Recent content by DesertDweller

Small plastic grocery bags. I keep a wad of them in the door pockets to keep the van tidier, and it's easy to just tie up the top and dispose at gas stations or convenience stores along the way. Also, keep a few bottles of motor oil in your van at all times. We just did 8,000 miles over 4...

I have had valley fever the first year I moved to the desert, and symptoms can vary. I was tired, feverish, and had headaches daily. The doc did a blood test and told me I had it, and that I'd had it for awhile. It just faded away, and I had no ongoing problems after that. In Kingman, the wind...

Thanks for this one, I REALLY needed to laugh a little today!

Our friends just snagged a pretty decent looking Winnebago Itasca Class C for $5,300, it was located in Kingman, Arizona. Good looking rig, too. We found our Class A from a private party in CA. We wanted to avoid the dealerships due to the taxes, so look it over very carefully before deciding to...

I don't think I would spend my $29K on a rig that has "possible" water damage, or any damages at all when I can get one WITHOUT for the same price or less.

Nothing remotely "respectable" about anything this moron did. Had to laugh about his screaming like a little girl when they pulled this "bad boy" out of the burning wreck. Glad no one was hurt trying to rescue him. My respect goes solely to the responders.

We found ours in California, and we live in Arizona. Seems to me that people in AZ think their rigs are worth waaaay more than actual value (and don't get me started with dealerships, who were going to tax us $1,600 on the sale!). We found a pristine class A RV from a private party, which...

We did a for sale by owner, and when the buyer was standing on my patio, wanting to make an offer, I told her they needed to meet me at the title office....NOW. I also stated that we had a couple coming from CA to see the house in the morning, and that they practically made an offer over the...

I find it a bit odd that you'd post about your book on this site when our humble host and web site owner has already written one, it's for sale on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Live-Car-Van-RV/dp/1479215899/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493150172&sr=8-1&keywords=bob+wells+book  Just sayin'...

Some of the smaller class C's are also very nice. All the comforts of home, fridge, flushable toilet and a shower to boot. I actually veered towards one at first, but we have that "space need issue". I'll have to say, I'm glad though, that I relented and we got the class A, love the fact that...

The baking soda might be a really inexpensive option on soft surfaces, sure worked good in the fridge.

Think about the kind of lifestyle you have, and make your decision based on that. No one vehicle fits every person. Some need more space, some need less. Some people are more active travelers, and some are not.   We went with a class A motorhome, but also use an 18 foot Ford van to travel to a...

Congratulations! Ours sold in just 2 1/2 weeks, then my dear David told them we could be OUT in just 20 days. THAT part was a nightmare, but we managed it. We've been looking at those Ford Transits for our business, and we really like them. Still looking into them. Good luck in whatever you...

I had this problem with pet odors in a house we bought. Every time I vacuumed, it stank so horribly, I could barely stay in the house. We did replace some of the carpeting, and had to get rid of the padding, too, as it was totally permeated with stink. I bought a large can of Ozium, which seemed...

Sorry, I guess I was a bit wrong on the progress of the repair, the new fuel pump replacement is installed, and it still didn't fire (my heart truly sank at this point!). They left here with the old distributor yesterday, so we're waiting for them to finish. I hope this completes it, getting...