After a Few Days – A Ton of Pictures

 In my previous post, I shared the news we are now officially RV owners.  Pulling our 1984 Shasta Travel Trailer was a breeze.

We spent the weekend washing, cleaning and re-sealing the roof.  The roof of our Shasta is a one piece Aluminum, which has minimal seams (bonus!).  The husband got up on the roof on a very hot afternoon and scraped off all the old paint.  He then washed it down really good, caulked the seams, then painted it with paint.    A total of 3 hours, and it was done, and we can relax that it we know that no water can enter the Shasta.

I am kicking myself that I did not take before and after pictures of this process.  So I went on a picture taking spree to make sure, this doesn’t happen again.  So here we go: 

Here is a inside picture of inside the clothes closet.  I found a laundry basket to go inside, as well I replaced the previous pink coat hangers, with wooden ones.  In this picture is a tear down coffee table for the sofa, and a countertop that goes on top of the stove as well:

I love this “nook” in the next picture.  Perfect spot to throw sunglasses, keys, or in this case, an IPOD radio alarm clock.  I also placed an LED motion sensor light above, so when we come to the trailer late at night, we don’t have to fumble around the trailer looking for lights:

Below the nook, is a cabinet in which I am going to turn into a wine rack, which will hold at least 4, but hopefully 6 bottles of wine.  I still have to work on that one.  LOL!

Next project, replacing the taps and the shower-head in the bathroom. 

 

Vacuum Sealer

I am a big fan of Food Saver Vacuum Sealers. In preparing for a trip in the motorhome – whether for a weekend or a month – the vacuum-sealer is a very useful tool. 

If you are pretty fussy about your meat and poultry, the vacuum-sealer lets you take meat along easily – and compactly. You can lay chicken pieces flat in the bag and freeze the pieces so that they take up little space in the RV freezer – space is limited! You can store frozen garlicky sausages next to frozen pastries – there is no odor transfer through the bags. 

Write on the frozen packages with a Sharpie or peel the label from the butcher and stick it right on the Food Saver bag.  Because the meat is vacuum-sealed, it is quick to thaw in a water bath in the kitchen sink.  And, the sealer doesn’t just seal Food Saver bags - Use it to reseal bagged lettuce, nuts – anything that comes in a bag. If you have a Food Saver with a “manual seal” feature, it will seal any bag without removing air – great for chips, etc. The sealer will also reseal aluminum bags.