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Good to see someone coming through on indiegogo and/or kickstarter. I see they had 6700 backers, so they ramped up fast. What are you using for solar panels, Sophia? https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bluetti-ac200-most-versatile-solar-power-station#/

As these vans are normally used for commercial business purposes, I should imagine that costs more to insure. ??? However, I did not ask specifically about that, but it's probably good to mention non-commercial use.

I have Geico. When I called them regarding my GMC Savana cargo van, I said it was not going to be used for commercial purposes, but only for camping. Also, I said I did not wish to insure any sort of RV modifications, just the basic van. They were happy with that. Also I am part-time, and did...

That's why I warned you away from the Salton Sea, lol. Regarding the Colorado River near Quartzsite, actually Ehrenberg, there is a dirt road running south near the river for 10 miles or so that people take their RVs down to camp. You do have to watch for pack rats, and even though the...

Kaelynm, if you have $1500-2000 to spend, you could get one of the larger solar Portable Power Generators, which have large enough inverters that you can run power tools. Also, since everything is built in, there is lower risk of electrocuting yourself.

There is about 300 miles of Colorado River separating CA and AZ. There may be some fish in it. When I camped on Lake Mead near Overton, the neighbors were fishing there. There is also the Salton Sea, but you probably don't want to fish there. Martinez Lake, a few miles north of Yuma, is a...

Pork butt, yea! The bears can smell it 20 miles away, but there aren't any bears in Quartzsite this time of the year.

Welcome to the forum, George. If you're crossing the country this time of the year, you can always swing south to I-20 and I-10 and miss the colder weather. I-40 hits some higher elevations like 7,000' at Flagstaff, but I-10 will take you right through Quartzsite, which is CRVL "heaven", and on...

That's the sort of thing I use in the desert, but I wouldn't care to cover up a field of ash with it.

Just an observation. When you camp in the desert, the ground outside the door is generally packed down hard, but as you come and go, you quickly pulverize the dirt and it turns to dust, which you proceed to track into the rig.

This is just an alternative way to go. Depends on whether you are looking at a very large solar system with 500-1000W, or something more modest. 3 years ago, I spent a week wiring up the solar business in my van. But since then I bought a Yeti 1000 and have been tearing out the previous DIY...

I should think they will be a lot of ash on the ground, which you would stir up and breathe in, if living and walking on it for extended periods of time.

The lady in Wisconsin kneads up bread dough the old fashioned way with yeast and whatnot, but I use Bisquick biscuit mix and also boxed cornbread mix, that you add egg, milk, and cooking oil to. I have been using egg "powder" and milk "powder", and it's quite good. Plus I usually slather it with...

My vandweller lady friend in Wisconsin taught me that biscuits and bread cook up well in a crockpot slow cooker. Crockpot cornbread is Yummy.

Good one, spiff, +1 on the dog, :-). Open packages like tuna and meat cans are a real mess after removing the food for a meal. When on the road, I immediately fill the empties with dirt, rather than putting a wet smelly mess into a garbage bag. A year ago, I accidentally left some dry food in...

There is no try, there is only do. Sorry for channeling Yoda. Heck, life is a series of making decisions as one goes along as to what seems best at the time. We're free agents (at least to some degree, lol), we make our decisions, we do the best we can, we can't see the future, and there are no...

Good find, Alvin, I've not seen those converters before. I have several of these other adjustable ones, been using for my projects, usually with LiPo or NiMH cells with 7.2-9.6V series setups...

For 3 years in the van, I've used the same nonstick 8" fry pan with the Coleman stove, and it's worked fine for general cooking. It does have an obviously thickened plate on the bottom, which no doubt helps equalize heat distribution. Used 300 or more times with the 1-burner Coleman stove...

Yeah, the other thing is, I have a bazillion rechargeable NiMH AA batteries that I use in my portable projects. 3 in series will give a nominal 3.6V which will run most things, and 4 in series will give about 4.8V. I buy holders for these things...

Any estimate on when the state will do that?