Butch Petty Outdoors

This video explains how a simple custom built solar system in an RV works without all the crazy high tech lingo. Just a down to earth explanation that's easy to understand. It is also a very inexpensive system. This system will power a regular dorm size fridge and all the 12 volt accessories in most recreation vehicles today.

Weathering the storm and finding a leak.

Repairing a plastic gas tank, aka: Plastic Welding

Cooking the tamale Pie

How not to change brake pads

Searching for gold in the Mojave Desert, Arizona

Playing around with one of my most favorite foods, cornbread. I wanted to try something new and I had some Taco Bell's Taco seasoning mix so I decided to go for it.

Camping with poison ivy in the Pike National Forest

I paid another visit to my old mining claim,Wonderlan.

Repairing my truck rack out in the Mojave desert, Arizona. I tried to weld a temporary patch to my aluminum rack.

Camping in the Pike National Forest. Getting the poison Ivy oils out of my bedding.

Visited my Mom's place in Griffin, Georgia. As usual at Mom's there was lots of work to do around her place. The Muscadine vineyard was top of the list in needing work. This is actually Part One of the effort as I went to Colorado for a while and came back again to actually do the final prune and cleanup.

I found this turquoise while prospecting for gold in Mohave County, Arizona about 50 miles south of Kingman. While its not identifiable by any specific mine I can only describe it as a cross between a Morenci Turquoise and a Bisbee Turquoise. It has a dark pyrite matrix and is beautiful blue to a deep blue in color. It has very shinny silver specks and I believe it would polish out to have a silver or gold webbing. I am offering it up for sale and I am taking offers. To make me an offer just contact me on my website at http://butchpettyoutdoors.com and likewise if you have any questions.

Purchased this welder for small jobs on the road during my travels. The welder worked great out of the box and came with everything you need including a welding mask. I repaired the rack on my little ATV for the first job. I plugged into a regular 15 amp home outlet and it didn't trip the breaker. Also it paid for itself on the very first job. $120.00 at Harbor Freight. Chicago Electric Flux 125 Welder

Leaving the west to summer back in the southeast, Georgia. Made a long two week layover at Holly Beach, Louisiana, my most favorite beach. Then Moved on to Mom's for a visit.

A visit to the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area lead me to the Lower Plum Creek Campground. The location is about 50 miles north of Amarillo, Texas

I've been adding to my solar battery capacity a little each month to achieve maximum performance. I finally completed the project

Misc. clips and photos from my travels.

Nearing the end of my truck driving days http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

The birth of the Blue Diamond. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

Dora and adventures with the "Blue Diamond" http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

More fun with "Blue Diamond" and the gold prospector. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

The adventures of "Blue Diamond" and a gold prospector. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

The adventures of a gold prospector and his little blue Nissan. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com

The "Blue Diamond" was my little blue Nissan adventure truck. http://butchpettyoutdoors.com