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AD, you could take 1" foam hardboard  (R-6) and cover with fabric for durability and good looks. (glued on) Very strong. Add hook and loop for sticking them in place. Glue the H&L to canvas and panels  with GOOP adhesive so they stay put. (The glue on the H&L is weak  if your not sticking them...

I have the same problem at my deer lease cabin with a dorm size  combo unit. I have it chalked off to the freezer is set on a temperature and cool air settles downward into the refrigerator section, this is all designed  with a ratio based on 50 to 90 degree typical operating range. The cool air...

Do not worry about SS, it will be here beyond our visit on the planet. . For decades doom gloomers have been saying  it will be depleted. Maybe so, bout not in our lifetime. my opinion

Wow, good ideas to start with  from Nick and Maela. My only advise is to sketch it on paper and  make everything work on paper before you cut or modify anything. I personally never do anything without a plan on 5x5 grid paper , an eraser is so easy to move things around, adjust things...

You dont want to be crawling around under the bed trying to shim the legs because you probably have a ton of stuff all rat holed there. Simply have Home Depot cut you a 36"x 72" piece of 1/2" plywood, sand the corners  and now  lay it on the base of your existing bed. Put your bedding on top of...

Vannautical engineer, it only takes a gallon of water to take a really good shower and get clean, more water is for fun. My perfect shower temp is 110 deg F. 1 gallon.  8.33 lbs x 40 deg delta T = 333 Btu. So 333 Btu/ 3.42 Btu/watt = 97 watts. Just purchase a 2 gallon insulated water jug, add a ...

For me, replace "all" with any...

I had a hunting buddy that retired early a couple of times and he always mentioned hitting this wall that he called "lack of worth". It hit him hard and he would eventually go back to work until retirement  did suit him. The lack of worth as he described was a feeling of being left behind or...

Everybody writes the reviews for Amazon a couple of days after ownership when the request comes through. I've had 1 chinese generator. They are all pretty and look similar to a Honda. I'll give you a review on my Honda EU200i that I bought 18 years ago, over 2500 hours on it and zero problems. I...

Freelander, these sales people mis quote stuff all of the time as in a little fan needs a 15 amp circuit which started as "can be ran on a 15 amp household circuit." That is not a motor with locked rotor current at 4 times the running current.  Do it, it will work, it makes no sense what the...

That is an excellent idea using the bulkhead. A little  5000 AC  ($99) would be perfect for your application. Attach bulkhead fitting and tygon tubing ($7) and catch the condensate in a clean jug for wash-up water. If you are worried about security with the open windows, make some burglar bars...

Look at that van closely to make sure it will pass inspection. Some states require insurance and a fresh inspection, then you go to your tax office for reregistration.  They look at badly cracked windshields, loose steering, tires, maybe emissions, wipers, lights, soft brakes, horn, blinkers...

Artstrings, not be smart allec but what your kind of asking is "How big of a gas tank do I need in my car  for a gas station that pumps 10 gallons a minute". The solar panel is just your charging device. What all are you powering and how long, give some details of your devices and use of them.

Bullfrog, most people are not aware of how inefficient the internal combustion engine actually  is. There is close to 34 kilowatts of energy in a typical gallon of gasoline. The internal combustion engine converts about 7 of that 34 to spin a shaft, the other 27 kilowatts is making heat. One...

Halfshadows, you are a thinker my man, never even thought about letting  my  extra 5 KW a day charge the E-truck battery when boon docking, great point. I can see you are open minded. That 1 hour charge time will improve, I can guarantee you that , the first computers were kilobyte, then...

B and C..... they will work the charger station, such as quick food place next to chargers etc. In the 70's , the Mercedes  car guys/gals had to pull into diesel places to fuel up, you can find diesel at probably more than 50% of the "gas" stations now.

Bob Wells tells people this, he is wrong on this, the floor is just another wall transferring energy from one side to the other at a rate between the R-factor and the delta T. It's 20% of the surface area, why would anyone want to tell someone not to insulate the floor because it is very...

Maybe you could help with the fat by also starting with the 93% meat, it's a little more pricey though.