Recent content by erw1988

We FINALLY got it to work. The tape is on there, and we sealed it, and we've been driving it for two weeks. The tape works great.

I've read that Seattle is very friendly to van dwellers, and I imagine Portland -- being as liberal as it's portrayed -- is dwell-friendly, too.<br><br>Has anyone parked in these cities? Any advice to offer, or any places to avoid?

Well, the directions say to scrub the surface of whatever you're sticking tape to before you put it on, probably for the reason you just pointed out. I scrubbed the paint last time, but I don't think enough. This time, I got steel pan scrubbers and some sand paper and scrubbed off the paint so...

We also got stuck in Texas through the rest of January for some unforseen reasons. I'm heading off to New York City on business in the first week of February, but right after we're taking off. We're both bummed out that we missed the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. There are just a few things left we...

We're doing round two of the pegs and tape. This time, we're letting them set for an hour while a blow dryer heats them up. The directions say that an hour at 150 degrees will make them bond totally. I've put the solar panel back on them for weight so there is more contact between the metal and...

Stillwater: that's cool! We bought the car at 83,000 miles. It had been sitting in someone's garage in Dallas for the last 15 years. She runs great!

Thanks for the replies, y'all.<br><br>We ran into issues with the tape and the pegs today, and had a couple of things working against us. The tape was bonded in a cool atmosphere, rather than a warm or hot one like recommended (though for the initial bond, we used hair dryers to raise the temp...

A tiger blanket is a thick blankets that are usually found in gas stations or road-side stalls. I'm not sure what the material is. They typically have tigers, wolves or some other animal on them against a natural scene or trippy background. But, mostly, they hold heat in real well.

Given, I'm in Texas:<br><br>When it's cool (40 - 60 degrees Fahrenheit,) we sleep underneath a tiger blanket and a comforter. That typically does it, with sleeping clothes (PJs, T-shirt, etc.) and our body heat.<br><br>When it's cold, below 40 degrees, then we add knit blanket on top of the two...

We thought about getting a FEMA trailer, but the formaldehyde outgassing is really worrisome. I know that RV companies normally tell people that RVs aren't made for long-term use (because they all outgas,) but I recall that the FEMA trailers were rushed, the construction was shoddy and and they...

Okay, pics are up!

Gah. I haven't gotten the hang of dropbox yet. I'll post the pictures when I do.

<div>These are the basics of Dina -- my and my wife's '88 Stanza conversion:</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We took the back seat out and built a full sized bed. The bed is made out of pine and the top of the bed is made from eucaboard. Our "mattress" is made out of three foam mattress toppers and...

We did away with the cigarette receptacles and will use a 400w/800w-peak inverter that a family member gave us.<br><br>Aside from that, I've got one last question. Do I have to ground this system to my car frame, or is it small enough where I can get away not messing with a grounding?

So, we settled on a system.<br /><br />We've been selling a lot of our stuff off and I have a couple remaining checks from work. I went ahead and ordered a 100w solar panel kit from AMSolar, with just the 100w panel and a 30amp charge controller. I'm buying a 108Ah Sun Xtender AGM battery from a...