RV Put to Bed for the Winter

Winterizing was the easy part. Amassing the supplies prior to it was the bear. Apparently in some parts of the country RV antifreeze is everywhere. Alas, in the stores I shop in, it is not. I did find some in an auto parts store. But how many single moms do you know that frequent those places? A few, I'm sure. I am not one of them. Then, on to the winterizing pump kit. Scarcer still. Never did find one except on line, so I'm going to have to order it for next year! (And for all I know, next year I'll be staying south!)

Next order of business: the final dump. No biggie. There are online websites to tell you where all the dumps are. Too bad most of them are in campgrounds. Which are closed. And have been since Columbus Day. Oh, but there's a free public one at a rest area, open til 11/15, according to the website. But no. It's closed. The new Cabela's? Ads for their RV dump everywhere. I call. Nope. Not open yet. Another one at the Travel Center. Could it really be? I call. Yep. C'mon up. I do. It's padlocked. But you said... Five dollars, please. Phew!

On to the boards. I've been meaning to get a 2x10x8 and have it cut into 2' lengths for a while now. Even with levelers, sometimes you need to drive up on blocks, too. But my circular saw isn't cooperating. Finally I grab Lotus and go. Really we were still on the quest for the antifreeze, seeing how a fellow RV'er scored a whole pallet of it at a Home Depot elsewhere. None to be found. But they had boards. I drag the huge heavy things to the saw station. Out of order. You've got to be kidding me! But alas, only the plywood saw was out of order. The plank saw around the corner was working fine.

Next time should be a lot easier. I can only hope. :)