Saskia and Richard's RVing Adventures

The outside temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit (just above freezing) last night and it is about 41 degrees (6 C) in the trailer when I wake up.  This is the coldest it has been since we moved in last week, and since we arrived in the US five weeks previously.   The whole of the last week it was in the 60’s and 70’s (17 to 25 C) during the day, and no lower than the high 40’s (9 C) at night, which encouraged us to take the plunge, and actually move into our 5th wheel, aka the Jet.  There is an electric fire and we bought a little fan heater for extra heat.  They kept us cosy at night and in the mornings (which is about the only time we are actually in the trailer – the rest of the time we are out and about, or in the main house).   We were even more delighted to discover there is a propane gas-fired heating system that blows warm air from the underbelly of the Jet, and we began using it Sunday morning, reassured that it would kick in the...

How difficult is it to buy a bucket?  Not that complex, you would think? Well, you have to consider what you are going to use the bucket for and where you are going to store it.  It will after all, have to be multi-functional, and go everywhere we go.  We have to take into consideration the amount of space and weight it will take up as we tour the byways and highways within strict weight limits, while trying all the while to ensure that it looks good.  NB – Our 5th wheel’s name has changed from the Sundance Kid, to the Jet.  As suggested by two of the blog’s followers whose favorite musical period was the ‘70’s, Benny and the Jet has a nice ring to it, and makes an interesting conversation piece for cousins telling their friends that we are visiting: “Oh, here come Richard and Saskia with Benny and the Jet.” As the Jet is going to be our home for the foreseeable future, I, of course, am concerned with the aesthetic, whilst Richard concerns himself w...