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when I have liquid that I've drained from any canned foods, I usually pour it into a plastic water/juice bottle that will be discarded...just screw the lid back on and dispose in the trash...

I will be on the road starting the 19th, but have to stop in Livingston tx. to renew registration on vehicle... heading to Maine after that...want to be there before Memorial Day weekend...will probably take me about 5 days as I don't drive at night anymore...

I am an ESCAPEES member and this is how it works for me...I joined in 2012 so things may have changed since then but this is my experience... I too am a veteran...my membership fee is around $38 for a year...mail forwarding service is about $95 a year...they will forward all your mail to you...

I love pasta...so I cook with it a lot. any kind, shape, it's all good. as I live in my van, I keep a variety on hand at all times... most of my cooking is done using a small electric rice cooker. I buy the packages of seasoned/sauces dry pasta and rice sides and add whatever else I might have...

I started out with a chevy venture van. I had a tent and all the apparatus connected with that set-up...after 3 years the tent was worse for wear, and I got older(naturally) so the tent route was more than I wanted to do...I bought a larger van(ford E-350 15 passenger) removed two of the seats...

can't remember the last time I wore a bra...40+ years I guess, have only dyed my hair once in my whole life and that was 20 years ago haven't had to shave legs for over 10 years( since the car wreck back in 2009. Underarms is a whole other story...don't shave but I do take the scissors to them...

instead of "life-long friends" it should be "remaining life-long friends"!!

my Christmas was a total bust this year...spent it in a church parking lot, no access to electric to cook anything or set up a grill for that matter... ate cold can of chicken and dumplings and that's about it...snacked on coconut macaroons, oranges, and whatever else I had in the totes that...

I only use cash for gas purchases...I haven't got money to be throwing away by using a credit card and don't own a smart phone to use any apps. for detecting skimmers...don't use unfamiliar ATMs either...just my local bank ATM...

read the labels on the bottled water you buy in the store...a lot of them are listing a municipal water supply as their source...same stuff that comes out of the faucets in an S&B...and the water machines you find in the stores are using the municipal water supply just maybe filtering it...

vagabondwahine: we had a Kodiak 9x12 canvas tent and used it for 3-4 years straight. I was the one who would put it up/take down by myself mostly as the travel partner was a stroke victim and not able to do much...it took me a good while to get the tent up but was doable...I no longer use the...

some state park campgrounds are requesting that their volunteers be in a self-contained rv as well...was all set to take a volunteer position only to be told later I couldn't do it because I was staying in a tent/van setup at the time...so now I don't bother working at the campgrounds and only...

dingfelder brought up a valid point in that glass is heavy... but another thought is it could also break bouncing around on rough backroads etc. making quite a mess to clean up...I do have glass jars with me but I don't boondock or take very many unpaved roads in my travels. I cook for one...

only electronics I have are a net 10 flip phone and a passed on to me pc with windows 7...most times the phone is turned off and the pc only gets used to look up info or locate merchandise and to check on this website or play free cell. the disk player drive gave up the ghost a while back so I...

guess I'm weird cause I don't find that creepy...just annoying especially since there are also Halloween displays up in home depot too! that's the part that's creepy...Santa's, snowmen, and witches OH MY!! halfshadows, your comment made me laugh...

don't think I'd want to share that space with the snakes or bats(?) or other critters that may be lurking where was that picture taken? those are some HUGE rocks compared to the van which looks like a good sized vehicle in itself...

travelaround: I first did a google search for some natural repellants and one of the sights suggested pine, cinnamon, or peppermint essential oils...the peppermint oil I've used for other things but it's really strong for me...and I figured the traps would be quicker... I use cinnamon scented...

just my two cents worth as well...what if you sell the expedition. build out the van for living space and get a small enclosed cargo trailer for the tools, extra supplies/storage... I have an E350 that I live out of...have removed 2 of the bench seats for the moment and use the open space for...

good morning all! I think the mouse may have abandoned ship...was quiet last night except for the pine needles/leaves falling from the trees and landing on the roof of my van...at least I hope that's what the noises were that I heard...I know the noises were coming from overhead and metallic...

thanks everyone for the responses...much appreciated... hadn't thought of the tin canisters for storing things, I used to collect them when I was in S&B...think I'll start looking for some again and this time use them... did clean everything out of van finally and threw out a whole lot of stuff...