Escapade Camper – Part Three: Upgrades Part Two
Another catch-up post. On Aug 17th we went out and spent the night at our friend’s farm again and I installed some more upgrades to the camper. I added a ...
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Escapade Camper – Interlude – First Trip
Another catch-up blog post. I tell a lie, this was actually the third time we used the camper but I’m going to claim the first two don’t count. The ...
Escapade Camper – Part Two: Upgrades Part One
The first go-round of upgrades for our Escapade Camper. The first and most important upgrade was the cover for the spare tire. When we ordered the camper I aske...
Escapade Camper – Part One
In March of 2017 we purchased a new camper. It recently struck me that I never made any blog posts about it although I have posted photos to Facebook and Reddit...
3DMG Props – Complete!
I know there have not been any more updates about building these, but it’s because we had a tight deadline and were working hard. But I’m happy to s...
The (Almost) Final Chapter in the Saga of the LuvBus
When we last heard about the LuvBus Bil and I had gotten the head out and he was going to send it out to have it flattened so we could re-install it. Unfortunat...
Replacing the LuvBus Head Gasket – Part 2
Today I went out to Bil’s again and we yanked the head off the motor. Unfortunately I forgot my camera, so all I have are a few kind of crappy cell phone ...
Replacing the LuvBus Head Gasket – Part 1
Or “What I did on Sunday” Last summer the LuvBus (my friend Bil’s VW Camper Van) blew a head gasket in Blue Earth, MN on our way home from MT....
Macy’s vs. JC Penney
We took the girls down to Skateville in Burnsville last night and then had a few hours to kill. We started by going to dinner at Saigon Palace on West Burnsvill...
Bought a new car!
Well, new to us anyway. Just got done buying a 1997 Volkswagen Jetta GLX with the VR6 motor in it. It was owned by someone who worked in a body shop, so the bod...