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  1. LargeMarge

    About to dive in head-first

    a) Since about 2019, we workkamp a small organic teaching farm near the outskirts of Eugene Oregon. We share the acreage with a couple-three dozen other workkampers in various versions of home-built HouseTrucks and RecreateVehicles. . Our gig furnishes income, plus grub and good water, plus our...
  2. LargeMarge

    roof vent installation questions

    On the subject of 'less' leaks from Holes! In! The! Roof!, we installed a pair of Maxxx fans in the *walls* of a food-truck. About a decade, still going strong. . And 'yes', we are founding members of the No! Holes! In! The! Roof! club. . When do Holes! In! The! Roof! like to leak? Freezing rain...
  3. LargeMarge

    Best coffee maker for van life?

    . Ah, geez! That reminds me of a casual stroll through a Cash-n-Carry restaurant supply. . Up on a shelf, one aisle had a broken bag of chocolate-covered coffee-beans. Obviously, that was intended as a sampler, right? . A few handsfull each pass along that route was obviously right and...
  4. LargeMarge

    Small Camper Trailer Rental for RTR

    . Some regions reduce the rental taxes after a certain amount of days. Unless you prefer supporting bureaucrats in the life-style to which they are accustomed (don't laugh, some people do), you could ask about your extended-stay camp-in-the-desert program. . As far as 'normal', I would not know...
  5. LargeMarge

    Best coffee maker for van life?

    I might drink a half-cup of coffee a decade, usually much less. . I was always amazed at reading about some snxb going on about her newest fav, a double latte triple cinnamon quadruple espresso... with coconut cream and a sprinkle of cardamon. Or for a change, a double sprinkling of turmeric or...
  6. LargeMarge

    Quartzsite LTVA Fee Hike

    . PUT TACKS ON ILLxGxLS.
  7. LargeMarge

    Nomad maintenance?

    . You don't either!
  8. LargeMarge

    Gray water... why?

    . Clever! . Somehow, I plan on intending to work it into my resumé...
  9. LargeMarge

    Grounding a solar system - What parts do I ground?

    . Internal fault energizing the case? The energized case contacting the vehicle's exterior skin? A towering yet precious author of profound Literotica, suddenly!, touches some random unclothed body-part(s) to said 'HOT' vehicle exterior... ... and unplanned pandemonium results?
  10. LargeMarge

    24/7 Chat About Anything

    . Your're.
  11. LargeMarge

    Nomad maintenance?

    . [none of that would happen if I was Dictator, me and my fabricated directives]
  12. LargeMarge

    Nomad maintenance?

    Us. . One example: We took our ExpeditionVehicle to an independent mechanics shop for LOF (Lubrication, plus oil change and new oil filter): a : they forgot to lube, plus b : they dismantled the battery box and left its parts in the drive-way. After requesting they complete the service and...
  13. LargeMarge

    What are you reading?

    www.amazon.com/There-Gentle-Live-Among-Wolves/dp/1878995138 . THERE ARE MEN TOO GENTLE TO LIVE AMONG WOLVES. During the early-1970s, Professor Kavanaugh was my instructor at uni. I probably read each page of this humble 1970 masterpiece at least a dozen times over the decades. . I read a page...
  14. LargeMarge

    Gray water... why?

    The stars must be aligned... This subject is a current Big! Issue! Discussion! on the 'IRV2' forums. . All the straights are firmly in the 'against' camp. "Can't do that sort of behavior in any RV resort!" Then, an engineer chimed-in with probably the only voice of reason. . The poster...
  15. LargeMarge

    New NYC transplant w a dream

    . A couple-three weeks ago, we went to the big Health And Wellness Expo at the fairgrounds. Strategically placed between the funeral parlors and hearing-aids, several vendors represented old-timers homes, those all-inclusive warehouses for geezers to gradually wilt into the carpeting. . Free...
  16. LargeMarge

    Dating and van life. How does one go about this?

    . a) Our esteemed colleague makes a valid point. . I am absolutely *NOT* a conversationalist. I am, however, an excellent listener. . Occasionally -- until my bladder cuts things short -- somebody will talk and chat and blather for most of their assigned hour. I generally maintain my gaze while...
  17. LargeMarge

    Just For Fun

    . Synopsis: The couple ordered some furniture, and wanted it delivered to their home. The delivery crew delivered the furniture to the home of the couple. The couple decided to rob the delivery crew... while standing in the living room of their home. . [edited to add] I am officially dying here.
  18. LargeMarge

    New NYC transplant w a dream

    . a) (1991?), we had a (1984?) Chevrolet Astro van. 4.3 engine, 700R4 automatic. We acquired it half-beat-to-death from a plumbing contractor. . After five new tires plus hoses and serpentine, we traveled with our usual caravan chums -- multiple times -- from Oregon to Central America for SCUBA...
  19. LargeMarge

    New NYC transplant w a dream

    . a) We understand small. Our ExpeditionVehicle is three paces across by seven paces long about 600cf/16 cubic meters(metres). https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/expeditionvehicle-build.44908/#post-576110 . . b) July 2024, an acquaintance returned from Baja, was faced with losing his factory...
  20. LargeMarge

    New NYC transplant w a dream

    . a) Chris and Elisabeth -- YouTubers 'CandE Adventures' -- full-time live-aboard their TruckCamper. Former game-wardens, they eat good! . Eric and Marissa -- YouTubers 'The Cummins Campers' -- full-time live-aboard their TruckCamper. While traveling, they operate two successful businesses! ...
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