Rickb RV Chronicles

STUFF KEEPS BLOWING AWAY.

I went out and rescued my poor little chives pot, one more time, lifting it off the ground where the unrelenting wind blew it off the table, along with all of its buddies.

The rest are all dried out – the chives are the only thing left I’m trying to save. I’ve [...]

THE OLD PROSPECTOR cast his eyes about his encampment, a rough shack ensconced in a wall of desert rock with bright blue sky overhead. A hawk cried it’s presence in that blue sky, adding clarity and cleanliness to the scene. Standing in his red long-johns, the prospector stroked his long, frazzled beard.
“Well, Bucky” he [...]

After a two week hiatus to the Caribbean, I tentatively return to the RV sitting on the hard in the Yuma LTVA with no support and a somewhat full reefer. The state? Not too bad, actually. I’d really like solar and/or wind power, though.

The rains let up, and I got a chance to break the cabin fever and go out for a walk.

There are a lot more people out here on the Yuma LTVA than when I got here. More RVs in circles and small bunches. Lots of different kinds, too – everything from little “burro” [...]

… AND GREAT WERE the rains, and great was the wind…

Well, if not of biblical proportions, it was certainly a comer.

We caught the tail end of the storms that have been pounding California. Actually, if you looked at a radar map of the western US, you would see the precipitation pattern forming a big, [...]

The Senator Wash LTVA is close to the Yuma Proving Grounds. This morning, I awoke to a few muffled “BMMMmmm’s” – they’re out proving some ordnance.

Out in the desert LTVA’s, one is apt to come across a certain amount of wildlife – hummingbirds, burros, raccoons are all part of the desert scene, and what might come strolling through your camp or suddenly appear in the headlights [...]

OK, THIS IS WHY we’re here!!
The temps are getting back in the seventies, after a long-ish interlude of them being down in the 50’s and 60’s. Some of the evenings have been particularly chilly, dropping down to 38F/3C. Last night didn’t get below 50F/10C, I don’t think, and the high is expected around [...]

You have to dump and you have to get water when dry camping. One alternative, of course, is to move the whole unit to a dump/water station. That’s unattractive, once you’re all set up. There are number solutions, out here on the LTVA. I’m exploring mine [...]

38F/3C, this morning. A lot colder than I was hoping for. The heater is working overtime, so is the generator to keep everything alive.
And, according to my favorite weather site, it looks like it’s going to be that way for a while.
Best laid plans.
Escaping the Cold
THERE ARE TIMES in the winter where you [...]