Friday, July 4, 2014

The RVs of Scotland - United Kingdom Motorhomes & Caravans

We've just returned from an awesome two-week trip to Scotland, where we saw more motorhomes, caravans, sites and pitches than we ever expected... especially since we just learned what some of those terms mean!

Starting in Glasgow, we headed northwest to the Scottish Highlands, visiting the Isles of Mull, Iona and Skye, then north to Ullapool & Thurso, across to the Orkney Islands, down to Inverness and St. Andrews, and on to Edinburgh.

Come along for the ride while we share everything we learned about RVing in the United Kingdom.



We don't pretend to be experts on any particular RV topic, and mostly know about maintaining our own rig. But many systems are the same on different RVs. The advice we give works well for us, but be sure to consult a professional technician if you're unsure about working on your own RV.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

How to Make an Emergency Mousetrap

So there we were.... enjoying a quiet evening during a week-long boondocking trip in a remote part of southern Utah. We had the lights in the RV down low, when we thought we spotted something moving in the shadows up front near the driver’s seat. Sure enough, a little field mouse had somehow gotten on board.

We’d never had a mouse on the RV before, so we didn’t have any mousetraps. Even if we were anywhere near a store, they’d surely be closed this late at night. But we were eager to catch him before he could do any damage, so we had to figure out how to make a mousetrap with items we had around the RV.

Watch this short video to see how we did it.



We don't pretend to be experts on any particular RV topic, and mostly know about maintaining our own rig. But many systems are the same on different RVs. The advice we give works well for us, but be sure to consult a professional technician if you're unsure about working on your own RV.