[AUTUMN 2024, Ontario] I’ve always dismissed this park due to its proximity to busy Hwy 17 and my aversion to sounds of civilization while camping in nature. But its ideal location on the way to Algoma country, swayed me to give it a try... and I ended up returning because it has more to offer …
Returning from teardrop trailer camping last spring, along a rural gravel road, in the passenger side mirror I notice either smoke or fine water spray off the road from rain that morning. Still trying to reason-out smoke vs spray, next glance in the mirror I observe my trailer tire, off its wheel, rolling onto the …
Continue reading Trailer Tire Blowout: Don’t Let This Happen to You
As I write, it's bitterly cold here near Owen Sound where for the past 6 weeks we've had more days under snow squall warnings than not. So it seemed a good occasion to recollect last September, when northern Ontario was gripped by a "heat wave" and on a scenic teardrop trailer drive along Hwy 17 …
Continue reading Rossport Rest Area, Lake Superior north shore
This web site is all about practical tips, strategies and hacks for teardrop trailer camping. There are loads of suggestions to be found among these blog posts and this one in particular… about shelf-stable nutritious food that requires no refrigeration… you’re either going to think is brilliant or that I’ve gone off my rocker and …
Continue reading Shelf-stable Healthy Food for Long/Remote Road Trips
It's that time when I look back at the previous year's stats... always interesting to see what piqued peoples' interest... and it's clear that electrical/power systems for teardrop campers are what people want to know about most, followed closely by ventilation. The Top 3 blog posts were: A Very Flexible Teardrop Power System (658 reads) …
Continue reading Top Topics in 2024, and Coming Soon in 2025
Being retired, I have flexibility for when I go Teardropping. In past years, I didn’t do much in July & August, preferring the shoulder seasons instead, but this summer decided to get out and attend a camp-in music festival. Here are my learning take-aways and advice for Teardrop camping at festivals. For this first foray …
[SUMMER 2024, Ontario] You can likely tell from previous trip dispatches that I really groove on waterfront sites. Well, who wouldn't, right? So much beauty in that magical combo of trees and rocks on a northern lake. I live in an off-grid home surrounded by 50 acres of woodlands and look out at trees everyday... …
The dollar store can be a great source of useful (and cheap!) gear, especially for teardrop trailer kitchens. Here's a multi-functional strainer that takes up virtually no space and set me back all of $2. There's been a few occasions I've thought it would be nice to have a colander... like to rinse fresh fruits …
Wouldn't it be lovely to get into a warm, cozy Teardrop sleeper cabin on a cool evening? Or even during the day, if weather turns raw and unpleasant. Well, if your electrical system includes an inverter there are space heaters--tiny just like the trailer--that can warm your Teardrop without breaking your battery's watt-hour bank! Maybe …
I thought it would be interesting to look back at a year's worth of usage statistics since I launched first week of March last year to see which Teardrop camper topics were most popular. Not that this little blog is necessarily broadly representative of Teardrop trailer owners (and wannabe Teardrop owners) but there was a …
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