making progress on some chores

scooter

dismount

I rolled the scooter down off the carrier without drama.

ramp stability

Getting the scooter down allowed me full access to the carrier so I could figure out how to keep the ramp from rocking.

I found a steel tent peg left by another camper and stuck that through the hole. That’s how I got the bike down. The peg worked but was thin and allowed some residual rocking. I poked around and found a 1/4” bolt – that was slim enough to thread the needle but wide enough to take up slack so it would bind quickly. With the bolt hanging there I could stand on one edge of the ramp and it would stay in place.

I’ve ordered a pin and retainer that I think will be a more elegant solution.

ramp width

The 5” ramp was a little narrow for the 5” rear tire. I used the rubber mallet to bend out the side rails a bit, maybe 1/4” on each side for a total of 1/2” more clearance. The width should help get the rear on, and the gently angled sides should help ease an errant tire into better position.

hitch changes

Removed the OEM anti-wiggle doodad inside the hitch since I had an external one. Installed locking hitch pin.

campsite swap

On Thursday a site with tree cover opened up so I packed up doggo and moved over. I get full sun until about 1pm then shade thereafter.

amazon order

I ordered

• the pin mentioned above
• a spare spark plug for the scoot
• another set of four tracker tags, one for each set of scooter keys, one for the scooter itself.
• and a cheap set of BT earphones for the helmet. I don’t have a way to mount the phone yet so I need to be able to hear nav instructions when the phone is stored away.
• a ciggy-to-USB outlet. The scoot has a 12v outlet in the underseat storage. Shouldn’t need it but better to have it and not need it….