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    WE ARE BAAAAACK

    :-/ I'M NOT NEW HERE, AS A MATTER OF FACT I'M OLDER THAN DIRT.  AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I TELL MY GRANDKIDS! SO I RECKON THIS IS TXJAYBIRD REDUX I'M IN LOWER ALABAMA.  IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE POSTED HERE.   I HAVE A 1998 GMC HIGH TOP CONVERSION VAN AND A 2004 ALINER POP UP TRAILER. MY...
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    GOLF CART BATTERIES

    DOES ANYONE HERE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH, OR KNOWLEDGE OF USING GOLF CART BATTERIES WITH A SOLAR SET UP FOR A VAN OR TRAVEL TRAILOR?  I'M UNSURE AT THIS TIME OF HOW MANY WATTS I'LL END UP WITH.   100 OR 200 WATTS TO START IS WHAT I'M THINKING. OR INFORMATION ON JACKERY, YETI, OR GOAL ZERO POWER...
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    Home Depo is Having a Solar Sale

    Home Depo is having a sale that Includes Windy Nation, Grape Solar, Renogy and other companies products that I forget    :rolleyes: Renogy 100watt mono kit is $199.99 I also noticed that Best Buy has the Renogy Wanderer 30amp controler for $29.99 JewellAnn
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    Communication Shut Down due to Gender Bashing?

    On a recent thread "Unwelcome Greeting" about what happened when a member approached a strangers campsite  there seemed to me that there was a good exchange going of our various view points on the subject. Then what I can only call gender bashing began and I think that is the reason the thread...
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    BAD NEW CARGO TRAILER

    Does anyone here remember who had purchased a new cargo trailer during 2016 or 2017 and it was really messed up?   Problems with leaks, roof vents, wireing & etc if I remember rightly.  Someone has aked me about cargo trailers and I haven't a clue.  I do remember posts on this one, I just can't...
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    ???????Where Oh Where Did That Thread Go?????

    :huh: That search thingy hates me :huh: I'm looking for a thread that started sometime I think in mid to late 2016.  A guy was asking about SSI and how living out of a van, rv etc. that would affect a persons benefits. Also was looking for a way to find/purchase low cost vehicles to live from...
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    Safari is Acting Like A Dead DUCK X2

    For the 2nd day in a row the rascal will not start....dead battery!  Yesterday it wasn't compleatly dead and Geico sent someone out.  A guy in a pickup, showing no company signs jumped it and left.  I had a friend outside who came in and said "your van's running".  A nice guy at Autozone took it...
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    Mobile Kitchen on CL Troy AL

    Craigs List Troy AL Mobile Army Field Kitchen MKT73.......... $2,250 has some equipmment included.......3 sets of stairs w/rails 2 boxes misc canvas walls, gas burners, pans, beverage dispenser, & etc.   All items show in Pictures. This was posted 9hrs ago.  I thought someone might be...
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    Which Way Did It Go?

    I'm trying to find the picture of the The Night Wolves that Scot7022 posted.   :huh: The "search" thingy here hates me! Can/Will someone point me in the right direction? Thank You :) Jewellann
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    I Need To Cut Myself Some Slack

    I think I saved Queenie's life today.  For those of you who don't know Queenie she is a short legged plump Chihuahua with more than one alias.  Fat Possum being the most used. Today began as several have in the last month.  When I woke up and sat up suddenly I was a little dizzy.  Some folks...
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    Senior Pass Price Increase

    I know there was a recent thread/post about this.  I was speaking to someone at the Nat'l Forrest Office in Andalusia AL a few days ago.  They confirmed that the Senior Pass is still $10 however will go up to $80.  I didn't get a definite date on when this will happen. Jewellann
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    Source for OEM van/truck conversion parts

    This is the THING  shorts in the dash/turn signals, & radio display of my van.   If you haven't read my Captains Log......several mos. ago I got a 1998 GMC Hightop Conversion Van from my Mom who purchased it new.   The conversion was done by Glaval, they no longer do vans.  They now do bus...
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    Thank You to Service Members

    THANK YOU TO OUR ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEMBERS and THEIR FAMILY'S FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE TO KEEP OUR COUNTRY FREE. I watched the White House Memorial with my Mom and Sister who are both military service [army] widows.  My Mom has recordings of some dating back into the '90's.  Except for...
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    HOW TO LIVE SAFE & COMFORTABLY OUTDOORS

    Texas State Parks = weekend classes =singles...couples...families  welcome. Texas State Park Challenge      Go to  Eventbrite.com   < type it in,   I can't do links'   I just found this and don't have the time to check it out now. Jewellann
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    And Away I Go

    I'm leaving FT Rucker Al shortly headed to Panama City FL  I'm just wondering if anyone is roaming around in the general area?  So far I had to put 1qt oil in the Safari and there was no coolant in the overflow container.  I added some later.  When I attempted to take a look in the radiator I...
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    Food safety in T.T. or van when not being used

    I want/need to start getting the Aliner and Safari stocked with some basics so I don't wear myself down hurrying when I can finally go somewhere. The Aliner is stored in a 15x25 3 sided spot with a roof tall enough to store very big 5th wheels and boats.   When raised/set up I can open a small...
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    Is high oil pressure a problem?

    :-/  Today when I started my van to move it from right at my apts. doorway the oil pressure gauge jumped to 80 [the highest # on the gauge] so fast it startled me!  I had driven it about 10 miles earlier and did not notice any problems.  I do check my gauges when I drive, just not constantly...
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    Receipt for homemade "baby" wipes

    I just found this in a 24yr old issue of a magazine.  I have not tried this. Mix 1 tablespoon of baby oil and 1 of baby lotion into 1/2 cup of water { I think warm water would make it mix better}       Place paper napkins in old baby wipes container and saturate napkins. I think a plastic...
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    One ? For The Music Lovers

    What is the name of the song in a Music Video where actor Eric Robert plays the devil???? Jewellann
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    Just carpet and sheet metal floor in Safari?

    I noticed that the carpet was very warm in the Safari while pulling clothes and linens out of the van that have been stored to wash them at home.  I had seen previously that there appears to be no underlayment of any kind in the "cargo" area.  I'm not physicaly or finacialy able to do a proper...
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