Wanna know how much stuff we just packed into our last day here at the bottom of the Oregon Coast? 1. Drove down towards Brookings, OR and stopped to check out the campground at Harris Beach. This campground looks amazing and it's now on our list of places to stay…
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About three weeks ago, we installed a new ProPride hitch. We'd been fairly happy with our old weight-distribution hitch, but it was starting to get old…cracks showing up in the hitch block, chain links showing wear, saddles getting slightly bent over time… We also occasionally had the slightest bit of…
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We were watching the weather pretty closely this morning to see if we might be able to make it over Lookout Pass safely to get to Spokane today. It was clearing up fast and at around 11am we decided we'd go for it. See you later Missoula! Weather when we…
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Do you hear that?What?That woop woop woooop sound?No.Is that just a suspension squeak or something?Dunno. Feel that jerking?Isn't that just the bumpy road?No, it's like a tugging – like something's pulling us backward.Seems like just the bumps in the road to me.No, it is different… WHOOOMP! Bing! Uh oh – we've…
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As long as we've been on the road, we're still occasionally finding places that we think "I could stay much longer in this place." The Florida Panhandle is one of those places. I thought I'd show you a few of the houses here on the gulf coast, in case you…
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This morning we got up early (see today's post about the 6am PVC cutters next door) and called a nearby body shop to get an appointment for an estimate to fix the damage to our truck. We met Scott over at Mahnke at 9am and he took a thorough look…
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While we were driving in Silverton yesterday we were rear-ended. Now we're trying to figure out how this will affect our future travel plans (we're supposed to be in Denver on Tuesday). Our hitch wasn't damaged, but the tailgate, bumper, and left rear quarter panel all need replacing. If we…
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When towing a tandem-axle trailer with a pickup, you have eight tires on the ground (or more, if you have a dual set-up.) Eight tires means double the probability of a tire problem, and all that weight means the consequences of a failure are much worse. You may not want…
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**Update: We've recently posted a more detailed, step-by-step of our method of car-topping the Hobie Tandem Island. Check it out here if you're interested.** As you may notice from the number of posts we make from locations near lakes, streams, and the ocean – we love the water. We've both…
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While we were at at home for a few days last week, we noticed that the Explorer was making a little ticking sound. Exhaust manifold leak? Head gasket? So we made an appointment at the Ford dealer for service and took it in for a look on Thursday. We had…
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