Gunnison KOA

Gunnison KOA

Gunnison, CO – A nice park, but expensive for what you get. For $72/night in a non-resort area (it’s Gunnison, a small Western town with not much nearby) I expect certain features: concrete pads, large sites, cable TV, etc. Not here. The roads are gravel, as are...
Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown, Part 3 – Resolution?

Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown, Part 3 – Resolution?

A quick summary: The DPF indicator lamp in our 2020 New Aire (with only 3000 miles on the odometer) had come on twice within 90 miles, indicating a parked regen was needed immediately. The first time we pulled over too late (5 miles after the indicator began blinking)...
Ouray KOA

Ouray KOA

Ridgway, CO – A solid, albeit expensive, KOA campground. If you’ve stayed at enough KOA’s, you know the drill: the sites are close together, the roads are gravel/dirt and everything is perfectly alright. It’s not great, it’s not horrible,...
Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown, Part 2

Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown, Part 2

As a recap from our prior shutdown the previous day, our brand new motorhome required an emergency DPF regen, which necessitated an expensive mobile technician call to accomplish. After that we figured we had a clean diesel particulate filter and that we were good to...
Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown

Diesel Particulate Filter Shutdown

Driving along a narrow canyon road in a big rig, in a one way construction zone with a line of traffic behind you, with no pullouts available…what is the last thing you want to see? A blinking red message on your dash, in all caps, that says STOP ENGINE, with a...
Driving the Million Dollar Highway in our RV

Driving the Million Dollar Highway in our RV

Ouray, CO – The Million Dollar Highway stretches for about 25 miles in western Colorado and follows the route of US 550 between Silverton and Ouray, Colorado. Offering breathtaking mountain, valley and gorge views, this stretch of two-lane blacktop snakes its...