Camper work...

In addition to the other projects that my wife and I tackled I decided to figure out what the situation was with the water leak on the SHURflo (model # 150-000-00) faucet. What I found is there is a seem that runs down the center of it and when the city water is hooked up and turned on it spews water out of the seam. According to some of the things read on the inter-webs the model I have has been discontinued. So at this point I'm currently researching what I can replace it with. Also I started on removing some surface rust from the frame along with some decals that were faded and started repainting. That's it for now...

Right above the treads is where the water spews out when connected to city water.

Three day weekend... lots done!

Had a very productive weekend with my wife, we pressure washed the swing set and stained it with Thompson's water seal, and added some sand to the sand box. Also the patio is pressure washed, various plants are planted, the new canopy is up which I treated with the rest of the 303 fabric guard left over. The garden is planted for the most part as well!

Before

After

Water beading up and running off!

Camping Easter weekend... better late than never!

This past weekend we headed over to the eastern shore to camp at Cherrystone campground. Everyone had a great time even though the weather was not the greatest we just kept the fire going and made the best of it. I can't forget all the awesome food we had, no one can say they went hungry. The Passport potty was used for the first time and it worked great! Still have a few wrinkles to iron out like getting the sink fixed in the camper so we can have some running water. Another is working on a better setup for the camp kitchen. I'm thinking of building a chuck box of some sort but not entirely sure.... yet!

Inside the camper king bed end, sofa made into a twin bed (right), dinette made into a full bed (left).

King bed end, TV on top of the stove, passport potty on the floor (left) as well as clothes hamper.

Zero gravity chair very comfy wish I used it more!

Passport potty

Recently I picked up the 8L Passport Potty from Wally world  on clearance. The main reason for getting it was for the kids and the wife to use in the middle of the night without having to go to a bathhouse. It has a 10L/2.6 gal fresh water tank and 8L/2.1 gal holding tank. There is a hand pump to pump fresh water into the bowl and a handle towards the bottom that is pulled to empty the bowl into the holding tank. When its time to empty the top separates from the holding tank so it can be dumped. This weekend will be the first time its going to be used....

Tire pressure

Over the weekend I checked the air pressure in the tires on the camper, and as I suspected they needed some air. I decided to check the spare tire, and I'm glad I did because it had eight yes eight psi and the tire is supposed to have a max psi of 65. So the lesson of the day is if you have a spare tire which most vehicles do I suggest that you check them!

Fabric guard update

Being that the weather was nice this weekend I was able to apply the fabric guard on the camper and just about used the entire gallon. I applied it using a spray bottle from home depot worked like a charm! The water beads up and runs off nice!

Fabric Guard

Now that spring is here its going to be time for lots of outdoor activities and projects. One of them is going to be retreating the tent fabric on the on the camper with 303 fabric guard with water repellant. Just waiting for the weather to cooperate and have 70+ degree days so I can apply it.

Folding bikes

Long story short these bikes belonged to my grandparents they used them when they went camping. They have not used them in years and have been sitting in the shed so I decided to fix them up. So with some steel wool, wire wheel and lots of elbow grease I cleaned them up put some new tires and tubes and they are ready to rock. The best thing is they fold up and take up minimal space!

Multi-tool

I have a Leatherman Juice CS4 multi-tool that I received as a fathers day gift many years ago. Over the years I have put it through its paces and I highly recommend one. They no longer make this exact one but check out there website http://www.leatherman.com/ to see what they have to offer! Not shown are three standard and one phillip screwdriver.