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I just started measuring and planning on how I would put the things in it that I want to live with, and it just wasn't working out. Additionally, because I want to be stealth, the windows are not going to work. Even if I put covering over them, that would stick out like a sore thumb.

I will mention it in my craigslist ad. Thanks for the idea.

I have a 2002 Honda Odyssey with 238,000 miles on it. It runs great. The previous owner bought it new and was very meticulous with getting it serviced. It has some paint peeling and a small rust spot on the roof at the back, the window tint on the driver and front passenger doors is peeling, but...

I will be stealth camping in the city where I work for at least a couple more years. Maybe when I hit the road I'll look at roof tents. Thanks!

Pretty sure I will go with a full size cargo van now.

The minivan has a roof rack. I was planning on putting solar panels on it (and I still plan on putting them on whatever I get). I want everything I am going to own to fit inside. I don't want to tow anything. I plan to still be working a 9-5 job for at least a couple more years. Yes, I am...

I thought I could get by with a minivan, but I was mistaken. There is not much room left after putting a place to sleep. I was looking at it and taking some measurements to figure out how I was going to build out the rest of it, and it cannot be done in a way that I will be satisfied with. So...

The back windows on the Odyssey are supposed to open, but they are notorious for the motor wearing out and not opening. Mine had this problem when I got it. I did some googling and found that there is a fix. I was able to get one window motor fixed, but the other is behind some air conditioning...

Cool, I will check out that mattress. The Coleman was just lying around the house. Thanks!

No, not really. I mean, it might make a little bit of a squeak, but I didn't notice it.

I got the Byer of Maine Military Cot. Having never slept on a cot before, I thought it would be interesting to try it out. It fit in my '02 Honda Odyssey just right, and it leaves about 18 inches of space on the other side to work with. It was fairly comfortable, maybe a little bit hard. It was...

Now here is where I might get confused. Say I have another machine that uses 65 watts, and it only has an AC 120 volt plug. I want to run it 3 hours per day. It will need to go through an inverter. For this scenario, let's pretend I'm using the Tripp Lite 375W Powerverter...

Say I have a machine, and it's the only electric thing I use. It uses 60 watts at 12 volts, so that's 5 amps. If I want to run that machine for 8 hours, that's 40 amp hours. And I wouldn't want my battery going below ~ 60% of its amp hours, so I would want at least a 100 amp hour battery...

I've ordered the Byer of Maine Military Cot and I'm going to try it without a mattress first. It's supposed to be here Thursday. If it is not enough for me, I have a Coleman self inflating sleeping pad, it's about an inch thick, I'll try putting that on it. If that's not enough, I'll look into...

Yes, I will sell the house once the van is ready and I have lived in it for a little while.

I bought a house a couple years ago. I have disliked it for the most part. I had been thinking about selling it and moving back into an apartment. But then I saw Without Bound and I started watching a lot of van dweller videos on YouTube. The seed was planted. Then my house was burgled twice in...

There is no guarantee that someone won't copy your book and make it available to others without paying. DRM is easily cracked and you can find thousands of books online for free. The simple truth is that if people want to copy it without paying, they will. That doesn't mean you shouldn't write...

Snowballing (when talking about debt) is taking all the available funds after budgeting for necessities and paying that toward the credit card or other debt that has the smallest balance, and making minimum payments on all other debts. Once that is paid off, all available funds go toward the...

Say you have 400 watts of solar panels on top of your van. If I understand correctly, that's going to be 33.3 amps at 12 volts, right? So if I have a 12 volt, 200 amp hour battery, does that mean it would take 6 hours to charge the battery from depleted to full? Or if I had two 12 volt, 200 amp...

We went to Mammoth Cave last spring. Amazing place. There is a National Parks campground just a few hundred feet from the visitor center (can't remember the cost), no hookups, but there is potable water and bathrooms. You can pick up the free wifi near the guard shack (slow), and shower tokens...