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I'm coming late to this game but I had a similar situation. I inherited my stepdads 2001 Ford E150 in the Fall of 2017 after his passing with only 70K I rebuilt the front suspension, alternator, accessory belt and hose. and it has been our camping/cross country workhorse since. The...

This is always one of those topics that's just a free-for-all answer-wise because everyone has different tastes, limits and tolerance for preparation times. What is a great suggestion for one person would never work for another. Since the OP wanted to have minimal prep during the week, I'd...

If it's at a repo yard they may not be set up as an auto dealer, so they may not have the insurance in place to allow test drives. Also, just because it is in the Rust Belt NOW it doesn't mean it has always been there or driven there in the winters. My 2001 E150 has no rust because my step-dad...

There are a lot of decent Class C's out there. I hear people saying that they are more upkeep, but given they are largely based on a full-sized GMC or Ford van chassis, mechanically they will be the same upkeep as a full-sized Chevy or Ford truck. Yes, the house portion will need some...

Two things... Denatured alcohol is ethanol that has had methanol and/or other chemicals added to it so people can't drink ethanol on the cheap and avoid the federal tax on alcohol (currently about $27 for a gallon of 200 proof or pure alcohol.) Denatured alcohol is NOT for topical use and can...

I'd break the wine bottle trying to pull the screwed cork out with pliers and cut my hand necessitating a trip to the ER. Or should I use the plastic bottle strips to stitch my hand back together?;) Some of the tips above are great in a survival/emergency situation but fall under the law of...

Update I just checked the piece I have left and I have the 0.093" thick stuff, that must be what my local HD sells. the 0.093" is a little pricier than what I said, $58/roll. I got the 0.080" thickness and $40 from HD online. I would see no issues doubling or even tripling the 0.080" especially...

Another option is Traffic Master roll underlayment. Home Depot sells it for about $40 a rool. It is 4' wide and foil faced, the material itself is 0.080 polyethylene. I used it in my build over top of my expanded polystyrene (pink/blue board) because it was thin enough to go over all of the...

We have them now and urban people aren't buying them. They have no place to charge them. If you live in a brownstone walk-up in Brooklyn or an apartment building where will you charge it? run an extension cord out the window 10 stories? There just isn't the charging infrastructure in the...

Those are not cars, they are basically bicycles with four wheels. Scratch that because most o fthem have 3 wheels so they are trikes. I saw one that NJIT built up close and it's a skeletal frame with a motor, controller and steering that's it. There is no room for anything else. It's not...

The "no more gas cars by X years" is just not possible. And just because it is law in Canada doesn't mean it will become law here. The infrastructure and raw materials for battery manufacture just aren't there, nor is the electrical infrastructure ready for replacing all the energy that gasoline...

Overall most cops are neutral on the matter unless they have been given a mandate by the town to enforce no vanning laws. Cops won't generally seek out a problem, unless somebody calls them. People who complain will be residents. I've had luck avoiding parking in purely residential areas where...

Nice build, very rugged and heavy-duty! Being 6'6" tall I flinch when I see all that steel and exposed bolt heads over the bed, I'd whack my head on that for sure. I flinch when I see that. Will you rig a cover for the AC unit on the trailer? I'd be worried about picking up dirt, debris and...

I'm 6'4" and the GF is 6'0". We don't live in our standard roof Econoline year-round, just extended trips here and there and weekend camping. I have 1/2" foam board and 1/2" plywood on the floor, stealing an inch of height. I use those 3/8" interlocking foam squares for flooring so it's soft to...

The grill is actually correct for a 2006 E350. My thought is that the engine knocking and needing replacement at 156K means it's been neglected/abused. That makes me think, "What else could be wrong with it?" Also I don't like passenger vans because of all of the extra glass. It's a lot easier...

I use a Coleman Exponent stove with foldable legs for cooking. I love it for both van and motorcycle camping because why carry another type of fuel or some compressed gas canister system with wasteful cartridges when I have 6 gallons of gas on the bike or 30+ gallons in the van? I was able to...

Engine differences and lighter weight caravans, are only part of the equation. Remember that people in the UK don't tend to pull their caravans very far. From Land's End to John o' Groats is 603 miles straight line and by road it's only about 840 miles. Many "caravaners" in the UK pull their...

Groovy2 and BandAidQueen, so the mirror/screen is always on when driving? Also Groovy2, how did you mount your camera? I've been looking for a slick way to mount a rear cam above my doors on my E150 without drilling new holes. So far I haven't come up with anything I like.

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In cold weather it isn't airflow from the windows, but usually thermal loss from the glass itself. I have found that some custom cut matts of Reflectix/Coolshield, fitted with magnets on the edges and backed with some felt-like cloth go a long way to minimizing chill coming off the glass. They...