Like many Casita owners, we soon realized that cooking outside with a Blackstone Griddle is more pleasant than using the stove inside the trailer. Many (most?) Casita owners opt for the 17-inch model. We got the 22-inch because I was stupid and ordered it by mistake, and it was too much hassle to return. It’s […]
Two common discussions regarding the Casita bed are supplementing or replacing the stock cushions for comfort and the difficulty of making it. We are fine with the stock cushions on our 2021 Liberty and I don’t find making the bed is that big a deal. This is what the bed looked like on the old
After reading generally favorable reviews online, I installed the LevelMatePro+ (#paid link) leveling system to simplify setting up the trailer. I mounted it under the port side bench, on the interior wall. The plus version includes a hardwired power option. The tools I used included some heavy-duty velcro and wago (#paid link) connectors. For the
Tow vehicle one Tow vehicle one was a 2009 Toyota Sienna. We had bought the Sienna during our boating days. With the back seats out, it makes a good, convenient cargo vehicle. When it came time to research and buy trailers, we went with something less than or equal to the 3,500 Sienna tow rating.
There is some confusion about the proper procedure for greasing Casita bearings, specifically the EZ-Lube bearing fittings. EZ Lube is not for us: The E-Z Lube option was designed specifically for the marine application where the axles are constantly being immersed in water. This feature provides a convenient method for purging the water from the
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Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the Truth? 13th century England I’m not going to tell you the whole truth. All models are wrong, but some models are useful. George Box I’m going to tell you the basics and omit some details. When folks discuss electricity, it’s common
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Disclaimer: This is my opinion. Heed at your own risk. Some people on the interwebs like to say you shouldn’t leave a car battery on a concrete floor. This was true — back when batteries had wooden cases—something to do with moisture and swelling. Since batteries haven’t had wooden cases since before I was born,
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The only empirical data I’ve found on trailer stability is Darling, Tilley, and Gao, published in 2009. Highly recommend reading, although you’ll need some UK → US translation. (Estate car → station wagon, nose mass → tongue weight, tyre → tire). You probably already knew that last one. They found the most important factors are
After installing the surge protector, the next thing I did was replace the hard-wired electrical connector with a boat-style attach-to-the-side of the trailer one. I’d read Greg Zimmerman’s excellent post while waiting for delivery and hand the parts in hand. I reused a longer shore power cable I had from boating days and ordered the
Sometimes I have a really good idea. If that happens again, I’ll be sure to blog about it. Far more often I’m fortunate enough to come across someone else’s really good idea and run with it. First, this happened: On the day I was taking the trailer to be cleaned and coated, the handle on