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Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-05-2014

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Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-05-2014
  • Current City: Early, TX
  • Current Location: G Country RV Park
  • Site Number: 6
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - None / AT&T - Weak / Campground Wi-fi - Very Strong!
  • Mission: Work week, Tim’s Graduation, Family Get together!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 2 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 77°
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Humidity: 50%
  • Wind: 12 mph
  • Fuel: 45 Gallons of Diesel - Just under half tank
  • Odometer: 100,902
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Sunday, May 11th
  • Next Destination: Austin, Texas

Special Orders: Sleepover!

Captain’s Remarks

11:01 - Had a sleepover last night! As per our log report, we have two guests. Timothy (my brother-in-law) and his girlfriend Hannah came over and spent the night last night. We watched Independence Day and just hung out together. It was pretty nice.

Today is the start of our work week. Brittany and I are working in our [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-03-2014

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Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-03-2014
  • Current City: Early, TX
  • Current Location: G-Country RV Park
  • Site Number: 6
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - None / AT&T - Weak / Campground Wi-fi - Very Strong!
  • Mission: Work week, Tim’s Graduation, Family Get together!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 91°
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Humidity: 8%
  • Wind: 9 mph
  • Fuel: 45 Gallons of Diesel - Just under half tank
  • Odometer: 100,902
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Sunday, May 11th
  • Next Destination: Austin, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

Had a nice final night in Arlington, TX. Got to eat at one of my favorite restaurants in the area, Mariano’s Mexican near Six Flags Over Texas. Not only that, but we got to do it with new RV friends Rich and Carolyn Sasek. Had a nice time with them but had to call it an early night as we had a long day ahead of us. [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-02-2014

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Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-02-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Wrap up the work week.
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Partly Cloudy / 82°
  • Precipitation: 0%
  • Humidity: 14%
  • Wind: 3 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: Leaving Arlington Tomorrow, Liberal Water Use Authorized

Captain’s Remarks

15:23 - Weeks fly by. We’re heading to Brownwood, TX tomorrow for my brother-in-law Tim’s graduation from University. We haven’t picked out where we are going to park yet. The plan is to [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 05-01-2014

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Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 05-01-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Weekend!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Partly Cloudy / 73°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 20%
  • Wind: 6 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: Share the new logo with the world!

Captain’s Remarks

14:19 - We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to try and finalize our logo for RV Wanderlust. As you know, we love bison and of course we love the USA. So we wanted to make sure both were represented in our log.

Our friend and designer Gina Blackmore was very patient with us as we went back and forth through multiple rounds of concepts and changes.

Eventually we came up with this [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 04-30-2014

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Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 04-30-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Weekend!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 69°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 28%
  • Wind: 5 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: Kill the Internet. Grill Steaks!

Captain’s Remarks

16:48 - Had a great workday and I’m thankful it is the end of the month. For those that live in stick and brick homes, data is usually not an issue. But for those of us nomadic types who work online, data is critical to our survival.

DATA CAP CRITICAL!! Today as we hit the last day of the month, we capped out at

[Read more…]

Why You Need to Do Your Own Annual RV Roof Maintenance

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Most RV maintenance shops charge $80-100+ per hour for labor. And while some jobs are well worth it, any job that you can comfortably do on your own could potentially save you hundreds of dollars.

From the get-go, let me say that if I can do this RV maintenance task…anyone can.

Saving dollars by DIY maintenance on an RV

Doing your own annual RV roof maintenance could save you hundreds of dollars (Photo credit: 401(k) via Flickr CC)

When the good Lord was passing out handyman skills, I must have been asleep. I’m pretty much clueless when it comes to anything handyman-ish or mechanical. I’m so bad, it is almost laughable.

But honestly, this annual RV roof maintenance was a breeze. So, if you are one of those folks who has been thinking that you’d rather pay someone to do this for you, think again and give this guide a quick read first. [Read more…]

Redecorating the RV: Window Cornice Box Reupholstery

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Old RV Cornice Boxes

Kerensa and me with the old cornice boxes

After you’ve seen a few brand new RVs, stepping into a coach that’s over a decade old can jar your aesthetic sensibilities. In fact, as we went through the purchase process with Meriwether, Eric had to keep reminding me that all the outdated and worn things I saw inside could be changed.

First project: dinette cushions. They grossed me out, so I painted them.

Second project: cornice boxes. Though I didn’t know what they were called at first, I immediately knew they had to go.

Frankly, I had no clue where to start. I read a few articles online and the process sounded too complicated for me. I was extremely fortunate to [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 04-29-2014

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Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 04-29-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Weekend!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Clear / 67°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 33%
  • Wind: 12 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: None

Captain’s Remarks

19:46 - Sometimes I feel like many folks assume that because of our new lifestyle, we’re on this perpetual adventure and that we just play all the time.

While it is true that our life is a perpetual adventure, it is not true that we play all the time.

Sure, we get to experience things that many may never see, but like millions of other Americans [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 04-28-2014

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Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 04-28-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Weekend!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Sunny and Clear / 80°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 28%
  • Wind: 4 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: Get Up On The Roof

Captain’s Remarks

14:39 - Starting to wrap up our workday. We’ve been asked to teach social media and social networking by one of our clients around the country in line with our RV travel schedule. Teaching on these topics is not new for us, but we’ve never been a traveling road show. [Read more…]

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 04-27-2014

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Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 04-27-2014
  • Current City: Arlington, TX
  • Current Location: Treetops Carefree RV Resort
  • Site Number: 163B
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon - Very Strong / AT&T - Very Strong
  • Mission: Weekend!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Weather: Overcast / 87°
  • Precipitation: 10%
  • Humidity: 33%
  • Wind: 3 mph
  • Fuel: 33 Gallons of Diesel - 1/3 capacity
  • Odometer: 100,620
  • Generator Hours: 4611.8
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Saturday, May 3rd
  • Next Destination: Brownwood, Texas

Special Orders: Install Wheel Covers

Captain’s Remarks

13:00 - It’s been a nice Sunday. Slept in until 8AM (that’s pretty good for us), then made the decision to go out and get new [Read more…]

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