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    urban camping in Vermont

    I am very grateful for all your responses and you all have given me much to think about. Thank you and may the Lord bless you all. Thanks
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    urban camping in Vermont

    Hello. We are headed to Lebanon and White River Junction Vermont. Can anybody help me and let me know street parking regulations and other places to camp up in that area on the cheap? We will be at the VAMC there so any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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    how many amps for ...

    Bruce, yes they are not cheap. You get what you pay for in this world. If an appliance is critical to mission success a top of the line one pays for itself. Just read the reviews on them. Money comes and goes, but happiness, a cold drink and an extended range are priceless. In reality they are...
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    how many amps for ...

    Hey Bruce! The Engel is the Rolls Royce of portable refrigeration. You cannot go wrong. So happy I have one. The metal construction will hold the coolness much better than the Domestic or Norcold, thus it will run less drawing less power. Its really a no brainer. We have had ours running these...
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    Hello

    Hey all! Thanks for the fine welcome. We boondock almost exclusively now. Spent a couple of winters urban dwelling (in the van) in the West Palm Beach and Miami areas. Got tired of it. It was fun, but we needed a change. Found the South Florida Water Management District website. It lists over 30...
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    LED lighting, from bulb to LED...

    Approximately two years ago I ran into 12V LED Flex Ribbon on Amazon. $12/16.4' roll. I now make all interior lighting. Comes in different colors, too. For the light below I used Ultra Bright LED. $12/roll FS. Over 100 LEDs. Lights up the van like the Vegas strip! All at .3/amp!
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    Hello

    My name is Marshall. My wife Allison and I have been vandwelling in our E150 hightop for 3.5 yrs. now full time. All East Coast and Midwest. We winter in FL and know of over 150 FREE campgrounds near everything fun! Makes the free life easy! We have 240W PV system that runs everything. No...
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    Computer Screen & Solar Panels

    We have a 240W PV roof mounted system. Use Trojan T-145's (260 Ah) in series for storage/power. Run everything from this system: refer (Engel MT35), 20" TV (Vizio), Blu-Ray , computer, tablets, phone, hotspot and fans. Not connected to alternator. PV is enough. We generally watch TV for 5-6/hrs...
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    how many amps for ...

    We use an Engel MT35 Fridge/Freezer. Rated at 2.5 amps/hr.. However, based on weather conditions it pulls much less. When traveling with the weather (70's) average use in 24/hrs. might be one (1) amp/hr.. Goes from 40° to -40° at the above rates. $869 new. Found ours on CL for $375 at two...
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    Bad back & sleeping in a van - what do you sleep on?

    We were in Indianapolis two years ago and we saw 8" high density memory foam full mattresses for $300. Then I ran into the Serta for 178. Same one they sell at Sam's. Had a 4" memory foam topper on it for awhile, but we threw it away cause it hurt my back. It was hard to get up and out of the...
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    Bad back & sleeping in a van - what do you sleep on?

    We travel with a Serta full mattress in our E150 high top. It is placed on top of a platform appr. 17" high divided into three cells for storage underneath. Full timing 3.5 yrs. this way. Mattress is critical after three (3) on the job injuries resulting in one bone after another broken. Every...
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