Diversion

While camped in a site without power, we were enjoying the luxury of having a totally powered coach running our generator when everything suddenly went dark. The generator was still running, but we had no power. We got a local recommendation to call Monty out of Bishop California who makes a living doing mobile RV maintenance. Unfortunately, after an hour of searching, Monty had no idea what the issue was. So, we decided to break camp and head back to Vegas to our friends at Findlay RV for some heavy-duty assistance.

I apparently should have looked closer at Google Maps. From Mammoth I could have gone straight south to the I-15 and then into Vegas, but that added 75 miles to a route straight across Death Valley. Had I looked closer, that extra 75 miles only added about 10 minutes to the estimated drive time, but we headed due east, driving on at least 2 highways not recommended for vehicle combinations over 30 feet in length, and some of the most white-knuckle roads I have ever been on, even though they were dramatically beautiful.

We made it to Vegas, and Findlay found the problem in no time – a neutral wire from the generator into the transfer switch under the bed had pulled loose due to stress from that slide out moving in and out. They reconnected it and rerouted it a bit so as to not occur again, and back to California we headed. This time, however, we took I-15, added miles, but not much time, and reduced all the stress!

Talk to you soon!