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30-amp Shore Power Mod (at home)
When Usain isn’t out on the highways and byways of the USA, he sits in our driveway. To keep all of his technology cool in the summary he needs the AC on, which requires more power than his batteries can survive on over a number of days. To solve that problem, I installed 30-amp receptacle…
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2022 Utah Trip Recap
08/31/2022 – 10/07/2022 # Date Campsite City State Type 1 Sept 2022 Nine Eagles State Park Davis City IA State Park 2 Sept 2022 Martie and Robert’s Farm Newton KS Mooch-docking 3 Sept 2022 Shiloh Vineyard & Winery WaKeeney KS Harvest Hosts 4 Sept 2022 Country Road Vines and Wines Fort Morgan CO Harvest Hosts…
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Back Home Again
Below is an updated map of Usain’s travels. We actually traveled through Oklahoma’s pan handle but Lisa said it doesn’t count because we didn’t stop and do anything there. That’ll change on our next trip south after the holidays.
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2022 Niagara Falls Trip Recap
07/19/2022 – 08/09/2022 # Date Campsite City State Type 1 July 2022 Wapsipinicon State Park Anamosa IA State Park 2 July 2022 High Cliff State Park Sherwood WI State Park 3 July 2022 Pell’s Pie Patch & Family Farm Gould City MI Harvest Hosts 4 July 2022 Bay City State Park Bay City MI State…
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Camp Table Add-on
We’ve come across many different types of campsites where a picnic table isn’t available for our Portable Induction Cooktop Add-on to cook outside. There are also times when it’s handy to have a small outside table for other uses. We purchased a table from Amazon that is height adjustable and folds up enough to go…
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Gas Camping Stove Add-on
Update: We no longer use this stove after replacing it with the Portable Induction Stove Add-on. Usain’s induction cooktop is very nice, but cooking inside the van creates a lot of heat and moisture so we cook outside as much as we can. We purchased a small Coleman camping gas stove that uses the small…
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2022 Loess Hills Trip Recap
07/09/2022 – 07/14/2022 # Date Campsite City State Type 1 July 2022 Louisville State Recreation Area Louisville NE State Park 2 July 2022 Lewis and Clark State Park Onawa NE State Park 3 July 2022 Loess Hills Hideaway Cabins and Campground Moorhead IA Campground
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Clothes Drawers Mod
Another relatively quick mod was to add extensions to backs and sides of the closet drawers. Lisa thought we could pack more clothes into the drawers without them spilling out if the sides of the drawers were taller, essentially making them deeper. She was right! Rather than rebuilding the drawers I simply inserted some thinner…
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Custom Bed Baskets Mod
We end up spending a lot of time on the beds which also serve as our inside lounge chairs in Usain. This is where we work, stream, read, and watch TV when we are not busy with outside activities. One thing noticeably missing is drink holders. With the speaker bar moved (see my Speaker Bar…
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Cutting Board Feet Mod
Very likely the quickest mod I’ve made to Usain was to add rubber feet to the sink cover that doubles as a cutting board when flipped over. The Corian sink cover comes standard with the Boldt but when used as a cutting board beside the sink we didn’t want to scratch the surface. The solution…