Recent content by Julie/Duane in the Tardis

We sold Tina the Tardis to a good home in California. Would like to take this opportunity to thank all who assisted us over the years with suggestions and encouragement. Especially Craig and Cary, and the Rangers. It's been a pleasure but it's time to sign off. Again thank you..... over and...

no longer for sale

good morning. Just want to share an alternative coffee suggestion. While camping out in the teardrop, I've tried espresso makers, French-presses, etc., but I try to keep it simple. I am a bit of a coffee snob and I indulge myself whenever there is an excellent coffee shop near the...

Please observe laws in our parks. If drones not allowed, please leave them at home. I, for one, don't appreciate the noise and invasion of privacy. I am sure there are plenty of other places you can film. I prefer the enjoyment of our parks without having to subscribe to anything. Use your...

Our CampInn has the "Tardis" decal from Dr. Who with the logo "it's bigger on the inside" pasted on the hatch cover. I often invite people inside for a game of billiards.

Tuesday morning- the truck is packed as well as our TD Tina the Tardis. Roll Tina out of the garage after unplugging the charge cord and the battery has flat lined in 15 minutes. Been suspecting an issue with our original battery but, hey, kept putting if off until Tuesday morning at 9am. Our...

Greetings to you all from Lodi CA. Have been towing our 550 CI teardrop (Tina the Tardis) with our 2017 Honda Pilot LX and we're pretty pleased with its performance and tow capacity. Our Pilot is front-wheel drive and I know some people like either 4WD or rear drive as tow vehicle, but we've...

Redding CA can be desert-hot. Dead of summer can see 100-108 degrees. But luckily you're not camping there. We were in Lassen in Sept. 2016 and encountered cool temps followed by rain, hail and cold! Snow fell above our campground in Manzanita and closed the pass at the foot of Mt. Lassen...

Whatever you do or wherever you go, you won't go wrong. California parks and campgrounds might be problematic. Busy time of year but well worth the effort. Prairie Creek is a wonderful area and the Roosevelt elk are a delight (but very big- not moose size- but big nonetheless). And you made...

Consider limitations within a park when you have a pet along. Many parks don't allow pets (on leash or off) unless they're on a paved walkway. We enjoy trail hikes but it is becoming more difficult to find areas accepting of pets. Beaches in CA are notorious as are state and national parks...

I'm not a mechanic but the constant variable transmission is described (pro and con) on www.edmunds.com. You get a decent description and videos that explain the back and forth feeling when driving. It just wasn't for us and we never attempted to pull our teardrop with the Subaru. Not judging...

greetings from Lodi CA. We pull our CI trailer (Tina the Tardis) with our VW Eurovan with V6. Decent pull even up grades. Added benefit is indoor table with lights. We bought a 2013 Subaru Forester intending to use it to pull Tina but we never did. Got so I didn't appreciate the CVT when...

We enjoy the personalized decals on the TD's. We named our teardrop "Tina the Tardis" because it really is bigger in the inside. With that said we found some nice peel off decals: one has the Dr. Who phone booth depicted and the other simply says " it's bigger on the inside". That's the...

We have a Zamp 40-watt solar panel and use the cigarette plug for battery charging. Zamp comes with a charge controller and when the cigarette plug is plugged into DC outlet on kitchen counter, it all works nicely. Kitchen lid closes on cord and allows us to leave campsite while unit charges...

If you get out to California where we live (Lodi CA), the sandhill cranes are wintering over in the delta area just west of town. We've had our crane festival along with bus tours, taking people out to the delta wetlands where the cranes feed and roost. The festival is over but the cranes...