Best device (not list) for tracking DO-DONE travel-related tasks?

[InterBlog]

Ancillary to this tagging topic... I've found that old professional conference ID lanyards (the kind that start their lives saying "HELLO... My Name Is Nerd Face") have some application. Over the years I accumulated a desk drawer full of those because it seemed so wasteful to throw them in the trash.

Now that we have finished our solar system and I no longer have to hand-wring and obsess about whether our Lifeline is dying a slow permanent death (it is so cool to see the "charging" light flip on the TriMetric as soon as the rising sun peeks over the horizon), I can leave our Interstate with a few outside contractors to get other minor jobs done for which my husband and I do not have specialized equipment.

I made one lanyard into this, which I can tie to the steering wheel or hang from the frame of our back-up camera monitor. Because nobody is going to expect that the highest point on the vehicle is made of glass. A polite reminder along the lines of "please remember not to smack my panels, bubbas" could be helpful.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by InterBlog

I made one lanyard into this, which I can tie to the steering wheel or hang from the frame of our back-up camera monitor. Because nobody is going to expect that the highest point on the vehicle is made of glass. A polite reminder along the lines of "please remember not to smack my panels, bubbas" could be helpful.

It would be useful to measure the height of the van at the highest point and stick a permanent label on the dashboard. When I was shopping for a Sprinter-based B-van before I found my Interstate, I test-drove a used Roadtrek where the previous owner had done that. The "Vertical Clearance 9'8" label was top dead center of the dashboard right above the navigation display.

[Boxster1971]

I made label for mine with height, length, width and weights with metric units for Canada trips as seen in this photo.


- - Mike
2013 Interstate Lounge EXT on 2012 Sprinter

[InterBlog]

Originally Posted by Protagonist

It would be useful to measure the height of the van at the highest point and stick a permanent label on the dashboard. When I was shopping for a Sprinter-based B-van before I found my Interstate, I test-drove a used Roadtrek where the previous owner had done that. The "Vertical Clearance 9'8" label was top dead center of the dashboard right above the navigation display.

I totally agree. I had to remove the original vehicle weight sticker from inside the kitchen cabinet when I installed hanging food pockets. I've been meaning to print up a new sticker that includes ALL of the relevant information, including height, for placement in a new accessible location. It could potentially be important one day for DOT purposes as well, because of the 10,000 pound threshold.

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by InterBlog

I had to remove the original vehicle weight sticker from inside the kitchen cabinet when I installed hanging food pockets.

Strange place for it. It's a motor vehicle, and the proper place for that is the driver's side B-pillar, or the driver's seat pedestal facing the door, where someone can read it without stepping inside. Airstream did wise up for later models, and put the sticker where it's readily accessible from the open driver's door.

[InterBlog]

Someone in the thread above had suggested this approach and I finally caved and bought these key chains, which are a knock-off of the real "remove before flight" tags, and which WERE ten bucks for this set of five. Of course once I ordered them on Amazon, the price jumped across the entire internet, because that's how variable pricing works. For that reason I won't post a direct URL but rather the description, which is "Rotary13B1 - Remove Before Flight Key Chain 5 Pack".

We plan to augment our do-done board with these, which appeal very much to my husband who is a pilot (among other things).

Again, the challenge we run into is when Person A makes a configuration change that Person B doesn't know about. Then if Person B is assigned the departure make-ready, some stuff might not get attended to even if there theoretically is a checklist, because the mind tends to simplify awarenesses. Funny how that works.

[bugsbunny]

This is what we use as well and they work great!

[InterBlog]

Four hopeful words: ethylene propylene diene monomer. EPDM, what these new professional-grade rubber bands are made of. Every last rubber band I've ever placed in the Interstate in whatever capacity has rotted and snapped (see the consumer-grade examples in the photo). Temperature extremes plus UV exposure, I suppose.

These EPDM bands are reported to be more durable. They are used by the military, the agricultural industry, the fishing industry, survivalists, and other heavy-use groups. In order to buy small quantities of each size at reasonable prices, I had to resort to eBay.

[ward143]

We are brand new! The birth of our new Classic is expected in late May. We have been transient boaters and have used departure and arrival list for years. It seems a majority of you folks like list as well. Would you care to share them with us?
Chris and Sabrina

[tcrum]

I found some things like slap bracelets that you wrap around your tv steering wheel so you know to check each thing before you leave.

[Rocinante]

Originally Posted by ward143

We are brand new! The birth of our new Classic is expected in late May. We have been transient boaters and have used departure and arrival list for years. It seems a majority of you folks like list as well. Would you care to share them with us?
Chris and Sabrina

Welcome, glad to have you here. Per your request, here are our checklists:

• Packing the trailer for a trip.
• Checklist before departure from campground or home.
• Checklist for arrival at the campground.

Happy 'streaming.

[ward143]

Originally Posted by Rocinante

Welcome, glad to have you here. Per your request, here are our checklists:

• Packing the trailer for a trip.
• Checklist before departure from campground or home.
• Checklist for arrival at the campground.

Happy 'streaming.

Thank you so very much!
Chris & Sabrina

[Boxster1971]

Originally Posted by InterBlog

Four hopeful words: ethylene propylene diene monomer. EPDM, what these new professional-grade rubber bands are made of. Every last rubber band I've ever placed in the Interstate in whatever capacity has rotted and snapped (see the consumer-grade examples in the photo). Temperature extremes plus UV exposure, I suppose.



These EPDM bands are reported to be more durable. They are used by the military, the agricultural industry, the fishing industry, survivalists, and other heavy-use groups. In order to buy small quantities of each size at reasonable prices, I had to resort to eBay.

Thanks for this tip. I've had similar experience with regular rubber bands. Now I'll get some EPDM bands.