Add a little gambling to your RV travels! White Oak Casino, located along U.S. Route 2 in Deer River, Minnesota could be just the place! It was for us mid-September 2016 as we were headed westbound between Duluth and Bemidji, on our way to our work camping gig with the Sugar Beet Harvest in Western … Read more
Many RV’s have deep cycle wet cell batteries as their house batteries. This style of battery is designed to be drained and charged constantly. We use two 6V golf cart batteries wired together to make 12V. These batteries are not without their maintenance needs. On top of keeping them clean, which a spray on battery … Read more
Our second dispersed camping experience in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula was in the Ottawa National Forest at Paint River Forks Campground. We stayed there overnight, mid-September 2016 in our 26-foot motorhome. We found this campground using Allstays.com; this website (also an app) has been quite handy as we travel from one work camping job to the … Read more
Cleaning your RV tanks doesn’t have to be an overwhelming task. In this episode of Keep the Tip, Levi breaks down the process by first identifying your RV tanks and then guiding you through the specific cleaning regimens for each. For more RV living tips and … Read more
Disclaimer: Levi and I are in no way affiliated with or representing Express Employment Professionals. We are simply detailing our work camping experience for those interested. A piler in all its glory–We visited our station, O’Meara Beet Piling Site located in Euclid, Minnesota, before the harvest madness. The phrase that comes to mind when I reflect … Read more
We hadn’t really utilized our Allstays application as much as our trip from Mackinaw City, Michigan to East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Allstays is an online program that provides a plethora of information for RVers on the road including campground locations, free over night stays at truck stops and big-box stores, RV dump stations, bridge heights, road grades, … Read more
Hello Reader, I originally started writing the Photography 101 series as a way to answer the often asked question, “How does my camera work?” As I was writing each post, it occurred to me that this series of posts would make a great book on photography for beginners. As full time RVers, my wife and … Read more
October has arrived and found us staying at the Red River Valley Recreation Area (Sherlock Campground) in East Grand Forks, Minnesota. We are already settled in our new site and beginning the 2016 Beet Harvest out at the O’Meara Pile Station in Euclid, MN (about 15 minutes away). Our Beet Harvest experience is, in fact, … Read more
I don’t know why, but I love bridges. I love studying them, tracing the lines of their structural supports, driving and walking across them, and taking one snapshot after another. The time and effort man has put into creating and maintaining them is quite astounding and miraculous. Still they stand, stoical and resilient, connecting worlds, … Read more
For the most part, free camping for us has taken place in the parking lots of Walmart and Cracker Barrel, truck stops, and rest stops. We stay overnight, car hooked up, without opening our slide outs. We decided to dry camp via dispersed camping in national forests this time as we ventured from our work … Read more
