A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Barbershop Camping
Enjoy Yourself! When we’re home, Thursday night is a night for singing. Going to rehearsal last night I noticed there was a vintage blue and white trailer in the parking lot. We had a guest warming up with the other guys in the Heart of Carolina Chorus and his name is Josh. He and his…
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Screen Door
Beth repurposed a spare screen from our defunct screen tent to work in the van. She slipped the edges behind the big door gasket and it looks like it was designed to be there. Keeping things cool and bug free will be most welcome during summer adventures.
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Mother’s Day Projects
We did see Noah yesterday on Mother’s day. He took the time at school to engrave a card on acrylic using a laser in the new fabrication lab. It shouldn’t surprise us that he would find a unique method of making a card. On the RV front, we found a telescoping soft brush that makes…
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Zebracorn Road Trip
Zebracorns Pose Under the Arch in St Louis Replica Cabin at Lincoln State Park Spacious Campsite at Lincoln State Park Edward Jones Stadium You Can Never Have Too Many Tools Robot Parts Arch Peeking Out Over Our Van at the Stadium Zebracorn Robot in Action Edward Jones Stadium with Eight Fields for F.I.R.S.T. Robotics No…
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Robotic Support Vehicle
If you know us at all, you’ve heard about the Zebracorns. They are the robotics team which has been a passion for our high school son for the last three years. The team was part of the alliance that won the North Carolina Regional last month, so has the opportunity to go to the World…
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Valve Stems
Sprinter 3500 vans have dual rear wheels for weight handling and Pleasure-way installs good looking hubcaps to improve their appearance. This combination makes it almost impossible to reach the valve stems. Polling members of the Pleasure-way Yahoo group, we found a solution named DuallyValve. You can see the valves before they were installed below: The…