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    Tesla Charger Ehrenberg & Quartzsite

    Quartzsite, AZ Supercharger1451 West Main St  Quartzsite, AZ 85346 Ehrenburg, AZ Supercharger 11 Frontage Road North Ehrenberg, AZ 85334 8 Car SuperCharger station  Hopefully other companies will do the same   Quick Charge - House battery -  makes have Air Conditioner - EASY - Opens up...
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    Heating Pad to stay Warm - Nice

    i have been using a SunBeam Kingsize heating pad to stay warm for 2  Winters and it works Great - Uses small amount of electricity (20 watts ) so even small house battery will be enough - small inverter -  Heating pad Uses 120 volts AC- heater pad Stays ON till you turn it off - NICE ...
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    AC/Heater - Solar powered -Good video

    found this video today - the info the man gives is accurate - [video=youtube]
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    make Phone mount for Van dash

     made a cell phone mount for van dash - my van dash has no good area to attach phone holder - looked online did not find anything that looked ok for sale - so  made this one - works well my van has a V shaped pocket on dash - V shaped pocket is weird shape lots of angles so decided that I...
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    LOW Dash Mounted Rear View -

    [/img] I made this to be Simple and Easy to make so that a person with limited tools could  make Easily and Quickly -  a Drill and 2 bits and glue are needed - and some wood - Ive been using a Rear View camera / Screen for 2 months - Rear Cam can be mounted Anywhere on rear of van- I can see...
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    SpaceX Starlink next year southern USA

    SpaceX Starlink internet could be operational late next year - if all goes well we could have High speed southern USA - from what I have read the receiver will be pizza box size - this could be game changer for travelers   spacex link
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    Watt Meter - 120 volt

    I have been using one of these 120 volt watt meters for 4 yrs it broke yesterday so I ordered a new one - Main thing I like about it is the Remote screen that can be mounted so I can See it -  it is pretty accurate and have tested against Killawatt meter - I have killawatt meter also but...
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    Strong Magnet assortment

    5 size assortment of strong rare earth magnets  pretty nice - these feel like they are N42 magnets these are round -  always good to have magnets when U live in a metal box -  trick for holding things to windows- use super glue and glue magnets to glass to hold something  like Reflectics or...
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    Folding Desk Top // Easy Build Good design

    this is a Real Nice - Super Easy to make - FOLDING Desk Top - No Henges - this desk is a Great design for Van/RV use - Like it was made for it-  Made using 1/2" 9 layer plywood for desk top-side boards- cleats- shelves -  used regular Lowes 1/2" plywood for back board I changed the design a...
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    Good Van Dweller Youtube Channel

    this is a Good van dweller channel - Videos are Well done-  Informative - cover a lot of Van topics - Likely the creator is on this site ? - Hobotech channel
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    1 Gallon Vacuum Insulated Jug Nice

    picked up a 1 gallon vacuum insulated jug w Large screw on top- Nice - $30 @ wally  Ice - 4 days still had some cubes rattling around - has pour spout also - Besides keeping Ice/ water - large opening makes good for storing things like photo film -chocolate -  meds - etc - things U want to...
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    Super Heat Stopper - ShiNy Windows //

    Being in Hot Texas made me start thinking about what I could do to reduce the heat in my van -  The Obvious place to start is the Windshield - After thinking about it for a while I decided to put aluminized Mylar  sheet on the OUTSIDE of the Windshield - Stopping the Heat BEFORE it gets inside...
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    Fogged Headlight Easy Fix

    I have a car that the headlights are Fogged - looked on Youtube and found this fix and it worked GREAT - Use Repel insect repellent - I got at walmart -  green bottle - orange top - Spray a heavy coat on lens -starting at the TOP of headlight - and spray /coat  lens all the way to the bottom...
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    RearView/Backup /Dash Cam - Nice

    just installed a Rear View / Backup Camera with screen - Its Also a Dash cam records both front and rear cameras - has Full 10 inch color screen- fits onto inside Rear View Mirror  shows Rear view in Real Time No delay -Nice rear cam can stay ON continuously if you want - simple to Install and...
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    Super Capacitor Jump Starter -Nice

    I got a Super Capacitor Jump Starter for van - Works GREAT - it is Amazing - Super Capacitor Jump Starter does Not have a battery in it- Super Capacitors captures the energy that is Still in your mostly Dead Battery  and stores it to be Released in a Burst -  can start engine with discharged...
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    62qt Whynter Fridge/Freezer combo - Nice -

    Someone I know just purchased a Whynter 62 quart DZ fridge/freezer DZ equals Dual Zone -  runs on 12volt DC and 120volt AC - Fridge is where I can look at it and use it  but is not in a van at the moment - its in a office -  fridge has been on for 5.5 days (132 hours) and it has  consumed...
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    Quick Charge House Battery E car charger

    Right now Im installing 2 Tesla model S battery packs in my van  the Tesla battery packs are 5KW each so I have 10KW @ 24 volts - Im setting up the batteries so they can be charged at E car Quick Charging stations - will take 2 to 3 hours to charge depending on how full they are - batteries...
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    Eggs Refrigerate or Not

    Im wondering about the need to Refrigerate eggs - my research it seems that eggs are supposed to be Refrigerated if the eggs have been refrigerated previously - But if the eggs have Never been Refrigerated before  the eggs Dont Need to be Refrigerated and can be stored at room temperature for...
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    New Paint is Amazing

    Im building new shelving in my van and using water base paint - the water base paint available now are some amazing stuff -  the grip strength and fast dry times are surprising - Defiantly have to wear gloves  now because the paint wont wash off with water like the water base paint of a few...
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    Fast Drying Micro Fiber wash towel

    been using these as towel for keeping myself clean Made with Micro Fiber so towel dries extremely quick and also soaks up water well - got these at walmart in Auto section -  normally used for drying off cars -  good size not to big - soft - been using Blue towel for a month - works Great -...
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