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    Turtle Tuff Shelters

    Wondering if anybody has any experience with Turtle Tuff Shelters??<br><br>They are not cheap but several people on YouTube and elsewhere say they are a better option than an RV to escape the collapse and set up a livable situation in the Boondocks ... I find that hard to believe.
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    Oriental Grocery Store Cheat Sheet??

    Vantrekkers thread on Easy Stir-Fry brings up a sore point for me personally...I love going into Oriental Grocery Stores but don't know my arse from a hole in the ground...I feel foolish even. Vantrekker mentioned a Vegetarian Mushroom flavored stir fry sauce which sounds awesome...something I...
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    Stealth Parking 101...In the Country and Small Towns

    I live in a rural area, with small towns of 400 to 10,000 inbetween and am wondering where the experienced boondockers would choose to live stealthily in this setting...versus cities or suburbia??? I have a friend who is vandwelling and he overnites just in the Walmart lot but this is a limited...
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    Question for our Canadian Friends??

    Wondering if any of the Canadian members of this board have any knowledge of the current level of difficulty for a non-Canadian to enter Canada as an immigrant of whatever level or status it is called there now?? Any experience as to what is required...how much it might cost...how long it might...
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    Major new threat to Public Land access

    Since I'm a newbie, I'd like analysis from the pros on our site<br><br><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_0d5141c8-e95d-11e0-a7ae-001cc4c03286.html">www.bozemandailychronicle.com/opinions/article_0d5141c8-e95d-11e0-a7ae-001cc4c03286.html<br></a><br>
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    Critique/Advice Requested

    Hey guys-<br>I have a friend who's lost his job and is nearly out of money...whoaa, where've we heard that before?? He's buying a small used travel trailer and wants to regroup and drop out to somewhere maybe in West Virginia. He has a tiny income and has the idea to find a broke farmer that...
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    Earthquakes - Good Reason for being MOBILE

    Today was a first in my life - a 5.9 EARTHQUAKE in Virginia, of all places. The Pentagon and lots of Washington DC evacuated.&nbsp; I have friends in High Point North Carolina and THEY felt it...epicenter possibly 41 miles NW of Richmond.<br><br>This brings me to a major reason I want to go...
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    Fiberglass Egg Trailers

    I'm thinking of adding an egg trailer to my property...you know, the fiberglass little bitsy ones like the Burro or Boler or Casita...well, not the 13 footer, more like the 16 footers.&nbsp; Please forgive me if this topic is covered elsewhere as I didn't see it. Wondering how many readers on...
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    Nomadic off-grid cooking choices

    I am preparing for a grid-down situation and just bought several items, including:<br><br>a Kelly Kettle<br>Stanisport Butane cooking stove with 36 butane cartridges<br>a Rocket Stove that burns wood/charcoal/twigs/leaves etc...used by NGO's in Haiti<br><br>would love to hear what cooking...
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    Solar Generators Worth It??

    Wondering if anyone has any experience with the SUNRUNNER solar generators out of Port Republic Virginia?? They are pricey at $3800 plus. Same question with all those email and internet ads for the solar generators from Solutions From Science ($1800 to $3600)...Brian Brawdy I think his name...
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    1990's Ford Engine/Transmission issues

    Being a newbie and one who is a mechanical klutz to boot...in looking at zillions of ads I see a disturbing trend...very often on 1990's motorhomes with Ford engines I see that the transmission is blown or needs repair or was replaced or rebuilt...VERY often See this moreso than with Dodge or...
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    I have an Insurance question

    I'm still looking for a reasonably priced 1990ish class b (24-26 foot Born Free or Chinook)and was wondering...before I call my insurance agent (Uugghh)... what some of you might be paying for real minimal insurance on vehicles from the 1990's?? And maybe some advice...am I crazy to be thinking...
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    Are Survival Food Opportunities Real??

    Wondering if the newish Survival Food Money-making opportunities are for real and do-able for the mobile rubber tramping set?? Two I have seen are eFoods and SamAndy Foods...now while logistically they make sense because they are generally freeze-dried or dehydrated and only require boiling...
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    On the Road Making Money expertise to exchange

    I have a unique idea that is proven and am seeking someone currently living in a van type RV or Class B motorhome. I have in the past and now want to develop an adult education short course (1 day, maybe 3-4 hour course) using your expertise in HOW YOU LIVE AND TRAVEL in your van. Here's the...
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    New in Virginia/North Carolina

    Lots of great info on this site. I'm just now looking into getting an rv type van.&nbsp; Step one was accomplished:&nbsp; Got out of living in Florida to escape the economic collapse, crowds, traffic, congestion, crime, hurricanes AND fire ants!!!! Relocated out of the way in Southside Virginia...
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