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Trailer Batteries 101

Wed, 23 May 2018 01:00:00 -0500

One of the hidden things that no one really talks about - mainly because it’s more of a ‘have to do’ is camper batteries. They are definattly not exciting, but they are needed to keep you’re trailer functioning the way it was designed. We’ll cover what the gibberish numbers mean on this post and how to pick up a replacment.

The 800 pound gorrilla

No, I’m not talking about the weight of the battery in your rig, I’m talking about all the information out there that says to upgrade here or there. Don’t get me wrong, I like to upgrade things, but it’s only when it makes sense. That means being honest with yourself on how your going to use you camper.

Atwood Air Command

Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:00:00 +0000

Ratings
Link to product
Would we buy it again?	Yes
Value	High
Ease of use	Easy

If you read our silence is not golden post then you’ll already know that we replaced our Coleman Mach 8 with an Atwood Air Command in the Fall of 2017. This post is to review the major standing out points of the swap and to review the Atwood Air Command after four months of usage. We won’t do a step by step on the installation, as that would be even drier than talking about different coding frameworks.

Silence is not golden

Tue, 02 Jan 2018 00:00:00 -0500

One our last trip to Blue Springs State Park we came back to our camper from tubing in the spring to silence. Normally this is a welcome sound, with two kids under four it’s not even something that we are accustomed to. In this case it was not golden - our air conditioner had died.

Typically, we can recover from minor failures like our experience at Oscar Scherer where the electrical input to the camper had issues. With air conditioning however, it is almost never a minor failure, especially since they are typically a ‘closed’ system. Nevertheless, we went through the typical recovery steps. Cycle the breaker, wait a few minutes, listen and then an amazing loud thud thud thud screech - at that moment we knew that this trip was over.

St Simons Island

Tue, 19 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0500

For our last major excursion before heading home from our Savannah trip, we ventured out from Jekyll Island and island hopped to St. Simons Island. From the Northernmost point of Jekyll Island, you can just make out the lighthouse with the naked eye, but driving there takes about a half hour. We stopped at two different places. Fort Frederica National Monument and St. Simons Island Lighthouse Museum. If you’re looking to check either of those out make a mental note that there are a lot of restaurants near the lighthouse, and not too many near the fort.

Jekyll Island State Park

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 05:00:00 -0500

Ratings how do these work?

Name	Jekyll Island Campground
Address	1197 Riverview Dr., Jekyll Island, GA 31527
Overall	3.2
Bug
Amenities
Staff
Cleanliness
Surroundings

Regional location

Forsyth Park and Downtown Savannah

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:00:00 -0500

On our third and final day in Savannah we started at Forsyth Park and wished we had visited it earlier. While going to the ‘park’ seems like something that you can do anywhere, it’s a bit different in Savannah. Aside from the open areas and beautiful scenery, Forsythpark has not one, but two playgrounds. Additionally, there is a indoor eatery with bathrooms nearby - important for those with kids. This naturally became the highlight of that day for the boys, and at the three year old’s request, we returned at the end of the day to the park for a little more playground time. Between the fountain, trees, and playground, this is worth a stop.

Georgia Railroad museum in Savannah

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 07:00:00 -0500

While the Georgia Railroad museum is cool for almost anyone, it’s amazing for little boys. In the weeks preceding our trip we must have watched the YouTube video more times than I’d like to admit at the three year old’s request. It was even comical that when we pulled into Red Gate campground our three year old asked “Where’s the train?”

Steam Engine

Here’s one of the steam engines - when we visited, the steam engines run on Friday and the weekends. This might change, so if steam is your thing - call to check. Otherwise, it’s diesel for you - they are cooler (temperature-wise) if you plan on riding in the cab.

Forts and Lighthouses of Savannah

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:50:09 -0500

Ah, forts and things with stairs are both things that our kids love. We love that we can check box that we took our kids to historic sites on vacation, and let’s be realistic Dan loves anything with cannons. For our first day of adventures we decided to go to the Tybee Island island area to see the lighthouse and forts.

Fort Pulaski National Monument

Fort Pulaski National Monument Moat

Shocking experience at Oscar Scherer

Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:00:00 -0500

Back in July of 2017, we packed up the camper and headed to Oscar Scherer State park for a long weekend. We had the intent to visit friends on the west coast - to Floridians west coast means the Tampa side - and to lounge at the Gulf beaches. Little did we know that we’d find ourselves having a shockingly different experience.

As a side note, you can find our full review of Oscar Scherer State Park here if you’d like.

Savannah bound

Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:50:09 -0500

This is a multipart series on the Savannah road trip.