Clampout Season Prepping

Above, getting the propane tank filled. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One little chore in preparation for the upcoming clampout season was to head to the local U-Haul to fill the propane tank.

I last filled it before heading off to Idaho to view the Great American Eclipse in August. It was a nine-day trek and I used the propane the whole time for the refrigerator/freezer, stove and water heater.

It turned out that I used a little over 3.6 gallons of propane on the trip. The propane fill-up will last me through this clampout season and, possibly, a little jaunt to Napa Valley and Redwood National Park in Northern California. I am mulling that over.

After getting the propane tank filled, I went around the corner to the coin-operated car wash to clean The Beast. It got a little dirty from sitting since the end of the Idaho trip. It was a month and two days ago that I left L.A. for the trip. Time flies.