On 8/21/2009 12:28 PM Mark Tuovinen wrote: > Just looking out for your ankle, the more you stay off of it the faster > the recovery. Besides once you start packing all of that stuff with > you it is a slippery slope and soon you we be eyeing a class C RV. > From there it is only a matter of time until there is a shiny new class > A sitting in your driveway. At that point you have officially gone > over to the darkside and we will have to deny your existence.... I-I hadn't considered that you were looking out for me. You are, of course, absolutely correct to point out the pitfalls and dangers ahead. On the other side, we just got back from a 2-night camping trip at lovely Little Cultus Lake (Deschutes N.F.) and if we had not brought the solar panels & cables I would not have been able to take the opportunity to set the solar controller to "equalize" and give my deep cycle battery some much overdue TLC. Kept the battery topped off, too, which is handy when you are keeping more than food cold in the Norcold: I also had some vancomycin iv drip medication that needs refrigeration. Having said that, my thanks to Mrs Squirrel for doing the majority of the work to get us set up and take care of camp while I struggled around on one leg. The van ran like a champ, and though we were surprised when it dropped to 40F inside the van on the first morning, we were well-prepared the second night with warm shirts to keep our shoulders warm. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano Bend, OR KG6RCR |
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