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Hello Everyone. Does anyone know where there is a good place to boondock in the Cortez, Colorado area?

Hello Everyone. I need to set up a permanent address in Arizona and need some advice. First of all, I am currently using a friend's address in Phoenix for everything from Social Security to my driver's license. However, that relationship is becoming more and more unstable and I want to make a...

Hi everyone, I have been using the Renogy Monocrystalline 100-Watt Folding Suitcase solar panel kit for nearly a couple of years and a few days ago ordered the 200-Watt Suitcase Kit as I need more power.  I am curious if I can hook up both suitcase kits to the same battery and get a 300-Watt...

Hello everyone, I am looking into beefing up my power supply setup for my van and wanted some information as to how to determine just how much of a batter that I need.   Up to this point I have been using a 100-watt solar panel, but decided to move up to a 200-watt panel just this week.  My...

Hello everyone! I am considering hanging out in the Montrose, Colorado area for the remainder of the summer and then into fall.  Is anyone familiar with good and safe places to boondock here?  I am traveling in a 12 passenger Ford van and pulling a 5x8 cargo trailer. Looking forward to hearing...

Hello everyone. I am boondocking in the Flagstaff, AZ area and am selling my 2009 Aluma 4x6 Enclosed Cargo Trailer and asking $1,800.00 This is an ideal trailer for cars and vans that just need a little more storage.  The trailer weighs in at around 375 lbs. and has a total weight capacity of...

Does anyone have experience with these stoves?  I am interested to know the pros and cons of each of them from people who have used them.  Thanks in advance for your feedback.

Hello everyone.   I purchased a used 4x6 Aluma trailer a few months ago and took my first long trip with it over the last three weeks.  All in all it did well but I discovered that it leaks somewhere if not in several places.  You can't tell from the photograph that I attached here, but this...

Hello everyone and Merry Christmas! I have been gifted a generator to use in my van so I have some questions.   First of all, I have made a place for it in the very back of the van that I just converted.  This area that I refer to as my garage, is separated by a 3/4" plywood wall as well as a...

Hello everyone. I am looking into buying one of the older Coleman catalytic heaters for my van to use this winter, but I don't have any experience with them.  What I know about them is that Coleman no longer makes them and according to the comments that I read online, owners of them really talk...

Hello everyone, Allstays.com makes a lot of reviews, etc. unavailable without paying a subscription to its Pro version.  My question is, are you really getting more by paying for it? Thanks for your time everyone. Dennis

I finally bought my next van and am getting ready to begin the buildout so I have some questions beginning with the flooring.  Can someone tell me what the best plywood grade is to use for the floor and also what thickness is recommended?  I have seen videos of people using anything from 3/8"...

I went and physically looked at a used van yesterday and then went online and paid for a VIN report from TitleCheck.us, a federal government referred VIN check service.  The van is a 2004 Ford E350 that shows 200,000 miles on the odometer, a digital odometer, mind you.  However, when I got my...

I have been hearing about the spark plugs popping out on certain Ford engines and in certain year models.  I have also seen some articles about this online and was wondering how much truth there is to it.

Hello everyone! My 2001 Chevy Astro Van is getting pretty full so I am looking into buying a small cargo trailer to pull behind me.  I mainly am interested in having something to store food supplies, especially in light of all that is going on.  I got stuck in the middle of all the hoarding...

I have put off getting a fire extinguisher for some time so I need to get on this.  Can someone suggest one?  I understand that fire extinguishers come in one of several grades: A,B, C so, am I thinking that I would need one of each?  Thanks for all the input in advance.

Hi everyone. I escaped to a friends house near Phoenix when all the shutdowns hit and am hoping now to get back on the road to cooler places.  I am interested in north central New Mexico and also, mostly in the western slope of the Rockies in Colorado.  If anyone is there now and can tell me...

All the events of the past few weeks made me realize that it is time to get solar for my van.  I boondocked in the Fort Mohave, Arizona area for the winter and charged my laptop and cell phone batteries, etc. at libraries, internet cafe's, etc. but then all those places closed their doors...

Hello Everyone. I am feeling a little frustrated with the van that I have and am wondering if it is better to keep fixing it or just look for another one.  I would appreciate the opinion of all the veterans of van life out there. So here is the story.  I bought my 2002 Dodge Ram Van four...

Hello Everyone! I need to be in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area for about three days in about a week and would like to know if anyone can recommend a place(s) to over night in a van.   Thanks for your help!