Queen of Boondocking!

 I heard you laugh!!!  Yeah that's not me, obviously, but I aspire to be the Queen of Boondocking.  Of course it may not happen in my lifetime, but I'll give it a shot.  I didn't have time nor the energy to get my truck washed yesterday, so I left the garage door open, along with the front door of the house.  I'm able to breathe a tad bit better.  I have to say though, it's causing some really weird dreams!!

Cooper and I were up early.  It was a three cup morning as I unpacked as much as I needed from the trailer.  My biggest lesson learned is to leave everything that I use on a daily basis, IN the trailer.  Packing and unpacking is one of the biggest complaints I hear because it's usually left up to the wife.  I did that on a cabin cruiser for a few years and it's no fun, but that's another story.

As I walked outside, I unexpectedly scared Doug who was walking up my little path.  Yuma gave me his usual warm greeting!  He's such a sweet dog ... he loves everyone!!

In no time they were packed up and ready to leave, their water leak repaired and heading off into the wild blue yonder.  I took a picture of their repair guy's business name and phone number in case I need service. Doug said they were very professional, didn't overcharge and he seemed to know exactly what he was doing.

Next up, I unloaded the chainsaw-on-a-stick I brought along for Dan and I to use on our trees.  It sure beats standing on a ladder trying to trim the branches.  I had to step up into my truck bed to get it out of the toolbox.  Whoa Nelly ... that was a tall step with those air bags full.

I just think it's so cool ... the fill valves come out the holes of your license plate.  Again, my handy dandy Ryobi mini air compressor worked like a charm, mostly because it has a pressure gauge on it.  It's even strong enough to fill up my Jeep tires, but probably not my truck tires.  Hopefully I never have to try.

With that done, it was time to tackle the leveling system.  I have the App on my phone that connects to my trailer with a special code number.  Once connected, I can sit in my truck and turn on all the lights, open the awning ... all sorts of cool stuff.  It shows the air in the tires too, as well as the leveling system.

It immediately said I had a fault (yeah, I knew that) ... and I had to click yes to acknowledge it.  I had visions of the front hitting the ground really hard when I hit the wrong button.  I contemplated it for a minute, then went over and turned on the control panel.  Yippee!!  A green light!  I hit the level button and it did it's thing with NO crash!!!  That's one rhinestone in my Queen tiara!

So here she is, all level and ready for my next foray in a few short weeks.  I imagine eventually I'll get the hang of it.  

I tried to do some menial tasks, like cleaning the house of all the accumulated dead bugs, but curiosity got the best of me.  I know you are thinking the same thing ..... I wonder if the generator will start?

I hauled it outside and gave it one pull.  HEY .... I think it tried to run!  I pulled a few more times, then choked it once and tried again.  It sprang to life!  YAHOO!!!  I didn't kill it after all.  It ran okay for about four minutes before surging.  I've no idea what that's about, so I shut it off.  At least it's still got some life left in it.  Maybe I'll run it under a load for a time or two and see if it will clear up.  It can't get any worse, right??

Do you have all your Christmas shopping done?  I made one trip to the grocery store to get Jonathan food and I was shocked at the amount of people there.  I'm very thankful I don't have to go to some place like Walmart.

Here's hoping you all have a very fun week!!