43 Degrees! And Toasty Warm!

 This week we encountered the first cold temps of the season ... Jippers found a very creative way to stay warm at night!  The comforter on the bed hangs down over the foot of the bed and I guess he discovered that it was a nice cover for him also!  Smart dog - yup!


Now we are turning our thoughts to what we need to to do to get ready for fall and winter.  The skirting company was here today to measure and fit the new skirting and will be back at the end of the week to install it.  That should help a lot with the heat that is lost underneath besides giving us enclosed storage under the front part of the trailer and hiding stuff like our freezer and bikes and other misc stuff that there is no room inside for!


Randy made a pretty cool discovery this weekend - seems that he can come straight down out of the floor of compartment where the fresh water comes into the trailer and attach the hose under the trailer so we can avoid the problem that so many full-timers have during the winter with the water freezing at the inlet point.  So now all we have to insulate is the water hydrant and short piece of hose from the hydrant to the point it goes under the skirting!  Yahoo!  That guy of mine is so smart!  


Saturday we got confirmation that the porch/deck that we ordered was shipped and will arrive on Tuesday!  Yeah!  Getting up into the 5th wheel by three rather steep steps is for younger legs and knees than ours! And Jippers short legs will for sure appreciate the more gradual incline!


I'll post pix of all these "home improvements" that we are making.  I wonder if I can find RVGTV -  Recreation Vehicle & Garden TV!  :)