Dan's Blog

    Spent the week with Jeff. It was nice to have a Midland 400watt GMRS radio this time. Gave extra range so the few times we got separated driving, we could still talk. Many times we were in parts of Vermont with no cell coverage, even on the good roads. Didn't do any hiking, biking, or kayaking. This was just a driving trip mostly. See pics here. click here We drove up separate to Somerset airfield on Monday. I was updating the truck right up to the last minute Sunday. So Monday morning I still needed to pack. So I left around 11 and Jeff left a couple hours earlier. We got some rain Monday afternoon, and the drive on rt 9 to the road leading into Somerset had a ton of delays with lanes blocked off for repaving. It's a main route to Stratton I think (big skiing area). Anyway, I still didn't have the heater I ordered 2 weeks earlier, but got by ok. It's getting cold at night now, but that's Fall camping. Toughen up buttercup, lol. ...

  Before I get into all the details. I consider the trip a success. It went from 75 degree days with low's of 60's at night to a high of 55 and 30's at night. And I was comfortable even though there was about 48 hours worth of rain over the week. The truck carried everything I wanted, but it felt unorganized and cluttered at times. I need to work on that still. The electric system is a game changer. But overall I'm happy with the concept, it just needs more refinement before I do a month long, cross country trip in it. Anyway, here goes. Oh, and the bluetooth keyboard I brought along for my phone became unusable because the space bar wouldn't work, so I had to go old school. I think handwriting my notes for this blog was useful. Slowed my mind down. Technology detox is good from time to time. Friday Sept 9th I drove to Belleville to see my folks. My Dad was very keen on seeing the Truck updates in person. He seemed impressed. The more I tr...