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    Wages and Unions - moved from: Things to do to keep feeling "normal" while living out of your van?

    The reason why the US had such a strong economy was because post WW2, it was the only developed country who didn't have to rebuild their entire infrastructure from the gound up. The US supplied all the finished goods to the bombed out countries so they could compete with the US. The US had a...
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    40 small U.S. towns worth visiting

    Been to Wolfesboro NH, Keene NH and Damriscotta several times. Damn tourist traps in the Summer. Best time to Visit is in the Winter when there are only locals. I'm pretty sure Galena IL is on RT66 so I've been through there, also.
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    RvNaut

    Still Still no problems with mine after a year and a half. Pretty consistent 50 to 200 mb down, which is more than I need. Of course, camp hosting in Western Oregon it's pretty useless.
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    OREGON '23...............Postcards from the Road

    Camp hosting on Detroit Lake for the Summer. Never spent much time in Oregon before this. Its a beautiful state. We drove from Tillamook to Newport one day last week on US101. My wife kept saying the ocean was on the wrong side. Normally when the water is on the right, we are driving north on...
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    Greetings All

    My wife and I started looking at small RV trailers to live in. As crappily as they were built, with stuff we would never use or want to deal with, we decided to build out our own CTC instead. No regrets. Since I built it, I know how to fix it. I know how to take it apart and remodel it. It's...
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    Illegal Obstruction of Public Land Access

    I believe there is a case before the supreme court right now in regards to public land access. Much of the west is a mix of public and private land in an alternating checkerboard pattern. The railroads in the 1800's realized they could do this and control large swathes of land without having to...
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    24/7 Chat About Anything

    Yep, too hot down there. Moved up to where I could see snow and ended up helping someone who ran out of gas just 8 miles from Ely NV. The day before I was down to 10 miles left per the onboard computer. I put 18.2 gallons in my 18 gallon gas tank. Gas stations are few and far between on US50...
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    Pros and Cons of Van-Life out West

    Tulare is already refilling due to the rains earlier. The snowmelt will just continue flooding the farmer who redirected all the water and drowned out his neighbors. Nice company out there. Not sure why anyone thought it was a good idea to drain the largest lake west of the Mississippi and then...
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    Looks like Port of San Diego wants van dwellers gone

    That seems more like dog owners who bag up their dogs waste then toss it somewhere out of sight.
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    Pros and Cons of Van-Life out West

    Especially this year. It didn't hit 90 until last week. That's my sign to move North and didn't have to move very far to get back into the 60 to 80 degree range. Now I'm waiting for the area around Great Basin National park to warm up so I can go visit that before I have to drive to Oregon for...
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    Power chart.

    Not sure if you've ever watched Nate @explorist.life videos, but he's pretty good with detailed videos. Will Prowse @ diysolar is good, too.
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    Huge insurance rate increase with Geico in MN

    I didn't bother asking. After that much of an increase it was obvious they didn't want my business.
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    Huge insurance rate increase with Geico in MN

    Mine almost doubled with Geico. It forced me to shop around and I ended up going with USAA for less money, and better coverage.
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    24/7 Chat About Anything

    Getting ready to move North to avoid the worst of the heat tomorrow. Quartzsite area has been fun, but it's time to slowly migrate north. Tentatively thinking Pahrump via Death Valley and then Great Basin National park and take highway 50 back towards US95 and up into Oregon. I have a part time...
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    Internet on the Road

    Starlink doesn't have a cap. After 1TB, your internet traffic is deprioritized. It's only for residential service. Roaming is always deprioritized, but still no cap.
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