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No noise at all. :( Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Today, after almost three weeks of owning her, I laid down in her for the first time. Yeah, it's not a great bed. I think I'll be doing the same as you and getting a mattress to place over the top. I'll figure something out - there's a reason they call me MacGuyver.

Yep! I even spoke with placement (it's a festival-type event where you can register to be am 'exhibit') and got official Theme Camp status. We're going to be Camp Bacon Van, and hand out free tea and cocktails to the revelers <3

Well it won't be going for a while. Too many other priorities, and a bed is a bed. But eventually yes, it'll probably get packed into the closet of rejection eventually! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Interior clean is DONE! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Thanks for the love! And thanks highdesertranger for the advice. I'm a little intimidated by the electrical stuff, I've not even yet felt comfortable enough to touch the battery to unhook it! But I have a notepad with a sticker on the front that says DIY: Yes you can do it! that keeps...

Any idea what this could be? Only the one on the left seems to be responsive and I don't know what it connects to. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Fixing the rear door lock. 10 screws and some WD40 did it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Here are the official notes from the mechanic (who took the time to pull up a 3d image of all the parts and explained to me what they were and where on the good to bad scale they were)... "The power steering belt was loose and all belts were cracked. This was causing the noise while turning and...

Thanks all. You've sufficiently put the fear in me - I'm a safety junkie, so I'll be working with my mechanic and a mechanic friend of mine to figure out the right, most affordable, option.

No, that was me putting words in his mouth. He said they were worn and it was causing a lot of other issues, like play in the steering. The 'nearly critical' thing was that the steering is off, and there is a lot of creaking on crank of the wheel, that would likely be resolved by it. TBH I sort...

I had a checkup with the mechanic who told me they were on the verge of needing critical repairs. Yep, and this is my worry too. I've literally changed my oil once, and replaced a headlight. That being said, I once made a jacket with no prior sewing experience, and I can deadlift almost 300...

This might be a silly question, I guess because yall don't know me so it would be hard to say, but I want to start doing my own mechanical stuff and I'm wondering if I'm going to bite off more than I can chew. The van needs new front wheel bearings. I've watched a video and, while there are a...

That firefly walk story gave me goosebumps. Sounds glorious!

Oh I know the feeling. My original purchase budget was $1500 more than I bought her for, so I've had some wiggle room, but we're now at $100 from budget and I'm going to have to start curbing my spending. Once I fix the back door...

Why not? Did I read you had weather interruptions?

Yep, my neighbors (who I have made an effort to befriend so I don't become the 'creepy van girl') have all commented in passing, "wow, you're really working on that thing, huh!" I'm pretty impressed with how quickly I can get things done when I focus. Can't wait to go mountain exploring in her...

I just got a call from the shop - she's in great shape! He gave me three immediate issues to fix, all of which I was somewhat aware of. First was the drive belts, all three need replacing. He thinks this might have some effect on the steer to the right issue AND the squeak on full crank...

Today was a good day - I decided to hell with the manual and its crypticness about the chairs, I was going to go in there with a wrench and get the damn things out. And I did! For anyone stumbling across this later, here are the screws I undid (note - clockwise): The chair came off the base...

It's called Monosnap - I just need to press ctrl and 1 and it will capture the screen and open the editor where I do the fancy text. Pretty neat!