I have just a quick post this morning.
Yesterday, Donna and I went to the Pacific Beach Recreation Center for pickleball – Donna hadn’t played for a couple of months. I was pleasantly surprised to find Hans Kohls (Metamorphosis Road) at the rec center. We had a good time over a couple of hours of games. Donna wasn’t too rusty and I enjoyed playing a few games with Hans.
We’ve reached the 62-night limit here at Mission Bay RV Resort – you must exit the park for at least 24 hours after 62 consecutive nights. This is better than the policy in the past which limited stays to 31 nights. They consider a month-long stay to be 31 nights, regardless of the calendar month.
We’re still deciding on where to go for our 24-hour exile. I’m favoring an Elks Lodge. There are four lodges in San Diego county with RV facilities – Chula Vista, El Cajon, Vista and Oceanside. We really don’t need hook-ups – just a dry camping spot for the night.
We’ve moved most of our outdoor gear to Sini’s site for the 24-hour period which makes it easier. We just walk our stuff to her place and then we’ll walk it back to our site when we return. It’s so nice to have friends in the neighborhood!
I also checked our tire pressures and found them to be three to five pounds per square inch low. So I broke out the air compressor to correct the tire pressures. This is something that should never be ignored. I also pulled the windshield covers to put them away while they’re dry – I like to do that the day before we leave to ensure that they’re aren’t wet from overnight condensation, morning mist or rain. I’ll park the Spyder in our trailer, which will remain here while we go away. We’ll return Thursday for another month in San Diego.
I have to add a couple of links. We’ve been featured in an online publication called MRV The Buzz in an article about full-time RVers here. I don’t think this qualifies us for celebrity status by any means, but it’s kind of cool. Donna also got a link to one of her dozens of television broadcasts from her trip to Atlanta. You can view it here.
With the moves over the next two days, I probably won’t post again until Friday.
If you are near El Cajon you have to try Hana Sushi. (619)328-1583. 749 Jamacha Rd El Cajon, CA 92019
Thanks for the recommendation Diana. We ended up in Chula Vista – no sushi tonight.
Mike, you mentioned that before departing you check the tire pressure on your motorhome. What type of air compressor do you use or do you utilize the air compressor on your motorhome? How much air pressure do you maintain on the tires?
Thanks,
Jim
Hi Jim, I use a Porter-Cable compressor. I’ve written about it before – you can search Porter-Cable on this site. This model is also available from Sears under the Craftsmen trademark. I like it because it can generate 150psi – plenty to fill high pressure tires. You want the capacity of the compressor to exceed the desired tire pressure by a comfortable margin or else it’ll take a long time ti fill a tire.
The tire pressures I run are exclusive to our coach and load. You should weigh your coach and reference load and inflation tables available from the tire manufacturer. For us, I use the Toyo load and inflation tables and run 110psi in the front tires and 100 psi in the rears – this gives me a comfortable margin for the actual weights. I could theoretically run five to ten psi less, but I don’t as weights can vary depending on what’s on board.