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Thank you for your replies. CADR is good to know. The fan with filter hack is interesting.

Unfortunately the smoke and fire season will soon arrive. Can anyone recommend an air purifier suitable for van living? Smoke smell removal is a must have. Don't see the point without that. Small in size. Runs off 12V would be a super bonus.

Anyone care to share a recipe? I've never made cornbread without an oven. Would love to have a good recipe to try. A hack of a store bought mix would be greatly appreciated.

Full disclosure I  am not an Attorney, this is not legal advice. These statements are simply my political opinion. You have HANDICAP PLATES? That could be a game changer. Parking restrictions can be different for handicapped tagged vehicles I would research those for that town as well. Could be...

One thing about reflectix nobody ever talks about is it makes a good privacy screen. Anyone can buy a roll cut it to size and push up against the window for privacy

A lot of good points regarding pros and cons of portable panels. One I haven't seen is that portable panels take a lot more abuse than mounted units.  Portable panels aren't likely to last as long and will need to be replaced much sooner than mounted panels. Just another thing to consider when...

I never appear on screen because all the scenes I was in ended up on the cutting room floor and not used. They shoot many hours of material and only use something like 90 minutes of it. You don't do anything off screen but wait until they need you for something.

Minivanmotoman I am so not famous I should be famous for that alone  :dodgy: I don't appear on screen in any of the movies

In my experience they won't pay traveling expenses.  Being a nomad has advantages in that we are traveling anyway. A nomad knows how to do it cheaper than anyone else not local. If they need you for several days you don't have to drive home each day. Nomads boondock or stealth close to...

What is the work like? Mostly waiting around. A lot has to happen before they shoot a scene. They generally have the extras wait in a staging area. A production assistant (PA) will go there to get the extras needed for the scene. The PA will take you were you need to be and tell you what if...

What was the pay like? Each porduction had different pay rates. The average was $80 for the day plus they provided lunch. I was paid for 8 hours even if they only needed me for 6. If they kept me longer I was paid time and half for each additional hour.  If by luck you become a "featured"...

After setting up a profile with the casting agency it's time to look for work. Onlocation casting the only company I have experience with posts available work on their Facebook page. Anyone can go see what if anything they currently are trying to cast The Facebook post will give you most the...

First step was to go to my casting agencies website in my case that was onlocation casting to setup your listing. You will enter in your contact information. They will ask for a bunch of information about your height, weight, hair color, if you have any special skills like horseback riding or...

The way i found work as an extra was through a CASTING AGENCY. They are contracted by productions to find and supply extras. The casting agency I worked with was onlocation casting. Don't know if they are "the best" I just knew that they had a need for extras in my location. There are probably...

While not an expert I have worked as an extra in a handful of productions. I will share with you how "I" did it and my experiences. I will be posting several replies in a row because of my slow typing on my phone the posting editor times out. Sorry if that is an annoyance to anyone.