Recent content by tamino

The Wave 3 heater comes with both a paper instruction manual, and also a printed label stuck to the unit itself. Both have guidance about ventilation requirements. Some of it is ambiguous depending on how you read it. Some of it is phrased in language like "It is good practice to..." At first I...

I actually really like the feeling of being... cradled in a place where I am absolved of the responsibility of trying to figure out what the random sounds I hear are. It's a comforting feeling. I am safe in my little hole, I don't have to change anything or be anything or figure anything out. I...

No guarantees that this way of doing it will work for anyone else, or on anyone else's vehicle. Everyone should of course use their own best judgment about their own mirrors. But the following is a record of my own journey in learning to adjust mine. I was used to driving a regular car before...

One of the things I didn't anticipate until I actually got my van (Chevy Express) was just how curved the sides are. I was thinking of everything in terms of rectangles. I knew the measurements... but I was assuming (naively) that I would have that many square feet, extending in a straight line...

I tried this. I definitely wouldn't have wanted to be using the regular (sweetened) kind. The unsweetened kind was sweeter than I was expecting. Apples aren't even that sweet! Go figure. I had to add almonds (not shown in the picture) in order for my brain to perceive it as something tasty and...

That's another good idea!! When balsamic vinegar gets that thick and viscous, it sticks to the leaves all by itself. So I think that satisfies all the criteria I listed, too.

I think if you were to buy fat-free dressing at the store, they'd use carrageenan instead of the oil, but I didn't suggest that at first because -- yeah -- it doesn't really fit in the same category as all the rest of the stuff in your picture. (All good stuff!!) My feeling is that salad...

First reaction when I read this: Shucks, a little oil never hurt anybody. :-) Second reaction: what if you switched to a creamy style instead? something based on yogurt? Third reaction: Applesauce. You can get applesauce in an unsweetened variety where it's just the natural sweetness of the...

Me! I can't speak for the OP. What I am expecting to accomplish is: 1. mailing address can be truly permanent, domicile address may change. I expect to still have the same Escapees mailing address in 10 or 20 years. Who knows if I will want to be domiciled in Maryland for that long, or if I'll...

From the research I've done so far: yes, some of them do close down, and there are certainly fewer amenities available like showers. And some of the ones that are year-round, are also the more expensive ones per-night. I'm counting on the fact that there are also fewer people who want to camp...

I'm trying to document the process I go through trying to get this stuff started in Maryland, since I don't usually see much about the east coast and I'd like to at least make sure that the next person who does a forum search for "Maryland domicile" has at least something to go based on. For...

So, ok, I'm being careful about what I post on this thread because I know the mods want things to stay strictly on topic. Anything relating to actually what I'm doing with the van I bought, I might post about in a different thread. This one, I will keep for stuff related to "van vs travel...

I was looking at Boondockers Welcome earlier today actually. I think maybe there's some strategy here like: Identify a cheap campground in an inconvenient location, that's always gonna have space and that I can always use as a fallback. Then try to opportunistically spend as much of the time as...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions and ideas. I picked out a 21' travel trailer I wanted, but I needed a vehicle to tow it, so I bought a truck, and now that I have the truck, I was going to go buy the trailer I had chosen, except now I've hit a new wrinkle: Apparently all the private...

Karleesto, yes, I've been finding similar stuff, and thanks for letting me know the same thing from a different angle. I think all the resources for stealth parking you see on the web are probably 100% correct, for folks in the west, especially the southwest. I'm sure nobody wants "the knock on...