2009-03-04 Tanks Where It's Due

Dateline, Ashland, VA
Longitude: -77.8881
Latitude: 37.7338

Well, we survived the Mega Storm of '09. The fresh water tank, however, appears to be pregnant. I put Mary Lou's little space heater on duty to help thaw the tank out and the weather is already starting to cooperate. Today it's supposed to get all the way up to 40 and by Friday it should be in the 70's.

I paid for a couple more nights so we can wait out the thaw. Friday, I will take the camper to RV Service and have them install a stick-on heater and insulate the fresh water tank.

Now that I am caught up on details I can start backfilling this blog with background and history.

I should start this by thanking two people who really helped out a bunch during the months of preparation.

First off would be Arthur Tyde who is not only one of the smartest guys I know, but who also has a vast knowledge of RV's he graciously shared with me. Arthur has an RV he uses for Burning Man and it is rigged out as a Nerd haven, with all sorts of cool things to support life on wheels.

Secondly I would thank "Wild" Bill Morrison, another Burner bud, who has provided many good tips and ideas, not to mention doing an extraordinary amount of detailed research into the various systems an RV contains.

Make no mistake, an RV is a house on wheels. As such, it has all the maintenance issues a regular house has, and then some. For a novice, this can be overwhelming.

I should also thank the guys at RV Service of VA for all that they did in making this trip possible. I could not have done it without their help and diligence.

So we're just waiting out the thaw, enjoying the snow before it turns into mud.