Not that it is a bad thing… I’ve been parked in Deming, NM all day. It was a big work-day with a promotion going on that needed a lot of my attention. By early evening things had settled enough for me to start thinking of where I am going next…...
In Feb 2011 when I was here I had a brake failure on my way out the White Sands Ntnl Monument. While it was a fairly simple fix, and not all that expensive either, it did dampen my confidence in the van so I cut my trip short. Since a...
As I pulled out of the Hollowman AFB area, I was only a few minutes drive away from White Sands Ntnl Monument so I popped in for a quick look before the weather chased me into Las Cruces for the night. As it turns out, you can rent snow-sleds (or...
Just south of Holloman Air Force Base (between the base and White Sands Ntnl Monument), are a few small lagoons which the AFB allow the public to come and bird-watch and/or camp. This is where I happened to pull into last night about an hour before the sun set, and...
I rolled into Alamogordo, NM late this morning looking for access the the Lincoln National Forest so I could setup camp. The first road that I thought would allow me access was fenced and locked. Though I could hike or bike in I could not drive. I then accessed the...
I drove into El Paso yesterday afternoon only to hang out in a Walmart parking lot for the night and restocked my supplies in the morning. I drove two blocks to a laundry that I spotted coming in to do a load of laundry while I “cleaned house” and setup...
A couple things I am currently doing to help keep my battery use low; – Buy a set of clip on LED lights and use them instead of interior trailer lights – Buy a rechargeable LED flashlight and use it instead of interior trailer lights – Use the laptop battery...
I started with a single deep-cycle battery and 30-watts (2Amp) of solar panels mounted on top of van. This whole package, if purchased brand new, is less than $300. Over time I have slowly upgraded to two batteries. The batteries are rated at a total of 200 Amp Hours. So,...
If I have learned one thing it is that water rules all. How much water you have dictates when you must go back into town to refill. Normally, I carry a total of 10 gallons of water on board. I can bring more, but I also have to think about...
Of course, you could just purchase more solar panels and/or larger batteries, but for us frugal-types there is an alternative; going without refrigeration all together. Since power is always a concern when living on the road, either in a van or small RV, I have slowly developed my shopping-list of...
