Recent content by kayell

https://www.blm.gov/ Yes, that is indeed a giant seam of coal rather than scenic wildness. I'm feeling a bit concerned about the future of all the wonderful places on my van bucket list.

Just because no one else has posted this: “I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear...

It's a heck of a lot safer in London now than it was thirty years ago with IRA bombings In fact crime is down tremendously in the US too. Fear is useful to keep people controlled.

Somewhere I read a rule of twos: Drive no more than 2 hours without a break; drive no more than 200 miles a day; take at least 2 days in place before driving again. Hopefully I remember that correctly. May have been on another RVing site.

How much does that take? Interested because debating whether to take mine on the road.

So I got the little brewer. Very easy. Put 50 gms coffee in the basket, fill pitcher with water, stir a few times, sit over night. It made several mugs of good strong coffee (I wound up diluting it 1:1 with water) that was just fine. Could probably use a somewhat finer grind than regular coarse...

So, this post reminded me how much I like cold brew. Ordered this https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IJ3O0Y2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 since it's a reasonable price and looks like it would keep the mess down. I'll let you all know how it works out.

I've both bought it and made it. Stok brand is delicious, very mellow and rich without that acid bitter edge, but it's expensive as are all of them AFAIK. Making it is surprisingly messy, at least the way I tried. Mix 3 cups of coarse ground coffee into 6 cups of water, let steep for 8-12 hours...

If you get the Scrubba, please come back with a review. I'm debating this one too. Laundromat prices are shocking IMO.

Nonetheless, if we can avoid political commentary, we do have some things to be concerned about - how will the changes brought by the election affect our ability to get health care? Will we need more identification or less? Will there be changes related to RealID and ease of acquiring domicile...

Maybe weight the bucket with something like pea gravel (rounded edges, wouldn't tear the trash bag) or rocks or gravel topped with a circle of foam below the trash bag. Depends on how much force you're putting on the top edge, but you have lots of room to work with in a 7 gallon. Problem is it...

  This isn't to say that we have some great things going on - the National Forests, BLM land especially. It's just to say we aren't the only ones, and some places *cough*most of Europe*cough* have better social benefits. And then there's the countries/regions/towns/NGOs looking into Universal...

Check if the local homeless shelters have washers and dryers available until you can spare a few dollars.

The photos are a mix. You have to look for ones that are unglazed both inside and out. Those will cool well, 15 degrees F or more below ambient. Even better in a dry climate. Another thing that will work is a steel walled container, wrapped in something porous (layers of cloth, batting...

Better, skip using the word porous and go here: https://www.google.com/search?q=terracotta+clay+water+dispensers&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjd0NHEzfTPAhUG5YMKHcdkAs4QsAQIeA&biw=1229&bih=619 Now to find some reasonably priced ones. Darn! These used to be pretty common.