Motor Home Mends and Injuries

During the two months we have been sitting in one spot in South Texas, Mark had a long list of projects he wanted to accomplish. We were having too much fun to do them early during our stay, so it seemed they all waited until our last week.

One job was washing the motor home. After four years, we have finally accumulated the best cleaning gear. A soft bristle brush on a telescoping pole that hooks to our water hose was a great investment to make the job easier. That is followed by drying with a new chamois that helps to get those hard water spots under control. No pictures during the job because we were wet and busy. But we were pretty proud of the shine when we finished the job.

Our 2013 Tiffin Allegro RED (that stands for Rear Engine Diesel) has stood up well to over four years of travel. Besides washing the sides, Mark also read that cleaning the roof is an important maintenance job. He did that last year, so it was time for another major cleaning project. He spent another morning cleaning the roof, and then coating it with two layers of Mop and Glow. Denisa was line dancing while he was on his hands and knees on the roof working. He learned a new lesson on that sunny day. While the white roof was cool, the black roof rails were not. When he backed onto the edge of the roof, that hot roof rail literally sizzled his knees. That black paint was so hot that it blistered his knees like a hot stove. He will wear those blisters for more than a week!

Mark used this time camped at one place to do other chores. He checked the water in the batteries and replaced the faucet at the bathroom sink. He also got parts and then replaced the check-valve to the hot water heater. Denisa sure thinks it's great to be wandering around with a handy-man on board to make these repairs!

We really love our motor home and its quality. But we never understood why they put metal towel holders inside the shower. Even though we squeegee the interior after every shower, that metal will eventually rust in that wet environment. It was time to take them out.

We would have loved to find similar sized racks in acrylic, but an internet search found no such thing. Mark did find this shorter rack, and also some plastic hooks to cover the holes.

He also mounted a new liquid soap dispenser over another set of holes. We drive our motor home into hard and soft water locations, making it hard to keep a shower clean. But we have found it remarkably easier since we stopped using bar soap and squeegee every day.

No injuries were done to any other parts of Mark's anatomy during these last projects, so it was successful all the way around! Now that some projects are finished, we will be ready to hit the road again soon.