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  1. Zil

    Attitudes and Stuff

    So, I have one "nice" shirt and one every day shirt. i will not give or loan them.
  2. Zil

    Water Containers?

    If you are going to explore remote national park and forest areas, water to carry is a more important consideration. I tend to explore museums, small towns, historic locations, and other civilized places. I can easily find bottled water and filtered water. The gallon and larger containers off...
  3. Zil

    Desert water bags

    That's a grapes of wrath thing.
  4. Zil

    Tail Veil....anyone have one ?

    would not that work great on a teardrop for the rear kitchen.
  5. Zil

    Ribeye steak & Lima beans

    Two cups of green limas, 1/2 to 1 cup creamed corn, small can of green chilies, garlic, parsley, and seasoning to taste. Some times I stir into the pan were I cooked a steak, over a splash of brandy or bourbon.
  6. Zil

    Bitcoin anyone?

    Is it better to trust some programmer with no known location, or someone such as USA or other country with rule of law? Boxes of gold and silver are difficult to carry.
  7. Zil

    How do you test a Thermometer's accuracy?

    It is always better to change instruments until you get the resulting answer you want. :)
  8. Zil

    Moderation

    Wow. Just, wow.
  9. Zil

    What does amp this test tell me?

    If you go for a retrofit, look here; http://refrigerationandairconditioning.danfoss.us/products/compressors-for-refrigeration/dc-compressors-for-mobile-cooling/#/ Size would be BD50
  10. Zil

    Water Containers?

    I use the blue plastic cube shape jugs from walmart. No bad flavor. No bad smell. If I'm feeling weak on a given day, I fill them less than 7 gallons. I can also pour gallon jugs into them. They have a large opening for my pump to fit. Two of them pack nicely into a cubical compartment and no...
  11. Zil

    Moderation

    I was a bad boy once.
  12. Zil

    Good-bys

    Reference shogun's thread. I'm going away for a while to think this (forum) over for a while. I thought it was a fair question based on the whole of the conversation. Trying to gain more incite into the unsolvable problem. Why ask for help if there are nothing but unmentioned reasons the advice...
  13. Zil

    Tip up solar panels, real world numbers

    Test conditions are standard only to each individual manufacturer. Comparing different manufacture's data is not valid.
  14. Zil

    Bathroom Design - a little gross, maybe

    The Flushing-toilet-will-make-you-sick Panic is now starting to spread. At this time there is no known cure. The germs are part of the family and already fill the spaces we inhabit. Wash your hands, don't handle dead bodies, do drink water, and exercise. The last time I was sick, I was glad to...
  15. Zil

    Soldering vs crimping? And joining 3 wires

    There is a right and wrong way to use any type connector. Yes crimp connectors are best for mobile applications. But I think a twist connector done properly used on a LED circuit inside the vehicle will be fine. Wire nuts are used on stranded wire in many applications. Again, properly done...
  16. Zil

    Affordable Tires

    The tires at walmart are labeled Goodyear. Because of state contract the municipal government where i worked bought Goodyear tires. Trucks, buses, and police cars. During my 25 years, there was no problem with Goodyear tires.
  17. Zil

    LP tank in van

    If you accidentally knock over a propane bottle, no loss even if the stove is burning. If you accidentally knock over the kerosene, the spill is a fire if not only a bad odor.
  18. Zil

    Extreme rural location - lost counties

    Paying back taxes does not give you ownership or any other rights to the property, you are only allowed access to take immediate action to protect the property. Such as boarding up a vacant building. Often the owner is still there. You can foreclose after 2 or some number of years as long as you...
  19. Zil

    LP tank in van

    I exchange old bottles for about $20. Getting a new bottle. Then have filled at propane dealer until I need a new bottle again. Dealer said Blue Rhino uses a special valve so only they can refill them. He cut a valve apart and found a magnetic valve, so made a cheater. The brand I get at...
  20. Zil

    Soldering vs crimping? And joining 3 wires

    bare. twist ends together. trim twisted to proper length. Use wire coil, plastic twist nut. Some have silicone or use heat shrink tape or tube over nut. Use nut size for wire sizes. Twist wires together neat and tight. Trim length of twist for the right length for nut.
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