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The Perils of Being Married to James

The Perils of Being Married to James

I’ve been watching, full of trepidation, as this strange pile of ingredients on our dining room table has slowly grown over the past couple weeks: When I ask James about it, he answers, “It’s...
A Look Inside While Flushing the RV Water Heater

A Look Inside While Flushing the RV Water Heater

If you’ve seen my first, or second experiment with the clear RV black tank, you’re probably guessing that I’m not one to just accept the conventional wisdom on RV maintenance topics. You’d be...
Happy 1st Birthday, The Fit RV!

Happy 1st Birthday, The Fit RV!

A year ago this week, The Fit RV website went live.  James and I were perplexed. How does one celebrate the 1st birthday of their website? James: “Should we go out to eat or something?” Me:...
“In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…” RV Sewage

“In the Spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of…” RV Sewage

A couple weeks ago, I was pondering the following question: Does the decreased flow rate from a maceration-type pump (as opposed to a standard 3 inch hose) cause problems with suspended materials in...
We’ve traded in our RV!

We’ve traded in our RV!

for a Much Larger Recreational Vehicle… Man (and woman) cannot live by RV alone.  So to change things up for a bit, we’ve embarked on a European cruise-vacation.  The plan is this:  We...
Feeling Stressed Out? Get A Grip To Live Longer

Feeling Stressed Out? Get A Grip To Live Longer

When it comes to relaxation, most people would think we RVers have it down. After all, RVing is relaxing in itself, right? Getting out, exploring the country…it’s an idyllic lifestyle others...
How To Set the Tire Pressure in Your RV

How To Set the Tire Pressure in Your RV

If you’ve seen some of my other posts (like this one, and this one) you know that I’ve put a fair amount of time (and money) into improving the ride and handling of our Sprinter-based RV.  But...
Watching Concrete Dry

Watching Concrete Dry

Husband James cracks me up. I can see him out the window. The cement workers just left from pouring our brand new second driveway…an RV pad for Das Bus. James is certain the neighborhood children...
“Plan To Have Your Plans Change.” Oh, Spare Me.

“Plan To Have Your Plans Change.” Oh, Spare Me.

“Plan to have your plans change.” I used to tell the kids that all the time growing up. I heard it somewhere once, found it clever, and made it my own. As if I’m above life’s curveballs and...
How to Quickly Winterize Your RV

How to Quickly Winterize Your RV

30 minutes and done!   Hello everyone – in this video, I show you how I winterize our RV, Das Bus.  We go out frequently in the winter, so I came up with this sequence of steps.  There...