Well, we've been in the RV for a week now. It took me nearly that long to get it leveled. We really didn't have a clue as to how to go about it, but thanks to a nice guy here at the Wellington KOA, we're level and I have a working refrigerator. Yippee!!! Grabbing my milk out of the cooler every morning and running to get ice every afternoon was getting a bit old.
Today was the first day that we were able to take showers in the RV. The shower stall caulk was old and the walls were separating from the floor pan. The walls are super slick, so I was hesitant to use silicone. (I sculpt and I've used it alot for making moulds. I know that it will peel off of certain plastics, like the lids of yogurt containers.) So, I tried Lexel - nope - that peeled right off. I contemplated Big Stretch, but it's not intended for shower usage. I finally ended up being a good girl, scraping all the old caulk and using a 1 hour shower ready caulk. (Though with our lack of humidity, we needed to wait 8 hours.) But, this morning it was all fine and we both bathed "at home". It works fine, though it certainly isn't a home bathroom. (I also had to buy a caulk gun. Dave says he packed up about 5, which are now in storage. So, we have a 6th. Maybe one day we'll set up a Cabinet of Curiousities full of caulk guns.)
I'm trying to learn about living in an RV. Basic things, really. Like, should you keep the the sewage in the holding tank until it's full and then empty. That's what my dad says, and I have NO doubt that that's the best approach, but is that the way it's done, period? What exactly is winterizing an RV? If I live here in Beans (the RV) into the fall or winter, what do I need to do? I'm searching for blogs, websites, books, etc. to help me with that.
Now, off to use that nice shower. Then I'll work on catching up the past week.
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