All Cherry; No Pits! Lance XRV Progress Update 2 August, 2026
Lance is headed for the finish line in terms of completing the transformation from his origin as a 2016 Kenworth T270 Horton Ambulance to our awemazing eXpedition Recreation Vehicle XRV aka “Lance”. He and I are now back up at our place on Saturna Island...
Heads Up! Lance XRV progress update; 7 June, 2026
I appreciate your patience as I continue to try to catch up with posting updates here on my progress with the transformation of Lance from his start as a 2016 Kenworth T270 Medium Duty ambulance from a fire department in Wisconsin to an eXtreme RV or XRV for us to...
Water Water Everywhere AND lots to Drink! XRV Lance Update 10 May 2026
Right up there with the Electrical System in Lance, the Domestic Hot DHW and Cold Water DCW systems are critical to providing us with a great living experience and complete “off grid” independence. Below is a screenshot from my 3D model of the water system in...
Baja: A Whale of a Time! XRV Lance Update 10 May, 2026
Well, as the saying goes, it has “been a minute” since my last post and update, Dec 14th 2025 to be precise, so I’ll try to catch up with some of the key things that have happened since then in the next few posts here. I’ll start with this post that will...
Awemazing Awning! XRV Lance Progress Update; 14 Dec. 2025
Zoe & Razz have been enjoying their winter coats during the recent cold spell here. All things relative of course so that has been temperatures down to as low as 2C/36F at night and not getting much above 10C/50F in the daytime. But it is always...
Galloping Galley! XRM Lance Update 7 Dec. 2025
As we all head to the exit of 2025 I will continue to summarize the progress in various key systems and areas on Lance over the past few months. This week I’ll bring you up to date on where the Galley is at so far. Easily one of the most used and most...
Solar Success: Lance XRV Progress Update 30 Nov. 2025
Hope all my American friends and family are wrapping up a great US Thanksgiving weekend. Christine has been back in Ft. Lauderdale for the past ten days enjoying some much needed Gramma time with our TEN year old Grandson Liam, seen here with his Dad Tim...
Finally Getting Back to Lance Progress Updates: 23 Nov, 2025
You might say that my world has gone to the dogs as Christine is back in Florida getting in some much needed Gramma time with our Grandson Liam, who somehow just turned TEN last week. Yikes! How did THAT happen?!?!?!? So here on Road Runner Ranch...
Completing Lance’s 17,250 km/10,720 mile Maiden Voyage June 23-Oct 28, 2025
We had a fabulous week in Portland Maine for my niece Julia’s wedding on June 21st and several days catching up with family and friends who were in attendance, which is where I left off in last week’s update which if you have not read yet is here; “Life is what...
Life is what happens while making other plans!
Back on May 5th I ended my last post here by saying “I will do my best to get out another update before we start on our newest adventure heading to the East Coast and back.” Hmmmmm, given that this is now the 3rd of November, I think we can safely say...

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