Our 1987 32S Model Avion – ThePewterPalace-Our Love Affair with Avions

Hot Water Tank Maintenance- the FLUSH!

Feb 6, 2024

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This is part of a regular RV maintenance check list. It should be done AT LEAST annually. Even for part time RV Use. WHAT YOU WILL NEED: -access to fresh water supply -POTABLE fresh water hose with narrow tube style sprayer wand attached. (Camco sells) -New anode rod, pet your hot water heater brand specs.…

Even in Sunny AZ – Our Winter Requires Some Weatherproofing!

Feb 2, 2024

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Brrr baby! For those of you in the deep freeze, and for those of us where even in AZ it can get down in high teens to low 20s at night here is what we have done in our first winter full timing! Mid January snow in Benson AZ. Still dipping down into the high…

Drain Pipe Gunk Build-up!

Feb 2, 2024

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As part of our stationary winter months’ punch list of routine maintenance…. It was CLEAN THE BATH AND KITCHEN SINK PIPES AND TRAPS yesterday and today! Fun is!!! Total grossness! Grease. Yuck and more yuck! WHAT MAKES IT WORSE….is that we pride ourselves on being very diligent in not (as much at all possible) to…

Fish in My Grey Tank??

Dec 17, 2023

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Fish is NOT what I want in our grey tank! Can you imagine the stench on a hot summer week? Yuck! Perhaps you have never thought about this but ANY TIME you make tuna salad or use any canned fish product (salmon, oysters, classic, sardines etc.) You are faced with how to deal with the…

Adjusting to Life on the Road…some slight changes to the way we connect to you!

May 9, 2023

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Please read for some important and timely information about how we will be bringing you more content in the future as we have embarked on our full time RV life! For 2023 we will be traveling to Alaska for 3 months then down the west coast. Come along for the adventure by joining us on…

I Put it Somewhere….but Where is it? Tips for Organizing in Small Spaces

Jan 23, 2023

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As many of you now know Kevin and I are striking out on our full time Avion life adventure in just a couple months. Your probably tired of seeing my periodic “days to go” count down on our Facebook Page! (Thanks for not complaining out loud!) In this blog post I am going to cover:…

What is “The Pewter Palace”?

Jan 18, 2023

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AVION Trailer- New Black Tank Installation, 2022-Tips, Sources and more!

Nov 26, 2022

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A little background to this story.…..In the summer of 2021 our original black tank had a major failure- sadly solely by human error. We had inadvertently threw “on” the tank warmer fuse during our MORryde install. The PO had not installed a heat override- so if you install tank warmers please also install that auto…