They say everything’s bigger in Texas, so it should come as no surprise that for our first time ever pulling our fifth-wheel, we took off on an epic road trip from Arlington, Texas to Vancouver, Canada. We had thirteen days to get to Vancouver so we could pick up Dawn’s mom and embark on an…
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A site to see…finally!
After our brief stay in Colorado, we headed for our next destination, Utah Lake State Park. Along the way, we made a stop in Moab in super-hot weather for diesel and for me to check the torque on the lug nuts on our trailer wheels. In the process, I cracked one of my Craftsman sockets,…
The sixth time’s the charm?
The next day, we got around and resolved to try to get help with our trailer brakes in Abilene…AFTER we secured all the stuff that fell down during our first 100 miles the night before. I actually had to break out my cordless nail gun to reaffix some trim pieces that had fallen down –…
No brakes, No problem?!?
All of our preparations for leaving were finally done: I’d quit my job, we’d sold almost all of our stuff, we finally had gotten a fifth-wheel hitch and bed lid installed, and we were all packed up. It took us pretty much all. day. long. to get everything situated. The RV park where we’d kept…
Our path to downsizing led to a road
Several years ago, I read a Berenstain Bears book to the kids titled The Berenstain Bears Help Those in Need. In the book, Mama Bear has a dream where all of the bears’ things are coming at her from the dresser, from the attic, from everywhere, chanting “Too MUCH Stuff! TOO much stuff!” I remember thinking, “Man, I’m…
Younger Every Day 