Help with living inLazy Daze April 13, 2010, 12:00:44 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111765My wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? 3) What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it.(Note: in the one big storage compartment(front drivers side) we currently have a small air compressor so we can inflate tires wherever we are).4) Per 3) above how do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? 5) Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor(we have one that plugs into 12v).6) How and where do you store cookware.7) We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? 9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use.Thank you for any suggestions.Bob
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #1 – April 13, 2010, 12:30:56 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111766Quote9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. I'll let others with a RB speak to where they store things. As for the shower and toilet, we always use our own...that way, we know who's been sitting on the pot and standing in the shower! ;-) The only exception we might make is if we're dry camping for an extended period beyond what we know our tank capacities will carry us. However, if we're in a full hookup situation, or only dry camping for a few days, we use our own facilities.Linda Hylton http://earl-linda.blogspot.com/
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #2 – April 13, 2010, 12:33:28 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111767On 4/13/2010 8:59 AM, Bob wrote:Quote My wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? We have hooks that fit over wardrobe doors and a tension rod that extends we can put up in shower or almost anywhere if we aren't traveling. (Target) 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? see above 3) What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it.(Note: in the one big storage compartment(front drivers side) we currently have a small air compressor so we can inflate tires wherever we are). We have a propane Weber and we store it in the cupboard you mention-it is the only one big enough 4) Per 3) above how do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? My husband got a tire pressure gauge that has a long hose to make it easier to measure inside tires. Inflate-we go to a gas station.5) Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor(we have one that plugs into 12v). Smart up??we don't know what that is so I guess we don't use it-let us know if it is good! 6) How and where do you store cookware. Under sink, stacked-we try to keep it to minimum and use pieces for mutlitple uses.7) We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). We cannot turn on gas ahead of time where we store our rig so we also have a cooler along usually-we actually put it outside, locked with a bike lock attached to anything handy-even rig ladder. While traveling in shower or on floor in back. I put a shower rubber mat under it in shower so it wouldn't scratch shower. We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? Also no toad- I try not to have much out that I cannot store quickly and what does need storing when we move goes in a cupboard right below where it sits out. Also sink makes a fairly secure place to put things when you move. Computer goes on floor under table near where it plugs in. I hate clutter so I try to keep it to a minimum.9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. We figure we paid good money for our rear bath so we use it! After a while-practice makes perfect-empting the tanks is not sich a big deal. Hope this helps we have learned so much from others, want to pass it on.Quote Barbara and Bob, also in rear bathThank you for any suggestions.Bob[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #3 – April 13, 2010, 12:48:31 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111768On Apr 13, 2010, at 8:59 AM, Bob wrote:QuoteMy wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? We installed a couple of spring-loaded bars in the dome over the shower and hang wet towels and clothing there to dry.--Al in Bremerton --2002 26.5 MB
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #4 – April 13, 2010, 12:53:10 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111769Quote My wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb>> Hey Bob, Congrats on your trip!! Here are my short answers to help:Quote 1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? Leave the big fluffy towels at home and aim for the smaller, thinner ones for fast drying. Hang them in the shower on refrigerator bars that you put up in the skylight. Only 1 towel each allowed.Quote2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? Folding plastic rack from Camping World (or Walmart?) that fits in the shower (flat when not in use, standing when in use). Can move it outside if want. Or hang on hooks in the shower- we have some around the edge, screwed into the metal rim of the skylight.Quote3) What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it.(Note: in the one big storage compartment(front drivers side) we currently have a small air compressor so we can inflate tires wherever we are). Weber Baby Q- store wherever it will fit in your rig. We have MB and store it at an angle under the fridge, in an inside compartment. Hope a RB owner can help you with that.4) Per 3) above how do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? Have the metal Tireman valve stems installed. They have "flow through" valves on the end. Then every morning before you leave, use a digital air pressure gauge to check all 6 tires in less than a minute. Press and go. Use your little air compressor if need be, although it shouldn't be necessary but every few months, really. Some gas station tire inflators work, some make the situation worse. I like having my little air compressor on board with us.Quote 5) Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor(we have one that plugs into 12v). I don't know what a "smart up" is. Guess I need to smarten up on that! We've charged our laptops many times without incident on both the 12v and the inverter.Quote6) How and where do you store cookware. Get the nesting set from Camping world, with removable handles that are interchangeable. I cannot find it on CW's website, but here is another nice set: http://tinyurl.com/y93t7m8 Make sure you don't buy more than you need. A collapsible silicone bowl, strainer, and measuring cups may be helpful too. Throw it all under the kitchen sink. If it doesn't fit, you probably have too many.7) We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). Yes, I'm afraid that is overkill. Why so much? Unless you're sitting for weeks in one spot, you will be going by a lot of stores during your travel. It is easy to pop into Walmart for more groceries, easier to shop than at home even, because it's on your way. So move that cooler on out to give you some space.Quote We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? Try to keep most of your outside items in your outside compartments. I have had a lonely stool stolen before, although it may have looked like we left it. But that was only once and you shouldn't have a problem with chairs, mats, hammocks, and such outside while you're gone. Do lock up your bikes though, just to be sure, although you'll probably be riding those.Quote9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. Blah! I hate using campground facilities. And you have a 10-year-old son, right? I think everyone will be happier if you get that stuff out of the shower, use it every evening or two, and allow the use of your toilet for all instances EXCEPT people's "special time", when they can trot themselves over to the bathhouse. And even then I wouldn't get too adamant about it because when you're traveling with kids, you want to make life as pleasant as possible and flexibility is key. You have access to dump stations, so I'd just relax on the toilet restrictions. Throw a deodorizer in the tank after each emptying of the tanks and forget about it. Have fun!QuoteThank you for any suggestions. You're welcome. Tessa in TX '92 MB- Ciao Baby- experienced traveling for months at a time with 3 kids (call me crazy!)
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #5 – April 13, 2010, 12:56:13 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111770Replies below.best, paul ___ 'Thriving not Surviving' See our websites at www. LazyDazers.com www. Bike70th.net www. SMARTERyellowpages.com & www. ReformUSCongress.orgQuoteMy wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? In the laundry if you just washed them Outside (if you are in an RV Park and they allow it) They make a nice rack that can be supported on the LD's ladderQuote2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? Ditto.Quote3) What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it.(Note: in the one big storage compartment(front drivers side) we currently have a small air compressor so we can inflate tires wherever we are). Don't do it.Quote4) Per 3) above how do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? I have carried a CO2 tank to top off.Quote5) Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor(we have one that plugs into 12v). No.I did use a surge protector to connect to the pedestals at RV ParksQuote6) How and where do you store cookware. Padded to reduce rattle and under the sink.Quote7) We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). Overkill in our experience. Never needed one even when we drove two teen-ager's 3/4 the way across the country.Quote We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? Hang chairs on the ladder.Quote9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. Campground and minimize. However, a grandson had a near death experience whe the campground give him his first encounter with a pit toilet ;o)
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #6 – April 13, 2010, 02:12:15 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111773Quote My wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? Bob, we use the smaller of these drying racks. It fits in the shower stall while we travel and can be moved outside while we are parked. http://tinyurl.com/y6ad24b Joe Hamm-2003 MB
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #7 – April 13, 2010, 02:42:02 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111775QuoteMy wife, son, and I are on our first journey with our 2001 26.5 rb diesel and could use some help. The following are things we are trying to sort out and would appreciate any idea on.1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ?Bob, we use the smaller of these drying racks. It fits in the shower stall while we travel and can be moved outside while we are parked. http://tinyurl.com/y6ad24b Joe Hamm-2003 MB Ditto. These racks work great. I just hung this closet rod http://tinyurl.com/y2zhgfa in the skylight frame of our 30'. It will be used for drying or for whatever coats might be in season. If used in the 30' shower skylight, it should not be centered in the frame; rather it should be moved towards the window a bit to allow for the intrusion of the in-door pantry into the shower space when the door is closed.ChrisChris
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #8 – April 13, 2010, 03:48:40 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111777When we had an RB, we did store a few things in the shower, but in a way that it just took a couple of minutes to empty it out. Ask Andy about his "Navy shower" routine, guaranteed to save tons of water and extend the holding capacity of your gray water tank! We never got that good, but I was able to wash hair, shave legs, and do the rest of the usual shower routine on next to no water by using the on/off valve on the shower handle itself. Basically, you wet down, turn off, wash or whatever, turn on, rinse off. Repeat as necessary for hair, leg shaving, etc. Never leave the water running! You can get quite a few showers in that way before you have to dump. And, since we boondock almost exclusively, we don't mind spacing out showers. :-)Once in awhile, we would spend the night at a KOA or similar, with highly rated showers and bathroom facilities, and take a more extensive and luxurious shower.You should never need a cooler. We did the same thing (take one along) the first couple of trips, then learned the error of our ways. Clever people like you can figure out to get an amazing quantity of stuff in the 'fridge, and as someone else mentioned, there are stores almost everywhere. Take advantage! We used to take a surf-fishing rod with us on many trips, and found a way to store that 121-foot long beast inside the RV and not in our way. The longer you use your LD, the more clever you get about developing storage routines and spaces that you would never think of if you weren't in the thing 24/7 for a week or two at a time.Hope this helps!Sonsie
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #9 – April 13, 2010, 03:54:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111778On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Bob wrote:Quote 1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? We bought a bunch of white micro-fiber towels (Aquis brand) at Bed Bath & Beyond and use those all the time. They hang on the towel racks provided and dry very fast. They're not huge, and not be as satisfying to use as the long, fluffy towels we all have at home, but we find them quite acceptable. They're "thirsty" and small enough so we can carry several clean sets on board. When they need changing, we stash 'em (dry) in a plastic laundry bag that lives in one of the outside bins. We use our shower and toilet all the time. Can't see the point of having a clean, personal bathroom at our disposal and not using it.Martha in Santa Fe[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #10 – April 13, 2010, 04:23:55 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111779wrote: How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? --- Here are two more options for drying wet towels/clothing; the "clip hanger" hangs over an adjustable plastic tension rod (widely available) installed in the shower area: http://www.stacksandstacks.com/the-eagle-drying-rackhttp://www.stacksandstacks.com/stainless-steel-hanging-drying-rack Note that the clip hangers are best for lightweight items, e.g., wet washrags, underwear, socks, etc. These fit-on-a-plastic-clothes-hanger clips are cheap and widely available; make sure that the plastic clothes hanger dimension fits the hole in the clip! http://www.organize.com/superholdclips.htmlA comment on hanging wet stuff on the rig's ladder...I always did this with wet dog towels when a "clean" surface wasn't a big deal; not a place I'd want to hang clean laundry. Also, be aware that most RV parks usually have "rules" about hanging laundry or anything outside of one's rig; in a campground, it's generally OK. --- What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it. --- The grill I have is no longer made, but if I had to take another, it would be a little charcoal Weber sans the lid. I also carry a butane-cartridge-fueled single burner stove called a "Max Burton"; very handy to cook "smelly" stuff outside the rig. --- Per 3) above how do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? --- I carry a 2-gallon Campbell-Hausfeld 120V air compressor; the current model number is FP2040 (I think). I *would not* be without it. My wheels also have the long/U-shaped brass stems for convenient access.5) Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor(we have one that plugs into 12v). --- Like others, I have no idea what a "smart ups" is, but I do use a Progressive Industries EMS; mine is a portable, but others use the wired-in version.How and where do you store cookware. --- Everyone's needs are different; carry only pieces essential to the way you cook, and use well-made, versatile pieces and place/store them where they are most easily and readily accessible! We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). --- I've carried a couple of folding insulated "coolers" to temporarily house bulky cold stuff between the grocery store and a distant campground on a couple of occasions when I was traveling in hot weather. But I decided that trying to find a place for the things when not in use was too much hassle. IMO, an ice chest is overkill. We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? --- I know that "toad people" - no offense intended! ;-)- carry a lot of stuff in their toads, but I go "toadless" and manage to find places in a 23.5' for what I consider to be "essentials". However, I'm a solo RVer. So, my advice would be to take a very hard look at everything that you think is necessary to drag along, pack it, and pare down your "gottahaveit" list as you go. When you've forgotten that you even have a "whatever", you don't need it! 9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. --- I travel in an RV for a lot of reasons, but at the top of the list is having my own bathroom ....and bed and kitchen! You'll soon learn what works best for your family, but why deprive yourself of one of the true joys or RVing, i.e., dumping the tanks!? ;-) (Check out www.sanidumps.com )Have fun!Joan
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #11 – April 13, 2010, 05:37:27 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111782At 12:43 PM 4/13/2010, I wrote:QuoteWe used to take a surf-fishing rod with us on many trips, and found a way to store that 121-foot long beast inside the RV and not in our way. Well, that's a bit bigger than I had intended. :-) There is no way a fishing pole over 100 feet long could fit in a LD. I meant to say it was 12 feet long!Sonsie
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #12 – April 13, 2010, 06:01:39 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111784We have a stack of those yellow square car drying towels and they work great for drying off after a shower. I used to have trouble drying our nice fluffy towels but gave them up on advice from our members here. I saw a wooden folding towel rack at Walmart today for $13 but I am afraid it's not more than a bunch of dowels that will fall totally apart at the least breeze, bump or jiggle, with all our clean towels on it. One reason we got our LD is so that we would have a shower and toilet and bed. I sure am going to get all the use out of it I can. If we are staying at a nice RV park we do use the showers if they are nice and not too far away. It saves a bit of water heating propane and its nice to stretch out in a roomy shower now and then. If we had a water heater that could be hooked up to electric, we'd use our shower even more.Denise
Re: Help with living in Lazy Daze Reply #13 – April 13, 2010, 11:52:10 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111794"Do you use a smart ups to protect laptops when charging in RV or from invertor" Your laptop's battery makes an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) unnecessary. For that matter, your coach's two "house batteries" plus your inverter constitute a super-powerful UPS. As far as protection against surges goes, many of us have installed whole-house surge suppressors from Surge Guard or Progressive Industries, but those cost a couple of hundred bucks. Your laptop's AC power adapter is actually pretty good protection against dirty power, so I wouldn't worry too much. Like some others here, I never use campground toilets and showers, preferring my own, but many people do--they're certainly a good way to minimize your water usage. Even if you use your own shower, you can greatly reduce your water use by following Sonsie's excellent advice. Once you get used to doing it that way, you should be able to shower and wash hair with less than two gallons per person. (I do it with slightly under one gallon, but I don't shave my legs. ;-) I went without a toad for the first eight years of my RVing travels, so it certainly can be done. It required careful planning: each time I moved from one park to another, enroute I'd dump and fill tanks, do laundry, buy groceries, get propane, get gasoline, collect mail, etc. It made for a busy day, but then I'd be good for another week or two. That said, a little over a year ago I broke down and bought a Honda Fit to tow, and it has made my life SO much easier and more pleasant! :-) Sonsie put it very well: "The longer you use your LD, the more clever you get about developing storage routines and spaces that you would never think of if you weren't in the thing 24/7 for a week or two at a time." And, I'd add, the more time you spend talking with other RVers, who can give you lots of good ideas. You might also want to look through the hints and tips on storage at my "Travels With Andy" website:http://www.andybaird.com/travels/gertie/improv.htm> Oh, and about those wet towels and clothes: I find they dry best in New Mexico or Arizona. :-)Andy Baird http://www.andybaird.com/travels/
Re: Help with living in Lazy Daze Reply #14 – April 14, 2010, 12:36:02 am Yahoo Message Number: 111796On Apr 13, 2010, at 9:51 PM, Andy wrote:QuoteOh, and about those wet towels and clothes: I find they dry best in New Mexico or Arizona. :-) Amen to that, Andy!Martha in Santa Fe[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #15 – April 14, 2010, 09:26:00 am Yahoo Message Number: 111802Our old FL is like a compressed version of yours, but less space. We travel my wife and 2 cats and I, with an occasional 3rd.Quote1) How and where do you store wet towels and how do you dry them ? Installed extra towel racks above the toilet, air dry.Quote 2) How and where do you store wet clothes and how do you dry them ? Wet clothes are not common, but we put a plastic catch mat inside the entryway for wet boots when we come in, with wall hooks for jackets, hats. We also have wall hooks in shower (suction with sealant), but that is also cat room, so don't often use those anymore.Quote 3) What kind of grill do you have for cooking outside and where do you store it. We have a small Weber rectangular propane grill, which I disassemble and re-assemble as we move, so it stores compactly. Spare cylinders stored inside rear spare tire cover.Quote 4) How do you monitor and inflate tires. Do you bring your own compressor and if not how do you keep tires properly inflated? We inflate at gas stations along the way, and have a good manual bike pump for topping off in the boonies.Quote 7) We currently have a portable cooler to supplement the fridge. Is this overkill, or if not where do you store it(we currently store in shower). We can store up to about 2 weeks of food for 2 in the fridge, so we carry nothing else.Quote We are trying to avoid needing a toad. Our issue is not so much the hookups, but things inside that we take out to use. Is there a way to keep most things handy and secure? No toad. We don't worry about most items. They are either too cheap, too grungy, or just not worth the worry. We have folding bikes that we lock to the rear bumper if left out.Quote 9) Do you use the shower and toilet or those at the campground. We currently are using the shower for storage, and the trying to minimize toilet use. We always use our own toilet - Shower about 50% on average. Our shower can convert from catroom in about 5 min, and back to catroom in about 15 min. of wipedown. Hard to beat a warm, endless shower if the cg offers really nice ones for free. We can go from 4 days to a week between dumps, if none where we camp. Note black tank will take a LONG time to fill up if toilet used properly. Some will actually dump dishwater into toilet to extend gray water reserve.Steve
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #16 – April 14, 2010, 05:13:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111810I have not read the other responses, so I apologize if mine is redundant. grill and compressor. We have the Weber 100 clamshell style propane. Works great. Also use a 5-pound propane refillable taknk from Home Depot (smallest refillable available to our knowledge). The disposable cylinders are expensive, inconvenient, and an ecological nightmare. Storage: For the big m
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #17 – April 14, 2010, 05:27:18 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111811Terrific info, Ted. What model do you have? I was trying to visualize the wall file holders under the wardrobe mirror... a RB? What do you store
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #18 – April 15, 2010, 12:37:20 am Yahoo Message Number: 111830Sorry, Tessa--yes, it's a 2004 RB. I'd send a picture, but it's
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #19 – April 15, 2010, 02:27:30 am Yahoo Message Number: 111831Wet towels: We have 2009 Rear Bath, and we love fluffy big towels. I put several over door hangars on the wardrobe door. I sewed strips of twill seam tape onto corners of the towels. They hang on the outside of the closed wardrobe and dry as we drive or park. Works well for us. Pat & Gary in Phideaux Portland, Or[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #20 – April 15, 2010, 11:16:20 am Yahoo Message Number: 111838As usual, our habits differ from the usual. Wet towels or clothes??? If you mean wet towels from showering, we don't have them. Damp yes, wet no! We use our wash cloths to remove most of the water from our skin before reaching for a towel. If we can, we air dry our towels outside. Otherwise they hang on the towel holders on the bath door. As for clothes, we normally wear rip-stop nylon bottoms so if they get wet they dry outside in hours. Traveling in low humidity areas of the country sure helps with all of this.Don't use a grill. We have never had to inflate our tires in the 2.5 years we have owned KoKo. Tires that need air need new stems or something. I check the air pressure weekly with a long hose tire gauge. I check them daily with an IR gun. We carry an air compressor, but have only used it to air up the Jeep tires after driving on sand. Cookwear, what Tessa said. Silcon is great. Nesting pots save space.We have no need for another cooler. We would not travel without a toad. Had to cross a small creek that was flooding this morning. Others had to turn around and go back 40 miles. I guess it depends on what you want to see. We use campground showers when they have them. Most places we stay don't have them. We don't see the need to mess up our clean bath unless we have to. Public facilities are no big deal if you went to private schools, summer camps, served in the military or campaigned a racing sail boat. Heck, now we have a privacy door! Life is good. And Bob, one thing you did not ask for, get your rig weighed. Front and rear axle weights. Then inflate your tires to match the manufacturer's pressures. Such tables can be found online. Where? Many truck stops have scales. Tell the operator you have never done it before and they will explain the drill. As always, our milage seems to differ from the main stream. But, we like it our way.Don & Dorothy Malpas An MB named KoKo and a Jeep named Pelli KoKo Mods Blog SE21, SC54, NW51[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #21 – April 15, 2010, 12:17:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111843--- Don Malpas wrote:Now that is an interesting idea!What!? Koko can't ford a stream? Ciao is laughing! Funny!Great idea.And we like you that way too. Keeps life interesting.Tessa, who is going to try to be quiet now (very soon, I'm sure) '92 MB - Ciao Baby!
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #22 – April 15, 2010, 12:39:05 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111845Yeah, weird. And Koko is a four wheel drive, too ;o)best, paul (running and ducking....) ___ 'Thriving not Surviving' See our websites at www. LazyDazers.com www. Bike70th.net www. SMARTERyellowpages.com & www. ReformUSCongress.org
Re: Help with living inLazy Daze Reply #23 – April 15, 2010, 10:41:51 pm Yahoo Message Number: 111858Quote As usual, our habits differ from the usual. Wet towels or clothes??? If you mean wet towels from showering, we don't have them. Damp yes, wet no! We use our wash cloths to remove most of the water from our skin before reaching for a towel. HAH! I thought I was the only one doing this. Works great. The washcloth gets 95% of the water off; by the time I'm done wiping down the shower, the air takes care of almost all the rest. The only thing I use the towel for is the final pass over my hair. Wring out the washcloth and it dries quickly; the towel has virtually nothing on it so it too dries fast. -- Jon
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