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    20 or 30 gallon drums for water supply

    Does anyone know where you can get these around the Yuma or El Centro area?
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    Remote Site near Yuma

    I am in the Yuma area and am looking for someplace to camp, not too far away, but remote. Can anyone make some suggestions? Please private message me.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Bob
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    Need RV Park that will let me work on my van

    I need to install a new cylinder head on my van.<br /><br />I need to find a cheap RV Park or private party that is cool and that will let me work on my van on their property. Somewhere in or near a city where I can get parts would be good too. If they are not too far (walking distance) from a...
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    How to Build Solar Panels

    I've heard that it is much cheaper to design and build your own solar panels.<br /><br />Is there someone who has done this and can you explain how to do it or provide some good links?<br /><br />It would also be great to know where you got the solar cells and any other materials that you need...
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    How to Buy Solar Panels

    Can someone who has already done this explain what you need to know to buy solar panels?<br /><br />Also it would be great to know where you bought your own solar panels.
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    Trouble with External Antenna with Sprint's Sierra Overdrive Pro

    I bought one of Sprint's Sierra Overdrive Pros. It is a cellular data device that connects to the inter-net through the cellular data network.<br /><br />I opened an account with Sprint for the device and I am still in the two week trial period. It runs out on Monday, so I still have until then...
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    Blown Cellulose Insulation

    I am considering using blown cellulose insulation to insulate my van. Does anyone know of anyone in the Flagstaff or Phoenix area that will do this to a van or RV? <br /><br />Or has anyone ever done this and how did you feel about the results?
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    Please post suggestions on how to swamp cool my van

    I would like to install a swamp cooler on top of my van. In the past I have seen some RVs with a type of airstream swamp cooler. I have also seen this type of cooler mounted on vans.<br /><br />I've also seen vans with a plexiglass "bubble-like" cover that is maybe 10 inches square. I am...
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    Recommedations for Mobile Hotspot

    I am looking for a mobile hotspot that will work with either Verizon or AT&amp;T. I really want one that will work with an external antenna.<br /><br />Does anyone know of a particular model that will do these things?
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    Spot Painting

    I just bought a 1991 Chevy G10 van. It was kept in Arizona all its life and it has just a little bit of rust in a few spots.<br /><br />It has rusted very little. It looks like you could get down to the bare metal by just using a wire wheel on the end of a hand drill.<br /><br />I am interested...
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    Injection Foam for Insulating Doors

    I have a 1991 Chevy G10 Van and I would like to insulate the doors. <br /><br />I have heard that you can get foam injected into the doors of your vehicle to insulate them. <br /><br />What do they do to keep the the linkages for the windows and latches from freezing up?<br /><br />Has anyone...
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    Mounting Solar Panels on a Van Roof Rack

    I have a 1991 Chevy G10 van and I want to mount solar panels on the roof rack. I would like to be able to mount the panels in such a way that the panels could be angled to catch the sunlight.<br /><br /> I don't know exactly how big the panels will have to be. I would like to be able to power a...
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    Plans or Pictures of G-Series Roof Rack?

    I have a 1991 G10 Chevy Van.<br /><br />I've been looking around for a while for a roof rack and they are all pretty expensive. This is to hold some solar panels. Does anyone have any plans or pictures of a rack that you can build yourself cheap?
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    Website Data Download Predictor

    A person can do a great deal of web-surfing from the cell phone data network, if they just stick to web-sites that transmit very little data.<br><br>Is there some way to figure out how much data a web-site will download to a browser prior to visiting it?<br>
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    Tethering with iPhone and Ubuntu

    Can someone tell me how to tether my laptop with Ubuntu linux on my iPhone?<br><br>Any good instructional website or instructions would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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    How to Panel Back Corner of GM Van Interior

    I have a GM G10 cargo van and I intend to panel the inside. The ribs on the sides and roof are all the same size so I can see that makes it easy. I can just get some 1/4" plywood and screw it to the ribs. It ought to flex around the ribs to the same shape.<br><br>But that won't work around the...
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    Camp in NM or AZ to meditate

    I'm in Colorado and it's too cold here right now. I'm looking for someplace warm maybe in NM or AZ where I can park my van and meditate alone. Someplace private and quiet and a little bit of hiking would be super cool. A specific place with GPS coordinates would be extra cool.<br><br>Does anyone...
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