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  1. Tiny Metal Tube

    Unlimited / No Throttling?

    Eh, Visual Studio and TFS kinda abstract all that away so I'm not sure about how that connects behind the scenes... But text is small and easily compressed. > Does the screen sharing tool allow you to adjust framerate, resolution, or color depth?  Or change codec? Nope, we use GoToMeeting...
  2. Tiny Metal Tube

    Unlimited / No Throttling?

    Software developer here. Technically I can do my job with just uploading and downloading small text files and datasets, and that would fit very comfortably into 30GB or so... Unfortunately my coworkers insist on doing a lot of screen-sharing, which eats up about the same amount of bandwidth as...
  3. Tiny Metal Tube

    Unlimited / No Throttling?

    Streaming is watching or listening to video or audio online in such a way that it plays as it downloads, as opposed to downloading a file and then playing it back when you might be offline.  You have to be online to stream.
  4. Tiny Metal Tube

    Unlimited / No Throttling?

    Plus there's nothing stopping you from having two or three hotspots on the Beyond Unlimited plan, if you have the money.
  5. Tiny Metal Tube

    What unique storage methods have you seen?

    I suppose this swing-away hitch solution Bob suggested qualifies. I got one and it seems great! (but weatherproof your exterior wood!)
  6. Tiny Metal Tube

    What made you happy today?

    It's getting to that time of year now when we can open the doors and not immediately get cold.
  7. Tiny Metal Tube

    Tiny Metal Tube

    For anyone who cares to follow along, I've posted an updated version of my build here: https://vanlivingforum.com/showthread.php?tid=29961&pid=376309#pid376309
  8. Tiny Metal Tube

    TMT - My build so far

    Update on my build. First few batches of plywood are all finished and installed.  I have a bed! I have storage! I can go camping in it again! Now on to the dinette leg, kitchen, cabinets, and then electrical.  Once those are all done, I can hit the road for real. Everything down and in bed...
  9. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    ^ I was. It just happened to turn out that my regular auto policy seems to provide the coverage I need. Plus a renter's policy I'll get for the personal property. Yes. I've provided enough information in several places that it could be narrowed down pretty closely by a competent and motivated...
  10. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    I'd rather not say, just to cover my butt. But it helped that the van was already on my policy at the time. This wasn't really social engineering. More of a happy accident. YMMV, IANAL, best of luck.
  11. Tiny Metal Tube

    has anyone used one of these to power their rig

    400W at 24V = 16.7A. You could get that much power from 200W of solar, though not always in the same weather. I've heard wind turbines are inefficient and unreliable. It would only work at peak performance in very high wind. You'd probably have to bring it inside and only put it up when camp is...
  12. Tiny Metal Tube

    Favorite road

    I'm gonna have to second that one.  Here are two picture-heavy posts from my blog about my trip over the Million Dollar Highway and Highway 50 on my trip to Black Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Grand Canyon.  I was there for the fall colors last October! Attached are a few of my favorite pics from...
  13. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    In my talking with the insurance companies, the problem isn't that you live in it. The problem is either that (1) you do a "conversion", and that conversion causes the loss, or (2) you withhold pertinent facts (e.g. the "conversion") from them. They generally won't issue a policy in either case...
  14. Tiny Metal Tube

    Show off your DIY Kitchen

    Pics are 1024x768, about 144-216KB each. The originals were like 3+MB. First draft. Cutting board and large storage drawer. Both happen to be 2'x2' because that's the size of the wood I bought. I was planning to add one or two more drawers down below. The piece of wood at the bottom is to keep...
  15. Tiny Metal Tube

    Show off your DIY Kitchen

    Wow highdesertranger, when you camp you sure don't mess around!
  16. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    As are Allstate and Good Sam.  I called State Farm and the lady said she'd check with an underwriter, but hasn't called me back.
  17. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    Random 1-800 customer service representatives. A few of them had to ask someone else or look it up. Progressive said they can cover "professionally" converted vans, but not vans we convert ourselves. I asked but they couldn't explain what defines a professional conversion other than I can't be...
  18. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    Thanks for the links, but I already watched them. I was more commenting based on what the insurance companies told me. I have not, however, contacted Joe nor any local independent agents.  I will do so, and hopefully they will have better results.  This does not bode well for many thousands of...
  19. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    Adding onto my last post, yes, of course I watched Bob's recent insurance videos. They covered: How insurance works Don't lie or omit to your insurance company; that voids your contract Bob may have voided his insurance by cutting ribs out when he got the high top Your personal property is...
  20. Tiny Metal Tube

    How do you plan to insure your conversion?

    I've searched far and wide, I called about 6-8 different insurance companies, including Progressive, and I can't find anyone with a good answer for this one. As far as I've been able to find, if you convert your van into a camper, **no** insurance company will honor a claim, either for your...
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