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  1. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    Most of the van camping I do is traveling from one spot from another. Either for work or hauling butt to another destination for fun. Lots of truck stops and Walmart parking lots. It's amazing the amount of people that are doing the same thing.  I'm sure everyone here does too, but I always run...
  2. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    Thanks for all the love. I’ll post more pics / info once I get home. I got off the boat in Melville, La. Waiting on the van to get there... I took I-59 up. Before you get into Tennessee, you cross over 20 miles of Georgia. I’m currently at the Pilot in Rising Fawn, Ga. 2 other vans /...
  3. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    Where at? I make a run up to Channahon every now and then.
  4. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    That’s the “Instagram” pics. Here’s what it looks like after staying in it for a month with a wife and 3 wiener dogs. Lol
  5. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    And the inside my van. If anyone was wondering. All 100% DIY.
  6. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    But here is a pic hanging out in Gulf Shores from a few months back.
  7. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    When the Mississippi River gets too high, to stop it from breaking levees, they have overflow gates called spillways. One of those overflows into the Atchafalaya and it floods everything over here. But all the houses in this area are either camps or houses that have been on a 100 year lease from...
  8. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    Since I can only post one pic at a time with Tapatalk, here is one of them.
  9. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    I’ll post pics from work also if you guys want. Currently headed up to Old River Locks on the Atchafalaya River. We will pop out in the Mississippi River near Angola ferry. I hope I don’t make it that far lol. Hopefully I’m gone by then. This river has some tricky bridges.
  10. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    Grand Tetons from my last trip.
  11. CaptainBuilt

    CaptainBuilt’s Adventures!

    I’m a Mississippi River Pushboat Captain. I have a van. I use it for traveling around the USA and back and forth for work. I’m not a full timer, but do spend a lot of time camping and boondocking. Last month I did a month long trip from NC to Yellowstone, NM and all the surrounding areas...
  12. CaptainBuilt

    boondocking around NOLA and the Gulf of Mexico

    No problem guys. There’s all kinds of spots of course. Here are a couple cool ones that you won’t get harassed at, but they’re not near anything. Going East from Bolivar, look at Cameron, LA. Look for Rutherford Beach in Creole LA. That’s way out there. Lol. In Morgan City, LA, there’s a...
  13. CaptainBuilt

    Santa Fe spot?

    I got a knock at the Albertsons in Taos. I was told to move to the Walmart parking lot down the street. You can also hang out at the Rio Grande visitor center. That’s if you’re ever in Taos.
  14. CaptainBuilt

    boondocking around NOLA and the Gulf of Mexico

    If you make it to Gulf Shores, AL., you have to pay for beach parking. BUT, 2 miles down the road is Orange Beach, AL., and there are small parking lots between condos. They’re free in Orange Beach. And no signs that say no overnight parking. I’ve stayed there before. Also all the beach access...
  15. CaptainBuilt

    boondocking around NOLA and the Gulf of Mexico

    When you go South from Winnie, Tx., you will cross a tall bridge called High Island bridge. A mile or so later, the road will make a hard right. To the left of that is a pull off. That’s crystal beach. Right when you turn in, there will be a small shack with a porta potti. The beach is very...
  16. CaptainBuilt

    Van A/C

    Small, portable, quiet inverter generators are very cheap these days.
  17. CaptainBuilt

    Windows or No Windows? Your preference?

    My first van didn't have windows. My current van does. I prefer windows. Even though I cover most of them, the windows right behind the front seats I leave uncovered unless I'm sleeping. I used 3/4" foam board for the rear 4 windows. And then I use Refletix which is easier to remove on the...
  18. CaptainBuilt

    Any solvent for removing thick adhesives?

    Grinder with a flap disc.
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