Recent content by TheMadTitan

We're not full-timing on the road yet, but we have been staying in our van for last few months (up until we began the full conversion). It is so far everything I thought it would be. Not worrying about the electric bill, or the cable bill, or working well over full-time just to make ends meet is...

Yeah it's very good news. I believe you can buy a charger that will charge in stages (the smart in smart charger) like a good charge controller would. I'm hoping that rather than putting in an inverter I can find a 12v connector for my laptop and run everything off 12v. Then I can put in a shore...

Thank you all so much for your quick and extremely helpful responses! I will probably try and assemble a kit piecemeal depending on the cost difference since I was already considering the mppt controller problem. I considered not going for AGM, but to me it just seems like one of those get what...

I've got my eye on this kit, and two of these batteries, but I just can't seem to figure out how to tell if they're a good fit, or if it's overkill one way or the other. I'm also wondering if a smart charger can be used without disconnecting the solar? I would think so, but I'd rather ask a...

I keep meaning to post pictures, but I've been busting ass on the van. I used fiberglass reinforced plastic panels for the walls, insulated underneath with reflectix and foam board. I've been working on the bed today, and painted the walls a metallic silver. Tomorrow is another coat of paint...

We wanted to spend as much time as possible together and have a go at starting a business, and she has rarely been out of her hometown let alone out of state so naturally I had to remedy that part. We played around with a few different ideas including converting shuttle buses, box trucks, or...

Looking good! I'm dreading getting to the exterior pieces on mine at the moment. They're in pretty rough shape. I'm thinking of using bed-lining on the bottom to disguise some of the body dings.

I can't edit the post as it's been too long, but the original van I had in mind I didn't end up getting. Instead I got a 2005 Chevy Express. I wanted to do the front portion first, but there's nearly no wrecked vans or trucks with compatible interiors around here (down south so that stuff gets...

I don't know if you'll see this Ilyana, but a substance being "homeopathic" does not mean it won't have interactions. They are still chemicals, and they can still have some nasty interactions. Just a word of caution. Just because it's labeled as a "remedy" or and "herbal supplement" doesn't...

I didn't have a chance to take pictures, and I've been very busy finishing up the last of my work at what is now officially my former job. The van is going to the mechanic first for a good check up, and then the build starts. Pictures will definitely be coming before, and during the build. We...

It's been awhile since I was in the bay area, and checking out google maps I can see how few options there are as far as truck stops go. That does change things quite a bit. Most places, even major cities, have at least a few on the periphery. As for the metal shelves and drawers I pulled mine...

You may attribute it more to being in a tractor/trailer, but in 20+ years of being on the road practically every summer with my family only 1 time were we ever bothered by anyone, and it was handled quickly by the security on the lot. Truck stops, despite the movie mentality of most people, are...

ISPs do throttle service, even the cable companies, and they've copped to it many times. I regularly experienced the problem with my most recent service Time Warner, although many don't do it to the extent I dealt with through Time Warner. They want you watching TV and movies through their cable...

My girlfriend got some space bags a little while ago as a gift, and we barely used them before transitioning into the van. Now we can fit practically all our clothes into a couple plastic totes. I'm now considering how much more we could get into them if we did the fold and roll, and then the...

It's funny to see this come up as literally last night I bought a new heater. I had a mini-ceramic, but it wasn't doing the job as the temps have been getting down to freezing and below. For right now we have access to shore power so we got an electric, but once we're on the road we're either...