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Best Campsite Visitors – David & Sylvia
Chippokes State Park, VA, May 2026 I had an absolute treat when my Virginia cousins visited us in Chippokes State Park. I haven’t seen David in at least 5 years. Dave always makes me think of Uncle Dick because he looks so much like him. I remember coming to Virginia as a kid. We went…
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If a Tree Doesn’t Fall in the Woods, Does Starlink Work?
Chippokes State Park, VA, May 2026 Starlink requires open sky overhead in order to function. Here at Chippokes, the sky looks like this. That is pretty much the definition of “not open sky”. Starlink refers to this as “Partially Obstructed”, but it looks “Mostly Obstructed” to me. There is a gap in the trees to…
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Z3515 vs 360MBI
This is a comparison of many of features we care about in the Brinkley Model Z 3515 and the Keystone Cougar 360MBI. The weight calculations assume that we can drop 200 pounds of added shelving weight added by modifications to our current RV. The weight excludes the 500 to 600 lbs of fresh or waste…
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Brinkley Model Z 3515 5th Wheel
May 2025 This is similar to other posts with trailers that might work for us. The Brinkley Z3515 5th wheel is 39 feet 11 inches which equates to almost 2 feet longer than our current trailer. This trailer has a dedicated office with it’s own AC. This is the main benefit of this trailer. The…
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Keystone Cougar 360MBI 5th Wheel
April 2026 When you live in your 5th wheel, it takes time to find a trailer that fits your needs. You will never find something that meets all requirements. Our 1st trailer took us 2 years to find one that we liked. Our current trailer has a little bit of luck that we found one…
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F350 vs F450
Background When we bought our F350, the sales person guaranteed that we would have at least a 3,600 lb cargo capacity. He said it should be closer to 4,000 lbs. We were not talking to some random Ford car salesperson; we were talking to one of the commercial truck sales people. You would expect them…
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Brinkley Z3210 5th Wheel Review & Details
Marietta, GA, April 2026 John noticed that Brinkley came out with a new camper layout that is 34 feet 11 inches long (3 feet 1 inch shorter than our current trailer). This 5th wheel was fashioned off of the Brinkley Z3110 trailer frame. In this trailer design, the bunk room has a more versatile design…
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Sometimes Slides Are No Fun
Reed Bingham State Park, GA, April 2026 Especially when they are attached to your RV. No, we are not towing a pool with a water slide; we are talking about the expandable living space. Apparently, the motors have a slip mechanism to make sure they do not break anything when the slide is stuck. We…
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What the Actual Picnic Table!
Tulsa RV Ranch, OK, December 2025 No, this is not a substitute swear word. With the weather changing, having to setup a workspace, all the appointments, and unexpected emergencies, we were not sure the picnic table would get done before it was too cold to paint. (Other people’s emergencies, not ours.) It should have taken…
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Dewinterizing Steps
Hillsdale, KS, November 2025 I am very spoiled that John typically does the winterizing and de winterizing. Today, I, sort of, helped. I spent more time looking pretty and being easily distracted while he did the work. The easily distracted is something that tends to drive John a little bonkers :-). So to prove that…