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    How to tell your friends and fam?

    For me being a relatively young van-dweller in a big city makes this a little easier.  See in Manhattan there's a veritable cornucopia of fine "hipster" women who are already convinced that living an alternative lifestyle is punk rock and oh-so-cool, yet they can't conceive of actually...
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    best/cheapest/easiest way to find a place to sleep

    Yeah learning to not be stressed about random overnight parking took me a good couple of weeks to get used to. &nbsp;Now I sleep like a babe for a full 8 hours even on New York streets with literally 200+ pedestrians per hour walking right next to my van <img...
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    best/cheapest/easiest way to find a place to sleep

    Any gas station parking lot, &nbsp;open-late fast food parking lot, &nbsp;highway rest area, cheap hotel parking lot, &nbsp;etc. &nbsp;The odds that anyone will knock on your van door in these places if you've only been parked for 8 hours or so is really small. &nbsp;In my somewhat amateur...
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    folding bikes ?

    I see these all over NYC, but I don't think I've ever seen two that are exactly the same. Does anyone have any experience with these ? &nbsp;I'm trying to figure out if the high end ones are worth the extra $ or not. &nbsp;&nbsp;I'm gonna see if I can find a place that'll let me test drive a few...
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    can an e150 van withstand 90mph winds ?

    Guys thanks for the advice.&nbsp; That projectile gravel just sounded too scary so I got the heck outta there.&nbsp; I drove a couple hundred miles west to Harrisburg, PA where I'm sure to be safe.&nbsp; I figure one of the advantages of being in a van is the ability to be mobile when the...
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    can an e150 van withstand 90mph winds ?

    Can a ford e150 cargo van withstand sustained 90mph winds without flipping over ?&nbsp; I've found a relatively flood proof and debris minimizing location in which to do battle with Irene, but I would still be exposed to the wind of a category 2 hurricane.&nbsp; This is not an extended top van...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    <div><br></div><div>Most of my family and extended family lives in GA and some of them have most graciously allowed me to share their mailbox. &nbsp;My van is registered in GA, I have a GA drivers license that doesn't expire until 2016, and I have a GA tag that expires in October. &nbsp;I had an...
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    RV boondocking in New York City

    Check out what I'm camping behind tonight in the Lower East Side<div><br></div><div><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6071965467_948c063eb0_z.jpg"></div><div><div><div><br></div><div><div><div>I know she's beautiful but try to pry your eyes off my stealth camper van and check out the...
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    magnet men to the rescue!

    <img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6072298308_271e24c18f_z.jpg"><div><br></div><div>don't let his cuteness fool you this lil blue guy is a strong man who never gets tired.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Watch as he helps hold secure a US Army spec wool blanket that's more than 100...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Courier"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier; ">By...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Courier; ">Honestly no they're not stealth at all, but in the south where mosquitoes are legion the skeeter beater is a necessity no matter what the...
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    affiliate marketing - dating site niche

    </div></div><div><br></div><div>Please note that the links I provided are not affiliate links. &nbsp;That means I'm not going to earn money for referring people to these legit companies. &nbsp;I could have used affiliate links to make 10% profit from anyone joining the program but I didn't do...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    ah yes one other addition I almost forgot: &nbsp; SKEETER BEATER!!!!!<div><br></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://www.theskeeterbeater.com/" target="_blank">http://www.theskeeterbeater.com/</a></div><div><br></div><div>can't live without...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    <br><div><br></div><div>Thanks dust! &nbsp;I'm very proud of my gear.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>As for the National Luna Portable Power Pack.. &nbsp;I first saw it on a thread in this forum:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.shtfm.com/" target="_blank">http://www.shtfm.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;It turns...
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    affiliate marketing - dating site niche

    <div> </div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><br></div><div>Yea thats the thing. &nbsp;Make no qualms about it.. In order to do this work you have to pretend to be someone you're not in order to make a recommendation about a service which you do not really...
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    affiliate marketing - dating site niche

    OK so I have a 100% legal sales technique for making very consistent money online. This technique is a much better fit for women than for guys. &nbsp;I don't use this technique myself but I've helped dozens of&nbsp;&nbsp;young ladies get started doing this full time. &nbsp;Don't worry ladies it...
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    Mini Fridge VS. Igloo Cooler

    I've only been full-timing for a week now so take my advice with a grain of salt, BUT I did attempt to research this topic. &nbsp;From what I discovered if you want to full-time with a fridge and have it run 24/7 you either need a propane fridge, or you need a dedicated battery that charges off...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    <div><br></div><div>I think Amazon is your best bet. &nbsp;You can buy them used there for a few bucks cheaper, maybe you can find a package deal too. &nbsp;This stuff isn't particularly cheap but they're built really well. &nbsp; The zippers are extremely heavy duty. &nbsp;I often put extremely...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    <div><br></div><div>thanks</div><div><br></div><div>My most frequently worn cloths live in "eagle creek packit cubes" which hang from the brass hooks &nbsp;installed every couple of feet where the ceiling meets the walls. &nbsp;I have one cube for socks, a couple for teeshirts, underwear, etc...
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    new Manhattan apartment

    Yeah don't get it twisted I'm a dude. &nbsp; The van is named after a character in my favorite novel "Dune". &nbsp; &nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Thanks sl1966 I've just added&nbsp;<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family...
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