Gnomadic Gipsy: Having a Good Time

Monday, May 23, 2011

Having a Good Time

We`re currently parked near Athabasca and we`re having fun here! Not much work is being done on the bus. TheMan and his brother are working on totally redoing his brother`s 5th wheel holiday trailer.Once his trailer is done then we will work on finishing the bus!
We did manage to salvage a furnace from a holiday trailer, a sink, and a bunch of other things that will work in the bus. So it was to our advantage to do this!
We went swimming in Athabasca yesterday. I think the pool is allowing the Slave Lake evacuees to swim for free because they asked if we were from Slave Lake when we went yesterday. It is really sad to listen to people talk in town. Alot of them didn`t have insurance and they lost everything. One woman was saying if their cat lived he would be very hungry when they got back there. I almost cried hearing the anguish in her voice.
I`m heading to Edmonton tomorrow to get the baby his passport! I`m hoping to be there first thing in the morning to get it done with early! I have a couple other things to do in the city as well. We leave for a week in a month! I can`t wait! I`m going alone with him but I think it will be great anyway!

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Boondocking

Boondocking is when a rig is parked and not able to use power and sewer services because they aren't available. Boondocking does require some preparation! We have lots of push button battery opperated lights that are inside the cupboards, beside the beds etc. These help when there is no power after the sun goes down. I do have a AA battery charger and extra batteries for it. When batteries get low, we can put them in the charger and they are charged for the next use. We keep the charged batteries in a bag in a kitchen drawer. We do have a generator but we don't often use it. We use it if we are parked at one place for a while but not if we are just parked at a Walmart for a night!

Storage on the Road

We use plastic totes for some storage. All the shoes and boots are in one bin. We keep it under the bus when we're parked. Everyone puts there shoes into the bin and the lid gets put on and they are dry from the weather and not taking up space in the bus! We use 3 drawer plastic units for the kids clothes and also for our crafting supplies. We also use plastic wash basins from the dollar store to store stuff in. The wash basins are the perfect size for fitting into the cupboards. They make sure that stuff isn't just shifting around loosley in the cupboards. I know that when I open a cupboard, what I'm looking for is going to be there! Stuff that we aren't using daily is kept in plastic totes and stored under the bus when we're parked. This clears up floor space and leaves us more living space! I store bedding (we have one extra set of sheets and pillow cases per bed) under the foot of the mattress. It is handy when making the bed but out of the way when we don't need it. It also means that they aren't taking up cupboard space either. We have all stacking dishes and pots and pans. Anything that is space saving I'm buying! We have a collander that folds flat that I love. I also have the Tupperware flat folding bowls that I love!

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