Hookup

That can be a loaded word. It has various meanings in various situations. In the RV world it means connecting to local utilities.

After three weeks of living in the desert, I got tired of not having utilities at my beck and call. So I am back at Emerald Cove RV Resort where my membership lets me camp for two weeks at a time for no additional cost.

The first thing I did after pulling into my site was plug in my electrical cord. Power! As much as I want. Whenever I want it. Without having to watch my battery monitor. At no extra cost. I can vacuum. I can leave my microwave circuit breaker on when I’m not cooking. I can even have hot water at any hour of the day. And leave all my electronics plugged in even if their batteries are full. And not care enough if I wake up to see a monitor light telling me I am using unnecessary battery power while sleeping to crawl out of bed just to unplug something.

Then I changed my water filter and hooked up to the local water supply. Changing the filter was easy. Except.

The old one looked like this:

old filter

Now, I might like golden brown but not when it comes to the water I will be using to cook and drink and wash with.

So I removed that one and put in a fresh, pure white one. My filter system came with a wrench that looks like to help you reassemble the casing.

filter wrench

And when it is all back together it looks like this:

new filter

 

But, when I turned the water on it came spraying out the top of the casing. No matter how hard I pushed on that wrench I couldn’t get it screwed back on tightly. Fortunately, a park crew person came by about that time and tightened it up for me.

So now I have water. As much as I want. Whenever I want it. Without having to watch my tank level. At no extra cost. I don’t have to wonder if the water is going to run out while I am taking a shower. Or when I try to flush the toilet as it did the other day.

Now I just have to hookup my dump hose. That way when my toilet’s holding tank fills up next time, I just have to go outside to pull one handle and it will empty again.

Those of you who live in houses that don’t move just need to appreciate a little more how good you have it. Hookups. Be grateful for them.

TTYL,

Linda

 

 

9 thoughts on “Hookup”

  1. Hi Linda,

    Are you at the Emerald Cove RV Resort located on the California side of the Colorado River near Parker, Arizona.

    If this is the campsite I see it has lot of Amenities such as pools, Golf and Casino Gaming nearby.
    Have you figured out how to enlarge your photos you post. Would love to see some pictures at this
    location.

    Are your plans to come back to Mn for the summer? Would like to get together with you guys sometime and catch up on your adventures.

    Take to you soon,
    Jeff

  2. I guess you’re now enjoying the good life. We’ve kinda forgotten what hookups with power and unlimited water is. We miss it the most when it’s time to dump. For that we have no choice. Enjoy.

  3. now you’re talkin!
    that sounds more like my kind of rv living.
    just call me ‘high maintenance’ i guess. i’m just past the age of roughing it and struggling with things.
    it sounds like a wonderful place to ‘winter!’

  4. Linda, I have hook-ups tonight too and am loving it! It feels so decadent. I’m about to use my blow dryer! Oh, and cable too – 85 channels. La-di-da!

  5. I was wondering where you took off to !!?? LOL

    Funny thing, I don’t miss hook-ups at all. Hate those crowded RV Parks. But then again my tanks are much larger and being only one person I can go over 3 weeks before I have to do them. That, combined with the Solar, is very freeing.

  8. I’m beginning to miss those hook ups also. And we didn’t have to deal with all the issues you had. We just turned on the generator and drove everybody nuts with the noise. But to be able to have a nice long shower and watch whatever TV I want. I am looking forward to it.

  9. I’m afraid I’m a full hookup person myself. A couple of weeks without septic is okay, but I like my electricity. 🙂

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