One of the downsides of not having a trailer is transportation when we get to the destination. We have a Mini Cooper with a standard transmission that makes for a great pull-behind dinghy-tow vehicle, so we decided to see if the new torque-monster couls pull it. We took a test … [Read more...] about Mini Cooper Great Dale Dinghy Tow Setup
Cherry Creek Campground
Now that Lina has her new Nissan Leaf, we had to decide what we were going to do with her old Mini Cooper. Now that we have the torque-monster in the great Dale, we thought that we may be able to tow the Mini behind the Great Dale when we went on trips. The installation place … [Read more...] about Cherry Creek Campground
Big Wheel Transport
We've had the big wheels for a couple of years, but we really didn't have any way to transport them to parks away from the house. Harbor Freight had a sale on a storage platform and I had some pipe left over from the kayak stand I built for the truck that I turned into a … [Read more...] about Big Wheel Transport
Art Car Museum – Houston, TX
I had a day to kill in Houston and went out exploring for something cool to do. I found it at the Art Car Museum in Houston. This tiny museum is located in a cool part of Houston that I didn't even think existed. I'll spend some more time exploring the area the next time I … [Read more...] about Art Car Museum – Houston, TX
Zero-G
I've always wanted to do this since I heard Penn Jillette tell a story about one of the founding flights of Zero-G where he went up, stripped naked, and played a ukulele while floating around the plane before he started puking. The organization was apparently quite sketchy … [Read more...] about Zero-G