Author: W7HCG, Heather Galvin
Solar – Updates as of 2024
Well, not much changed on our trailer between 2022 and 2024, however we did install a panel on the truck. Over the last couple of years, we’ve done some upgrades to the truck including radios (ham/CB), and a sound system. We also installed a GPS based alarm system. This alarm system unfortunately is a noticeable…
Solar – System Updates as of 2022
We designed and then worked together with the NRVTA in Texas over the winter of 2021/2 to upgrade our system to new heights. Literally. At least, different heights. Yes, we drove to Texas! It was 80 degrees on Christmas day! This was an amazing experience, with fun, hardworking people. We were also part of a…
Solar – System Updates as of 2021
We’ve been running now on this system for several years, and during that time, we’ve done a couple of upgrades, and learned a lot. First, we added two batteries, and we’re now up to 1200ah. It’s made a huge difference in our energy consumption, we can go a lot longer on a charge. Our generator…
Six Months in Boise
A few days before thanksgiving, while parked in Vegas, I got the craving for Starbucks, so I left the RV park and drove to the nearest one. As I pulled up to the drive through window, the cashier slid the window open and I was bombarded with holiday smells, cheerful employees, and holiday music. The…
Spending Fall in the Vegas Area
This post is a bit behind, so I’m going to put several things together. This will be a picture heavy post. We’re currently back in the Boise area – we came here over the holidays – and I finally have some time to put this out. Apologies for the delay! When we left Bonneville we…
Mountain View Lake revisited, and then a week at Bonneville Salt Flats.
After Boise, we dragged our friends to Duck Valley for a week as a stopover while we worked our way south to Vegas. The first couple of days, it was only Justin and Stacy and us. Then, Nancy and John joined since we hadn’t been able to make our visit that long in Boise. We…
Story time in Rufus, OR, a stopover at the Wildhorse in Pendleton, OR, then on to Boise, ID
We headed up to Rufus OR again, from La Pine, on the way back to Boise. Rufus makes a great stopover – though this time it was really busy with other people doing the same thing. It worked out though, as Heather had to run up to Seattle for a day to take Mica…
La Pine, OR, and Crater Lake
Of all the things available to RV boondockers such as ourselves, is something called “Boondocker’s Welcome“. It’s an amazing service that property owners provide for people needing a place to stay for a couple of nights. You pay a small annual fee, and you are allowed to set up a profile and explore a map…
The Northern Pacific Coast
Originally we were going to head to Montana to see Glacier again this year, with hopes that it wouldn’t be smoked in. Together with Justin and Stacy we were working out plans when mention of the coast came up. They had never been to the Washington or Oregon coast. We ourselves had never really seen…
Seattle Summer 2019 Part 2: Projects
While in Seattle, we got a lot accomplished project-wise. We helped Dad with a few things including pouring concrete for and building a neighbor’s shed. We worked on some nice updates for the trailer, as well as fixed the brake line issue and installed some CB and Ham radio gear. We helped maintain the yard,…