It's Memorial Day and one week away from starting on our trip to Alaska. I have been doing several upgrades to the 5th Wheel including:
Surge Protector
Oven Thermometer
Refrigerator and freezer thermometer
Air mattresses and pads on bunks beds
Mud flaps on camper
Wax front of camper
It's raining today, did some planning with Google Maps. Here is a link of the route we will be taking from Des Moines, IA to Calgary, AB.
Planned route for first five days of the trip.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Testing GPS Options
I am looking for a simple tool to track my travels by GPS and display on a web page. I would also like the pictures that I take, geo tagged to the route. I took this trip to Waterloo, IA using a Garmin Aera 560 with tracking turned on.
I then used a product called Garmin Basecamp to log the trip onto a map and then geo tag some pictures taken along the route. Here is the link to the Drive to Waterloo:
Link to Drive to Waterloo, IA
Let's see how it works.
I then used a product called Garmin Basecamp to log the trip onto a map and then geo tag some pictures taken along the route. Here is the link to the Drive to Waterloo:
Link to Drive to Waterloo, IA
Let's see how it works.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
New Open Range 5th Wheel
Just signed the paperwork to purchase a new 2013 Open Range Light 5th Wheel. Even though I don't have a hitch installed in the truck yet, I had to back under and take a picture. The hitch gets installed in the truck the first week of April. I am also replacing the 26 gallon fuel tank on the truck with a 45 gallon tank. It goes in the same place the original is located, and uses the original fill access and recalibrated fuel gauge.
What prompted this purchase and upgrade is an overwhelming feeling that
