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I've seen a few new female members and although I can't reply on all of your threads, I still wanted to offer some advice that wasn't redundant.  Beyond the obvious things you'll need to absorb, you need to be forewarned about people's reactions to solo woman on the road who intend on staying...

Have you ever been holed up for the night all nice and comfy and...nope not the police, not a manager, none of the usual. A stupid store alarm goes off. Guess what - you can't just leave because then you look suspicious if security cameras are pointed at your vehicle.  It takes forever for the...

I'll probably rename that eventually, but this is the process for now. It started out that I lived in my 1990 Roadtrek Independent in my driveway, showered inside the house. I did this for three months. Then I began showering in my van (I know, big leap, right?) Then a month ago, I left my...

"Evaporative cooling raises the internal humidity level significantly" So I guess what I need to know is whether or not the fan with the copper coils is an evaporation cooler or not because I really don't need to add humidity to the air in my van. There will be plenty of that in there naturally...

For the coming summer, I'm trying to come up with the best plan to keep me and my dog, Maddie, cool (mostly my dog:). My job is somewhat movable in that I can move (transfer) around within a four state area, the most northern place I can get is Asheland, N.C. It's beautiful, and I'm massively...

I turned the propane on today. I turned the hot water heater on. Fifteen minutes later, no hot water. Thirty minutes, no hot water. I lit the stove and ran them for a second because I read there could be air in the LP line. Still no hot water. I pulled the pressure valve on the outside to make...

I think I've said already on here somewhere that I am a writer. Well, I'm a new writer. My first novel came out January this year.  Here's my news - I'm having a book signing tomorrow!!! I'm excited and I'm terrified. What if no one comes? I feel like I'm starting kindergarten all over again -...

The only thing I know for sure about it is that it's an Onan. The only thing the previous owner said about it was that it works but the switch won't cut it off - you have to pinch the gas line. I haven't cranked it up myself as I won't even pretend to know where the gas line is in order to cut...

But I'm sort of bummed. I snoozing so good that I slept until 11 this morning - I don't like sleeping such a huge chunk of the day away. Good news is that I'm evidently super comfortable sleeping in my van. That's just saying that my bed is good. I've been in my driveway. Jury is still out on...

I filled my potable water tank to check out my pump and other water fittings. There's a pretty swift leak in the rubbery tube under my sink that goes to the hot water handle. It's right at the joint, but I can only feel that area, not see it. It's hard to get a grip on it also. Though I tried to...

I have a 1990 Roadtrek Independent, and I've downloaded the manual, but I still can't get my passenger seat to swivel. The swivel lever is broken, so I decided I needed the remove the seat to either A. replace the lever or B. Place the passenger seat permanently in the reverse position. I've...

Hi all. I'm Lisa and I'll be living out of my van starting June next year (if I can wait t. I'm from Florida yet live just across the Alabama state line at the moment. I have a 1990 Roadtrek Independent, and I'm currently making little improvements.