The local RV dealer, Burton Campers, had the propane hoses we needed. I made sure to get the kind without the swivels since that is what was leaking on the old ones. I dabbed a little TFE Paste on the threads that go into the regulator then hooked up the new hoses. I was pleased to find out that there was no leakage whatsoever and no more propane odor. Ahhh, money saved sure smells nice.
We had a wild storm come through last night! Temps went up to about 70°F around midnight, the wind was blowing very hard and the rain came down in buckets. I was worried about what we would find the next morning but we were blessed, no damage to anything. We did have a few small limbs laying about but that was about it. Today the sun is shining, it's about 61°F and a little breezy. The low tonight will be 28°F so we'll be snuggling for sure!
This is the last month we get to spend anything on the camper unless a repair is needed. We decided that whatever we thought we would need to have while full-timing would have to be purchased by December 31, 2009. From January 1st, 2010 until we pull out of the driveway for the last time, every spare dime will go into savings. This will be our emergency fund while we are on the road.
The only exception to this is that we will buy 2 new 6v golf cart batteries in the spring and put 4 new tires on the truck when the current ones wear out. The money has already been set aside for this so technically it is being paid for before our end-of-year deadline. The few final things we have to get are 2 outdoor recliners from Cabelas (already ordered), an Oxygenics shower head and a water cutoff valve for it, a sewing machine for Cynthia and an Olympian Wave 3 heater.
We have lived without using credit cards for years so the process is nothing new to us. We use our debit card for online purchases and we use it locally so we don't have to keep much cash on hand. Being debt free is the only way we're able to do what we're doing. I saw a news article on Yahoo today about other people going to "cash only" living, you can read about it
here. Let me know if that link goes bad.
Oh my! Is it that time already? Jerry went down to the local Jack's for breakfast this morning, he ordered the "deluxe" breakfast and a small drink... something he has ordered before. But this time is was a little cheaper than usual. After inspecting the receipt, he discovered why.
It seems that even a 4000 BTU ceramic brick heater is too much for a 19' camper so we started searching for a heater a little less powerful. Unfortunately, we couldn't find one that worked on the camper's low pressure gas system that was reasonable in price. We went with a 
Last entry of 2009! That whooshing sound you heard was 2009 flying by. 150 more days until we become full-timers...
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