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another beautiful day in Benson Arizona

12/5/2019

double rainbow escapees RV Park Benson Arizona

There was a double rainbow over the Escapees Park the other afternoon.

Beautiful day today, T-shirt weather for sure. So I went into town and mailed the Grandkids Christmas presents, and filled up the truck with diesel on the way back.

I dug out my Viair compressor and evened up all the trailer tires to 65 psi. Every time I mess with my tires I have to decide what I want to do about the tires on the slideout side, do I want to pull the slide in so I don't have to mess with the tires while I'm all scrunched over under the slide, or do I just pull it in and get it out of the way. Since there's some furniture to be moved before I can pull the slide in I usually opt for crawling around on my hands and knees and working under the slide. Wearing knee pads and gloves helps a whole lot, and it helps to be sitting in the shade

I was thinking of going to Tombstone either today or tomorrow but then I got to thinking the town might be more fun during the weekend. Sometimes they have gunfights and other cowboy type shows on main Street on the weekends when there's more people in town. So maybe I'll just wait and take care of a few more errands I need to do on the weekdays here in Benson.

Time is just flying by since I got here, maybe it's because the weather has been so much better. I think I'm supposed to leave Monday or Tuesday I can't remember which, the last package I ordered is being delivered today, so the only things left I had planned on doing when I got here is the laundry, and checking on the Tombstone property. After I get that done I'll probably head west and spend some time in Tucson.

theboondork

Prickly Pear Cactus buds

There are so many different kinds of cacti here at the SKP's RV Park and some of them look very similar but have different names so I don't want to guess what this one might be. The only Cactus I'm sure of are Saguaro's and Prickly Pears.

What more could a retiree ask for? The moderate climate of Benson Arizona, a fifth wheel to travel in, a tiny house for a living room, a golf cart in the front yard, and a compact car to pull the fifth wheel.

4 Comments

Darrell

12/5/2019 05:49:21 pm

I'm working on my second Kobalt air compressor. It works on AC or DC. On moving day, I'll check the air pressure in the tires by turning on my TPMS while securing everything inside the RV for traveling.. It is accurate to within a pound of my tire gauge. If they need a little, I hook up the Kobalt, dial in the pressure I want, turn it on and continue with hitching up. The Kobalt will turn off at the desired pressure. Truly a lazy man's air compressor. Be safe out there near the border,,,,weird things are happening.

Tom

12/5/2019 06:27:40 pm

That's very similar to what I do. I also have TPMS's and would not want to be without them. I don't ever remember having to pump up one of my tires they all seem to hold pressure pretty well. But what they will do is over time all four of them will get lower and lower so about twice a year I have to pump them all back up to 65 psi, which is what the guys at the Escapees Smart Weight told me they needed after they weighed each of my trailer wheels.

Problem is I go through so many temperature and altitude changes in my travels, my tire pressures very rather widely so it's hard to know exactly what my tire pressures really are.

I like the idea of a lazy man's compressor, I'll have to look into that. Anything that will move me up to another level of laziness is always sought and appreciated.

Normally I don't worry about being near the border because the only weird thing happening is me. But I am a bit concerned this trip. I don't know what action that concern will lead me to take at the moment but I'm less inclined to be near the border, out in the middle of nowhere, all by myself.

Tom

Linda Sand

12/6/2019 04:39:59 pm

That last picture's caption cracked me up once again. I love the sense of humor of you and Barney.

12/6/2019 05:13:44 pm

I'm glad you saw the humor in that. Not everybody did, I got emails telling me that, you either can't pull a fifth wheel with a compact car, or it would be dangerous.

Tom

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another beautiful day in Benson Arizona

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