We watched a RV YouTube video and they were saying you can’t be without AC in a RV in extreme heat stating “all RVs are heat boxes”.. It’s 103 out today and 89 inside. Maybe to some 89 is too hot, but to us it’s not that bad. (Ignore the date on the weather station, it doesn’t connect to the internet anymore). 14 degrees cooler in a class A with windows open and running a fan isn’t bad. You can do it without AC, is it for everyone? probably not.
What does living in the middle of the desert off grid mean? It means dealing with the weather, heat, wild life, lack of running water. It means camping 24/7. Problem I have now if I want to vacation I don’t enjoy going camping like I used to. Vacation to me is a running water, flush toilet oh and shower all under the same roof.
But the question is do I miss it? It’s good for a vacation but most of the time I don’t mind using it. I don’t mind going out and using the “hut” as we call it( a compost toilet in a small tin building). We have running water (5 gallon water jugs with a hand pump) showers are located at planet fitness,
I used to be able to tell you what was on TV on any given night, now I rarely watch TV. We tend to spend evenings sitting outside, our TV is the sunset. We spend more time with other people, then we did when we lived in town. In town we didn’t know our neighbors. Here we hang out, help, check in on all our neighbors, we are a family.
Living out here is hard, it will test you, it’s not for the faint of heart. There’s been times we’ve thought about quitting, but in the end we love it.
Come see Dirty Brown Jug Band with JAFO Productions on sound and lights at the Haunted Hell Ride and After Party held on Friday October 21st. Gates open for Hay Ride at 6 Pm followed by the After Party 10 PM.
July was a quiet month We had few campers, we got a break from the desert and went to Phoenix for a concert, then took the RV and stayed at Enchanted Trails RV Park & Trading Post . It was a nice park, but more crowded than we cared for. It had a pool and hot tub that we took advantage of.
Now we are back home and working on the next bigger events. Haunted Hay (Hell) Ride we are looking for volunteers for actors, drivers, attendants. With an after-party for all participants free camping.
Practice dates times to be determined.
2 in September after Labor Day, 2 in October before 21st. Contact us if you’re interested.
We also have a few private events and a couple trips we are getting ready for!!
After purchasing our land Plateau Hame De Colquhoun in January 2020. We put a brick that we had written Colquhoun on using a permanent marker and placed it centrally on the property, knowing we would be headed back to MN to work and get prepared to move onto the property.
We made our move October 2020, when arriving one of the first things we noticed on the property was a dead tree stump. We placed this tree stump along with the original brick close to the central point.
Since setting these together campers, visitors have started leaving offerings I.E Painted rocks, figurines, flowers, jewelry. We ask that if you leave an item, take one to leave somewhere else, help spread the special atmosphere of this area to other places.
Not a lot to report.. We have been working planning the Haunted Hay Ride a community event that is being held up here on the mesa in October 21st. We also have a private event in November, and are working on doing another concert of some type here in the near future.
@JAFO Productions which is the music production, sound engineer part of the Plateau Hame De Colquhoun LLC, will be running lights and sound at an upcoming @B Town Bike Rally Belen New Mexico where I’ll also be running a booth for @plateauhamedecolquhoun .
Other Projects: The famous shower, we’ve been working on for awhile, has experienced some issues that have put the project on a temporary hold. We are hoping soon to start building another 5k solar system, The issue with this project is the cost of lumber. Which is causing us to find alternative low cost frames for the panels. We’ve been trying to find bigger pallets that the panels will fit on.
We also like to build a deck over the blue moon which includes a roof over the stage, again cost of lumber and lack of finding good shape, low cost recycled lumber, tin..
Modern Pioneerism is using recycled or inexpensive items that help us survive living off grid on harsh land that no one has lived on before.
113 degrees with no AC is not easy, sitting in front of the fan feels like you’re sitting in front of a heater. Floors are hot in the RV, even toilet feels hot. We close the shades to try keep the sun out, it helps until evening, when it’s suddenly hotter inside then out.
If it isn’t the wind it’s the heat… We have so many projects to finish, yet to hot during the day, few if our neighbors go out at night after it cools off. Our issue we’d rather get good sleep when it’s cooler, rather than trying to sleep during the heat. So we try to do a little bit in the evening and early morning. What have you found that works during hot days? I like to jump in water, but no water here in the desert.
Bryandt Calhoun, and Anne Calhoun Boyfriend’s last day here. So we went off to visit some ruins. Was a fun day, we always see something different every time we visit!
We love that we are finally to point here at Plateau Hame De Colquhoun that we have moved onto the level of opening up for events.
So many projects we still need or want to complete. But we are slowly getting there!
We have a stage, first concert booked and selling limited tickets. Campers been steady, which we like a lot. The shower is one step closer to being finished.
Wonderful neighbors, we enjoyed hanging with them and watch the eclipse!
Ka-Hoon Campground and Event Center 