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I'm Back in the Game!
Two weeks ago today I had my second Carpal Tunnel surgery. I met with my doctor yesterday to have my stitches removed. All looks good and I'm already feeling the relief. Stitches out. It's amazing...
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Visual Journal: From Beginning to End and a Meditation on Window Making
I finally had the chance to complete a visual journal of the entire process of the restoration and renovation of the Carpe Diem. What amazes me is that the whole process, from purchase to 'completion'...
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Finally Sealed Up Properly?
It's the eve of my next trip; a journey to Starved Rock State Park with my son. I think I've finally gotten the teardrop sealed up the way it should be. First, I let all the caulk we applied in Ohio...
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First Father/Son Trip
Just returned from my first road trip with my son. We ventured to Starved Rock State Park in Utica, IL. We were lucky. The campground is set up so that one half of it, the wooded area, is able to be...
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High Cliff State Park, Wisconsin
Our last road trip of the summer took us a few hours north of Kenosha. We were ready for our annual BBZ Family camping trip. We are the first B (Burleson). Our wonderful family friends the Bakala's...
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Burleson Recreation Area
I was determined to go camping this weekend despite my busy children! So, we decided to camp in one of our favorite places; the Burleson Recreation Area; AKA our backyard. So, when I got home from...
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Exploring/Discovering/Napping
So, I've often thought that in order to 'explore' or 'discover' I would need to go on a vast and exciting road trip. Well, as my last post showed, you can have just as great a time (and distinctly...
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50+ States, 68 Countries, 3,109 Visitors!
This is amazing! This little blog about my adventures with a 1947 Tourette Teardrop Trailer has traveled to six of the seven continents (only Antarctica remains) 68 countries and all 50 states of the...
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Reflecting Back On Summer...Looking Forward to Fall Trips
Had some great fun this past summer. One of my recent explorations has been the Tangled App for the iPhone. I love this particular preset which is called Black and White Etching. Here is a link to...
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First Fall Foray
So the family decided to go fall camping. Our first trip to Kettle Morraine Northern Unit proved to be beautiful. The fall colors did not disappoint. It was a gray day our first day there. We still...
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Winter Camping?
Yowza! Spent my first night in the teardop in winter. The outside temperature dropped to 4 degrees. The weather forecast called for snow, and I knew I would be putting the winter cover on soon. I...
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Spring?
It was a rough winter here in Wisconsin. We had tons of snow. This photo is actually after one night of snow. The drifts easily came up to the door of the teardrop at times. I’m grateful that my...
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Thirteen Months Later: 4,925 U.S. Visitors, 1,691 International Visitors, 193...
Those statistics are are overwhelming! As I’ve said before, when I started this blog/book, I simply wanted a place to record my thoughts, wonderings and travels.Now, the Todd’s Teardrop Blog has been...
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Itchin' for a Road Trip
I'm so ready for our first road trip. The holiday weekend coming up is the unofficial kick off of summer and I would love to camp one night somewhere. Most of the sites near by are reserved already....
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A Potential Quest?
I was exploring the Wisconsin State Park System yesterday and came upon this map that shared the locations of every state park. I had never heard of many of them and it got me thinking. It would be...
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First Spring Trip to Burleson Recreation Area!
Well, since nearly every camp ground in the state of WI and IL are booked for the holiday weekend, I decided to reserve a site in our backyard; also known as Burleson Recreation Area. There's always...
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Hatch Solution and Detail Work
My hatch has not properly closed since I bought the teardrop. It seems to have been slightly bent out of shape and it always made it very difficult to fully close. This was a problem on the road...
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Etrailer.com Success Story
I decided to put a hitch on my other vehicle. It gets considerably better gas mileage than our CRV and I am planning to take it on my first really big road trip out west. By all reports, it's pretty...
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Hitch: A Lot Easier Than I Thought!
Installing a hitch on my 2013 Civic was significantly easier than I thought it would be. Somehow I had it in my mind that installing a hitch involved welding, hydraulic lifts and altering the...
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Wiring Nuts
The hitch went on without a 'hitch!' However, the electrical was quite another story. I didn't know what exactly I needed and so I relied a bit too fervently on etrailer.com to help me decide. In...
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I'm Glad I'm Not An Electrician All The Time...
I spent a couple of days crawling around under both the car and the trailer. I spent an hour on the phone over the course of a couple of days debating different approaches to wiring the Civic for the...
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Trailer Time!
It took two days, but I managed to pull the wires up through my conduit and back into the electrical box in the back of the trailer. It took a lot of manipulating and maneuvering, but I managed to get...
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Orange Crush
I love the color orange. It's my highlight color on the inside of the cabin and in the galley of the teardrop. I've had plans to paint the rims and even add a stripe of color to the side of the...
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First EPIC Road Trip With My Son!
Jack looking back on southwest ColoradoFirst things first: the map below is not quite right. In point of fact, we traveled closer to 3,500 miles on our two week trip. What the map doesn't show is the...
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On To The Next Adventure!
It's been a while since I posted. Life got busy.My last photo with the teardrop I sold the CARPE DIEM to a traveling musician and the idea of the two of them making lots of memories makes me very...
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