Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

New repair article…

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

It’s been a few months but I finally got around to finishing the work on the over-the-door (aka OtD) awning endcap replacements. I’ve had them on hand since Dec. ’19, but just now got around to installing them. Here’s the article. … Continue reading →

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Roaming around Milton-Freewater…

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

It’s kind of difficult during the pandemic to explore much around the area except by driving to it with a mask and trying to keep physical distancing in mind. Most everything I tried to explore was closed when I got here, … Continue reading →

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Back on the road to Milton-Freewater…

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Hines was fun, John Day was fun, but there’s not another RV park here in JD and all the spaces at the Grant County park were booked for the approaching weekend so after spending 4 days here, it was time to … Continue reading →

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Visit to Hines…

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Didn’t really see much of Battle Mountain, mostly due to the virus. I just arrived, parked, set up, and closed the door. Got on line and streamed an old Seahawks game still available for free on the NFL Gamepass website. They … Continue reading →

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Visit to Burns…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

When it got a bit hot there in Pahrump…in the high 80’s F every day, AND when it seemed that everyone in town was slacking off about wearing masks as still deemed necessary by the CDC during a pandemic, I … Continue reading →

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Visit to Ash Meadows…

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Since there’s nothing to do during the Covid 19 shutdown I decided one day to head up to the nearby national refuge and take a tour. I’d heard from John that it was going to have the trails closed and … Continue reading →

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Links to fun project articles…

Posted on May 30, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Over the last several months, I’ve written several new articles that you readers don’t get an email about because they’re in the RV Section – Repairs & Optional. So every once in a while, I’ll put their links on the main … Continue reading →

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Time to head north…

Posted on May 16, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

After a month in Amado, daily afternoon temps were over 100 F and even with the shade I had in the 50 amp spot they assigned me at Mt. View RV Ranch, I’d still be seeing 105-110 F temps in the … Continue reading →

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Back in the US of A…

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Went to Nogales WM at 6:30AM Tuesday (1st week of April) because they open early for us old folks on Tuesdays. They had the entrance roped off, every employee at the entrance wearing masks and gloves, and sanitizing wipes at … Continue reading →

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Heading back home…

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Jim@HiTek

Covid-19 was becoming a big issue…the idiot in the WH was repeatedly misleading the public about it but if you watched something other than his statements of idiocracy and avoided Faux News (80% wrong or misleading reports), you were well … Continue reading →

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