Silverware Drawer

Since we don't have drawers in our kitchen (only cabinets), I decided to add a small drawer under the dinette table for silverware.  It is made by Rubbermaid and is just called Small Drawer.  I found it at Lowe's, but it is also here on Amazon.

Here it is in the open position...

...and closed position.  It kind of "locks" into place so I think it should do well in transit.

City Water Inlet Replacement

So when we pressurized the freshwater a couple of weeks ago we noticed some water dripping from the city water inlet.  Upon some research on the web, it sounds like it is not uncommon for the check valve in there to get nicked or lodged during winterizing (we took the "easy" way out and had it winterized last fall...we'll be doing it ourselves from now on.)  Someone online on one of the RV boards even said they always keep a spare on hand.  Anyway, we sourced a new flange from Amazon and that took care of it.  Easy fix, but I thought I'd document in case it helps someone.

The old one -after playing with it for a little bit, I found it just wouldn't pop into the correctly seated position...you can see it is a bit off center.

The PEX connection, ready for the new one.

The old one and the goods to install the new one (except the caulk for around the flange after it was screwed back on)   Luckily we had butyl tape on hand from the roof fan install last fall, since I only needed a small hunk of it.

CT - Charlie Brown Campground

Great rally with friends from dogandtrailer.com!  This campground is really close to home and is really set up nicely for rallies (however, it wouldn't be somewhere we'd go to stay as a family since it is so open.)  The crowd had sites all around a big pavilion, so it was awesome for the group potluck and just general group gathering.

The kids had a great time running around, hitting the park and the camp store, catching frogs, fishing...

...and of course playing video games together.

And the grown ups had a great time too, visiting with old friends and getting to know new ones!  We enjoyed in an incredible spread of food, and nobody seemed to complain that we brought the "margarator" along ;) 

Even a friendly tug o war between the firefighters and the cops of the group!

Bedside Shelf

Well, it is above the bed, but you get the idea.  We wanted a place to put glasses and cell phones (that we use as an alarm clock as well) so we added this little shelf.  Just a pair of rosettes and a length of casing just to length (62").  The casing has little ridges that are perfect for holding our phones at a viewable angle and the whole thing stands off the wall enough to run a charge cord behind it to the phones when we have shore power.

Instant Off Water Saver

I installed these Instant Off Water Saver things on both faucets to save on gray water (not to mention, just to be a little more green).  They work great!  You just push the little stick when you want water flow and release when you don't, or for dishwashing you can twist it so it stays on without pushing against it.  Home Depot is about half the price of what you find online.

Combination Locks on the Hatches

We changed out the keyed cam locks on all four hatches for combination ones, sourced from Amazon: Combi-Cam.  Since just about everyone and their brother has the CH751 keys, this adds at least a little more deterrent.  Plus, it allows us to hide a door key in one of the hatches so we don't have to carry camper keys when hiking/kayaking/etc.

Bathroom Organization Stuff

The Visa didn't come with towel racks or a TP holder, so we installed them - the hand towel ring and the TP with wall anchors (the lightest weight cheapies we could find at Home Depot or Lowe's...can't remember which one) and for bath towels we have an over the door rack.  We tried the over the door hooks first, but that didn't work well when traveling as the towels would be in heaps on the floor if we had done a bunch of turns.  So that rack faces outward now for jackets and stuff.

The toothbrush holder is self adhesive and is called Hang Away, available on Amazon: Toothbrush Holder  and the divided basket and kleenexes stay put with blue poster tack under them.