Mystery Parts
Enjoyed a small vacation in the Davis Mountains, located in Southwest Texas. Some good hiking opportunities abound and within short driving distance to the McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis, Davis Mountain State Park, and about an hour from Balmorhea State Park (should it happen to be open on any given day). As most areas in Southwest Texas at this time of year the temperature range is conducive to what I call descent camping weather. The overnight lows dipped down into the 20s and the highs reached into the low 70s. We set that thermostat on 62 degrees at night while enjoying an overly warm sherpa blanket. Next time we might just have to bump that down to 60 degrees.
Sometimes I swear the Lance builders hide stray parts that will eventually work lose and appear out of nowhere on your floor after putting your portable home through a three-hour 8.0 earthquake.
The black tab… who knows? Showed up a couple years ago. I’ve searched high and low. Seems to be of the same material as the fridge but I can’t figure out where it could be from.
The pin is a new development. Occurred on the last FTX. Identical to the hinges of the toilet seat lid. But both of those are accounted for. Perhaps it belongs somewhere inside the foot pedal assembly of the toilet, because I broke that on on our very last day, thank the shit gods that be that it occurred on our last day. My foot accidentally slipped off the pedal, causing it to slam shut followed by the clinking of a small piece of plastic dropping to the floor. Now when I push the foot pedal down to flush, it just turns the water in the bowl on but does not open the flapper.
I’ve already bought the replacement Thetford Style II high profile (with sprayer) so that will be my next big project. Wish I could be happy with a plastic bowl – I could’ve saved myself $50 or so. Replacement is easy enough. 2 bolts and a screw on waterline.
The Mystery parts? Guess I’ll throw them into a compartment box for safe keeping just in case I figure out where they really went.