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Karen, you know it is far beyond me to lecture you about VOC or anything else mechanical! I appreciate the offer very much, and devoutly hope I'll be able to take advantage of it!

Yes, the repair is still good! I don't know for certain yet what my winter plans are. I continue to be camped out in my brother's parking lot. He just got out of isolation for having COVID, which means he kinda has to start over with his brain tumor treatment, since the transport company...

Not sure where this goes, so I'm sticking it here. My van has barn doors. Lately, the weatherstripping does not want to stay put. Yes, it's easy to pop it back on, but I do find it annoying. Is there such a thing as an adhesive that will keep it in place, but will also readily release when I...

There's a new service in town. Dunno how long it will last, or how widespread it is - Too Good To Go. It's an app, and in theory, you are buying food that a restaurant will otherwise throw away. Lots of choices here in suburb-land, most of them doughnuts, which I have so far resisted. But I...

I've often contemplated buying an older RV park - you know, one from the 50s or 60s that is filled with ancient single-wides - and gradually converting it to a tiny home village. Gradually, because kicking out the people who are hanging on to those old trailers is not something I could do...

I agree. You have no reason to switch operating systems. So you need an Android phone with a hot spot. I don't know the ins and outs of Android/Windows, though, so I don't know how your phone will connect to your computer.

Yes it is intentional. They will also bond with a laptop or any other Apple device you have. Among other things, this is a feature of the "Find My" app. They will tell you that you have left one of them behind. The app also tells you the place the device was when it was last turned on.

Agree with this. OR you could get an iPad with wifi and cell phone capability. Advantage of an iPad over an iPhone is the larger screen, makes for better movie viewing if you're into that. Also has more capability in certain areas that might or might not be of use to you. For instance, you can...

Thanks for posting this. This paragraph in particular really struck me - "Berkey's response to complaints of its filters not having NSF/ANSI certification is that it conducts its own independent lab tests to check for "far more contaminants than the applicable NSF certifications." The brand...

That post is four years old. I'd call the place first.

It's not that society sees it that way. It's that social services agencies officially define it that way. Which, depending on circumstances, might be helpful. Or might not.

Yup, it's part of most official definitions. I believe it actually includes fully self-contained rigs such as yours. I know for sure it would include my van, which is not self-contained by official definitions.

The thing is, most of us who live full time in an RV or van are, by definition, homeless!

Yup, I bought my EcoFlow from Home Depot. It ceased charging from the wall plug after about a week, took it right back to HD. Bought a Jackery. No problems at all in the past year. Not as spiffy on paper as the EcoFlow was, but I'll take reliability over spiffy any day.

Wise move! Some days are like that.

Yup, he's, um, thorough. Doesn't mean he's wrong though.

That's just not the same as doing it yourself. I have managed to grow a few houseplants in my van. But - it's not the same. I can see me finding a place to garden every summer to use as a base camp. Just haven't found the right place yet.

I often leave the rear doors of my van "cracked" a bit. I don't sleep in places that I worry about.

Absolutely! It isn't the vehicle that makes it fun! If you are cut out for this life, you could go out in a Ford Fiesta with some thrift store supplies and have a grand time. If you're not cut out for it, it won't matter how spiffy the vehicle is. The vehicle can definitely make it easier -...

He was a major character. Believed in a "steady-state" universe. I never quite got how he thought it worked though. But then I don't really understand big-bang that well either. The funnest thing was going out with him and a bunch of other folks. We'd set up a couple telescopes in a supermarket...