One Month

We are coming up on our one month date of Life on the Road.  We are still in Southern California and probably will be here for another couple of weeks.  So far it has been typical Southern California weather, sunny and pleasant.  However, as I write this post it is raining with heavier rain expected on Sunday.

As it has been one month I thought I would give you a map showing our route to date.

Total mileage driven since starting is around 3700 miles.  Average price of gas, around $3.80 per gallon.  How much gas (diesel) used – A LOT!

An update from a previous post.  I had discussed what to do when we have to have a repair done to our rig and that I was not able to get into a shop while in Texas.  Well, there has been another nagging issue since we started and it involves the propane/carbon monoxide detector.  The propane alarm goes off once in awhile and it makes no sense why it is going off.  When the alarm goes off I vent the trailer, check the propane, and reset the detector.  The alarm will not go off for a week.  It will go off with the door open and the ceiling fan going.  If there was a propane leak I would think the alarm would go off when the trailer is closed up and would keep going off.  After buying the trailer the first alarm was left in the unit while they applied fabric protector and this caused the alarm to become defective, so they gave us a new one.  I am thinking that the fumes from that protector may still be causing an issue with this new alarm, but you have to play it safe and have the trailer checked for a propane leak.  This time I called my selling dealer and asked them about the issue and to help me get it resolved.  As we are in California and they are in Joliet, IL they said they would call the local Jayco dealer in Riverside, California to arrange something.  Thirty minutes later the owner of the local dealer calls me and I have an appointment to bring the rig in next week.