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    Living off the land

    One might consider being a hunter-gatherer rather than just a hunter.<div>ofthefield.com sells some interesting and useful products.</div>
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    1990's Ford Engine/Transmission issues

    <div><br></div><div>I've noticed a tendency for some class C manufacturers to pick the smaller transmissions to hold down the final price, and that is a good way to obtain an early transmission failure. &nbsp;My last van had the bulletproof inline 6 cylinder engine that Ford brought over from...
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    Bathing

    <div><br></div><div>Is there something about a shower that makes it mandatory?:-)</div>
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    Bathing

    <div><br></div><div>Might make one wonder why one would want to go to either:-)</div>
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    Hello!

    <div><br></div><div>Startpage.com is a better friend than Google could ever be, since they don't record your personal data or IP address, and offer a proxy for almost everything, for maximal privacy.</div>
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    Bathing

    <div><br></div><div>If you don't mean a third world country, what were the other two worlds? :-)</div>
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    Heating Your Van

    <div><br></div><div>I know from previous experience that my 30,000 BTU/HR stove will run out of oxygen long before I do. &nbsp;Open combustion does not produce carbon monoxide, just carbon dioxide.</div>
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    Heating Your Van

    <div><br></div><div>I've been trying to assemble a virtual appropriate technology intentional community of vandwellers. &nbsp;I've never received a single response to any of my solicitations on multiple groups. &nbsp;Who is passing judgement on you?</div>
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    Hello!

    <div><br></div><div>Why would it take a year to accomplish what is for sale today?</div>
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    Alone on the road!

    <div><br></div><div>Does arriving on a motorcycle automatically mean they have something in common? &nbsp;I've encountered a number of bikers who don't regard anyone on anything but a Harley as deserving human respect.</div>
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    The 25 Documents You Need Before You Hit The Road

    <div><br></div><div>If you want to secure them from fire and have a large format book, put them in the book. &nbsp;Books frequently escape more than burnt edges in a fire. &nbsp;If no books, then put them in a stack of papers, with a similar possibility. &nbsp;Pieces of paper kept separate from...
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    Picking a resident state

    <div><br></div><div>Just so you know, Tegeler Insurance, the agent I use, refuses to write for state minimum, which is why I'm insured for twice, their minimum. I do not know if they are good with RV coverage.</div><div>They also require the uninsured driver and premium accident medical...
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    Removing A Seat

    A trunk is much quieter than any MRI I've been in.
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    Picking a resident state

    Domiciled in WY with a 20 year clean CDL.<div>Progressive is $125 semi-annual for twice state minimum with uninsured driver and premium accidental medical.</div><div>Renewal on 2003 van is just over $100.</div><div>Mail catching service is $96 a year.</div><div>4 x 6 storage shed is $162 a...
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    Arathi's 1978 Vandura

    <div><br></div><div>The kid would probably enjoy the alternate lifestyle as much as you do.</div>
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    Boondocking at work

    It wasn't really boondocking, being on a main drag in Lakewood, CO, but I lived in my first van for several months behind the Godfather's Pizza across Colfax from JCRS in the late 80's. &nbsp;I was friend's with the manager and he loved having me readily available in case one of his younger and...
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    living in a shed???

    Have you heard of "small houses?"<div>Startpage.com is your friend.</div>
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    Debt

    There are a number of organizations which are familiar enough with the Uniform Commercial Code to discharge most credit card debt. &nbsp;Never having had much, they would be of no use to me.
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    Vandwelling & America's failing dollar

    Anyone who can't find enough to eat in Florida, isn't looking or doesn't know what to look for. &nbsp;Linda Runyon can help inform both.<div>ofthefield.com</div>
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    Vandwelling & America's failing dollar

    Vandwelling has an important part of the development of my lifestyle the last three decades.<div>I have found that it is much easier to lower ones cost of living than it is to increase ones income. &nbsp;Ones cost of living drops significantly once the mortgage or rent, insurance, and utility...
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