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    Slept in 2006 Dodge Caravan Minivan WITH Diesel Heater - Nearly Froze

    Basic engineering. Heat rises. If you could put a small fan up top to circulate the heat, could reduce the differential. As Bob says, forget insulating the floor. Get some good down alternative booties to keep your feet warm. Also you need an insulation pad between the floor and your sleeping...
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    Planning Van Purchase

    I second the room share. I'm retired and been renting rooms in private residences for 10 years. Upside, if you get in the right one will be like having full use of a house with no mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance. Downside, most of your landlords will be under some kind of financial...
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    Need home base

    consider a barter deal - chores for parking - like with a church, manufacturer, local biz; anyone with control of their own parking lot. Would have to be "off the books" with someone not scared of legal consequences, like liability if you get harmed.
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    New participant!

    go to cheaprvliving youtube channel. Check the playlist tab and follow to your heart's content. It's all there. Also go to meetup.com for virtual caravans and see if you connect with the folks. Like the televangelists say - take a step of faith
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    Feedback Sought – Roof Solar Affixed vs Brackets

    In all his solar videos, Bob heartily endorses santan solar. Info here https://santansolar.com/ Plus they heavily support HOWA
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    New guy here

    you're not stealing. Everyone wants you to be successful, which means avoiding the heartache of mistakes we've already made. If you want to contribute, chronicle your journey and the ideas you've appropriated (great if you could attribute them to the suggestor)
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    What My Parents Think

    Ditto WanderingRose post. The big point of parenting is to raise self sufficient, responsible adults - not hang on to them. If you make it clear you're not abandoning them, but seeking your own way and follow thru on maintaining the relationship they'll eventually adjust, Famous lyrics from an...
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    Cabello loco ranch

    Bob did a video with the owner here https://www.youtube.com./watch?v=nKELPaPp_Uc Owner seemed like he'd answer your questions.
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    I finished my ceiling

    suggestion -use either an Amazon prime photo or Google drive account. Upload all your photos to 1 folder. Then share that folder and post the link.
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    Need advice on long distance RV purchase

    look at an online escrow service. Papers from seller, money from buyer, escrow transfers everything when it's al there. Get an inspection done in TX. Check Bob's videos for the lady that delivers new trailers. She has proteges she's training that might be interested. Make sure of insurance.
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    [split] Tilt Solar Panels?

    check Bob's YouTube channel live stream from March 24th where he discusses that exact issue
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    Grocery spending win!

    It's not bragging. It's inspiration. For those who have already given up, here's an example of what's possible.
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    Good videos or websites teaching how to build your own LiFePo4 battery?

    go on youtube.com and search. Anything you want to know, someone's done a video on it there.
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    Age 26, going on 72. Wild animal entering the wild.

    Suggestion - even though you are nomadic and income unsure, use your Mom's address as your "legal" and apply to that state's human services for SNAP and Medicaid until you get settled. The SNAP card can be used anywhere in the US that accepts SNAP. Medicaid will be limited to the state of...
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    Incident on the land I just bought. At a loss.

    Verify your purchase was legit. Did you get an owner's title insurance policy? Very common scam to "sell" land you don't own. You can go to the local county recorder's office to research the title history (may be online as well) and see what shows up. If you'd like help doing that, PM me - no...
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    Still thinking about it.

    assuming you have legal title, what if you found someone who was really mechanically inclined and made them the following offer - fix the vehicle so that it is functional and useful and I will let you use it for a period of time representing 70% of the mutually agreed fair market rental value...
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    Anyone want to get rid of an rv/camper?

    I like your spunk. Please keep us posted on this adventure. Very innovative!
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    Calling all nomads in the East

    Not a lot of free camping back East, but what is everywhere there is Indian reservations. Bob has tried it out West with no success. What inspired me to think of it was a tribe in the Hamptons on Long Island that has 1200 acres. Reservations are sovereign nations so they make their own rules...
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    Can Cooker Companion

    have to admit, this is the first time in my 71 years that I've ever heard of Shiner Bock. Does it have a cut following?
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    Shopping for a 14' -Haul

    is there a reason you're focused on uhaul? Lots of other truck leasing companies around, including full service where they do the maintenance, e.g. Penske.
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