Installed Inverter and Hung Some Pictures!!

Little by little, piece by piece, it's the little things that will come together and make everything the best home on the road.

Paul installed this little inverter which fit perfectly in this hole underneath the TV. I think something to cover this hole would be nice but not necessary; maybe something to add in the future at some time. It doesn't look bad it is just a space that I guess they kept opened to allow for some other type of equipment such as a DVD player or video game console. However, the Radio has a built in DVD player and we really don't have anything we want to put there so this little inverter works great here.

Why an Inverter?

This thing hooks directly into the batteries so we can run things like the TV and my laptop without having to be hooked up to full power. The power strip is plugged into the inverter and will be used to plug things into. We will be hooked up to full power probably most of the time but we also feel it is important to get eveything ready for the times when we won't have full hook ups because being on the road every day all the time we know there will be times where we have to rely on this thing all by itself with no hook ups and it needs to be as self contained as possible. This is the goal! We eventually will get solar panels and a generator and those two things will also help provide the power when we need it.

Here is the link to this inverter: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UFERZKO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rRHDAbQXVR1SF

Making it a home

As part of our transitioning from a traditional home to one on wheels to travel in, we have to downsize. Deciding what to keep, what to store and what to get rid of is a big chore. We have many things that we would love to bring with us if we have the space for. Pictures are one of those things and even though we don't have a lot of space compared to a house, we do have some space where pictures can hang.

What about going down the road? We don't want the pictures to fall off the walls while traveling so the option we went with was to drill a screw through the frames and screw them into the wall. They are not going anywhere this way! I know other RV'ers use command hooks or velcro for most things and those are good options for the most part. However we have experienced the command strips not working well over a period of time and in temperature changes. Some people never have any problems with them but we like this method and will report if we ever find anything downsides of hanging things this way.

I really like how our Old Tyme Pictures turned out. I can't remember the dates but the top one was when the kids were much younger and the bottom one we decided to re-do it when they were older. We gained a child in the bottom picture as well, a friend of our daughter's came on that trip with us so we grew in size with the bottom picture. The light right above really brings these pictures out. This is on the wall by the bathroom going to the bunkhouse, a big blank wall which was screaming for something!

This next picture is one of our favorites from Disney World. We still have Goofy and Pluto in the bottom picture but think we can add a new picture there from somewhere on our travels. This fit perfectly in this little part of the wall in the slide with the dinette.

This next picture is the most important one yet. We have had our marriage license framed ever since we got married in 1992. This was always hung in every place we have lived. We have lived in a lot of places too! This is the original frame and everything and this little thing has been everywhere with us and through everything. How perfect of a spot is this? It looks like this was made to fit on this wall right in between the dinette and the couch. The frame is even the same colors as the blinds; it's an official home when this is hanging in it!

Another use of a small space, this picture by the couch. It is a small picture and hard to see what it is but it is from 1999 and a picture of me and Paul in a chair lift from Gatlinburg, TN.

We had a hard time figuring out where to put this bear picture. I can't remember where I got this but loved it for Paul and it was just perfect for him. He has loved it ever since. Finally, the door, the perfect place for a sleepy bear! I also added my sign that Abby got me for Christmas this year in that hole with the inverter, it just seems like empty space and needed something. The sign says My greatest teacher is my mom.

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