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If you are pulled over in the state of Texas they know if you are insured or not before they ever step out of their cruiser.  Possibly a very small town police force might not have the computers needed to access the information, but about 90% of all law enforcement in the state have it.

Welcome to the forum Grimjack! &nbsp;I think a lot of us understand how you are feeling and what you are thinking. &nbsp;<br><br>Though I got off the job treadmill when I was 35, I haven't really been able to do what I love full time yet. &nbsp;There is this rut in my brain that has been placed...

This is one of those things I lust after, but I can't justify the space it takes up.&nbsp; Your rig is bigger, so it might work for you.&nbsp; http://www.campingworld.com/shopping/item/dometic-portable-stainless-steel-ice-maker/55033&nbsp; You can find it cheaper if you shop around.

A large maglight flashlight full of D cell batteries not only gives good light, it's danged heavy and would knock someone out pretty easily.&nbsp; It's one of those non-obvious weapons.<br><br>I agree, some sort of window screen would be helpful in such situations.&nbsp; I'm glad it wasn't more...

Nah, not far for west Texas.....5 1/2 to 6 hours.&nbsp; Depends on if the state troopers are taking their lunch break or not <img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br>I don't blame him for calling it that.&nbsp; El Paso has gotten really rough lately.

Vanfan we are already hitting 110 or over now.&nbsp; You do not want to be here in August!&nbsp; That's monsoon season.&nbsp; So we end up with hot and humid instead of hot and so dry that your tongue cleaves to the roof of your mouth in about a minute spent outside.&nbsp; I love it here and I...

The Big Bend area.&nbsp; I'm in the northern tip of the Chihuahuan desert.&nbsp; Really beautiful, interesting place to live, but danged hot in the summer time.&nbsp; Perfect in the winter.&nbsp; Sure come on down.&nbsp; If you happen to ride a motorcycle this is awesome riding country.

LOL Vanfan!&nbsp; <br><br>I actually live in what most folks would consider a hippie community.&nbsp; We're all way out here in the desert.&nbsp; Everyone is kind of eclectic and eccentric.&nbsp; There is no tellings what kind of clothes you are going to see folks wearing.&nbsp; Lots of folks...

Excellent suggestion ozgirl!&nbsp; I've soaked wheat to the point of sprouting to enhance the nutrition, but it never occurred to me to so with beans or rice.&nbsp; I'll definitely be trying this!&nbsp; Oh and....welcome to the forum!

I had not associated van dwelling with being a hippie.&nbsp; LOL...shows that I was a later generation for sure.&nbsp; Also, I'm not sure that they allowed hippies in Texas <img src="/images/boards/smilies/rofl.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

I wish I could wear short hair, but it just doesn't work for me.&nbsp; Occasionally I'll cut my hair short and I'm reminded of why I wear my hair long.&nbsp; I cannot stand hair in my face.&nbsp; Drives me absolutely nuts! <br><br>I do keep it as short as I can and it still go up into a...

I recently discovered lentils as well and I really like them.&nbsp; I'd never had them before a neighbor that moved here from up north brought over a heavenly lentil stew.&nbsp; Lentils aren't a 'Texas/southern thing', so I'd never had them before.&nbsp; LOL....kind of like lots of folks outside...

Those were the directions that I followed and I used the 16 ounce nissan thermos.&nbsp; The beans never did get done.&nbsp; They got close, but they never got done.&nbsp; I wonder what I did wrong.&nbsp; I'm going to try it in the bigger nissan thermos I have and see if more volume will mean...

I had ordered some nissan thermos's and my one experiment with the smallest one was a flop.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure I needed more volume to maintain a high enough temperature in order to cook beans.&nbsp; Well now I've got it!&nbsp; I ordered a shuttle chef thermal cooker.&nbsp; Oh boy does this...

I'm in the same boat Halfpint!&nbsp; There are things beyond my control that are keeping me from jumping in my van and me and my schnauzer singing.....On the road again....just can't wait to get on the road again......<br><br>Hope we are both able to get free soon!

The only way I pick up hitch hikers is when I am in a pickup truck and they can ride in the back.&nbsp; I wouldn't let someone up front in the cab with me.&nbsp; I will not be giving folks a ride in my van.&nbsp; Unfortunately the world is a scarier place now than it was when I was a...

I'm really amazed at how good the gas mileage is.&nbsp; I'm getting 13-15 mpg depending on if I'm facing into the west Texas wind or getting hit at an angle. No telling what it would get somewhere else.&nbsp; I do expect the mpg to drop when I'm pulling the trailer.&nbsp; However, once I get...

I spent many hours on craigslist.&nbsp; Something that I've noticed over the years is that folks that live in towns don't seem to want to drive way out into the country.&nbsp; Any good deals that occur in big cities are snapped up before I could possibly get there.&nbsp; So, I look for good...

It is a factory made camper van.&nbsp; <br><br><br>It has all the bells and whistles.&nbsp; Notice the awning.&nbsp; It's in great shape and looks almost new.&nbsp; A friend of mine looked at the van today and said she couldn't believe how nice it was.&nbsp; It's a 1995.&nbsp; I did a lot of...

I've been meaning to get started with this, but I've been so busy trying to get everything organized here at the house so I can get on the road that I haven't had a chance.<br><br>I normally have a green smoothie in the morning consisting of spinach, an apple, a carrot or two, piece of ginger...