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I had no idea about the power of honey! Thanks! :-)

I've seen 4 bears in 20+ years of hiking and biking here in Pennsylvania. Considering we have an estimated 20,000 black bears in the state, you would think that I would have seen more. The hunters seem to find them though. They harvest 3,000-4,000 bears each year...

I spend so much time in the woods here in Pennsylvania that I am bitten by deer ticks often. I easily pull two dozen off me throughout a year which are actively biting me. I'm a firm believer that getting them off within 24hrs of the initial bite will prevent any Lyme transmission. CDC says...

Thank you SternWake for the fantastic info!

Hmmm. Perhaps to err on the side of caution I'll put 4 batteries in.

From what I've read, a 1:1 ratio of battery capacity to solar panel is ideal. I plan on having 3 100W Renogy panels on my roof. Would I be better served having those 3 panels feed 2 (6V) batteries with a capacity of 210aH or 4 (6V) batteries with a capacity of 420aH? Dometic 50qt fridge...

I purchased a fan-tastic fan and cover yesterday. I definitely want to install that fan before finishing the interior of the high-top. The purchase of the fan puts me right at $4000 invested in my future home. As of now...she is just about perfect mechanically and the interior is gutted and...

Awesome looking van! Love the windows. Congrats!

Thank you, Sir. Listening now here at work. Damn, I want to hit the road and crank up the radio!

Good stuff! I've been listening a lot to Orchestra Baobab from Senegal. Afro-Cuban style which makes you get up and shake your ass!

The lift is sitting in my junkyard at work. When I saw four or five newer ones on craigslist for $200-$300, I figured it wasn't worth the hassle to sell it. Perhaps I could have given it away for parts. It was functional. It was also 25 years old and massive. I had to lift it out the rear of the...

I've been planning to sleep in a hammock in my rig. Tonight I finally decided to attach the mounting points. My van has a high steel door frame which once functioned as the upper attachment point for the wheelchair lift. It also has three steel arches welded in. These made for perfect mounting...

The tint is Johnson film 5%. I called on a friend with skills for the tint. That cost me a case of beer and a bunch of hours feeding him soapy water.

I purchased it from a dealer who bought it at Gov't auction in VA. https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/

Looks awesome, man! I'm diggin' your van!

I'm currently building out my van and have no plans for a bed/mattress. My hammock with under/over quilts will go up/down each night. I figure not having a bed will free up a ton of space. With good under/over quilts, one can easily be warm down to 0*. You have to be willing to spend the $$$ on...

$3800 now invested with the addition of rear wheel cylinders, oil pressure switch, and window tint.

I've got to admit that I've been slacking these past couple months concerning my van conversion. I've driven her a few thousand miles and replaced the rear brake cylinders as well as the oil pressure switch. Mechanically, she's just about perfect at the moment for a 25 year old van with 64k...

Well said!

https://www.1up-usa.com/ I have been mountain biking for 20+ years. I have owned every type of bike rack that I believe exists. The 1up-usa rack is the best rack I have owned. It literally takes 15 seconds to load or unload a bike and the rack will never put a scratch on one of your bikes as...