In an earlier post, I stated my goal of getting the entire jPod weather tight before July 24 (Our first excursion in the jPod was this past weekend. You can read my report on our first trip here). Thus, I have worked night and day (quite literally) to achieve this goal. The good news…I made […]
It looks like a little silly story about my free sander has made it big (record number of hits in a day). This is sort of ironic since my website is not about sanders but my trailer build but I’m happy for the attention just the same. My blog “Craftsman but not Techmen” was picked
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The last 10% takes 90% of the time. The last 10% takes 90% of the time. The last 10% takes 90% of the time. The last 10% takes 90% of the time. The last 10% takes 90% of the time. This sentence has been repeating itself in my mind for hours during the past few
One of the main purposes for the jPod trailer is to get into nature. Since Senior Management & I have this as our goal, gardening seems a natural step. We decided to put in a garden this year. We’ll store the food for use while camping in the jPod & throughout the winter. Since we
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This past week I have been doing a lot of sanding on the jPod in preparation for painting it. In the middle of my mind numbing “sand-fest”, my random orbital sander suddenly developed a problem. I would turn it on and it spun & looked great. However, the moment I applied the sander to the
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On July 4 we hosted another Dutch Oven Gathering (DOG) at our house. It was a scorcher (97 degrees) but we did it anyway. The food, of course, was amazing and it was fun to have more people at this gathering than our first. In total, our group made 8 dishes. Dad made Enchiladas, Home-made
Several times in this blog I have mentioned my friend Nathan and the help that he has provided for the jPod build. He is also the one who has a Jeep with a roof-top tent which inspired me to talk with Senior Management in the first place. Ultimately, she rejected the idea and we finally
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For Mother’s day, Senior Management and I had both of our families (although incomplete) to our house for breakfast & a bike ride. Breakfast seemed to be a success. The dish I made for breakfast is one that a member of the camp-cook.com forum shared during the Desert Week Cook off. And it is actually
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I made a quick meal recently: Cedar planked Salmon with rice & red bell peppers. This is my own recipe and it was a great time to try out some new sauces & spices I’ve found. Being allergic to wheat severely limits what I can eat. Any food with a “Modified Starch – Corn or
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My high-school teaching life has been all consuming recently. After 7 years of teaching, I have come to expect that a teacher, in the month of May, will accomplish one task: work my tail off until my students graduate from high school. Consequently, progress on the jPod is merely a nice idea. The only actual