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I have used a similar product, I think it was called "Easy E" or "Low E Insulation" for areas of my van build where it was just not possible to use the thicker Thinsulate, and then interior siding, mostly wood, over it. Just a few small areas, but at least there is some thermal barrier from the...

Morgana, small world, I actually know someone who speaks some Miskitu. She's a professor of public health at Tulane University in New Orleans. She had worked in Central America during the 1980s, still has connections to the area and visits to do research.

Thanks Morgana. And wow! Haitian Creole? Are you planning on visiting there? around a population that speaks it? Or interested in learning how to practice Voodoo?

Going back to my teaching job in Mississippi soon. A good place to work on learning songs for a resonator guitar. I have a work space I can keep any instruments in, and not in the van. But that humidity is a killer. I don't plan on spending much time in that part of the country after I retire in...

What would you recommend for learning Spanish to be conversational? I can read it and usually understand the gist of it, but have trouble in real time actually conversing. I travelled in Mexico a bit with a friend who is married to a woman from Peru and listen to him having conversations with...

I've become interested in resonator guitars lately. Some of them have steel bodies, seems that would take some of the worry over cracks away. Humidity I would think would be much less of an issue. They do have wood necks, which could warp I suppose. But I'm hearing here more about issues with...

I've been trying out recipes and find I'm starting to accumulate many spices in order to follow the recipes as is. I'm thinking about ways I can carry the spices in the van and came across some spice containers that will magnetically affix to a metal surface. It just so happens I used a sheet of...

If you have a DC to DC charger as part of the charging system for your battery bank, when you are in transit chances are your battery bank will stay charged enough during periods of travel when the solar panels would be covered by the kayak. When in one place for multiple days you would need to...

Cooked the first meal on newly installed Dometic Range in my van. Turkey meatloaf with asparagus. Oven seems to work great, although I don't have any thermometers to check temps with. Food was delicious.

It travels very close to Sturgis as I remember. I used to catch it at Mathiston and HWY 12 to ride north to Nashville. Had a friend who lived near where it came out into Nashville I'd visit. She had a Moto Guzzi. Its a pleasant ride, although the 50mph speed limit was difficult for me to adhere...

I installed them in my build. No crashes and I hope to maintain that state of affairs. I found them to be a little tricky to install just right. Some seem really secure, others open a bit too easily. I wouldn't have any confidence in the mechanism holding up in a crash, especially if loaded with...

While I am still planning on getting a smaller dual sport to carry with my van, I'm enjoying seeing and talking about these other bikes, particularly these ones related to BMWs. My cousin Dan used to cross the country, thousands of miles each summer on a 1957 BMW R50. Where my teaching job is...

I had a 1969 BMW r60/2. I've heard the Urals are modeled on the 1940s era BMWs. The R60/2 I had was originally designed in the mid 50s, so not too much changed. I did really appreciate the simplicity, things would get out of whack occasionally, but it usually took less than 10 minutes to get it...

Yeah, insurance seems to be where the rubber hits the road and immediately thereafter encounters speed bumps. Maybe I should have asked if any of the states commonly used by full timers such as South Dakota and Texas, others?, have a reasonable policy for converting van registration into RV...

This reminds me I still have a 12v electric jacket I wore under my leather jacket when riding a motorcycle in cold weather. Gloves too. I installed 12v outlets at either end of my bed. I was going to sell it along with other motorcycle gear, but just realized it may come in handy for this use.

Planning on going full time after I retire in about a year. I've converted a van into a mobile home, complete with bed/couch, solar electric system, propane system with stove, and water system with fresh and gray tanks, a place to shower, a sink, and a toilet. The toilet is a so-called...

Oh yes, that looks like a nice setup. The Honda CRF 300Ls and Rallys are hard to find right now and I when I see used ones for sale they are asking well over new prices. Looks pretty ideal for my intended use. Definitely on my list when I start looking in earnest after I sell my BMW touring...

PlmrPaulie, What company are you insured with? I'm wondering if America's Mailbox is red flagged as not an official address by insurance companies? Did you use the address in the right form? I was told to use: Name 514 Americas Way, (Suite, Apt, or just #) xxxxx (account #) Box Elder, SD...

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That's a really good one, that's not just a matter of how to live in the vehicle. But a person's social networks. A component of satisfaction and happiness for many. Also communities united around some special interest you might have that you can't find just anywhere. One nice thing is I can...