Having a camper is a huge privilege. It takes some maintenance. I don’t want to get caught in the cycle of replacing it often. So far, it has performed well. Most repairs are not that difficult. Making the exterior look good can be some work. Waxing. It isn’t difficult, but very tiresome and time consuming. There is a lot of area to cover and buff. This is the first year an electric buffer was used. It made the job somewhat easier, but still took effort to run. Each year new tricks are learned and the job does not take quite as long. This year, it may be done twice. I want it to last.
Getting rid of dandelions is a whole new battle
Maintaining a lawn is work. Once the weeds are gone, grass can grow well. Getting rid of the weeds is the task this year. Usually, once the weeds are gone, the have a hard time coming back. Hopefully, one maybe two years of this will be enough. I generally don’t like using chemicals. When talking to a toxicologist, he says as long as it is mixed properly and wash your hands, things will be fine. We’ll see.
Taking off the side to get to the good stuff
Sawmills are an interesting machine. So much power and ability to take what was once a tree and makes boards. The boards aren’t finished to a point they can be used for furniture, but finished to a point that a woodworker can do the rest in their shop. When first looking at the mill, the though is how precise can this saw be? It was good enough to be impressive for the size. It can get a board within an eighth of an inch of desired thickness. That is good enough for most of us to run through a lunchbox planer to get to a finished thickness. Usually, a woodworker wants boards to be a quarter inch to a half inch oversized to ensure the final is even. Of course, none of the boards really should be used until they are dried, or kilned to a proper moisture level, otherwise the boards will move more during the natural drying. Patience is key for those of us that don’t have a kiln. Set the freshly cut boards to the side for a couple years and buy a moisture meter. By the time the plans are drawn and the rest of the household chores are done, the boards are probably dry. With most of our lists of chores, it could be years.