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Here's a cheap, good looking way to add outdoor living space to your domicile.  http://livingprepared.blogspot.com/2015/05/tarp-awning-for-van.html I got this from a blog that I follow. Says it could work with van, truck and car. 

Here is a link for cheap, inventive method for adding a tarp to your domicile with wheels.

Battery desulfaters question for SternWake Most desulfator's are variations of the Alstair Couper circuit. I noticed on amazon you can purchase one starting at 25$ and the next one at 35$ and so on to above 100$ or so. They work by pulsing a 55-60 volt current into the battery for...

Rokuten sale of Renogy solar panels. 100 watt setup for $159.99. Here's the link.. http://renogy.shop.rakuten.com/p/solar-panel-starter-kit-100w-1pc-100w-solar-panel-pwm-30a-charge/251682937.html?scid=em_Promotional_20140919DAILY&adid=17992 Seems like good deal. I've ordered from them before.

I have a cheap pancake compressor, made in China of course, that quit pressurizing. I'm taking really cheap, I think I paid $40-$50. It's hardly been used. Anyway being one to never throw any thing away that be fixed I took it apart. It had a pinched rubber gasket in top of the cylinder. No...

Quick question. Around the house I have several items that are the past sell date. Today I had some leftover taco meat,not too left over, so I decided to use it in some Zatarains rice mix, the hot stuff. The Zatarains was 3 years past the sell by date. I cooked the rice like I have a...

I have another interest that I haven't bought into yet, but I'm doing research.  That is Sailboating specifically with a Catalina 22.  So I was reading on their users forum and came across this section, "PROVISIONING TIPS FOR C22 CRUISING".  The postings are around 6 or 7 years...

You might want to take a look at Lehman's.com for some of the items discussed in various threads on here. I've found food dryers, both electric and solar. Found a solar oven there. Also soap nuts from Asia. They even have a "Froe" listed for $42.95. Not too bad a price. If you are...

101 ways to use a 5 gallon plastic bucket. Interesting stuff, some useful for a van dweller. ttps://www.workinggoats.com/?id=545 Enjoy.

I have a fair amount of used foam board. The kind used for meeting display boards. It looks like closed cell foam. It's also backed on both sides with paper. You can find it at any crafts store. My question is how successful would it be to use for insulation. As its 1/4" thick I thought...

If you google technomadia and go to Cherie and Chris's site you will find Cherie's latest chapter in their online ebook, "No Excuses, Go Nomadic".  It's about safety on the road and boondocking.  Very good for those that are or have been apprehensive about going it alone on the...

There are 5 U-Tube videos you gotta see if you are a cat aficionado. Here's where to go.... This will link you to the first one. There are 5. Just Google Henri to get to the rest of them. Number two has over 6 million views. Enjoy.

Came across this on Craiglist this morning. Looks like it would fit a half ton like my Tundra or full size F150 or Chevy what have you. I'm sure they would come down on price. Here's the URL. http://panamacity.craigslist.org/rvs/3436054473.html Oh it's in the Panama City area.

You might want to check out how various states fare with respect to taxes.&nbsp; This webpage looks at state and local taxes and includes; sales tax, property taxes, income tax if the state has it, gas taxes and all taxes.&nbsp; <br /><br />Of course Alaska fares best with a 7% tax burden...

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I was asked to expand on tire date codes I brought up in the 'Haggling' discussion. So here goes. TIRES – DATE CODES Generally accepted rules of thumb for tires are that regardless of low mileage or low tread wear, tires should be replaced every five to seven years maximum (generally...

High all. I live in NW Florida above Bonifay. Work in Tallahassee, rent a room from a couple. In the past I've had a fiberglass trailor, Love Bug. We went all over the place in it. One time rented a full size MH. Took it to Key West to finish up an engineering job. Wife and daughter in it...