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Allen W. Eckert “The Frontiersmen” but this is only one of the books he has written about early history in the region. All are pretty good and footnoted if I remember correctly. Kenton has also been written about by someone by his last name but I haven’t read it yet. When I read it I was able to...

It goes way back before coal and continues today with chemicals as the Ohio River is cheap transport and railways are plentiful yet poorly maintained. Cheap labor and willing workers has always been a factor as well. Many of the original explorers were running from rules or regulations of...

Cass Hite, the James’s cousin, was the inspiration for the book Asa Carter wrote that was the basis for the Eastwood movie about people from Kentucky during that period of time. One of the reasons fate made me end up in Utah! Lol!!! Interesting lives. There are a lot of people that try to...

Just glad to hear from you! I’ll be thinking of your post next time I do! Lol!!!

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Welcome! Well the first step will be to find a trusted mechanic. Check the area for vocational schools, many used to have night programs or take in vehicles to work on. You will need to have the van totally checked out by an experienced mechanic before investing substantially into restoring it...

Lots of standing water in the desert around Tucson this time of year not to mention flooded crop fields. Took the grandkids out to see the different stages of eggs-tadpoles-frogs in the desert puddles yesterday. In another month everything will be dried up again and frogs will be up to 5’...

Many new vehicles run an electric AC compressor rather than an engine accessory belt to drive the AC compressor I believe.

Something I considered once was towing a Prius with a 3,000 watt inverter on the main battery. Cheap transportation when parked good for short trips with climate control if overnighting. It’s actually more efficient than a Honda generator I believe.

Solar panels take up more space than most have as well as batteries to store the energy. A generator works but is noisy and a pain to maintain if you full time. A campground host job with full hookups and a window unit are as about as cheap as you can get without traveling with the seasons. A...

Most don’t as AC uses too much power and is too much hassle or too much expense.

Welcome! I’ve started using an EcoFlo power station and I am well pleased with it as it is a reliable one stop simple solution for me as it has multiple charging and output options and is portable. I would have actually saved time, money and space over the years if I had started out with one...

Hope you catch enough your thumb gets rubbed raw! Wear a glove or use a thick micro fiber towel. A chartreuse curly tail jig on a 1/4 oz jig hook works well when dock fishing.

3,000 watts is a lot of power. Probably a generator will be required to meet your needs. I’m sure there are systems out there with new battery technologies that rhetorically make it possible but it will be extremely expensive and difficult to keep batteries charged.

Everything maki2 said plus a small wood fire to cook on if possible as smoke helps keep them away. Don’t leave food out or coolers open. Avoid locations that others have used in the past and left trash or spills. Be careful around bees especially in Southern Arizona as aggressive species have...

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Beats laying underneath on ice and getting the back of your coveralls soaked when you body heat melts the ice and holding your upper body up to keep from freezing till you get the job done only to find the wet coveralls sagged down into the puddle which has now frozen preventing you from...

In the future please post all sources of reference so others can review and vet them. As in this case not all may have the same experience when doing so. Results may vary and if they do don’t take it personal.

Yes it is different now we have doctors and nurses checking us and giving the shots, no more lining up checking the guy in front of you or air gun shots! They say as you get old memory is one of the first things to go! Lol!!!

Ain’t it great getting old! Lol!!!