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This year we are in our new-to-us 26 foot Passport trailer (see pictures later in this blog).\u00a0 We arrived here June 28th<\/sup> and will depart tomorrow.\u00a0 Our site number is C40 and it is a great location.\u00a0 Because we have limited black tank capacity we have been using the \u201couthouses\u201d as much as possible.\u00a0 They are large with concrete floors and the camp hosts keep them very clean.\u00a0 It is a bit of a walk uphill to get to them, but we need the exercise.<\/p>\n Getting ready for this trip was a big effort.\u00a0 I spent parts of several days trying to troubleshoot the refrigerator that would not cool.\u00a0 I tried every method listed in the manual and then some.\u00a0\u00a0 I finally decided that it was a problem with the control board or the actual cooling circuit.\u00a0 The fridge was only made for two years and was a new technology that was fairly quickly dropped from the product line.\u00a0 The control board is no longer available.\u00a0 So, we installed a new fridge.\u00a0 It was a real challenge to get into place, but the rest of the installation was pretty simple.<\/p>\n There were lots of little maintenance items on both the truck and trailer to get it ready for this trip.\u00a0 Little may be the wrong term.\u00a0 They were simple but time consuming.<\/p>\n Then there was the big move-in.\u00a0 We had to sort through all the bus stuff to decide what we needed to take.\u00a0 We loaded maybe a 1\/3 of the stuff.\u00a0 In addition to the bus stuff we also had to load all the basic items.\u00a0 Pat had ordered new bedding, towels, toaster, etc.\u00a0 Of course, I had to load a bunch of tools in order to be prepared for the \u201cunknown\u201d.<\/p>\n Once we got here, we made a list of things that we needed to add to the trailer.\u00a0 Then it was a trip to WalMart.\u00a0 One fun thing was a small ice maker.\u00a0 We got a broom and dust pan, a small portable table, the ice maker and a few other misc. items.<\/p>\n Camping here is a bit of a dichotomy.\u00a0 When I look around all I see are beautiful mountains and trees and a couple of campers.\u00a0 Yet we are about a mile from a WalMart, Safeway, City Market and tons of stores and restaurants.\u00a0 We can hear (but not see) the highway traffic, but we are still in our own little paradise.<\/p>\n Comparing our trailer experience to our bus experience is interesting.\u00a0 We really miss some of the bus infrastructure such as the big fresh water and sewage tanks, wonderful heating system (yes it gets cold at night\u00a0 up here at 9,000 feet), great inverter that kept the batteries charged and a wonderful view out the front.\u00a0 That said, we are enjoying all the room that the slide out provides, the power awning, the great dining nook, and the general layout of the trailer.\u00a0 Of course, I am enjoying the truck \u2013 it hardly knew it was pulling the trailer.<\/p>\n The weather has been quite variable.\u00a0 We have had days with very heavy rain and days of rather hot and dry conditions.\u00a0 With our awning and portable picnic table cover, we have been able to deal with the weather conditions.\u00a0 A few days we had to run the AC (after running the heater in the morning).<\/p>\n This trip has been a bit different from past stays here.\u00a0 We have been very lazy.\u00a0 That was somewhat dictated by the fact that we were very worn out and tired from the trip preparation.\u00a0 Pat, Kelly, and her family played a lot of games, did some stamping and just generally goofed off.\u00a0 I did a lot of reading and worked on a few trailer projects.\u00a0 I also did quite a bit of \u201cdesigning\u201d of some projects to make the truck\/trailer better suited to \u201cboon docking\u201d when the time comes.\u00a0 That involved some simple CAD design work and some extensive Google research \u2013 obviously things I enjoy.<\/p>\n I guess that will complete this travelogue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hello from Dillon, CO Saturday evening\u00a0 \u2013 July 10, 2021\u00a0\u00a0 (First post of this travelogue) We are camped in Heaton Bay campground for our annual two week stay (Google Map).\u00a0 Our daughter Kelly makes the reservations in December on the … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/beltguy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Dillon-1-scaled-e1625966619760-1024x698.jpg\")
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