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Oops did post wrong.  I purchased stretchy black baby window shades for car door.  Keeps bugs out, keeps sun out .  The covering slides over the open door to bottom of the window.  You can open the window , I did about an inch .  No one can tell if the windows are open or not.  Air flows thru...

i just did my first trip in my minivan.   I did not spend money on building it.   I brought a tent that I can stand up in.  I have a cot behind the front seat with a foldable mattress.  I store everything under the cot and beside it.   Things were crowded and a mess.   So I put my folding card...

i Purchased 3 halo lithium batteries for my first try and still have them.  They have usb and electric plugs.  I was able to recharge my cell phone about 7 times with one battery.  But only once for my iPad.  Jamie (van build) did a review on a Suaoki solar panel that can directly charge my...

Do the canvas tents like Kodak have problems with goat heads and cactus that are blowing in the wind?

Thank you!   I had seen that and it is  close to what I am planning.  Except for the metal bed frame I am putting my large cot with a memory foam mattress on it.   Other than that identical.   Because the van is financed I don’t want to do a permanent install until I pay it off and know I will...

The $500 was installed.  The ones you looked with installation are less.  I’ll look there once I get there.  Thanks for info

2018 Dodge Grand Caravan.   I called all three places in town and that is what I was told.  Perhaps when I get to the Southwest it will cost less.

No hitch.  It sounds like over $500 to have one installed.   I was going to do that later.   Especially if things go well I was considering going to Alaska in June.

Did you have trouble getting a non electric space to camp in the park?  It sounded like next year all spots will be reserve except one or two.  If there are no spots without spending the extra $4 or $4+3 a day then the annual pass is useless.   The park pass seemed like a good way to ease into...

They said you pay the $225 for yearly pass then $3 per day for electric and $4 per day for reservations.   It would be cheaper to dry camp and find a gym or truck stop once a week for a shower.  With all the fees I am not saving money!

I agree that sometimes things can be a struggle. i found out that when things go bad it is how you look at it.  Embrace the fact that the truck ..gave out before you left.  It would have been 100 times worse if you were stranded in the middle of nowhere having to worry about coming up with the...

Around the first of March I am going to try again.   I traded my subcompact for a minivan.  I took a big financial loss but it was the only way to try wandering again. I could use some feedback from you ladies.  My goal was to hit the New Mexico parks using the yearly $225 pass for a month and...

Thanks for the support.    I did take my watercolor supplies but it was windy and cold.  Not conducive for painting.   I took my needle point too but forgot the magnifying glass so that was out.  I do believe I could have been successful if I started in the spring and not in the desert.   I...

I finally got back home.   Sorry had trouble posting online while in transit.   I did some minor camping this summer but not the whole shebang.   I have decided that VanDweller life is not going to work for me. My mind thinks “no problem” but my body just won’t cooperate.   I did not realize...

:huh: :huh   So I left home Sunday drove thru ice and fog for hours and completely frazzled I got a motel room in st. George Utah.    So I didn’t want to deal with things. So, Monday I stopped in echo campground at lake mead Nevada.   I decided this since in my rush to leave I forgot my porta...

Instead of a motel, the New Mexico State parks are all over the state.  Most have showers and bathrooms.  Quite a bit cheaper than a motel.  Just do web search for NM state parks and pick a location.   There is a reservation but don’t do that, it costs more.

One author I’ve read is Cody Lundin.  The two I’ve read are 98.6 degrees and when all hell breaks loose.  Explains mistakes people make and the choices you need to take.

Love my keens.  If you go to rei outlet store online, you can pick them up for half off at times.  I have sandals for summer and closed keens for winter.    Layers works. A turtle neck  T-shirt’s flannel shirts and hoodies.   If it is cold add all layers and take a layer off as the temperature...

It is called free and clear. It is free of dyes,fragrance,masking fragrance,lanolin,protein,parabens,formaldehyde,and preservatives.  A dermatologist referred it to me. You can order online or if Walgreens doesn’t have it in the store, they will special order it from drug counter.    The brand...