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I use National Parks as destinations, and other NPS units and State Parks as waypoints. Often along the way I'll find a random brown sign and pull in. Sometimes it's a really unknown place with an interesting history.  That's how I found Earthquake Lake on my way to Montana. The lake was formed...

Thanks for your kind words. The way I had read the rule, I thought it was about number of threads, and subject to some mod's opinion of whether they were good threads. Well, here goes. In the video below, I demonstrate the various doors and hinges I've installed. Then I just kinda sit there and...

I've gone with a U-shape revolving around a dinette in the middle.  The build can be thought of in sections. Behind the driver's seat will be the kitchen. Behind that there are two benches flanking a dinette. Behind those are two couches, one facing forward and one facing backward. To the left...

Heh, yeah, that's actually where I got the idea.

I was thinking something removable, like lightweight flexible panels that just sit on a hook and I'd unplug them when I'm driving.  But with that Everlanders mention above, now I'm thinking something that would slide out from under the main panels and then rotate down along the side, so I...

I haven't read the other thread, but if you don't want wifi, you're basically limited to a cellular card (which has a lot of the same radiation) or running a cable to someone's local network.  If wifi is an option though, you can connect two additional ways: 1. Connect through your laptop's...

I plan to run a lot of electrical stuff in my van. I think I should have enough surface area on the roof for solar (500-800W, depending on panel size and my roof rack solution), but I'm not entirely sure.  Just in case it turns out to be not enough, has anyone here experimented with additional...

A followup question: How often do you find yourselves having to park elsewhere because there are no suitably sized or safe-looking parking spaces where you want to go? What's the furthest you've had to walk? So far I've only had to go one parking lot over.

In between campsites, when we go for supplies, we need to park. Often this involves parking lots.  But some of our vehicles may not fit into a standard parking space. So we try to park out in the far side of the lot, out of the way, but often we still need to use up two parking spaces, or we'd...

I get the feeling that won't narrow it down much. :)

New York City, and the entire state of Tennessee. Gun laws are too complex and inconsistent, so I carry a big knife. It's illegal to carry in those places. Anywhere else seems fine as long as I don't conceal it. And I'm not gonna have another place to put it when I'm travelling... Besides...

It's always a nice surprise to bring up a new YouTube channel, realize you're already subscribed, and that you've already watched most of their top videos.

I mostly look for how-to posts. Specifically, a problem they had, and how they fixed it. Van life has tons of weird, nagging little problems, and every one seems to have at least one solution.

From one tip of the racks to the other is 60". I recently measured it again just to check for the solar.  I was hoping to have enough for three Renogy 100W panels side by side (minus one for the the fan would be 800W), but it was 4" shy when I figure in for the Z-brackets. I haven't bought any...

Heh, that's the idea.  I'm paranoid, so I'm always thinking "What happens in the event of a front-end collision?". For now, no, I don't want a high top. I worry enough about the side turning into one big sail in a windstorm. The van is designed to be this size, so making it taller would make it...

We have two vehicles. She will drive the truck, following behind the van, in between campsites. We'll be in communication over walkies.  We'll both camp in (and out of) the van, and we'll both be in the truck when commuting into town for supplies, to and from the nearby destinations, etc.

Hello to all!   After all these years, I think I may have finally found my people. I'm not sure whether there's a preferred format for these intro posts, so I'll tell you a little about myself first, then I'll go into how I got here, then I'll just kinda ramble for a while. I'm a software...