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Friday, December 28, 2012

Full Time RV Living - Our Big Learning Experience

 

Whoa. . . hoa. . .well. . .we had our first big learning curve,

with many more to come I am sure. . .

 

The motorhome had about half a tank of fuel when we parked it. . .

we wanted to use up all the old stuff before we added. . .

‘cause we didn’t know how long it had been sitting. . .

we figured since we would only be here a couple more weeks,

a half tank would be more than sufficient, even if we needed to run the generator.

 

what we DIDN’T realize is. . .the Aqua HOT water heating system ALSO

runs on diesel. . .a lot of diesel if you want really, really hot water. . .

a half gallon an hour. . .hmmm. . .when you get to 1/4 tank of diesel. . .

no more hot water. . .NOW WE KNOW! 

 

Soooo. . .we got to unhook everything. . .and make a trip for fuel. . .FUN!

Bet we fill up completely before we get to the next spot. . .and you can also

rest assured we’ll only click on those diesel jets when the need arises. . .

otherwise we’ll just run the Aqua Hot on electric. . .which is sufficient

as long as you don’t need too much hot water. . .

but is NOT sufficent for showers. . .AT ALL!

 

Nothing else exciting happening. . .as you can imagine,

with the high winds. . .limbs, branches and a few trees

down on the hiking paths. . .got those cleared. . .

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That’s about it. . .saw the family for Christmas Eve. . .

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I’m always thrilled if we can get them all at the same place, same time. . .

very difficult to accomplish with kid’s schedules. . .

 

Next week we move to Stephen F Austin State Park

where we will volunteer until May. . .

 

See you there!

Janice

6 comments:

  1. Wonderful family photo. Everyone looks so happy!

    I had no idea that the Aqua HOT ran on diesel fuel. New one on me. Thank goodness you notice 1/4 full and not the arrow on empty.

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  2. Wow! Thanks for sharing about the hot water heater running on diesel. Not that we're in the market for a Class A ... Hey, say Howdy to SFA State Park for me, okay? Lovely, lovely! I know you'll enjoy it. Us? Heck, we're under a Winter Weather Advisory here in NJ. :)

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  3. Great family photos.
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    I wouldn't like not having enough hot water for my shower! Brr. Glad you figured it out pretty quickly.

    Happy New Year!

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  4. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment; I'll be following along.

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  5. Looks like a lot of work on those hiking trails. I don't have diesel, so I guess I'll never have that kind of water heater.

    I'm looking forward to hearing about your time at S F Austin State Park.

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  6. SFA is a pretty park! And just down the road from my stick home! Happy travels!

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