HOWTO: Coleman-Mach/RVP Blower and Condenser Fan Motor Replacement

Diagnosing a blower motor problem and sourcing the replacement motor have been discussed in part 1.  If you need to replace your blower motor, and have the part on hand, here’s how to do it.  Start to finish, depending on how many times you go up and down the ladder, should take less than an…

Coleman-Mach/RVP Blower and Condenser Fan Motor Replacement

In 9 years of full-timing, having owned a total of 4 Coleman-Mach or RVP air conditioners (two on my current RV, two on the old one), I’ve replaced three blower motors, but never the same one twice.  The failure mechanism on all three was the same–the bearings (or bushings most likely) would fail causing the…

Dishwasher Drawer and Boondocking

If you’ve been following the kitchen rebuild, one of the things that I added was a Fisher-Paykel DishDrawer.  I’ll do a more thorough review later, but I’ve seen a number of comments about water and power usage, and various remarks about not wanting or using one because of boondocking habits. Less Water Consumption Contrary to…

The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen, Part 5: Pulling out more workspace

Want to read about the kitchen remodel from the beginning?  Click here. We’re finally at a point where I can talk about something that is a little more unique.  Previously, at the left end of the kitchen, there was a cabinet section with 3 drawer fronts and the subwoofer for the sound system.  The top…

The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen, Part 4: Doors and Drawers

If there was one part of this project where I really wanted to hand off some of the work, it was in building the cabinet doors, drawer boxes, and drawer fronts.  For the doors, I’d have a lot of money in tools for the various profiles on the rails and stiles, and would have to…

Amazon’s Prime Day

If you’ve read much here, you’ll notice that we make use of Amazon Prime a lot.  Usually it’s just because it’s an easy place to find what we’re after at a fair price.  When you’re travelling, especially when you’re only going to be somewhere for a few days, the certainty of when something is going…

Introducing RV Fitness

In this series, we are going to talk a bit about how to stay fit while living out of an RV. While this can be a challenge, the hardest part is usually finding the motivation, not actually finding the space to work out. While quite a bit of our workouts are done outdoors, John has…

The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen, Part 3: Demolition Down Low

This is when things really start to get interesting.  Going into this phase of the project, I knew I’d have a lot of re-measuring to do and was expecting some surprises. The stove and what was left of the pantry cabinet came out first, followed by the sink.  The left end with all of the…

The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen, Part 2: Starting to Build Cabinets

So here’s where things get interesting.  How  do you build a nice set of kitchen cabinets with only small power tools?  As it turns out, it’s not really all that difficult, if you’re careful with a tape measure, and have the right stuff. For this project, I bought a few new (small) tools: Kreg K4MS…

The Grey Ghost’s New Kitchen

One of the biggest nagging complaints about the layout of the Grey Ghost was its kitchen.  There was plenty of storage, but a lot of it was hard to access.  All of the necessary appliances were present, but they were RV-grade and left something to be desired. Last fall, the RV refrigerator was replaced with…