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    The mini knock

    $8 is cheap. 
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    Non-toxic Mosquito forcefield?

    Thermacells is the ticket in my book. 
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    Trailler for serious adventurers.

    That is one of the most thought out trailers of its kind I have seen.&nbsp; I bet the tag is high too.<br><br>Cool
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    Living in a Truck

    I gave my son my older dodge Dakota&nbsp;1999 it is still running strong and I put lots of miles on it and he is 19 so being gentle is not happening.&nbsp; Good truck.
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    Fishing pole recommendation?

    The best and cheapest hard case for rods are PVC pipe with a threaded cleanout.&nbsp; For the reels, go to any box lumber store and get a tool box.&nbsp; Mine go into a Stanley waterproof box.&nbsp; I have made and sold surf fishing carts for $50 and sold them at the parking lots for $150.&nbsp...
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    Fishing pole recommendation?

    If I am surf, jetty or pier fishing I use a $25 hand truck.&nbsp; I put a 1 foot piece of 1 1/2" PVC on it with a bungee cord.&nbsp; I put my cooler and tackle box on the platform turn around and walk where I am going.&nbsp; <br><br>Flyfishing, all goes in rod tubes and reel cases.&nbsp...
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    Fishing pole recommendation?

    You did well and he told you correct info.&nbsp; <br><br>The live line real you are talking about the Okume Avenger is a decent reel, but it is unlikely you would need it jetty or pier fishing.&nbsp; IMO it is fish specific.&nbsp; I use one when I live line stripers, bluefish and a larger...
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    Interesting Money Safe for Travelers

    Ain't no way my cash is going in my reese hitch.&nbsp; A spare key, maybe.&nbsp; My cash and cards, nada.&nbsp; <br><br>Here is a note: Separate your money in small amounts and in different areas.&nbsp; IE All your eggs in one basket. <br><br>Don't have large sums of money.&nbsp; The po po...
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    Starting new life.

    Wish you the best.&nbsp; Been there, done that.&nbsp; The only words I will say to keep in your head are this.&nbsp; "Most people give up moments before they succeed." Never give up!
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    How important is a spare tire

    IMO it is like getting in a boat with no life jacket.&nbsp; Yea, it is not life or death, but flat tires don't happen in the best of place/time/conditions.&nbsp;
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    scarlett's boondocking thread

    <p>@ Scarlett, build your system over time.&nbsp; You could get a 100w plug and play system and add-on as money allowed until you get the watts need to live off grid full time.&nbsp; The money spent would be money saved in the long run.&nbsp; <br><br>If that RV park is costing $400 a month...
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    Day Labor, Anyone?

    What&nbsp;are your skills?&nbsp;When someone asks what do you do for a living, what do you say?&nbsp; Answer that and&nbsp;find a way to do it for yourself.&nbsp; I&nbsp;entire career has been a temp, day labor, etc. and I am a carpenter.&nbsp; There is no hiring full time.&nbsp; You can think...
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    Rusty holes in floor

    Scrap the fiberglass, it will not bond well.&nbsp;
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    What type of wall for the shower room?

    When ever I remodel a kitchen, I line the sink cabinet with FRP as that cabinet gets al the junk cleaners and if a pipe leaks it won't seep into the junk wood that these cabinets are made with.&nbsp; I did in my old home, and you pull all the junk out and wipe it out.&nbsp; Clean again and the...
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    What type of wall for the shower room?

    The FRP panels can be power washed that is how tough they are.&nbsp; I was GF on the Gander Hill prison shower upgrade. we install some 2500 sheets of the stuff in phase one and 3000+ sheets in phase two.&nbsp;
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    What type of wall for the shower room?

    FRP bends well if it is heated.&nbsp; No different than fiber conduit or trex style decking.&nbsp; I would not use the FRP as a floor for a few reasons, one the joint at the wall will leak and second the slip factor.&nbsp; Get a shower pan, the cheapest I have seen them in $20 new for a 30" x...
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    Rusty holes in floor

    As to the floor of that van, what I would do is wash it out, get some roll on bedliner (duraback, herculiner) coat the floor on the inside, get under it with some undercoat spray and coat it, than get a piece of 1/8" 4x8 sheet of diamond plate and self tap it down.&nbsp; Quick, cheaper in the...
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    Rusty holes in floor

    I have two, a Metabo and a Dewalt.&nbsp; I use them for many things from grinding and cutoff on metal, to diamond wheel and tile/concrete.&nbsp; I beat them up pretty good and they still work.&nbsp; Got to blow the dust out of the motor once in a while.&nbsp; Cheap tools are ok for a one and...
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    Rusty holes in floor

    I agree with Willy on the grinder.&nbsp; Some people with Sawzall's scare me.&nbsp; LOL
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    Here is how you beat the system (THE MATRIX)! Plus a rundown of various options!

    I watched His Holiness "Daili Lama" documentaries, three of them to be exact.&nbsp; A few things he said that struck home, one every generation thinks the sky is falling, one most man live life like they are never going to die and never really live and the last thing was what we put our...
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