We’ve just passed the one year anniversary of owning our 2015 Jayco 19XUD Hybrid Travel Trailer. While generally, we love it; there are a couple “shortcomings” that need to be addressed. One of which is the poorly designed storage cabinets between the door and reefer. Here, Jayco has three LARGE Read More …
Installing a Digital Furnace Thermostat in Jayco 19XUD Hybrid Travel Trailer
There is no other way to put it – The thermostat that comes with most campers absolutely suck. If you have ever camped in the cold, you know how difficult impossible it is to get the furnace to an accurate and tolerable temperature. The good news is, that this is Read More …
My $100 DIY PVC Kayak Rack
With our newly acquired kayak collection, storage has become an important requirement. While there are plenty of commercial solutions available, most are prohibitively expensive, difficult to use, or require large amounts of wall space. With a little digging on the net, I was able to find a relatively easy and Read More …
My MAME Arcade Cabinet – 20hrs of Work, but Worth It
I bet there is not a techie anywhere that has not seen a Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator (MAME) cabinet and not wanted one. Building one is somewhat akin to earning an eagle scout badge, in the world of geekdom. For those of you who’ve never heard of a MAME cabinet; Read More …
Make your own $15 Lightbox
If you Google “DIY Lightbox” you will get a bunch of how-to pages. Most are just WAY to complicated for the average shutterbug. Others are just too fragile and will likely get destroyed in short order. Nearly every one you find will cost more than you are likely to get Read More …