by Sean Michael | Mar 25, 2010 | Camping Abroad, Maintenance, RV Lifestyle, Video
I like stuff. But stuff breaks. There’s a Bob Dylan song in which the old man croons, “Everything is broken.” Sometimes I feel this way about my stuff. What’s wrong with my stuff? Why does all of my stuff seem to break? Because everyone’s...
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 | Nov 6, 2008 | Maintenance, Product Review, Rough Cuts, RV Products, Video
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Inherent in this time honored wisdom (originally uttered by English jurist Henry de Bracton some 800 years ago) is the notion that smart folks spend a little money to avoid spending a lot of money. As applied to RVs:...
by Sean | Sep 3, 2008 | Maintenance, RV Lifestyle, Video
In a recent blog post, we discussed our mysterious tire wear. One of our tires has been rapidly wearing on the inside, in a pattern suspiciously reminiscent of crop circles. What was causing this strange phenomenon? A number of theories were offered, including bad...
by Sean | Aug 10, 2008 | Dealership, Maintenance, Video
Remember when you were a child? You’d receive new toys with no concept that they might someday actually break. You’d tear open that shiny new package, rip out the contents, and start putting your new acquisition through hell. Ah, those were the days. As...
by Sean | Aug 4, 2008 | Maintenance, Video
In a little over a year of ownership, we’ve had three flat tires on our Airstream. The first occurred in Myers Flat, California. After rolling into one of the prettiest private campgrounds in California’s redwood forests, our tire died. We woke up the next...