by Stormy Shafer | Jun 1, 2020 | electrical, exterior remodeling, renovation, Technical
I love watching clouds, especially building storm clouds. They’re so pretty and visually dramatic. But I don’t really love seeing them when I know that right underneath, I need to be sitting ten feet up on an RV roof, ripping out an old vent, leaving a big hole, and having to get the new one dropped in, fastened, and the seams sealed before anything starts dropping out of those clouds!
by Stormy Shafer | Jun 10, 2019 | emotional journey, exterior remodeling, idgie, Interior remodeling, jeep, lighting, renovation, travel trailer, Travel trailer towing
Suffice to say, the first leg of my full time RV life was a journey of epic proportions, both in terms of time and distance, and of mental/emotional ground covered. Here are the highlights of the lead-up stage, before Idgie and I really got on the road. More to follow in subsequent posts.
by Stormy Shafer | May 26, 2018 | electrical, exterior remodeling, lighting, renovation, RVing, travel trailer, Travel trailer towing
In an earlier post, I mentioned that I’d soon need to be replacing the non-functioning, ugly taillights on Wildheart. Well, that time came about a month ago, as I began getting ready to take her in for her state inspection. In between days of rain, a sunny afternoon...
by Stormy Shafer | May 2, 2018 | electrical, exterior remodeling, leaks, lighting, RVing, travel trailer
Since I had taken delivery of my trailer, I knew the porchlight wasn’t working. I believe the culprit was corrosion in the switch, due to — you guessed it — water intrusion from lack of proper installation. Once again, no butyl tape had been used to...
by Stormy Shafer | Apr 18, 2018 | Downsides, electrical, exterior remodeling, lighting, renovation, RVing, travel trailer
This post is actually out of order, but I was so excited to show you my new backsplash, so I posted that one first. Before that, however, came one of the reasons I didn’t get that job done sooner: The Leak. Now, admittedly, I’m a rank amateur at all this. I have yet...
by Stormy Shafer | Apr 9, 2018 | Downsides, exterior remodeling, improvising, Interior remodeling, leaks, rv storage, RVing, storage, travel trailer, wildheart
Last Sunday dawned gray and with a few brisk gusts. Great. A chilly, breezy day in which a good bit of my work would need to be outside. Of course. Well, there was nothing to be done about it, so I went out after breakfast and got right to pulling away the worn and...
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