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I will soon be getting things together to hit the road and I want to make sure I have some things right before I start planning the electrical system. Sizing the battery system: 1. I am considering LifePo4 for the batteries (though having looked around a little I see they are a bit...

Matvei: A smartphone won't run the games I play...and researching is annoying on a cell phone (which is what most of the web browsing will be). Crofter: I am actually more concerned with power than connection.  Connection can be handled easily... but without power connection makes no...

First off...imo climate change is a false panic. The earth has been doing what it's been doing regarding the climate (be that heating or cooling) for billions of years. To believe that in less than 200 years we have had that much of an effect on it is just fear talking. As for campfires...

Finally back...though most may not remember me...it's been a few years. Life majorly got in the way on my way to the road.  Without going into too much boring detail, I've lost the truck and now have to start again from scratch. The current situation: I'm back in the homeless shelter and...

This tiny house on wheels blew my mind.  Talk about use of space!

Not planning a build around them...just thought it was extremely cool.

I dunno...I have just always seemed to have something inside me that flat out refuses to accept failure, refuses to give up and kicks me in the butt when I try to.  Usually when life hits me hard I go through a sort of process.  First, I sort of sigh inwardly, shake my head and tell myself...

For the longest time one of my main theme songs has been Stand by Rascal Flatts (   ).  Just re-watched Bob's video about dancing with the pain and hardship that life sometimes throws at us (one day I will tell my story...but suffice to say I have had my fair share of both). This got me to...

0.0 WOWZERS! Transparent solar panels!

Well, it's been a couple of months and, unfortunately, due to...let's say 'circumstances'...the move keeps getting postponed (the one to the house that will cost me zero rent which will allow me to put more money into the truck and trailer). However (knock on wood), things look like they...

My philosophy on travelling slowly. 1. Not much worth seeing is going to run away and hide because I took a few extra days to get there. 2. People passing me on the road probably have somewhere they need to get to.  Since I don't, I see no need to try to keep up with them. 3. The minimum...

I was wondering if any of the people here have experience with Rockauto. I was recently told about the website but the prices seem a bit low on things (Harbor Freight Syndrome I guess).

I know there are a hundred videos, vlogs etc about builds on the web...but I was wondering if folks might be interested in maybe a blog on my truck rebuild/trailer build. A start to finish style blog (well, when I can actually get started). I plan on it taking me a while as I don't want to...

HOLY MOLY!!  You know, I have been told I have the patience of Job...but Gypsy Dogs has me beat by a MILE.    If that were me, they would have long ago gotten 'You have two choices.  You can either give me a refund, or I can make sure that the wonderful work you do, complete with very nice...

Wow...just read this thread and all I can start with is...Wow... That is utter and complete BS from that company. From manufacturing, customer service and just plain service standpoints. If they had any kind of morals or heck even dignity as a company they would have refunded/replaced that...

   Ahh.  Yeah, I had planned to do that.  I've seen some pretty shoddy work at times on brand new products and also know full well that every industry has folks that care about what they are building, and folks that are there for a paycheck and are only interested in getting to the end of the day.

You mean the truck?  The trailer will be brand new (I'll still leak test it anyway, but it should not be an issue since it's new). TWIH: The tires are 235/75R15 Firestone Destination AT all around (they are the ones that were on the truck when I bought it).  I had also planned on using the...

It's a 4 cyl. I had already intended to have the head machined and pressure tested, good point on the valve job, though.  The radiator as well as the oil system I had already planned to do a double flush on both (since the head gasket blew and there is now coolant in the oil...yuck.  The coolant...

 I linked that particular trailer more for the size and type (I should have mentioned that, sorry).  As for temperature in the area.  I don't plan to stay in this area once I hit the road (gets really hot in summer and pretty cold in winter).  Insulating, in my opinion, is a given.  There are...

I am soon (hopefully very soon) going to be in a position where I will have very little in the way of bills (without going into too much detail I have been helping a friend out for the past few years and they came into a house they are going to let me live in rent free).  This puts me in a...