Coffee and Coweeman River
The morning is better with a cup of Joe…..
Outside port for 12 volt
The electric cooler is great, but kept inside the trailer takes up space and fights for cooling when set near the furnace. So I put it outside, split the 12 volt into two and now power the starlink and fridge outside where it is cool and barely needs power to run. Thanks to Reliable Home […]
Thermostat, water, sudden death
No end to “lessons learned” with the 1984 Scamp. After replacing the rusty original analog thermostat with a fancy digital unit three days ago, it suddenly went blank (no power, no heat). Pulled the faceplate off and water dribbled out! I freaked out as it happened to have been raining last night, and right now. […]
Got me some internet…guess I should post
Another first here at the Cowweman River campsite…rain in the Scamp! See my internet setup, there is sketchy cell reception and no internet without it.
The trip has begun
It has been awhile since I have had the time and good internet to report on my travels, and even still my internet is sketchy. The wonderful thing about the Washington forest is the huge trees covering the sky with lush greenery…it’s also why starlink can’t give me reliable signal up or down. I am […]
Oregon, I’m here and in your thickets
It’s been too long since I’ve blogged, I’m sorry. I have been posting on Instagram/Facebook since it’s easier to do with my smartphone, traveling, trying to sort out my Scamp’s travel operations. I closed out my leased 4 bedroom home after donating or disposing of 30 years of stuff, giving the landlord a barest notice […]
Garage Sales, HOA Trolls, and One Last Birthday
Moving isn’t just a logistical nightmare—it’s emotional triage. In the blistering heat, I found myself hauling relics that hadn’t budged in seven years, some tracing back twenty. Each item unearthed from the garage came with its own scent of decay: dust, spider eggs, rat urine. We dismantled, donated, discarded. It felt like a fire sale […]
Postponed, Not Derailed: Why the Scamp Stayed
I had every intention of kicking off the Shutter Scamp tour this week—Tehachapi Winery was calling, the gear was dialed, and the trailer was prepped for liftoff. But life threw a curveball, and I had to make the call to cancel my first travel date. The short version? Timing sucked.The longer version? I’m still deep […]