Recent content by rpmhart333

Van Living Forum

Help Support Van Living Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
  1. R

    Just For Fun

    Remember...we're fighting for this woman's honor...which is more than SHE ever did.
  2. R

    Just For Fun

    Considering the site we are on...how badly was the van damaged in the crash? How many miles on it? Is there a Carfax available? Can you post some pictures of it and let us know how to contact the owner in case we're interested? Do you know if he/she/it interested in an offer? I'm really...
  3. R

    Just For Fun

    No. I'm just damned curious about women's inverters.
  4. R

    Just For Fun

    Oh, let's get real here, people. There's no way in hell that girl could walk on a beach in spike heels, especially given her top-heaviness. And exactly where is this van she's living in? I for one would certainly know what kind of perverter she uses. Oh. Uh. Excuse me...I meant...
  5. R

    Favorite food for cold weather

    My fallback--from backpacking in chilly times--is packets of dry mashed potatoes. Hot water + dry milk + spices + meat a/o cheese and mix to the thickness you like, soup or just mashed? Lightweight and sticks to your ribs...or if thick enough, almost anything else. I still use it in winter...
  6. R

    How Long can I run my 12V electric blanket off Car Battery

    I'm pretty close to rruff on this one. Why not use the electriblanket to warm the bed up, then add an unzipped sleeping bag (or bags) over it to keep the body heat in, and shut if off after you're in your "cave"? That way you're putting minimal strain on the battery. If you got enough layers...
  7. R

    New here, going nomad out of necessity

    Sorry...I didn't see before posting that you DID list you were in Mississippi. That gives you a little respite from winter to deal with converting. Had you been in Maine or the Dakotas, it would have added that much more to your burden. But I want to re-emphasize: your local ACS chapter may be...
  8. R

    New here, going nomad out of necessity

    Posters here have already asked the most important first question necessary: Your Location. But the second most important is: without being cold or invading your privacy, what can you say about your physical condition? I have to assume that if you want to travel, you don't have to be close to...
  9. R

    SEASHELLS!!

    Yeah, those damn people who try to make others laugh sure are the bane of the planet.
  10. R

    SEASHELLS!!

    I cannot help but recall Steven Wright's great line from his first (or perhaps second) appearance on the Tonight Show back in the 80s: "I have the world's largest seashell collection. I keep it on every beach in the world."
  11. R

    Things to do to keep feeling "normal" while living out of your van?

    Thank you for explaining. It's completely beyond my understanding. Continued best luck in your endeavors which lay so far beyond my grasp.
  12. R

    Defrosting in the New World

    To me, 'Genius' would be if they made a fridge that didn't die at 5 years old...and then the new fridge had instructions that made clear what the real process was to deal with the bloody thing.
  13. R

    Defrosting in the New World

    Marvels of Modern Appliance Technology Living in a trailer rather than a 'stix n' brix' domicile, it isn't just smaller quarters that is one of life's trials. Quality of life is important too, and one of those things involved is that appliances are rather cheaply made. Since this home of...
  14. R

    Things to do to keep feeling "normal" while living out of your van?

    I am not clear on "...I want to live in my minivan to jumpstart my stock investments to start making 2,000 in monthly dividends...". So how do you guarantee you're going to make that much? The stock market has been known to go to crap on occasion. Are you managing your portfolio or do you...
Top