JohnDar
Prolifically Gabby Member
Well, summer has all but ended, at least up in northern Michigan. We spent the last week at our seasonal campsite, putting things away, getting the pontoon out on the lakes (when it wasn't either cold, raining, or windy). and getting the BH ready to pull home. This summer, everything worked on the BH and nothing gave me grief. Over the season, I got my slide edges covered and installed the plastic strips underneath. Modified the basement walls to have removeable access panels and remounted the converter and surge suppressor. Covered up the ram holes, et.al., with rubber patches made from an old inner tube to keep critters out (did send 6 mice to the big cheese ball in the sky). Even got my Charge Wizard to finally work (had a bad crimp on the extension cord I made). And I installed some shelf inserts in three of the cabinets to make use of the tall space inside. Only actual repair I had to do was this week when we noticed a leak around the kitchen sink. A bead of silicone took care of that. The two extra clips I ordered from HL were on the porch when we got home.
Only real problem this season was the nasty dose of Poison Ivy I got early on. But it didn't slow me down too much. Once you figure out how to control the itch, it's just a matter of time and the right meds until it goes away. Input from members of the forum pointed me in the right direction on that.
Only semi-minor problem I noticed was this morning when I went to select one of the four slides to retract. When I turned in one of the valves, it leaked. Open it back up and no leak. Could be a bad seal in that one. That will be given to the dealer to look at during some other maintenance I want done. But the slides operated as they should, along with the front and rear jacks.
Pulled the rig home (200 miles) without incident at a steady 65 mph. Tires were checked and inflated to 110 psi a couple of days prior and none of them got over 105 degrees on the road home. Got more unloading to do tomorrow at the storage yard.
Only real problem this season was the nasty dose of Poison Ivy I got early on. But it didn't slow me down too much. Once you figure out how to control the itch, it's just a matter of time and the right meds until it goes away. Input from members of the forum pointed me in the right direction on that.
Only semi-minor problem I noticed was this morning when I went to select one of the four slides to retract. When I turned in one of the valves, it leaked. Open it back up and no leak. Could be a bad seal in that one. That will be given to the dealer to look at during some other maintenance I want done. But the slides operated as they should, along with the front and rear jacks.
Pulled the rig home (200 miles) without incident at a steady 65 mph. Tires were checked and inflated to 110 psi a couple of days prior and none of them got over 105 degrees on the road home. Got more unloading to do tomorrow at the storage yard.