As you can probably tell I have been busy with my day job as I have posted for a week. My plans to use the three weeks I had by myself at my day job to effect some repairs to the RV have been thwarted by work. Is this not always the case where a job is quiet when there are more than enough employees around and as soon as one of those employees goes on holidays is when more work than one person can handle comes in a wreaks havoc with your plans of enjoying the time by yourself in your own very special way such as repairing an RV.
Work is not the only hindrance as the weather is wet and it is no hurry to provide us with any long term sunshine so RV repairs can be made out of doors. If I want to make any sort of repairs right now I will need to erect a temporary garage cover over the RV or even rent some indoor space to get busy with the absolutely necessary repair work. No worries though as it will eventually get done. I basically know what I need to do so it is just a matter of having a stretch of good weather that will allow me to get the repairs under way and complete hopefully before summer has come and gone.
If it is quiet today and if tomorrow looks the same I may take a quick trip across the border to Camping World and Karl's Paints to purchase a few things. Camping World will likely be an all day affair as it is sure to be filled with many items I just need to have. . .but my RV is small and I will do my best to remember my minimalist ways. Karl's Paints and I will confirm this with a quick call apparently carries LiquidWood (Abatron) so I would like to pick a couple of quarts if not a gallon of this stuff to restore the wood that is showing signs of deterioration in the front driver's side corner of the bed over cab area of the RV. I was hoping for drier weather so the wood dries out a little bit so I can apply this to it before tackling the outside as I am not sure how weak the wood has become since it has more or less been saturated with rain for the past twelve months. LiquidWood will apparently make the wood a new and stronger product than what it was originally and I like that. . .
I called Karl's Paints and they no longer carry LiquidWood so after more research I found V I Color Mart Stores in Victoria, BC. Bishop was very helpful and well informed about the product. I gave it some thought and placed an order. I had to arrange for and pay for shipping but this is a small price to pay to have such a great product. I look forward to using it and giving the RV a new lease on life.
I also dropped by Rona the home improvement store and saw a few different rolls of wallpaper that I think I would like to get and apply to a few walls in the RV. I really like the brick and different stone patterns but I am not sure if they really work in an RV but there are also weaves and stripes that will work just as well. I will give it a bit of thought and if I decide "yes" on the wallpaper I will also look for and pick up some thermal drapes to cover the windows with as well as separate the living area from the driver's compartment. This will provide me with warmth in the cooler months and coolness in the warmer months so I be more than comfortable in my little nest I hope to create fro myself in the coming months.
Tomorrow I shall pay a visit to Travco and pick up a few items to stop the leak(s) with and get the RV water and weather tight in the next few weeks. I may even be able to get started on Saturday. I am feeling so much better now. . .
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