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  1. MrNoodly

    You might not want to get that Delica or Pinzgauer after all

    States are starting to classify all sorts of older imported vehicles (including sports cars) as off-highway only, because they don't meet safety regulations. Okay, and what about old domestic vehicles? https://jalopnik.com/here-is-the-organization-behind-the-many-states-banning-1848104429
  2. MrNoodly

    Different kind of cooler

    It’s the season where most of us Northern Hemisphere nomads are thinking more about ways to heat our rigs than to cool them, but I saw this today. It’s a variation on the ice chest swamp cooler. It pumps ice water through the copper coils. I have no idea whether it works better, but I suppose...
  3. MrNoodly

    New batteries

    I knew my eight-year-old Concord Sun-Xtender AGM batteries were approaching the end of their usefulness. They had been taking a lot longer to reach float and they were reading around 12.5V before sunrise instead of their usual 12.7V. The shorter days of winter are approaching, making getting...
  4. MrNoodly

    Poor van

    Saw an ad for a van that said it's "fully insulted." :rolleyes:
  5. MrNoodly

    Today I wished I was a mechanic, with a shop and all that.

    I saw a 1972 Econoline for sale, $750. It had a 300 cubic inch inline 6 and manual transmission, no side windows on the driver side, sliding door, essentially bare interior. The body was in fairly good shape (a desert vehicle) which is important since those things were unibody rather than...
  6. MrNoodly

    Toyota is re-inventing the Chinook camper

    Too bad it's only a show car—at the moment. <a href="https://ibb.co/7ybRm4c"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/88XdZc3/Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-10-29-32-AM.png" alt="Screen-Shot-2021-10-15-at-10-29-32-AM" border="0" /></a>...
  7. MrNoodly

    This reminds me of Quartzsite in high season

    Travel trailer demolition derby
  8. MrNoodly

    Sort of a dream vehicle for me — until you get down to the details

    <a href="https://ibb.co/KNB3ZjM"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/RhtVnpx/Screen-Shot-2021-10-05-at-11-14-02-AM.png" alt="Screen-Shot-2021-10-05-at-11-14-02-AM" border="0" /></a> 26,300 pounds, 9 MPG (6 MPG if towing), $160,000 (used). https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2012-bae-titan/
  9. MrNoodly

    An excellent article about the various reasons people live in vehicles.

    Though the discussion in this article is weighted toward those who would rather not be living in vehicles, it doesn't lump all vehicle dwellers together. It recognizes we're each somewhere on a broad spectrum...
  10. MrNoodly

    GM starts production of an all-electric step van

    It'll be a while before these start to trickle down to the used market where we ordinary nomads might afford them, but it might be good when they do. https://www.motortrend.com/news/gm-brightdrop-electric-delivery-van-ev600-ev410/ GM Starts BrightDrop Electric Delivery Van Production, Expands...
  11. MrNoodly

    No more vans as Airbnb in NYC

    Some enterprising person had seven camper vans parked in the East Village and listed on Airbnb for $97/night — until they  were towed away.  https://boingboing.net/2021/09/29/a-97-night-van-parked-in-manhattan-is-officially-off-airbnb.html
  12. MrNoodly

    Opinions from Ram ProMaster owners

    A group of us were camped together in everything from a compact crossover to a 35-foot Class C motorhome. We were along a scabby dirt road with sort of a mosaic of large flat rocks mixed with football sized rocks and powdery dirt. It wasn't the best place, but it was what was available at that...
  13. MrNoodly

    Yesterday was my 8th "vanniversary"

    Becoming a vehicle dwelling nomad was one of the best decisions I've ever made. It has worked out great. For me. So far. I wish the same happiness for all of you. <a href="https://imgbb.com/"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/C8kWqSb/ajo4w1.png" alt="ajo4w1" border="0" /></a>
  14. MrNoodly

    "It's time to cancel campfires"

    Here's an excerpt from an article in Outside magazine about why we should give up campfires. A week later, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources closed all of its public land in the eastern part of the state. By mid-July, 900 fires had burned 140,000 acres across Washington, and...
  15. MrNoodly

    Helicopter RV

    In the mid-70s Winnebago's Itasca division outfitted a couple of Sikorsky helicopters like RVs and dubbed them Heli-Homes. https://jalopnik.com/winnebago-made-a-flying-rv-that-camped-where-no-other-r-1847458400
  16. MrNoodly

    They don't make 'em like they used to

    <a href="https://ibb.co/g7FPzX4"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/mBFX6YN/60f981911a8ef-d1pymjufvgg61-700.jpg" alt="60f981911a8ef-d1pymjufvgg61-700" border="0" /></a>
  17. MrNoodly

    At least it's well insured

    That's one kind of mobile home/tiny house <a href="https://ibb.co/Y725YN8"><img src="https://i.ibb.co/QF9WzJn/hometruck.jpg" alt="hometruck" border="0" /></a>
  18. MrNoodly

    The dilettantes are starting to throw in the #vanlife towel

    According to this article, as the pandemic is starting to wind down (we hope) a lot of vanlifers are going home, having decided living on the road is not for them after all.  Okay. Now maybe the prices of used vans will return to something more reasonable, and the good boondocking areas will be...
  19. MrNoodly

    One reason I avoid Flagstaff in the summer

    Summer is monsoon season in the southwest. It seems to hit particularly hard in Arizona. Around Flagstaff that usually means mud in the boondocking areas. I spent three days there one summer and couldn't take it any longer. Earlier this week there were two days of flash flooding, exacerbated by...
  20. MrNoodly

    Arizona National Forest closures

    All but one National Forest in Arizona have been closed to recreational use because of fire danger. Kiabab, Coconino, Tonto, Prescott and Apache-Sitgreaves. That's everything from Phoenix to North Rim of the Grand Canyon/Vermillion Cliffs, and from Payson to Alpine. The Coronado NF in...
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