, 2009 | Blog, Fuel Costs
I’ve written previously that it’s the best of times, and the worst of times. (If you’re going to rip off a writer, why not Dickens?) Unfortunately it’s the “worst” part of that equation that dominates our headlines, and often our...
by Sean Michael | Feb 23, 2009 | Airstream, Blog, Fuel Costs
As you might imagine, the past year has been no barrel of laughs for the RV industry. If Hollywood ever makes a feature film about this era, it will fall squarely in the “disaster” category. There’s been a perfect storm of events that have conspired...
by Sean | Jun 30, 2008 | City Parks, Fuel Costs, Uncategorized, Video
Have high gas prices got you down? Have you been pondering whether to even take an RV trip this summer? Are you considering driving your daily commute in an electric golf cart? Fear not, my friends. You can have your RV, and camp in it too. Of course, the secret is...