Exploring With Intuition

Van Camping and Sailing in North America

Author: Mark Haskell

  • Fridge DC Mode Troubleshooting

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    11 October 2022 2018 Lexor TS Refrigerator Troubleshooting Our Dometic RML 8330 UL fridge wasn’t working on 12 Volt DC. This had happened a couple of years ago and it was a non-working circuit breaker. This time we traced it to the DC 12V 30A relay.  We followed the power to the relay with a…

  • Holiday Greetings

     Couldn’t resist using this Great Egret balanced on the top of a Norfolk Pine. We watched him land there while visiting mom in her Florida condo.    Our little camper van has been perfect for travel during the pandemic.  Starting with a nice June visit with the kids in Wisconsin, we continued north to Lake…

  • Madison Area Campgrounds

    If you are visiting the capitol of Wisconsin, you don’t have to stay in a hotel.  Now that our son, his wife, and two dogs live in the area, we have been trying out the nearby campgrounds. In today’s post we share three of them along with a few things to do in the area.…

  • Cary Forest and Home

    28 November 2022 posted 31 May 2023 1539  53,680  81°  Leave Largo, FL Beth had been camping near her family on the other side of the state while I stayed with mom. Beth pulled in here feeling ill, so I just threw my stuff in the van and we headed north to keep mom from…

  • Beating a Plane to Florida

    18 October 2022  –  Tuesday Heading from NC to Florida, we stop at three campgrounds along the way. Our goal is to be in Clearwater before mom flies down from New York. She’s recovering nicely from ankle surgery, but still could use some assistance. 0850  52,257  41°  Leave home for Florida 1215  52,420  58°  Florence,…

  • Three Months with the Truma Aventa

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    Truma Aventa Eco Air Conditioner Update 2025-7-27:    Truma now offers a unit that includes heat in the same footprint. Here’s a comparison of the available Aventa units: Update 2025-2-14:    The system continues to operate as it did during the test the only issue we’ve had was when birds decided to build a nest…