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Okey dokey, thank you all. I'll start with the easy stuff first. I don't have a lot of time until this weekend to do much else. I took off the charger, turned off the fridge, moved it into full sun and see what I get. Yes, (to Jim) I still have the Morningstar in storage. I figured that you and...

"I think I'll end up being "that" guy that has cameras all over the outside of the van because practically none of the Nissans have windows" We've put windows on all sides of our Nissan vans.  Hubby bought a hood for 10$ from a junkyard to practice on it first. Pretty easy with a drill, an...

I committed batterycide.   But I really don't know how it happened and I'm turning to collective wisdom here for possible answers.  So, bear with me. History:  I have 300ah of the el cheapo UPG 121000 AGM batteries in my van (Blanca).   I've had them almost 3 years, with no problems and never...

I know the it's considered "cheating", but I've found BLM campgrounds to be quite nice. Right now, I am camped on the edge of a canyon and paying $3.50 a night (with old fart pass). I have water, vault toilet and trash bins. No dump station, but I travel in the van only in the summer. I...

I'm old and weak and someone could grab a big flashlight out of my hand very easily.  And then use it on me.  I carry my flashlight in my left hand and this drywall knife in my right hand. If someone tried to grab the knife out of my hand, his hand would be shredded in a heartbeat. This cost...

This is what I use. It's very secure with the handle, you cant miss in the dark and it doesn't splash if you can carry it in a bag to a restroom. Costco. They last forever.  After I empty it, I rinse it, put a little water and dish detergent in it, swish it around and it never stinks. I have a...

Aries, shhhhhhhh! Jk, Ted

73 year old and dogs, lost for four days found by bicycle tourist who used gps device to call for help. They had a picture of the car and the sheriff said he didn't know how the guy got in that far. And they might never get it out. https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1835404001 Ted

I'm in Northern New Mexico all summer. Great signal at Eagle Nest State Park, but no spaces until Monday. . No electric or tent spots, nor are you allowed to "park"in marina overnight. I'm west of the park and right now it's 63F. But, I've found that I have more signal on Tmobile almost...

If you spend an appreciable time in the Western mountains, you will regret having only six cylinders. When I first started to plan vandwelling, I knew I wanted a cargo van, with the cylinder choice of six or eight. Then i read an account of someone who had my make of van (Nissan NV), who said...

I start to feel really groady when I've hit a week without a shower. This summer, we've found aquatic centers (or community centers with pools) our go-to for showers.  The most i've paid is $4. The last I paid was $2.  Many small towns have them. That or hot springs (which aren't nearly as...

We have two Nissan NV full sized, hightop cargo vans.  Why two? Well Hubby does his own long distance traveling and I can't be left without a vehicle. The payments suck, but we are spending about what we did when we had a sticks & bricks house or if we had an apartment.  We can afford either the...

If ya wanna play in someone's yard, ya gotta play by their rules. Ted

"You really need stop equating nomads with fulltime rv/van city dwellers. Your "war on the homeless" is not a war on nomads. There are millions of acres of national forests and BLM land you can move around on where no one will bother you as long as you move when you are supposed to and don't...

Unfortunately, with the increased housing prices, un/underemployment, inflation and a whole host of other causative factors, "vehicular homelessness" will become more and more prevalent, especially with the younger people who can't break into the housing market and the older folk who are...

So we were in Los Alamos, NM, ostensibly for cell/internet access.  And since it was the annual ScienceFest at the park, we decided to hang out on a blanket on the lawn, under the trees.  The afternoon monsoon clouds were threatening rain and looked like they were going to follow through on the...

I recently saw online, a product called BedJet. It cools or warms your bed. It takes DC. The cooling only uses 50 watts, but the heat though needs 150watts with an initial 1500watts. So heat is a no-go unless plugged in. If you spend all your time in bed, the cooling part might make you...

I have a CTEK D250S and the corresponding SmartPass. The D250S will only put through 20 amps from the alternator. The SmartPass will add another 100 amps to that, I think. I got them both through Amazon. The first D250S was defective. After an email exchange with the rep in Europe, they sent...

Three years ago, early July of 2016, I decided that the full time mobile life was for me. I've been a lifelong camper and boater and lived on a boat for five years. I had had four vans between the 80s to 2010 in which I did some extensive camping.  But, much as I liked the idea of fulltime...

I also recommend highly the Eureka Copper Canyon tent. Had a 6 man tent with a queen sized bed. It was the last tent we used before vandwelling. It killed me to donate it. That tent went through some Hellacious Monsoon storms. And a golfball hailstorm. The huge picture windows and awesome...