Camping with the Felbob's

Just got back from four days of camping with the Felbobs at Mauthe Lake. Snowed on Wed. & Thurs. during the day. We all spent a lot of time huddled around the 'ole campfire. The Zollinger is so well insulated that the heater barely ran at night. Scott and I talked about how nice it's going to be camping in "Leeola"  when she is done.

I didn't bring along a lot of fancy camping gear this trip. Brought the "Turd" and the Fadder Bob Lantern along with the Stove and my new stove stand that Ed gave me for my birthday. We probably really didn't need to buy any ice this trip because we brought most of it home still frozen solid in the bags. Gotta love the old Coleman stuff, stands the test of time!

What a rainy crappy day.

Most of the morning it was pouring rain. The front window plastic was leaking so we decided to tarp the roof. In the spring we will re-do the top two seams, and figure out how to make the new window frames. Worked on getting in the picture window today.

 I spent the better part of this afternoon wiring up the outside light to the inside light switch. I actually spent more time arguing with Kurt on how it gets wired. We pulled out my basic wiring book and followed the wiring diagram. The best .25¢ I ever spent on a book!

Things Are Looking Up

Today's goal was to install the front bulkhead cabinet. Started by installing the frame on the bottom and sliding it into place. Next we slid the front frame and trim piece in place and did a bit of trimming to make it fit. Slide in the front and held every thing in place to make sure that everything fit. Had to tweak a few things, but it fits like a glove now. Kurt brought his air nailer today. Man that works really slick! Took less than 10 minutes to nail everything in place.

I could not wait. I had go upstairs and get the finished doors and install them. We are SO GLAD that the front bulkhead is now done! Sure looks good. While I fired up the grill and started supper, the boys cut out the first piece of Birch and trimmed it to fit. Cut the holes for the electrical plug and hole for lamp wires. Whew it sure has been a long day.