by Eric | Jan 2, 2023 | Thoughts & Discoveries
Greg's Birthday, 2019April of 2019 was Greg’s 49th birthday. Two friends, Nicole and Stephan joined us at Empower Adventures in Oldsmar to go Zip-lining and rope walking. The course was reasonable enough for kids, but interesting enough for adults. We had a fun...
by Eric | Dec 11, 2022 | Thoughts & Discoveries
Our little neighborhood on North Lotus Drive has a Christmas tradition that has now spanned 20 years. The neighborhood ornament exchange began in 2002 and was first held at Jan & Steve’s home. More of a late-night Christmas party, the ticket to entry was...
by Eric | Dec 4, 2022 | Sunray 109 Sport Mods
USB Charge PortThere’s been many times, while boondocking using only battery power, that I’ve wanted to charge a phone or other USB device, but wanted to have access to it outside without having to crawl into the camper. Here’s a simple method to...
by Eric | Dec 4, 2022 | Sunray 109 Sport Mods
One of the more simple ugrades you can do to your camper is to replace the existing bi-metal analog heater thermostat with an inexpensive digital version. This video explains how to simply swap it out and to adjust the new thermostat’s program to activate the...
by Eric | Nov 30, 2022 | Sunray 109 Sport Mods
I love our little Sunray 109 Camper. It’s a very efficient feature-packed trailer, right down to the use of LED lighting. That LED lighting is positioned perfectly in various spots and it’s very bright which is normally a great thing – except when...
by Eric | Nov 27, 2022 | Off-Grid Camping
Bypass the CampgroundsTo me, camping is about experiencing nature. The last thing I want to see is a Class A RV parked next to me with a family trapped inside watching a big screen TV. I want to see the sky and stars, listen to the wind. Hear the gentle tapping of...
by Eric | Sep 10, 2022 | Thoughts & Discoveries
It's Official !My team at work was trying to solve a design challenge. We came up with a couple of solutions and chose one. But both were pretty good ideas so we submitted a patent for both. Both patent applications were accepted and two years later the USPTO notified...
by Eric | Jun 26, 2022 | Sunray 109 Sport Mods
Air Conditioner Soft Start in a Sunray 109In this full-length episode I install and evaluate a Micro-Air EasyStart air conditioner soft-start module on a window AC unit in a compact camper, in this case a Sunset Park RV model Sunray 109. Information on the Micro-Air...
by Eric | Apr 10, 2022 | Thoughts & Discoveries
Our Backyard SanctuaryGreg has been working exceptionally hard to make our backyard into something lush and inviting. We love where we live and we love our modest little 1961 home. Being about a half-mile from the coast though has it’s price. The biggest...
by Eric | Mar 30, 2022 | Thoughts & Discoveries
Dunedin’s downtown core is the heartbeat of the city, but the true nerve center of downtown has definitely shifted to the City’s west-end district. This 500 foot by 300-foot section of downtown Dunedin called Stirling Commons is the most walkable segment of the...
