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    OMG…I bought a Van

    Have you considered just getting a portable solution rather than wiring the van? (on edit: previous poster suggested)
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    Count Down To Nomad Life

    Have you considered just towing a small teardrop trailer? Get a bed, kitchen, fridge, toilet packed into 8-12 feet of length. Then use the back of the Escape for storage. Usually towable by small SUV. You should be able to find a decent one for 5-10k.
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    Class A or Class C - possible to park full time without paying for a camp site?

    You can usually find sections of streets in suburbs that, for whatever reason, have no houses or buildings with an entrance on that side. Adjacent to a park, dead-end street, etc. As long as the interior of your rig isn't bleeding light after dark, nobody knows you don't live nearby. You should...
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    Vanspotting

    So one of these parked next to my mid-80s C class... The picture doesn't do it justice, in real life it looks like a work of art.
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    stretchy mosquito net things that fit over car windows

    They sell mosquito nets at the dollar store in my town. They also sell tape and scissors. :)
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    Zero Breeze Mark 2

    Thanks for the link! In part 2 he makes a good point about not getting a good ratio of power to cooling, and a wall unit or free-standing is much more efficient. Thinking what to get... 🤔
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    Zero Breeze Mark 2

    Does anyone have any experience with this? It came up on some lists of lowest wattage air conditioners... https://www.zerobreeze.com/products/zero-breeze-mark-2
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    How soon will electric or hybrid vans/RVs be common?

    If you have an ICE which is supplemented by an (optionally engaged) electric motor running off your house batteries, then there is nothing stopping you from adding as beefy a battery bank as you want since it's modular setup. Even if it only has a 50-100 mile range per charge, for example, this...
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    How soon will electric or hybrid vans/RVs be common?

    I think you're deliberately misreading / misconstruing what I wrote.
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    How soon will electric or hybrid vans/RVs be common?

    Well, in WWII the Europeans developed ingenious methods of adapting vehicles to run off burning wood (gas). You can also convert engines to run off ethanol, which is renewable if you pack a still. These are possible conversions to do today, especially if your vehicle has a carburetor and not...
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    I was shocked by "Kratom" and how good it worked

    I'd never heard of kratom until this thread. No intention of taking it myself, just wanted to present another side to anyone who might be looking for medical advice on an RV forum. Thank you for your perspective! Re: "reddict" when I read this thought it was a reddit for addicts!
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    I was shocked by "Kratom" and how good it worked

    https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/consumer-health/in-depth/kratom/art-20402171 For another perspective...
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    how to find space to safely store a van (so it doesn't get vandalized, stolen, etc when on-street parking near stix n brix)

    Point is I've met some police that are extremely nice and fantastic human beings that let you off the hook even when they shouldn't, and others that see you as a criminal until proven otherwise. It's a real challenge for people whose vehicle is also their home and contains all their stuff...
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    how to find space to safely store a van (so it doesn't get vandalized, stolen, etc when on-street parking near stix n brix)

    One time I was stopped and asked permission to be searched and said "no" and whaddya know refusal to be searched is probable cause to be searched. Years later this was declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of that particular state, so apparently was a common enough occurrence that...
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    When Vans Get Stolen

    Any precautions you could recommend?
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