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On the road again …

September 4, 2023February 3, 2008 by Jim

… and paying for it.

I would have loved to stay and watch the Superbowl with Gene an his new 42″ Aquos HDTV. But it sure feels good to be on the road again.

I am also seriously happy to be amongst some trees with some space at Lake Manatee State Park after that seriously cramped RV “Resort” in Fort Lauderdale.

It is eye-opening, however, to pay $94.00 to fill up the truck from a quarter tank after not spending anything on fuel for nearly two months while we helped make our own homebrew biodiesel.

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A cure for the common freshwater cough

February 1, 2008February 1, 2008 by Jim

When our freshwater fill spout started coughing up water when we filled the tank, there was no need to call a doctor. I knew I could handle this one. But I did wonder why it started happening all of the sudden.

While filling up our freshwater tank a few times, we noticed water backing up and burping out of the fill hose. Upon closer inspection ? which any good RVer should always undertake in circumstances like this ? I noticed the freshwater tank expanding with air whenever this happened.

Itchy Feet, Take Me West

March 3, 2017January 31, 2008 by Rene

It’s five a.m. and I woke up because my feet are itchy. Not because I have athletes foot or anything. No, it’s just that I’m too excited to get on the road again. After almost two months of living on the farm, we are packed up, hitched up, and ready for more of the unknown. We don’t really want to leave, especially in the middle of the season, but we have to, in order to complete our circle of the U.S. by June.

Another Geek Mission Accomplished!

January 26, 2008 by Jim

One of the great things about workamping somewhere that does not require a full-time commitment is that you actually get some time to do your own thing. For us, that is trying to make a living online.

One of my goals for Jerry’s dog blog during our stay here on the farm was to develop his new Tripawd Discussion Forums.

I can now officially check that off my list. Thanks to the Simple Forum WordPress plugin from Yellow Swordfish.

Attend a Workamper Expo and Support Your Fulltimer Lifestyle

June 9, 2017January 16, 2008 by Rene

By attending the Workamper Expo in Lakeland Florida we learned so much about the workamper lifestyle, finding a job, and making a living while on the road. Includes video interviews of workamper employers.

Good Sam Club offers more than just great savings!

January 11, 2008 by Jim

Get Great RV Tips & Save on Camping when you Join the Good Sam Club and make money from your website with the good Sam Affiliate program.

A Vegetarian Sees Life and Death on the Farm

December 3, 2020January 10, 2008 by Rene

A vegetarian fulltime RVer gets used to life and death while work camping on an organic farm in Vero Beach, Florida.

Live Work Dream 2007 Expense Summary

September 14, 2015January 9, 2008 by Rene

Whew, what a relief. I just crunched our trip expenses from June to December, and found that we actually came in under budget by almost $12,000! How did we do it? By over budgeting, being ultra careful about things we chose to see and do, and Workamping. Now, this nice little savings is going to allow us to continue our journey even longer than we originally planned, by at least 6 months or so.

Now, let’s talk money. Pay attention; here are some important lessons we learned:

Calculate Satellite Settings with Dishpointer

April 29, 2008January 8, 2008 by Jim

Here is a nifty little widget that would have come in quite handy when our Datastorm F2 GPS unit went bad. Though using it would have required for us to be online already!

Regardless, the Dishpointer satellite alignment calculator is still pretty cool.

We’ve included the Dishpointer Lite widget here for your use. Just select your satellite from the drop down menu and enter your location ? city or zip code ? in the box. The map and details will automatically update with the required elevation, azimuth and LNB skew for your satellite dish. Drag the map or marker to pinpoint your location.

Pretty cool, eh? If you think so, wait until you check out the full version.

How to Replace the Datastorm F2 UCB

May 26, 2012January 7, 2008 by Jim

Translation: Here’s a little video we made showing how I replaced the Upper Control Board on our Datastorm F2 mobile satellite internet dish after receiving a GPS failure from our D3 controller.

If a picture is worth a 1,000 words this video must be worth at least 1,024. But here’s a few more about the experience anyway. Just to make a short story long …

I got Paged Comments to work!

January 1, 2008 by Jim

I know what you’re saying … “oh great, another one of Jim’s geek posts.”

But I also know someone out there is looking for this fix.

I looked for weeks and finally figured out how to make the Paged Comments WordPress plugin play nice with our Guestbook Generator on Jerry’s Site.

A Farmer’s Life and the Saturday Market

July 30, 2013December 29, 2007 by Rene

When you go to a Farmer’s Market, have you ever thought about the amount of work it takes for a farmer to get there every week, so you can have the freshest farm fresh produce available? I never gave it much thought, until we started hawking White Rabbit’s wares at the Fort Pierce Farmer’s Market.

For three weeks, we’ve been getting up at 5:30 am every Saturday to sell a variety of organic produce, nuts and grains. The market is only four hours long, but it takes an entire day to set up, tear down, clean up and take stock back at the Farm. By the time we’re done, it’s usually around 3pm and we are exhausted.