by Stormy Shafer | Sep 1, 2018 | America, emotional journey
I didn’t write yesterday because honestly, I was just getting myself acclimated to what it means to live out of my rig. I say “out of” rather than “in,” because when your main living space consists of a 17′ x 7′ box that offers only a not-quite-three-foot...
by Stormy Shafer | Aug 31, 2018 | adventure, emotional journey, Full-timing, idgie, jeep, on the road, RVing, travel trailer, Travel trailer towing, weather
This Labor Day weekend—August 31 through September 3—is my very first camping in my newly remodeled travel trailer. In fact, it is my first-ever stay in an RV in my whole life.
by Stormy Shafer | Jul 26, 2018 | Interior remodeling, Preparedness, renovation, rv storage, storage, travel trailer
One of the things I discovered was that underneath the front deck, behind the center bench of the U-shaped dinette, is a BUNCH of wasted space. Wasted, because it’s covered beneath a permanently affixed top surface, which I first started eyeing because that surface is clearly too thin and flimsy to support much. I realize that in regular camping concepts, it wouldn’t need to support much. But in a fulltime living situation, every single space must earn its keep.
by Stormy Shafer | Jul 21, 2018 | Full-timing, improvising, Interior remodeling, kitchen, renovation, RVing, storage, travel trailer
I’ve been so busy working on the trailer, and sorting and packing up my household items for storage, donation or my upcoming moving sale, that I haven’t had time to post here for a couple months. Frustrations At first, it was quite frustrating, because every weekend...
by Stormy Shafer | Jun 11, 2018 | electrical, Full-timing, RVing, travel trailer
Another of the smaller, but quite important, projects I’ve accomplished recently is the installation of the proper kind of battery—or, in this case, batteries—for full-time RV living. The trailer arrived with a marine starting battery for its 12v house power. (12v is...
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