Never has a component of Arthur Airstream received so much attention, let alone four blogs dedicated to it, than our Dometic brand RV water heater. The saga began while on our way to Alaska. For details, read “Road to Alaska Stop 9 – Fort Nelson, BC” published June 20, 2024. (Search in Past Archived Blogs…
The backstory in summary. We were setting up our site at the Triple G Hideaway, Fort Nelson, BC, Canada on 15 June 2024. Our water heater had failed, and it was leaking badly. Couldn’t get it fixed or replaced locally, so MFI called Fraser RV, five stops ahead in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, and arranged for…
We committed to the Gomez Family, grandson Happy in particular, that we’d be there to celebrate his 5th birthday. That required we depart Coronado Island on 28 April and travel 2,665 miles in 13 days. We were challenged by longer driving distances between stops (306 to 437 miles) , and only being able to stop…
The drive from Seal Beach to San Diego was only an hour and a half, but because our check-in wasn’t until 2 pm, we lunched at Nectarine Grove Cafe & Bakehouse in Encinitas just to kill time. They served only “fresh and organic, 100% gluten-free, local, and sustainable meals.” Ohh-kay, we must be in California….
The drive from Needles to Seal Beach (pop. 23,896) was 264 miles across the Mojave Desert. We stopped in Barstow, CA (pop. 23,915) and got our second cup of coffee, filled our personal thermoses for the remaining drive, ate lunch at Panera Bread, and had Arthur cleaned at Blue Beacon Truck Wash. We’re new fans…
We will be attending the wedding of our nephew Max (the son of MFI’s brother Jim) in Rosarita, Baja California, Mexico at the end of April. As such, we needed to work our way west to ensure we’re there in plenty of time and able to reserve a campsite on the U.S. side. With that…
We had not visited with Chad and family for two years, and it was time. Heading north in early March was risky, but given our schedule for the next four months, it made sense to go now. It required two stops to get there: Tonkawa, OK (pop. 2,980) and Merriam, KS (pop. 11,098), a Kansass…
We had air lifts installed on Sid during our first stay in Wylie, TX in December 2019. In addition to towing, we were carrying a significant load of tools and felt we needed pneumatic lifts to ease the burden on Sid’s suspension. Before leaving Wylie, we went to DFW Camper Corral, discussed lift options, and…
We left Arthur decorated until after the New Year. It wasn’t until we took down the decorations that the strange weather happened. The first event was the biggest snowfall of the season, although very little snow fell during our stay overall. The second event was heavy rainfall, sufficient enough to flood the street corner where…
We would be in Carrollton, TX for the winter after just two more stops. But first, we needed to get out of New Mexico. After a 278-mile leg, including 50 miles of the Llano Estacado, we stopped in Amarillo, TX (population 199,371). There was no doubting in which state we had entered. We were treated…
