RV MAINTENANCE DAY

In with the new, and out with the old. That was my focus yesterday morning, as I swapped the motor home house batteries, redid the air ducting to the Cummins motor air filter, and changed the oil & filter on the Onan diesel generator.

As with any mechanical monster, regular maintenance is one of the keys to avoiding, or at least minimizing breakage. With all of the complicated systems on today's modern RV, it's somewhat amazing to me that most everything works as well as it does. Considering that an RV is subjected to a constant earthquake as it's being driven down the road, it's a wonder that more things don't fail. If you happen to drive a lot of miles on California's wonderfully maintained roads, it's a total miracle that RV's aren't scattered in little pieces along the sides of the Golden State's byways. When we're in CA, I often remark that if you could close your eyes and drive at the same time, there would be no doubt which state you were in.

Even though we are basically home for the winter, there will be many excursions in the motor home. We just don't stay gone for months, like we do during the summer season. We're hoping to spend a week or so in the Palms Springs area next month, when Everett & Lori bring their motor home south. We usually spend part of the Christmas Holidays in Tucson with Marc, Chandra, and Laila, and for about the last 15 years, we spend part of January parked in the desert near Quartzsite, AZ. Also in January, the Family Motor Coach Ass'n rally takes place in Indio, CA. February takes us back to Tucson, where we've worked the Tucson Rodeo for several years. In March, another RV rally will take us to Yuma, AZ for about a week, and somewhere in those months, we'll try and find some time to use our boat.

With yesterdays tasks completed, and a recent complete engine and chassis service, the motor home is ready for some winter adventures!