{"id":22,"date":"2015-10-08T20:50:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T01:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/?p=22"},"modified":"2016-01-02T16:26:24","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T22:26:24","slug":"a-peachy-detour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesweetroam.com\/blog\/index.php\/2015\/10\/08\/a-peachy-detour\/","title":{"rendered":"A Peachy detour."},"content":{"rendered":"

Our road trip out to the balloon festival took a bit of a detour on the first night. \u00a0Originally our plans included the possibility of a swing through Dallas, but that didn’t pan out as we hoped. \u00a0We kept to a more southern route and ended up stopping in Fredricksburg<\/a> for the night.<\/p>\n

Our original plan also had us dry-camping\u00a0somewhere along our path, but that part of it went out the window as well with a generator issue. \u00a0Being unable to run it for more than a few seconds at a time meant no A\/C over night and, even with the improving TX temperatures, this was still unacceptable. \u00a0Luckily we found Fredricksburg RV Park<\/a> at the last minute and pulled in well after closing to find quite a few spots still open. \u00a0With a 30 amp connection everything was fine for the night.<\/p>\n

\"Das<\/a>

Home of Jelly.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The next morning we took a quick bike ride to Das Peachhouse, the home of Fischer & Wieser<\/a>. \u00a0While I do love a lot of their sauces and marinades, our goal was a sunrise over the small pond behind the\u00a0main store near the orchards. Mission accomplished.<\/p>\n

\"Early<\/a>

Early morning at the jelly pond<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another unexpected event was the development of a prototype ‘seat belt’ for Hazen’s sling. \u00a0A few seconds into the ride as he leaned to the side to see more of the passing scenery, it was apparent his curiosity was going to cause problems in the balance department. \u00a0It was a hack with what I had at the time, but it has inspired a whole new way of thinking about a\u00a0feature I have been toying with adding.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>

A prototype seat belt for Hazen’s sling.<\/p><\/div>\n

Returning to the RV it was time to take\u00a0a deeper look at the generator issue. \u00a0After about a minute of troubleshooting, the problem was pretty apparent – a complete absence of oil! \u00a0It turns out, the oil filter had somehow vibrated itself a few turns to the left, letting oil leak out. \u00a0Everywhere. \u00a0Fortunately not onto the ground, but pretty much everywhere it could reach inside\u00a0the\u00a0generator housing. \u00a0Half a roll of shop towels later, everything cleaned up and filter tightened down again, I was able to put new oil in. \u00a0Everything is back to normal now, and hopefully the few seconds it ran with low oil isn’t enough to worry about.<\/p>\n

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