Healeyjet
Explorer
Annie and i left home on Monday Feb 13th for a trip of anywhere from 4-6 weeks. We are thinking 6 but who knows.
After a quick stop to visit my parents in Medicine Hat AB we were off to ITB to have some work done on the camper.
We figured that having two thermostats in the camper, one in the front by the door and one in the rear bedroom area, offered us a unique opportunity. We had ITB install studs at the top near the wall so we could hang a thick blanket over the hallway thus crating two "rooms" and two heating zones. Now we set the bedroom area at 72F when we go to sleep and we leave the front room at 50F. This mean that our heater is cutting less often as each thermostat was sending it's own signal to the heater so we had the feeling the heater was cutting in too often. It could have been all in our heads but this seems to work real well and Annie got the opportunity to use her sewing skills again making the divider.
Front room looking back
Bedroom looking forward
As you may also notice from the photos I added wall to wall carpet for this winter trip. I went down to our local carpet supplier and picked up a roll end that matches perfectly with the interior. I cut the pieces on the living room floor in the house and installed it in 4 pieces in the Cruiser. When we get home we may have the edges bound. The carpet pieces are cut pretty well and do not move at all.
After leaving ITB we made some miles to get to some sun. Our first scenic stop was Kolob Canyon just south of St George UT. Oh ya, I guess I never mentioned where we were going. We headed from home down to UT, then to Vegas to visit some friends then the plan is to head to Flagstaff, Sedona, Phoenix to visit friends, fire up the barby OZ, then on to San Diego, LA and up the coast back through Portland and British Columbia to home.
While we were up at Kolob Canyon we were approached by a couple of people looking for an elderly gentleman who took a drive on Feb 14th and as of the 16th had not been found. I checked this morning and it appears he was found alive, stuck on a remote road but was suffering from dehydration and exposure. I read that he passed in the hospital with his family at his side.
After Kolob Canyon we went around to Zion for a quick hike and some supper.
This evening I made rice and salmon. I add this as someone asked for some photos of inside the camper and how we live inside. I will add more inside shots as we go along.
We are now sitting in Williams AZ for the night. Wondering if we should do the Grand Canyon train into the canyon tomorrow. The problem being that I wouldn't have WiFi so would not be able to work all day which probably will make the trip a no go sadly. It is on our list of things we want to do. Then tomorrow off to Flagstaff. I need to get an SD card for our Garmin GPS then down to Sedona for the day and hopefully some sun and heat, something lacking on the trip so far.
Ward
After a quick stop to visit my parents in Medicine Hat AB we were off to ITB to have some work done on the camper.
We figured that having two thermostats in the camper, one in the front by the door and one in the rear bedroom area, offered us a unique opportunity. We had ITB install studs at the top near the wall so we could hang a thick blanket over the hallway thus crating two "rooms" and two heating zones. Now we set the bedroom area at 72F when we go to sleep and we leave the front room at 50F. This mean that our heater is cutting less often as each thermostat was sending it's own signal to the heater so we had the feeling the heater was cutting in too often. It could have been all in our heads but this seems to work real well and Annie got the opportunity to use her sewing skills again making the divider.
Front room looking back
Bedroom looking forward
As you may also notice from the photos I added wall to wall carpet for this winter trip. I went down to our local carpet supplier and picked up a roll end that matches perfectly with the interior. I cut the pieces on the living room floor in the house and installed it in 4 pieces in the Cruiser. When we get home we may have the edges bound. The carpet pieces are cut pretty well and do not move at all.
After leaving ITB we made some miles to get to some sun. Our first scenic stop was Kolob Canyon just south of St George UT. Oh ya, I guess I never mentioned where we were going. We headed from home down to UT, then to Vegas to visit some friends then the plan is to head to Flagstaff, Sedona, Phoenix to visit friends, fire up the barby OZ, then on to San Diego, LA and up the coast back through Portland and British Columbia to home.
While we were up at Kolob Canyon we were approached by a couple of people looking for an elderly gentleman who took a drive on Feb 14th and as of the 16th had not been found. I checked this morning and it appears he was found alive, stuck on a remote road but was suffering from dehydration and exposure. I read that he passed in the hospital with his family at his side.
After Kolob Canyon we went around to Zion for a quick hike and some supper.
This evening I made rice and salmon. I add this as someone asked for some photos of inside the camper and how we live inside. I will add more inside shots as we go along.
We are now sitting in Williams AZ for the night. Wondering if we should do the Grand Canyon train into the canyon tomorrow. The problem being that I wouldn't have WiFi so would not be able to work all day which probably will make the trip a no go sadly. It is on our list of things we want to do. Then tomorrow off to Flagstaff. I need to get an SD card for our Garmin GPS then down to Sedona for the day and hopefully some sun and heat, something lacking on the trip so far.
Ward
