Sunday's project

Today I put my bike on the back of the Buick and hooked up the Aliner. Everythng seemed to be ok until I made a sharp turn and my bike got squeezed by the trailer jack. It was too close. So I went and bought a folding trailer jack and mounted it. I removed the original trailer jack. It looks like everything will work now. It's always something.

Saturday

Today's project was to install a clothesline on the Aliner. I cheated and bought a ready made one. It is also cheating because some campgrounds say no clotheslines but I guess if they are attached to your camper it's Ok.

Then I wanted a way to take our bicycles with us when we go somewhere with the camper. On the old '88 Aliner I put a rack on the back bumper. The one time we took our bikes they were bouncing like crazy. Then I read stories about bumpers falling off along with the bikes. So I decided I needed another way. I found this rack that goes on the hitch. It looks like it might work. We will see.

Aliner Rally

We just attended an Aliner Rally. It was the Central Great Lakes Regional Rally in Granger, Indiana. I think we were a few feet from the Michigan border.

We arrived Thursday evening after our 7 1/2 hour drive from St. Louis, MO turned into a 10 1/2 hour drive. I-80 was closed so every road in a 50 mile radius was jammed and or closed or under construction.

The weather was perfect, 50 in the morning and 75 during the day. I don't know the exact count but about 30 Aliners were there, all styles and years. It was fun talking to everyone about their camper and their modifications they have made. We had a great time and now we are looking forward to the next get together.


We had a very quick, uneventful drive home, yea!

Saturday's Project

Todays project was to install an Air Conditioner in the Aliner. It still seems like an odd place to put it but the factory puts it in the wall next to the door. I found one that vented upwards and was small enough to fit. Cutting a hole in the side was a little scary but it all worked out. It's not perfect but it is in and it works. Now we probably won't need it until next summer.

Labor Day

We went to Twin Rivers Landing in Lesterville, MO this weekend. It's on the Black River. We had a great weekend. The river was very cold and there were a lot of people floating, we just watched. The weather was good, the company was good and the new Aliner worked out just fine.