With all good intentions, Melinda and I got up early in order to beat the 100+ degree temperature today. Gear on, check!... GoPro's aligned, check!...Gas tanks filled, check!.... Warm up engines, silence. Nothing! What??!? Melinda's motorcycle started perfectly at home! It was time to problem solve! After checking over the bike, we concluded that we needed a new battery. This is where having technology out in the wilderness helps! We fired up the hot spot and range

As we"dry camp" about 80% of the time, we decided it was time to add an additional battery to our 5th Wheel. We already had two Trojan T-1275 batteries and they were doing a great job, but I wanted to add one more...just to be safe. Who wouldn't want more power? Here is what our new battery configuration looks like. We're happy to share with you the steps involved in adding the 3rd battery....read on Here is our original setup, with two Trojan T-1275 batteries. Here is t

This is our first “how to” video, so please be kind with the comments. I’m sure I said something incorrectly while trying to look at the camera and speak at the same time. 😊 We created this video as we just completed adding the GoPower TS-50 Transfer Switch in our Bighorn 5th wheel. Then we realized it was too late to create the video. GoPower to the rescue!! Graciously, they shipped a loaner device so that we could create the video. Big KUDOS to GoPower. They are awes

We spent 2 weeks at Wickiup Reservoir in July of 2016. The weather was perfect for riding...around 75-80 degrees. Jim's motorcycle broke down, so while we we in Bend getting it fixed, Melinda found a new helmet and you can see her showing it off in the picture below. We gathered a few Sugar Pine cones to decorate our patio at home. We must have seen thousands of these Sugar Pine cones...they are awesome. Of course after a long day of riding, you need to enjoy an ice c