Some Boxing Day shopping for our little house on wheels. Bought a set of Corelle plates/cups with a retro motive. Also a duvet and some pillows so we don't have to keep dragging our bedding between home and the trailer. Blew another $100, but there's really not much more to buy now. Well, that's not quite true. There's always something more to buy for a trailer!
We're still talking about a trip south in April. With the mild weather we've had over the Christmas period I'm itching to get out camping again!
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Itching to do something!
The trailer has been on my mind lately. I've been worrying about the battery. It's just sitting in the trailer and with the cold weather I'm wondering if it's losing it's charge and what might happen if it does. Well, the weekly Canadian Tire flyer just happened to have an inexpensive battery charger....
Off to Canadian Tire. Purchase one battery charger. I look for an inexpensive battery tester--one I saw on-line--the clerk doesn't know what I am talking about.
I find myself in a manic sort of money spending mood. Oh oh! Well, I've been working, so I have money!
I stop at my favourite camping store. I pick up a portable propane heater (Mr. Heater, Little Buddy model) to use when we are dry camping. I bring my purchases home. I try out the heater. It won't light! Back to the store. I find a clerk and we try to light it. No luck. The supervisor gets involved. We try another heater. Still won't light. Must be a bad batch! The supervisor says this has never happened before. I get my money back. I'm really wound up now.
I come home and research heaters. The local hardware has one that might be suitable. I drive over there. I look, but think that model is just too big for our little trailer. I jump back in the car and dash to Canadian Tire. They have one Coleman Blackcat heater left. I buy it along with a little canister of propane. I bring it home. I light it. Voila! It works beautifully and gets very warm. It will take the chill out out of the trailer no problem.
I research the battery tester at Canadian Tire. Yes they have one. I note the part number and head over. Yes, the clerk says, it's in the isle with the marine supplies (who would have though?).
The next day we drive to the trailer to pick up the battery. Ahhh, the trailer still has the "new" smell in spite of having been sitting idle for over a month.
We bring the battery home. I test it. 75% left. Not bad for sitting in the cold for a month. I put the new little charger to work. Four hours later the battery is fully charged. Now it is sitting on our balcony on "maintenance" mode and will be ready at a moment's notice if we decide to go camping.
It's lovely weather right now. Really quite spring-like. Gets me in the mood for camping. MPW says "it's up to you." I must mull this over....
Off to Canadian Tire. Purchase one battery charger. I look for an inexpensive battery tester--one I saw on-line--the clerk doesn't know what I am talking about.
I find myself in a manic sort of money spending mood. Oh oh! Well, I've been working, so I have money!
I stop at my favourite camping store. I pick up a portable propane heater (Mr. Heater, Little Buddy model) to use when we are dry camping. I bring my purchases home. I try out the heater. It won't light! Back to the store. I find a clerk and we try to light it. No luck. The supervisor gets involved. We try another heater. Still won't light. Must be a bad batch! The supervisor says this has never happened before. I get my money back. I'm really wound up now.
I come home and research heaters. The local hardware has one that might be suitable. I drive over there. I look, but think that model is just too big for our little trailer. I jump back in the car and dash to Canadian Tire. They have one Coleman Blackcat heater left. I buy it along with a little canister of propane. I bring it home. I light it. Voila! It works beautifully and gets very warm. It will take the chill out out of the trailer no problem.
I research the battery tester at Canadian Tire. Yes they have one. I note the part number and head over. Yes, the clerk says, it's in the isle with the marine supplies (who would have though?).
The next day we drive to the trailer to pick up the battery. Ahhh, the trailer still has the "new" smell in spite of having been sitting idle for over a month.
We bring the battery home. I test it. 75% left. Not bad for sitting in the cold for a month. I put the new little charger to work. Four hours later the battery is fully charged. Now it is sitting on our balcony on "maintenance" mode and will be ready at a moment's notice if we decide to go camping.
It's lovely weather right now. Really quite spring-like. Gets me in the mood for camping. MPW says "it's up to you." I must mull this over....
Saturday, 10 December 2011
Hibernation
Well, I really want to make this blog about the trailer and camping experiences, so while "Tony" is snuggly put away for the winter there won't be many posts.
I'm keeping busy and my restlessness is under control as we head into the holiday season.
All the best until the spring!
I'm keeping busy and my restlessness is under control as we head into the holiday season.
All the best until the spring!
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