My latest work on the jPod occurred last weekend. I decided to rework the galley hatch a bit. I felt that the skin could work better for the shape of the trailer & line up on the hinge better than I had it. In the end, I strapped everything down, shimmed the entire inside of […]
After finishing off the Cowboy Pot roast, Senior Management and I decided that I must make another Dutch Oven dish. This time I made “Chicken Dumpling Stew” (A few Pics Below). It turned out really well. I used a recipe found in the cookbook “Texas Treasury of Dutch Oven Cooking“. The corn was processed &
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This past weekend, Senior Management treated me for my birthday. She made a spectacular breakfast Saturday Morning & scheduled the rest of the day just for the two of us. It was my first day off in 18 and a welcome change from daily life. Sunday morning was spent with family & then we all
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I hadn’t thought of making a performance teardrop until seeing this video clip. I’d like to pull one with a high performance vehicle just to say I’d done it. Caravan Racing
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Christmas afforded little time for work on the jPod but some work was accomplished. With about 5 feet of snow in a week, I spent most of my spare time shoveling the driveway, street, roof, other people’s driveways & roofs, pulling people out of the ditch, & generally wishing I could move without aching. Plus,
Well it has finally happened. I had a few spare minutes to sort through some of the tools and scraps of wood enough that some progress could be made on the jPod. Moving to a new house really messed up my build organization. However, the move also provided me with a safe wheat-free environment &
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Senior Management and I have had a busy couple of weeks. We bought a new house, moved to it, and the day after moving I had a nose surgery. The best news is that when we moved the jPod to the new house, it went really smoothly. I hardly knew it was behind the Jeep.
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There has been little progress on the jPod. I got sick with E.Coli and a broken nose (surgery soon). Senior Management and I are in the process of moving so the jPod has been a bit neglected. The exciting bit though is that the new house will have a two car garage that doesn’t flood
I just got back from a camping trip for a week. While I was gone, Sr. Management & one of our neighbors continued priming the jPod (see Body:External). While I was gone, I tested out the Camp Chef Camp Oven. Nathan and I made Tea on the stove top while baking cinnamon rolls & gluten
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I have had to develop many of my methods for construction. I have also had lots of input from other tear builders. However, I think the most innovative craftsman out there is a guy named Joe Harmon. He is building a car out of wood that will go 240mph. The jPod is not a car
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