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Learning to Drive an RV at High Speed

I spent the day Friday hanging out at the campground. One thing I noticed on Thursday was that I couldn’t get the backup camera to work. I asked if someone could come take a look. A couple of guys spent several minutes; they couldn’t get it to work either. I would make it without a backup camera for theContinue reading “Learning to Drive an RV at High Speed”

Learning to Drive an RV at Low Speed

I took delivery of the RV on Wednesday afternoon. It was Thursday afternoon before I decided that I really had to figure out how to drive the RV. The first step was to unhook everything. It went well until I got to the power compartment. The door wouldn’t open. Buying a coach on consignment made for a sticky situation, butContinue reading “Learning to Drive an RV at Low Speed”

Taking Delivery of a New-to-Me RV

I’m back, finally. My goal is to keep posts coming more regularly. After a lot of Internet shopping and network building, I bought a 2005 Newmar Mountain Aire diesel pusher recreational vehicle (RV) in Great Bend, Kansas. My home was about 115 miles from Great Bend. Driving experiences in my past did not include a 40’ vehicle. DrivingContinue reading “Taking Delivery of a New-to-Me RV”

RV Shopping

There has been a big gap in my blog. Sorry about that. Life has been good. My promise is to be much more regular going forward. When last we communicated, I had decided to shop for an RV. Key requirements were diesel pusher, washer/dryer, separate living areas, and not more than $120,000. That drove meContinue reading “RV Shopping”

Learning from Others (or Creating a Network)

When the thought of buying an RV (recreational vehicle) started seriously crossing my mind, I started doing a lot of research on the Internet. I also mentioned my thought to everyone I saw or talked to (except my sister because I knew she would think I was crazy). I wound up with a significant networkContinue reading “Learning from Others (or Creating a Network)”

Meet Me

I spent 42 years working as an Aerospace Engineer, a career choice I made because of loving math and learning to fly. 2020 brought Covid-19 with a lot of working from home and employment uncertainty. When my employer offered a voluntary layoff, I took them up on it. August 13 (a Thursday) was my lastContinue reading “Meet Me”