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Replacing the Garmin GPS battery

June 18, 2014 norm 2 comments

My latest little project has been replacing the battery in our Garmin GPS. We have been using this Garmin GPSMAP 276C since 2003 and although it is old we haven’ t found one that has functions that we like any better. The main things we like are that it is

Fixing side door delamination – Alfa See Ya Motorhome

September 27, 2013 norm Leave a comment

Those Young Guys - Alfa See Ya Motorhome - Delamination

Yep, we encountered a bit of delamination on a few of our side doors on our motorhome. We think it happened last winter when we had to make an emergency trip to the snowy, cold north and the doors must have had water in them and then froze. Boom, there

Installing Solar Panels – Alfa See Ya Motorhome

September 17, 2013 norm 57 comments

Those Young Guys - Alfa See Ya Motorhome - Solar Panels

We love boondocking and/or dry camping since we both like to get away from the big RV parks and do hiking and exploring in the less crowded areas so I started thinking how we could improve the experience. We have a 40′ DP which has a 7.5 kVA diesel generator