Recent content by dustinp

Forecast today is for 91 with a dew point of 75. So we will graduate from tropical to swampy.....a good day for inside projects.

So, we have had the Silverado EV about 3 months now, and have taken two road trips. The first was to Rainy Lake where we rented a houseboat with our daughters family for a 4 day 3 night outing. I charged the truck to 100% state of charge (SOC) the night before we left using our off peak charger...

Yeah, it may not be worth spending much time or money on. I was getting ready for a quick run over to Oshkosh, so didn't have time to either repair or replace it before leaving. Since it did run continuously and freeze whatever was in it, I decided to use water bottle ice blocks, and had three...

Had my Dometic CF-35 give this me some trouble this morning. I used it a couple weeks ago to freeze some ice before heading out on a houseboat trip, and set it for -4F it worked fine overnight, but in the morning after opening it to add some additional things, it went to 22F on its own. We were...

Yeah, it's a little more smokey here today too. They are saying that with as many wildfires as there are in northern MN and Canada, that they won't all be out until the snow flies. I'm afraid that until then, we are going to be at the mercy of the winds to determine whether or not we have smokey...

....and just when you were wondering if you should keep it or not, it comes to your rescue, and redeems itself for a while longer. Probably not a bad idea to run it for a bit anyway, just so the seals etc. don't get dried out, brittle, and crack. :)

Considerable improvement since yesterday.

I think a lot of it is from the BWCA in northern MN. There are about 20 fires going up there right now, and the whole BWCA has been closed and campers evacuated for just the the third time in the history of the area. There are hazardous air quality warnings for a large part of the state...

It's been a few years now, but my dad grew up in Montana, and most of his 8 siblings stayed either there or further west in WA, or OR. Starting in the early 50's they would have a family reunion faithfully every two years, most of which were in Montana, with an occasional outlier in Seattle, or...

Hope they get those hay bales picked up before that, or are they the plastic wrapped ones...couldn't tell form the pic. Supposed to be a heat index of 105 degrees today (actual temps in the 90's with humidity in the 90's+, and dew points in the mid 70's), and similar, but slightly cooler for the...

Wear comfortable shoes, and get a schedule of events, and a map of the grounds right away at the entrance gate so you can make a plan on what you want to take in. It will show all the exhibit halls, workshops and lecture places, and most importantly the different colored tram/shuttle routes, and...

I stand corrected...I forgot not everybody has the bumper to protect their shins from the receiver.;)

Just curious....even though you apparently don't intend to use it, why would you remove it, rather than just leave it in place, and just not use it? Can't imagine it being in the way of anything, and it would add value if you decide to sell the TD in the future.

With the amount of propane you have on hand, a propane powered generator would seem like the simplest solution....no stale gas or diesel to worry about between the rare outages, but with the amount of open space you have a ground mounted solar array with a battery (or EV) back up would certainly...