Best Propane Heaters for Your Pop Up Trailer
Older pop up trailers and even new ones if you buy in warmer Southern states often don’t have a furnace installed into the trailer. I do not recommend under any circumstance portable electric heaters for your trailer- except for oil filled electric radiators like, Optimus H-6002 Mini Portable Oil Filled Radiator Heater Midea International HO-0227 [...]
Tip For Doing Dishes in Trailer- Use this !
I think this is a great idea to use in your trailer for doing dishes. I don’t use a dish drain but a large dish towel folded up. Anything you can do to reduce risk of water going anywhere and avoiding mold or mildew is worth looking into. I do get a bit of a [...]
Make Your Own Firestarters For Camp Fire and Fireplace
I make a bunch of these in the Fall when I am making candles for gifts. I sue the left over wax for making these fire starters and citronella candles. Making your own firestarters is very easy. You don;t need and candle making supplies- stuff you have hanging around in your kitchen will be fine. [...]
Keeping Bugs Out of Your Trailer
I am not a big fan of sprays like DEET and one of my kids is quite allergic to bug bites and we tray and and prevent the bites from happening. Here are some ways to keep bugs ants, mosquitoes and ants out of your trailer when camping . Prevention: -Keep doors shut. Check openings [...]
Heater Won’t Come on in Your Pop-up or RV/Trailer
we have an Atwood heater in out Fleetwood pop-up.. We have had problems right from the get go with it. I have had constant troubles getting the furnace to “catch” finally I took it into our dealer ( and yes- just AFTER our warranty ran out). The problem was a faulty propane gas pressure gage. [...]
Make Cool Campfire Colors- Make Colored Flames for your Campfire!
Amaze Your Friends and Family with these cool campfire trick- You can create some really neat special effects with some common and not so common- household chemicals. To add to fire- Use duct tape lay a piece of duct tape out- about a 3-4″ strip- put a few spoonful of ONE chemical of your choice [...]
Quick and Easy City Water Hook Up for Trailer
Use a standard garden hose quick connects. I fiddle quite a bit trying to attach hose to the trailer and this makes a big difference. You still need to screw valve onto campground water supply but late at night after a long drive- anything to make life a little easier
How to Level a Trailer- Levelling Your Pop Up Trailer
First off- when your trailer is level stick on set of permanent levels to the front and side of your trailer. You won;t have to guess if your trailer is level. Levelling front to back is fairly easy using tongue jack – however levelling from side to side is different story. Do NOT use your [...]
Black Bears and Camping- What to do when you encounter a black bear
We recently encountered black bear while camping- on one occasion a large male black bear was at our campsite for a good 20 minutes. I did follow the usual advice- make lots of noise , etc. But the bear just hung around and was eating some food stolen from a nearby cooler. One of the [...]