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We wanted a way to go biking and bring Emmett along. There are certainly a lot of options out there. We looked at various seats, and decided to go with a pull behind trailer. We wanted a single seat one that folded up small that wouldn’t take up too much room in the trailer or […]
When we started planning this trip, we decided to bring along our paddle boards. There are 6 of them, and combined, they weigh about 200 lbs. Then you add in 6 paddles, and 6 life jackets, and that is a lot of stuff. We needed a way to carry it all. So I decided to […]
Alright, we have traveled quite a bit since last time I discussed Mileage. Here is the mileage since my last post. The first stretch we got 13.1 MPG, but this was a pretty flat stretch, towing, then we drove without the trailer up and down the coast a bit. The next move, there were some […]
Let’s talk about fuel. When reading this, keep in mind that we are just under 16000 GVW. That’s the total weight for the truck and trailer. I filled up the truck on departure day just before hooking up. The first stretch was from Kalispell MT to Newport WA. It was roughly 215 miles. It was […]
During the planning process, we did our best to try and figure out what a realistic budget would look like for us traveling. We read lots of blogs, we researched other travelers and we already tracked our personal expenses. We knew there was no template that we could plug in and have it all figured […]
We pulled into Old American about 5 pm on a Tuesday and there wasn’t an attendant on duty. Which is fine, our tag and info was taped to the window by the door, with a line drawn to our site. I had picked our site online, so there was no guesswork to that. We found […]
Anyone that knows about driving a truck, knows that the transmission is a critical part of driving and towing. And the biggest thing that can damage one the quickest is heat. In an effort to help control that, I installed a Derale Oversized Transmission pan. Derale’s Transmission Cooling Pan #14208 uses air passing beneath the […]
Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone, which typically has a GPS of some sort. We are no different. I also installed a Kenwood 690HD head unit with GPS in it in the Excursion. But unfortunately, although it works, it’s not completely packed with features. So after watching a couple of reviews, we decided to go with […]
