I don't drink beer, much to the disappointment of many, and I don't own a motorcycle, much to the disappointment of myself.  But I do like factory tours.  So while in Milwaukee it seemed incumbent upon us to go to at least two famous prod...

The new RV Museum in Elkhart, INI needed more time to do research at the RV Museum in Elkhart, so before leaving for Mackinaw City, MI, I spent the morning in a rush going through old trailer magazines in the library. This is another place ...

Let's talk about Electronic Trailer Brake Actuators.  These controllers are the means by which electric power is applied to the trailer brakes when we step on the tow vehicle brake pedal.  The electronic versions are necessitated by the a...

We contracted "aluminumitis" over three years ago and after much research we settled on the 23' Safari SE Airstream trailer.  But before buying the trailer we had to decide on the proper tow vehicle that would best meet our needs.  I quic...

In 1954 Vincent Minelli directed the farcial comedy, "The Long, Long Trailer", starring a 1953 Mercury Montclair convertible, a 1953 New Moon trailer, and the two most popular television stars of the day, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz  A mo...

We just returned from an Airstream rally at Grapeland, Texas. "Where is Grapeland?", you ask. Well, it is 12 miles north of Crockett, Texas. "Where is Crockett?", you ask. Well, Crockett is about 50 miles east of Lufkin, Texas. Oh, wh...

If you've ever bought anything and had a question, needed to make resrvations and had a question, paid a bill, made a complaint, called for service, this post is for you.  The days are long gone when you could call into a help desk and spe...

Look who came to visit me at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum ! Lest you think that these guys just live in some suburb and are spinning us a great yarn, here are Rich, Eleanor and Emma. We got the whole tour and then a ride on ou...