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While out of the States --- Smallish portable washing machines... look for highest RPM spin cycle - makes for EZ quick drying... one dropped from USA sales had 1400rpm and twin tubs so last load rinse water could be used as next load wash cycle...

"ETFE" film is a recent upgrade to flex panels - has a 15 year life span versus 15 or 30 months... Search it out, for top tier man'f panels there can be warranty out 10 years or more. Though... that makes the PV wire a new weak spot, gentle routing and anchoring near panel & even a caulk...

I'd like to find Tyvek housewrap rolls (4'x50') that were just blank white - did not have man'f & trade name name printed all over every inch (seems like) and then use the paper as EXTERIOR sun blockers on my window van that has forty feet or so of windows... Tyvek is nearly inert, light weight...

My experience with gel foam & memory foam mattresses / toppers has been they are life sucking torture devices in cold weather, spent more than a few nights where I finally got warm FIVE minutes before having to get up & moving... And that was on top of 2-inch R10 insulation board - cold makes...

What conditions are you insulating for?

Using a stand-on-it force on the cross-tree or OEM lug wrench — with or without the support board shown — still depends on SMART FOOTWEAR... Yeah, midnight & pouring rain fixing a flat I was only able to break two of six lug bolts loose because my nylon hiking shoes were as worn out as the...

Years back I test ran a $400 Panasonic inverter type microwave against a $50 induction portable cook plate - the plate boiled a liter of water about 10% faster using 400w less draw.. . When I summered in my van three years ago I unpacked the then 7 or 8 year old induction cook plate from...

I was hoping to see a pop-up pipe boot that collapses back under the cover lid : ) With a mitered 4” pipe to leave room when covered — and with hinge pins pulled it’d be sleek… Wind gusts giving top flue the potion of motion is a worry - if a tripod brace the upslope flashing saddle would be...

Nine years with my Promaster and 'Van' covers it unless I am trying to be cute then its 'Vanborghini' (Italian-Made).

Beware melting flatscreens : ) But... what we really want to know is the UFO, umnn sink, just a one-off that flew in never to be repeated or are they 'out there' to buy? I have a never-fired Salamander Hobbit stove that took 10 months to ship - once it arrived life had made some changes and...

This project has got to me, really nearly ready to make a leap and test my skills doing something similar ... just wait, there will be another video and I'll be daydreaming for another week : )

Way back saw a genny mounted on a trailer A-frame, the neat thing was drop down legs to separate vibration off of trailer frame - lift A-frame high & drop legs then level trailer—- IIRC he could padlock lock it down for travel and had a short coiled bicycle lock cable to keep it safe while up on...

Apologies in advance : ) - umnnn with all that kindling looking so fine show us the smoke detector? There is an efficiency cheat on window unit A/C's that might sabotage your build - they restrict evap condensate draining and have a tab on the condenser fan that splashes water everywhere so...

Anyhow, brilliant content and decent covideography, keep up the good work. I had a buddy building a microtrailer on one of those now illegal harbor freight small trailers - i coaxed him into into writing equipment suppliers of items he was interested using officious looking letterhead paper...

Looking forward to mo' bettah uncovid Sir - please? okay? Soonest! Doors'n Windows foam - just went through five cans, key to it doing void filling is layers over time, gun in 1/2 to 3/4" serpentine coils and move on to next part and switch back once its toughened up... got to love the aerosol...

The #1 item - first tool in - should be a two or three foot length of one-inch pipe to get better leverage on an OEM lug nut wrench. Yes, of course, we are sturdy types and frozen bolts don't scare us, but it might not be you driving someone out or even your vehicle that needs the help. (Four...

wallymart sells granular citric acid for home canning - Ball Bulk Citric Acid 420g Bottle $7 - a drop of dishwasher rinse aid seems to help it undercut stalagmites & stalactites easier :)

I've been pondering a aluminum skinned truck camper to build in/over a Jeep pickup - Looking at your framing now I'm thinking .032" bowed roof & over-the-cab front then 1/4" plywood to drape the sides and wrap the back... I'd like to see details on those three main ribs - is there any give...

The luxury of new LEDs - the single most useful light I've used was a small fllod lamp on a lanyard around the neck, similar to an employee ID, where the light source is slightly hooded or angled down to keep glare passively out of the wearers' eyes - whichever way you want to go/work everything...

With 'exhaust only' and a powerful fan there needs to be low-restriction make up air entering the living space... So, screens on all open windows (to get airflow) is mandatory & good fitting door seals etc. againsts zillions of skeeters on the prowl just hoping to ride in your camper! Just...