Recent content by KevinM

Okay, okay, I know I’m chiming in here way more than I should, but your adventures are bringing back such (mostly) great memories of our years on the road that I can’t help myself. I can picture everything so clearly from your posts, and it is giving me great joy. Forgive me if I am posting too...

Steve, I would suggest you check the psi on the water accumulator tank, which has an internal bladder that needs to be at around 30 psi to maintain pressure. However, you mentioned that your coach has a high volume water pump, and I’m not sure, but I don’t know if those pumps require the...

Hi everyone. Another sad week as two more beautiful people and long time forum members left us. I hope as many as possible can check in, and tell us of any holiday plans with loved ones. Best, Kevin

I meant to add that every new post brings me jaw dropping amazement and great joy that you and Lori not only dealt with the grand slam of RV issues, but in spite of that still found time to enjoy the beauty and wonder of two of the most awe-inspiring places on earth. This takes “inspiring” to a...

Oh, Steve, it’s bad enough when you know something might be on its last legs and you hope you get by for your trip, but it’s another level of frustration altogether when you anticipated an issue and paid big money to have it repaired, then still have it fail because of shoddy repair work. You...

Jessie W. Levine, the remarkable, strong, funny, smart Jessie, died this past Saturday, June 26th. I am once again overcome with emotion at the loss of another beautiful soul. I’m not sure if I’m allowed to post a link to her wonderful obituary, but anyone can google her name and find it. My...

We would have loved to have been there with you two, Steve. Between the two of us, I think we could figure most things out, but frankly you are such a master diagnostician that I am not sure how much help I would have been! Brilliant analysis. My first guess would have been the ignition coil...

I am so very sorry, but thank you so much for sharing. This, to me, is the definition of “finishing well.” May that bring you consolation and peace. Best, Kevin

Whew! I can take a breath for today after your last post, Steve. So glad everything worked and you settled in to the campsite in good fashion. Of course with your foreshadowing, I’m waiting for the next shoe to drop. With generator issues it is usually fuel or electrical. I had actually guessed...

No doubt about it, Steve, at that point I would have said “No Mas” and headed home. When I listed some potential issues, those were things we encountered over six years of trips, not all at once! After our experience with debris in the tank and the primary fuel filter, I always carried two...

I had a bad feeling that the generator might have been one of your problems, Steve, and I do have an idea what was going on. Again, damn, just....damn. We were so lucky because we have a huge driveway and were able to park our coach at home. I could spend a couple of weeks before our trips...

And I didn’t even mention the Aqua Hot...

Looking forward (I think) for your next installment to hit the news stands, Steve! Knowing coaches like I do and some of the issues we dealt with over our years of travel, I’ll toss out some guesses as to what else you might have had to overcome (assuming you got the sink drain pipe connected...

Damn...that’s the only adjective I can think of right now, Steve. I think I’ll read your next post with one eye closed, like I watch horror movies. K

I am in awe, Steve, that you two even attempted this trip. A week or so, sure, but a month? That’s unbelievable. I know from owning our coach that luxury tag axle motor homes are really not outfitted for extended dry camping. Just having to pull out of your spot every few days to dump the gray...

Jessie, Nikki speaks for me as well. I will never forget you, and will celebrate and tell stories of your strength, humor, beautiful mind, and an inner light that I will remember fondly until my last breath. In the words of my dear friend Lyn who left us last week, it’s your time to fly the...

STAMP - “Swamp Thing” Adores Minced Possum. MINCED

Yes, it was Lynk. I think she really only posted for several months in 2015 as she was going through the diagnosis process.

Thanks all. Tillie would have loved talking with Lyn. Australia was her favorite country and she visited six times.

Thanks very much. Hard to write through the tears of sorrow and relief.

My wife and I are in mourning over the passing this week of Lyn Kittle, a fellow Tallahassee pALS. Her daughters and our daughter went to the same charter school, so we go back many years. We had lost touch until I saw some posts from her on this forum as she was going through her 2015 diagnosis...

Bill, I’m taking that to mean “when you need a little help,” not “when you require sustenance.” I assume you got the”when I need sustenance” part covered. 😊 Although I will say that over the years my wife has denied me certain life enriching “treats” when she’s angry with me...take that as you...

So good to hear from you Steve. Four weeks, man...that’s something. We all look forward to your tales of adventure! What a bad break, literally and figuratively, for Lori. And right at the end of the trip, too. I agree this can be serious, so please tell her we are thinking of her and you as...

We love you too, Jessie.

Jessie, are you okay?

I really hate killing any living creature (certain insects excluded), but I had to kill another cottonmouth that was in our butterfly garden this morning. We are no strangers to this living in a wooded area near a wetland, but when a large adult one is 30 feet from our back door, and with our...

Fusia, I’m so sorry your travel days are winding down. But you live in a gorgeous part of the country, and be happy you don’t have a summer of 90+ degrees and “air that you can wear.” Of course, our winters are great! Eric, very positive neuro report. Slow is good, especially with your brood...

Hi folks. Bringing this to the top again in the hope of a good roll call this week. For any newer members that have not posted, please join in. For the regulars, love to hear from you. I’m looking forward to hearing from Steve, who was planning 10 days in their motorhome at Yellowstone. Not sure...

Stunningly beautiful, Kris. My fondest memory of our trip to the pacific NW was seeing a pod of orcas in the Hood Canal. I hope you find great joy in the outdoors this summer. Kevin

You do challenge us, Bill... VITIATE - Valiantly, I Took In A Troubled Emu. VALIANT

Addendum: I promise not to wander off topic again on these important, informative posts. Levity is one of my strongest coping mechanisms, and in no way do I mean to minimize these very helpful tips. Best, Kevin

Grand Funk Railroad. Another memory worth sharing. For those not up on old rock bands, they were a hard rock power trio from Michigan with very average playing skills but a lot of energy, a couple of hit tunes, and walls of amplifiers. In 1970-71 they hit it fairly big with their Closer to Home...

Late again. I know we can post anytime, but my brain still says Wednesday, stupid. And of course now I’m posting on Thursdays. Go figure. Have I ever mentioned how much I despise insurance procedures and the associated bureaucratic rigidity? Just spent a ridiculous amount of time the past few...

What’s the twist, Bill? A yoga position, maybe? Somewhere buried deep in our old photo box is a picture of me at the age of four twisting my little heart out to the 45 of Chubby Checker’s “Let’s Do the Twist!” I keep those pictures away from my daughter, who would immediately post it to her...