Monthly Archives: September 2015

Best Apps for getting organized

Posted on September 27, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

We have spent this past weekend cleaning, organizing and getting the RV packed up for our big journey.  This leads me to tonight’s post.  What are my favorite apps to get organized and streamlined for this trip. Dropbox- we use … Continue reading →

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Expandable Ladder

Posted on September 26, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Checking the roof of the RV is a monthly ritual for us.  We need to get up there and check around all the sky lights and make sure the sealants all look good.  Of course we will get up there … Continue reading →

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Going away/Pretirement Party

Posted on September 23, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

My co-workers gave me a very nice going away party last night.  It really warmed my heart to hear all their wonderful comments and just have some time to share stories.  They are very special people.  They went over the … Continue reading →

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Safety first

Posted on September 23, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Tires are probably the most important part of our trip as far as safety goes. We felt very strongly about installing a tire pressure monitoring system before we start our adventure. This system can monitor all of our tires, RV … Continue reading →

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YouTube Channel- 30 second video- 5 hours of work

Posted on September 20, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Our Welcome video on YouTube Today I spent 4 hours trying to set up a YouTube Channel.  Then we spent another 1-hour creating a very tacky welcome video to our new channel.  We created a 30-second video and have about … Continue reading →

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Solar Light

Posted on September 20, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

We recently bought a small inflatable solar powered light for those times we might not have electric hook ups.  This will be a great addition to our backpacking gear as well.  This little light has 10 LED lights that are … Continue reading →

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Gizmo’s favorite toy

Posted on September 19, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

Video of Gizmo chasing frisbee One more item that Gizmo will be taking with him on his cross country trek is his shih tzu sized soft frisbee.  He tries really hard to catch this and is usually succesful one out … Continue reading →

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Gizmo’s hiking harness

Posted on September 18, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

The one piece of gear that gizmo will not leave home without…his Ruffwear harness.  We ordered one the week he came to live with us and he now has 5 of them. He has multiple colors and has one larger … Continue reading →

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Power from the sun!

Posted on September 16, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

After a very early morning trip to Gilman’s Electric for 10 gauge wire and Roger’s hardware for connections we have finally attached the portable solar panel.

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Go Power! Almost…

Posted on September 16, 2015 by gizmogoeswest

We have almost figured out how to attach our new 120 Watt portable solar panel from Go Power to our RV battery bank.  I have learned a lot (maybe relearned some physics) about parallel and series wiring and a combination … Continue reading →

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