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Here in British Columbia it took us 3 months to drop from 750 new cases per day to 350 per day. We just went back up to 750 in 3 days. Two highways are still closed from storm damage a month ago. Its snowing like mad on the other 2. I think I'm going to be spending some quality time with the...

Hi, Thought I'd add some of my small vehicle stay warm tricks, too. Cushions about 2 feet long and 6" diameter, They go between each front seat and the doornext to it. They go under the front seats. This prevents air from moving between the front and back at floor level. A web of bungees...

I've been stuck in sand, snow or mud a few times. After the last time I bought a pair of heavy door mats for a house, made from recycles tire material, with grit material in them. I cut them to fit on my car floor for the 2 front seats. Since they have decorative cut-out in them, any melting...

Now that the fire is out, the news people have moved on to other things. There are photos and video showing that the water did actually get into the yard with hundreds of RVs. Rumours are that this was OK until the water reached the LIFEPO4 batteries. About 100 RVs were burned to the chassis. MG

A large part of the Lower Mainland part of British Columbia is under water and bridges and highways connecting us with the rest of BC and the rest of Canada are damaged beyond immediate repair.  While surrounded by water, but protected by a dike, a huge RV dealership looked OK.  Hundreds of RVs...

Earlier this fall I built a basement where the front passenger seat used to be.  For the most part it is a 1x2 and 2x3 frame, fastened down with the same bolts that once held the seat in place.  The side facing the driver's seat is covered with pegboard for ventilation.  The floor vents for both...

I recently finished styrofoam window covers for the 2 front doors of my car. There had been earlier versions with other materials and while they weren't satisfactory, they provided templated to shape. The foam is 2 inch and dark grey. It's what they had. Other than a sharp knife, a sanding...

1 - Better to have them and not need them. 2 - Better to have good chains if you do need them. 3 - Better to have done at least one practice installation on a sunny day. 4 - Best to sit in a parking lot near food, coffee and washrooms. 5 - If you must;  MG

I'm just guessing. The bus may or may not have had a wheelchair ramp but I wonder it the rear battery mount might have been for that and I wonder if, with a bit of searching, you might even find a solenoid or isolator that already protects the engine battery. If a lift was not installed or...

It was / is on the HOWA Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/HOWAgroup/posts/1688294534702930/ MG

I saw this on another platform on the internet and couldn't resist the temptation to share it.  If its plagiarism, I'll take the blame.  If it's awesome, I can't take the credit. I AM NOT HOMELESS! I had a fantastic conversation with the rep of the local homeless several months back. She has...

In my years of travel all over British Columbia, this is not something I have ever had to deal with.  Like everyone here, I've used every sort of facility along the way, truck stops, rest stops, construction site, parks, sports facilities and many others.  If I'm just stopping for the night, I...

One night I pulled into the furthest corner of a roadside rest stop along the Trans Canada Highway in British Columbia. I had a small Saturn station wagon with a wooden platform, air mattress, etc behind the passenger seat. I had made myself comfortable and was reading before I went to sleep...

OR, use dimensional lumber (1x2, 2x3) where it won't be seen, for structural integrity. Then cut shapely covers from 1/2 styro-foam with a sharp knife. Sand the corners and edges with a sanding sponge. Paint them to match either your vehicle or your decor and glue them into place. If there...

I've got a front wheel drive Kia Sportage.  I started out by folding down the passenger side of the rear seat, pushing the front seat all the way forward and inserting a 6 foot by 20 inch platform for my therm-a-rest mattress of the same side.  Eventually I removed the rear seat and replaced it...

Well, yeah, but... Volvo makes bi-articulated buses that you can walk from one end to the other in when they are going down the highway. Trains do it too. It's not likely that anyone would need to go between the bedroom (in the cab) and the kitchen (in the back) all that often while moving...

It does seem to me that even if someone gave me these materials and said that I had to use them I would have done it differently. I would have turned the camper around and put it against the cab to make a single larger 'home' area and put the Suzuki at the back, still under the camper...

I'm not sure why anyone would do this but I do have to admire the creativity. Custom RV Is Part Camper, Part Semi Truck, And It's For Sale (motor1.com) MG

That semi-trailer cargo bike already has electric pedal assist and is being tested with a hydrogen fuel cell. https://siamagazin.com/armadillo-cargo-bike-with-fuel-cell-300-km-range/ MG

I'm also in the pre-planning, pondering stages of a larger heat battery idea. Recently I removed the front passenger seat and built a rather large storage are that I refer to as the basement. It extends from under the dash and forms the headboard of my bed. It is only accessible from the...