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    2016 chevy express, converted w/ solar and high top from sale2016

    Any suggestions on posting pictures?
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    2016 chevy express, converted w/ solar and high top from sale2016

    Nature Lover, I’m asking $16,500. I’m out of the country for the next two weeks. But my friend has it in Asheville NC, and can show it this week. I couldn’t figure out how to post pictures, but I will try again.
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    2016 chevy express, converted w/ solar and high top from sale2016

    2016 Chevy express extended, great shape!, v-8, automatic, 6-speed, 97,000m, tow package,     450watts solar, 4agm batteries-408amps, large inverter, lots of dc and ac outlets, large dometic brand frig, 2burner stove-7 gallon propane tank, sink w/ elective water pump, 17gal water, 5 gal grey...
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    Bob's Hightop?

    The mold they make the top in is not really great. the top of the top is not flat at all and the sides have a few ins and outs of them. The guy spent hours grinding the bottom sides of the top to get it to fit on my Chevy van. One side is slightly lower than the other because of his bad job and...
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    Bob's Hightop?

    I also had a top put on the exact same place as Bob (FiberglassMe in NC) and his saying that it was an unpleasant experience is maybe the most kind thing I've ever heard ... it was much more than unpleasant! I also ended up replacing every single screw that they installed with the correct kind...
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    Nova scotia

    Me too!
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    Nova scotia

    Thanks...sounds great.  I'm starting to get more and more READY!! Last thing I have to do is install the bicycle inside the back of the van and say my goodbyes.
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    Nova scotia

    Thanks for the suggestions  I'm making a list and will keep an eye out for things as I go
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    Nova scotia

    JI'm finally headed out in four days full time on the road. Leaving Asheville headed for nova scotia and then across Canada to the Rockies, then south to the Arizona desert for the RTR in January.  I don't know Canada at all.  Other than  Banff Park, any thoughts or suggestions? I have no other...
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    fantastic fan thermostat question

    Third night in the van and still figuring things out.   I have read the manual but cannot find how to disable the thermostat control on my fantastic fan.  I do not have a remote.  I manually set the thermostat to its coolest setting and the fan shuts down way before it's cool enough for me and...
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    Online backup

    I'm two weeks away from driving away in my van.  Sold my business, house, property, and everything that won't fit in my van.  Just wondering if people use the cloud for daily online backup... things like Carbonite.    I use the automatic Icloud backup for my Iphone.  I have a external hard drive...
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    hardwiring dometic frig to dc van system

    I looked for a thread I thought I remembered about removing the dc "cigarette lighter" plug end of the cord for the Dometic cfx-50 frig and wiring the end into the circuit panel.  Any thoughts on this.  Is there a fuse in the dc plug end of the Dometic cord and, if so, will the appropriate fuse...
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    choosing a bank for nationwide travel

    I am starting full time vanning starting in a few months.  I'm interested in knowing which bank people recommend for traveling nationwide full-time.  I know the internet makes it handy, but I also like to have access to a brick and mortar bank to walk into and talk to a live person when...
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    Dealing with debt

    Just remember that any debt that is forgiven (wiped away by the cc company) is considered income at tax time and taxed accordingly
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    telescoping ladder for getting to solar panels

    I'm in the middle of a high top van build.  I will have tilt-able solar panels and need to get high enough to reach them from the sides of the vehicle.  I can't walk on the roof because it's fiberglass and crowded.  Just wondering if anyone has a telescoping ladder...if there is problems...
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    HIGH TOP Van attachment insulation/waterproofing

    TrainChaser, Thanks for the thought.  I am familiar with this product, and have used it to build kilns and glass furnaces.  Unfortunately it is very moisture absorbent and the fibers easily go airborne unless contained with something like a zircon/colloidal silica coating.  The surface of the...
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    HIGH TOP Van attachment insulation/waterproofing

    Bob, here is a short video of a build with the 1-by trim/framing I will be doing.  The problem I see is it leaves the covered area without insulation and seems like a ready made condensation trap. I'm not quite sure how you would be installing the heater blanket.  will it be instead of the wood...
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