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Short answer: Yes, within reason. It also needs to push air through the compressor, not pull. As bullfrog ! said adding an exhaust fan to the plenum behind the fridge helps a lot. Mine is on a thermal switch that comes on at 70º. Also make sure you have adequate ventilation to the outside...

And to keep your special places to yourself.

Does anyone have recent experience with wireless backup cameras? I have a 2012 Ram 2500 pickup /w camper and would like to add a rear view camera. My problem is I cannot find a good way to thread a video cable up to the top of the dash.

Around me the school districts publish a list for elementary and middle school supplies about the middle of July. Most stores with school supplies copy and display those lists. Many churches and other organizations have drives to give away backpacks with those supplies. I have always been...

I find Thermacell clears out the camper before bed (and any other time you want to be inside. Window screens are no-see-um (to keep out the little ones). Mosquito bar for over bed when in heavy 'skeeter country:

Any rain intrusion while driving at 60 mph during rainstorm? I have thought about doing this if I ever redo my solar. I had figured I would need a shield in front for driving rain.

Kind of depends on how one defines 'RV'. Migrants using wagons drawn by horses using erectable shelters start showing up about 2000 BC. Shepherd's huts date back to the late 1500's. Roma start showing up in Europe 1500 years ago. Their wagons where quite elaborate by the late 1800's: If we...

Get a blank page from the website. It is yet unknown if EVs will be great for the planet. Current lithium mining pollutes a lot of water with heavy metals (~50 gallons for every 1 lb. of lithium). For every 100 KWh EV battery: 25,000 pounds of brine for lithium, 30,000 pounds of ore for...

It's not his mailbox. The mailbox belongs to the USPS and is assigned to whomever is legally residing in the residence or the owner of the property. Taking mail out of a mailbox that is not assigned to you is a felony: 18 US Code § 1708 Multiple felonies in this story. I would not risk a...

Control, not use. I use iOS to type this. I did not program it, I cannot modify it. Apple programmers choose what results I get for questions to Siri and what information I don't get to see. Any software is only as good as the programmers creating it. There will be lots of money dependent...

Who is going to control the programming of AI? Mega healthcare corporations? Pharmaceutical Conglomorates? Governement bureaucrats?

Doctors in England just voted to strike. And that's why they have such a chronic doctor shortage and the doctors they do have either work part time or take months long vacations. Nurses have been on strike for a while. And nurses who are the sole bread winner in the family have to utilize...

When I was running an 8000W portable AC in my apartment I was dumping a half full 5 gallon bucket three times a day. It will depend on the humidity in your area, but they can extract a lot of water. You probably will need to do more than crack you windows too.

My experience with stick-on velcro for curtains in my camper: On the vehicle side it will work well for about a year (two if you are lucky). After that it holds the curtain well but when you take the curtain down the vehicle side velcro usually come with it. On the curtain side, the velcro...

Containers; no need to ship the frame and wheels. Their being used more and more for intermodal transportation.

What problem are you trying to solve that traditional insulation won't solve? Hemp has about the same R-value as fiberglass batts. Foamular and polyiso have about double the R-value of hemp/fiberglass. Hemp would be heavier than than the other insulation options. Foam will not retain water. The...

I can get clean using about a quart of water to wash up. I use about 2-3 quarts in a Sunshower when I shower (frequency is dependent on water supply). I carry 20 gallons of potable water for 2 weeks boondocking. So showering frequency depends on non-potable water sources near by. I grew up in...

Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning. Not a fun read, not an easy read; relevant today in that I see us starting on a similar path in this culture. Documents how the Nazi's turned a group of ordinary policemen into ruthless killers.

If I were wanting/needing to live in a city this would be an option I would explore: https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/safe-place-to-park-job-sort-of.48769/