Recent content by Vern M

See my van roof installation at "Solar Stealth" elsewhere on the blog site. Vern M

The first problem I see is compromising the construction of the van to add the greenhouse. And it will be a heating problem as well as a structural one.

Third picture down. It's a Dog House.

Another feature of fiberglass builds, in case you are a radio or TV or short wave/ham radio fan, the trailer is transparent to the radio spectrum. Less need for outside antennas other than for gain or special needs. But, maybe that's not as important these days as it is for us old guys.

<p>Keep em!!!</p><p>They make great chairs in the den. Dogs, in particular, seem to love to curl up in them. At least my Cocker and the one from next door that sometimes lives here (when she's P.O.'d at her parents).<br><br>Same for the rear seat. Just be sure it is attached to a board or...

With an Engel refrigerator in my van, I never worry much about its being cool enough. However I do have several units by&nbsp;Lacrosse to keep me posted on inside-outside temp of the van (outside unit is in a piece of PVC pipe with a top cap and bottom open. Wire ties across the bottom hold the...

How much would I pay for a new van? I wouldn't. All newer ones are filled with bells and whistles and electronically monitored and managed systems you don't need really. Also have "modern" features like plastic radiators and their need for special fills rather than good old ethylene...

instincts say "V6 in full size van, bad idea."<BR><BR>

Remember books? Still lots of 'em I'll bet you haven't read that sure can get you thinking a lot more than television can/will any more (and, shudder, I worked in broadcasting back when it was the domain of Cronkite, Huntly and Brinkley, the BBC,&nbsp;and&nbsp;others who could read, write and...

<br><br>Your approach to following the law is interesting. There are ways to know what you are "talking on" and any contact will show you are using something other than "proper procudur (sic)."<br><br>Stay on CB, please with that attitude. The others who might want to become amateur radio...

We're talking about land-based vehicles here, incidentally. You can roughly check your balance weight on a truck scale (front and aft) but I wouldn't worry about side to side unless you have trim tab troubles&nbsp; or too much wing-down on takeoffs. c(;&lt<img...

Let's hear equal time for tea drinkers! My "gotta" is Red Rose Black, blended in the Maritimes of Canada and shipped to me by the case about once a year. It is what made Dudley Doright do right! See <a href="http://www.redrosetea.com/history.aspx"...

Solar panels would help. They mount an inch or so above the roof. Mine, just in the back within the luggage rails, afford some cooling, I've noticed. Mylar, or any temporary surface cover, unless held down with rare earth magnets, would be blown off in minutes anywhere west of Texas, Oklahoma...

".....<span id="post_message_1275991334">A lot of people probably aren't aware there were cultures over a lot of the US to rival those found in South America and Mexico in sophistication before the arrival of Europeans. Part of the reason might be because they mostly vanished a century before...

Health care costs are a train wreck that is just turning the curve as the new year rolls around. Out of control costs will continue to spiral and availability to those of us without deep pockets will be restricted -- as will accessibility to specialists and more so accessibility to what we've...