Field notes from camper mods, trips, and places worth remembering.
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Fixing the Carefree Awning Binding Problem
Like a lot of Ekko owners, I’ve had issues with the Carefree awning binding while extending and retracting. Mine has done it for quite a while, but because I rarely use the awning, I never spent much time figuring out what was actually happening. Once I finally got up on a ladder and watched the…
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Northern Colorado Reset Trip — May 2026
May 22–25 — Sand Creek Pass Area (Red Feather Lakes Region) Spent the first three nights camped near Sand Creek Road / County Road 86, near Sand Creek Pass outside the Red Feather Lakes area. This continues to be one of my favorite spots in northern Colorado. The campsite sits up on a ridge with…
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How to Remove a Rock Stuck Between Dually Tires
If you’ve been on the Winnebago Ekko forums, you’ve probably seen people worry about rocks getting stuck between their rear tires. There’s a lot of discussion about switching to single rear wheels because of this. Based on actual use, that concern is overblown. I’ve got ~30,000 miles on this rig, do a lot of off-road…
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Cold Weather Fix: Keeping the Gulper Pump Alive
One of the ongoing challenges with the BeagleBus in cold weather has been uneven heat distribution. The furnace is located toward the rear of the camper, and by the time warm air travels forward through the ducting, much of that heat has already been lost. The front portions of the camper — particularly the Gulper…
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Deep Winter Camping in the Winnebago Ekko — Systems Notes
Updated: January 2026 These are field-tested notes from winter travel and camping in my Winnebago Ekko across Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and parts of Canada. This started as lessons from the 2023–2024 winter season and has been updated with what I’ve changed and observed through January 2026. I don’t live in the Ekko full-time year-round,…
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Medicine Bow / WY-210 Corridor — Notes for Future Trips
While traveling north through southeastern Wyoming, I took WY-210 (Happy Jack Road) instead of heading straight to I-80. I wasn’t intentionally scouting or exploring — I was just driving and paying attention — but the number of potential access points along this corridor stood out enough that it was worth logging. This post is not…
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Montucky Clear Cut trip — January/February 2026
January 23 – February 14, 2026 Montucky Clearcut (MCC) was originally the anchor for this trip — a carving-focused event at Turner Mountain. When the event was canceled, the plan shifted. Instead of one destination, it became a northbound arc through Wyoming, Montana, and Alberta: ride what’s good, adjust when needed, and let the road…
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RecPro Convection Microwave Swap — Winnebago Ekko (Transit)
After about 14 months of living and traveling in the Ekko, I removed the factory microwave and replaced it with a RecPro RPM-8-BK-KT convection microwave with air-fry mode. It fits — but it is not a drop-in replacement, and cabinet modifications are required. I posted the video below in case it helps someone else thinking…