Recent content by dustytrailhead

I have two bank accounts, one is with a credit union and the other is with one of the largest US banks. I use my PMB for both. I did get some resistance from my credit union during the course of one phone call. I pointed out that it was a private mailbox and not a post office box. And, well...

This is 2018 Promaster equipped similarly to the 2019 “camper package”: -Factory swivels -220 amp alternator -Heated power mirrors -Rear parking sensors -SiriusXM …etc. It has 93k miles and is in very good condition. Tires have about 9k miles. Transmission service was done at 60k miles...

What model year is your class C? It looks like Thor is still manufacturing the Freedom Elite and been building it since 2012. If it is an older model, then your charger’s charging profile would probably not support lithium. So, you would have to (should) upgrade the power center, one that has a...

My solar “generator” was giving me trouble, so I decided to build a system from components. Anticipating the need, I had been building a shopping list named Solar for a few weeks, so when it came time I just went through the list and ordered everything, lithium batteries, inverter, B2B...

Free showers? Im trying to remember if I’ve seen free showers in USFS campground. I think I have seen free showers in BLM campgrounds. I mean ones that aren’t broken. I don’t have a problem rolling into a campground for free or coin/token showers. I don’t care which, but I don’t mind paying for...

They do more than that. The mission statement available on https://homesonwheelsalliance.org/ gives the details. A couple of things seem more important than the RTR. They provide emergency funds for homeless. And, they “house” needed people with vans. And, underlying all of this is an...

It’s a unicorn until I see one. All of the ubiquitous Ford promo is just a rehash of the original announcement. Almost all of the YouTubers have the English head engineer gentleman who extols its virtues. I notice, however, a lack of any off script questions. I think they are all getting paid...

Holidays are for the slaves is titillating, provocative, inflammatory,…, what!? It’s bait.

I’ve owned a popup truck camper, travel trailer, class A, class C, 9.5 foot truck camper, and 2 B-vans, in that order. They all have their problems, but… Vans are cool. I’ll never go back.

I couldn’t sell my old van, so I’m putting it in storage. “Storage” is secured parking without cover or electricity near Seattle WA. My water system is basic and easy to purge, which has been done. Stabilizer in the gas tank. Camper is clean. Tires aired up. Wad of drier sheets under the hood...

I met a couple with a behemoth 5th wheel They told me the 200-or-2 Rule. That’s 200 miles or 2 pm—whichever comes first—is where or when you stop for the day. It’s a variation on the 2 2 2 Rule. I’ve done 6 or 700 miles in a day and I’ve pulled in well after dark. Either rule is aspirational but...

It might have to do with crossing borders of Canada and Mexico. However, I have not had a problem crossing either border with “bear spray”. Mace is considered a weapon in Canada and Mexico and is prohibited. Mace is more concentrated. Nevertheless, I always inform the customs officer that I am...

I have one, the kind that the LockPickingLawyer ridicules on his YouTube. A crowbar attack would split it open in a few minutes and a hot vehicle fire would likely destroy the contents. However, given it’s difficult location, it would slow down a thief.

If the PV is not close to ~20v, it might be defective. Must of mine—several iterations now with different wattages—have tested between 18 and 20 volts with a multimeter. I once had a 100w flexible PV (in a 3x100w parallel array) that tested < 5v. I think it was a bad connector because it did not...