Recent content by NickTheoBennett

I have packed up my entire camp and moved when out in the boonies and someone parked too close. Wouldn't hesitate to do the same thing at a Walmart and just use another corner of the lot if allowed. Really I would only bother if they were noisy. I expect a little noise/more company than I...

I have used travelling mailbox mailbox for around 2 years now. I pay $19.95 per month and they just email me when I get a new piece of mail, at which point I usually have them scan it. I've only had to forward a few items in the entire time I've been using it (cards, ballot, that sort of...

Hello and welcome!  First, you probably don't have to be worried about judgment for living in a van on a vandwelling forum.  Raising a kid in a van (temporary or not) is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. For what it's worth, many of us here were initially forced into the van by...

Guy, that might be the only 100% foolproof method but you can also do some research to find A) a company that hasn't ever had a recall and B) a dog food with real ingredients in it to start with. Most of the cheap dog foods are full of all sorts of additives and fillers. I use the following...

I have streamed SD video in most places when my service was on the slow side (rare but most often in cities in the evenings). Plex has had to downgrade the quality a fair bit once or twice but it was still streaming fine. If it can handle even low quality video I can't imagine VoIP being a...

I haven't asked and I wouldn't recommend asking, but I've been doing it for a year or so and haven't had a problem. I stream Plex now and then to my phone but 90% of my usage is sFTP transfers on my laptop. There's no way that looks like normal mobile traffic if Cricket were even slightly...

I say this in a lot of threads, but you can get genuinely unlimited data on ATT towers from Cricket for ~$60/month. It is limited to 8Mbps for LTE and 4Mbps for HSPA+, which isn't bad. Practically, I get about 400kb/s download speed on the slower network or 800kb/s LTE download speed. I have...

It can be cut down easily.  I have owned a couple of these mattresses and the first one I bought while I was living in a minivan so space was tight. I cut it down to fit almost perfectly around the curve of the wheel well just using an exacto knife. Folding is harder.  It will fold if you need...

I sleep on the Twin size 6" version of this (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005A4OP3Y/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1) I find it very comfortable and at $84 one of the more economical choices.

The things I would do with all that solar... Here I am drooling about upgrading mine from 265w to 1k.

this is the problem with Apple's walled garden approach to computing - you are completely at their mercy. That's why I stick with android for mobile. It is endlessly customizable and I can update it myself manually with a custom ROM if my manufacturer chooses not to. Also, for anyone...

In Vegas I recommend the Walmart in Henderson on E. Lake Mead pkwy. Only about 15-20 minutes from the strip if you're interested in that. The Walmart itself actually doesn't allow overnighting and has a Securitas guard patrolling to enforce it, but the Planet Fitness in the same lot does not...

Excellent!

To be fair, most of us don't have a shed or garage, but most do have some sort of fridge.

I just came up from the Vegas area to Portland for Christmas. With only a couple hours difference, I felt a whole hell of a lot more comfortable coming up I-5 instead of cutting through Utah and Idaho. Also much, much more comfortable temps to sleep in (at least once you're out of the...