A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Simplified Power Connection – SmartPlug
Switching to a SmartPlug Two years ago we simplified the shore power connection by adding a new locking collar (Power Cord Pain Solved). In that post we mentioned considering the SmartPlug and here we explain why and how to upgrade. While the traditional 30 amp shore power connector works (right), a SmartPlug (left) has several advantages.…
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Generator Oil Change – Onan QG 2800 – 2018 Lexor
After receiving a $275 quote at the Cummins Onan Service Center in Greensboro, NC we elected to do our own oil change. A CD from Onan came with our RV, but it didn’t include the manual for our specific generator. We found the manual for our Onan QG 2800 HGJBB (Spec A-B) here. Other Onan…
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2020 Greetings
Wishing you a healthy and Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! We are hopeful for vaccines enabling everyone to explore more in 2021. From Mark & Beth at svIntuition
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Fort De Soto Pandemic Camping
We reserved a site at Fort De Soto County Park near St Petersburg, Florida for one of our first camping experiences in the time of Covid-19. Reservations were made on-line and check-in was completely contactless. We drove directly to our reserved site where this permit was taped to the power box. As first timers, we were…
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Beth’s B Bedding
We’ve seen lots of questions about how to make up the bed in a class B with a folding couch. There are all kinds of great ideas out there, but this is what has worked for us in two different vans. This article shares how we set-up, take down, and store the bedding in our…
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150K – Thank You!
Thanks to you, we passed 150,000 total views. While not many compared to most social media sites, it is a big number for our little blog. We hope that it has been helpful and look forward to sharing more tips and adventures in the future. The most popular posts have been about upgrades or how…