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The one-burner stove is probably not a knock-off but the same one sold under the name Coleman, Camp Chef, etc. If you look on Amazon they are all the same, different colors, different logos but the same locking lever, etc. And yup, that same cheap black plastic case. I bought one just like it...

Awkkk!!   Squeeeee!  Is there a way for this newbie to follow that newbie on this forum?  Because I could have written your first post, and a few after.  I'm currently doing a minimalist small scale "try-out" in my Minivan.  Just 2 short trips so far.  Brought my Kromski Minstrel wheel on the...

<I> Also be aware that when stored at full charge the lifespan of the cell is at its minimum, just the opposite of lead acid.  The cells would last longer and be safer at 80% charge and still have plenty of current to jump an engine. The danger factor is highest when changing, especially since...

SternWake:  I did not notice the ciggy plug adapter - maybe it wasn't included or I ignored it but yeah, I'd sure use that to charge the PowerAll on the road vs. the Peak unit. Why keep the Peak Unit (on sale for $13) if I should be afraid to use it?  Just checking - what would you use it for...

Thank you very much SternWake!  To clarify, before I return the cig-lighter inverter (which I bought on a short-term TrueValue weekly ad's lost leader sale for $13 but which promptly went back up to its normal pricing), my thought was that the little Peak inverter could be good for just...

Unfortunately this is above my head (currently), and I'm sorry but I missed your earlier post until now -- probably cross-posted at same time my above one was.  So are you saying the PowerAll unit isn't worth keeping and that the two units you linked above used together would be better for...

I think I wasn't clear.  It stops charging the tablet when the tablet hits 70% full battery.  But the lithium charger itself still has four of its five capacity lights lit, so it has more power banked for other uses -- it just quits giving it to the tablet when the tablet's at 70%.  Now it's...

Thanks much! I know zilch about Mah or AH beyond good massage sounds, and watts is where riots occurred when Rodney King got beat up (yes, that bad.) So is there a "written-for 4-year-old" source I can bone up on so I can begin to understand these references and ratings? In the meantime, my...

This really caught my attention.  If I may impose far enough to ask this, TrueValue had a recent sale on this unit, and I bought it.  Still not opened, should I return it?  The only "regular house plug" thing I was planning on connecting to it might be a laptop (either charging its battery or...

This likely won't help you after the fact (once the Poison Ivy's oil has already absorbed into your skin) BUT if you ever touch it again and realize it quickly enough, wash the area ASAP with Dawn Dish Detergent. Dawn works magic in removing oils of all kinds and it's the oil from the poison...

I have what's probably a dumb question about street parking but of all the stealth park possibilities, it appeals to me most (assuming nice quiet neighborhood of course).  Most roads have a pretty strong slope/grade downward on their sides so the rain drains into gutters.  That would mean that...

Oh, I am SO going to print out your entire post!  Thank you for all that.  I did NOT know about Cracker Barrel, and I did not fully explore freecampsites because the time I cruised through it, on the particular area I checked (my own) there were a lot of park-and-ride with "unconfirmed" cautions...

That I did not know about.  I will look into that, but I suspect it might require my Win7 to cooperate with the same traits that have to do with wifi (a glitch within) but I could look into it. Thanks for mentioning that though.

Thanks Off Grid, we tried the dongle at Staples and it didn't work.  A guy at Comcast Tech Support said that, then, indicated to him the problem was in Windows software and I'd have to wipe out and reinstall everything from Windows on up.  Given the nature of some of my software (all Win7)...

A Mainer!  Thanks for chiming in.  I'm in So. NH near I-93.  So I'm now actually wondering if this route would even make sense in mid-Oct. because I was conceiving of it in early Aug. when Bar Harbor campgrounds were open so I could dock there for a couple of days but otherwise I planned...

Ohhhh!!  <smacking hand on forehead>  Thank you!  I will see if there are any of those up there.  We don't have 24-hour supermarkets where I am (the part about New England being small and asleep from 10pm-5am) so I didn't think of that, but maybe they do somewhere near where I'd be.  I don't...

Hi Hoodoo-- I've been trying to figure a way to do just that (RTR) because those seminars look outstanding.  And meeting others who are full-timing (and part-timing) in the VanDwelling style.  Unfortunately RTR falls right in the middle of a work deadline and the ONLY way I'd be able to do it...

Wow!  What a nice welcome to come home to from a bunch of errands on a hot day with both shoulders hurting and my back screaming "get me horizontal for ten freaking minutes!"  Thank you ALL for the kind words and encouragements! I actually do have some far-off-grid mostly solo-living...

{ Old lady fills out registration form, clicks on confirmation email, then tumbles into forum... SPLAT! } Hello there! Intro:  Amid an evolving plan to downsize into a smaller house with fewer possessions, hence researching the art of getting into a more minimalist mindset, I happened across a...