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As a campground host, I've been able to see some interesting jobs that allow or insist on travel. I met a lady late last night whose job is to hike to specific lakes and streams to gather water samples for the Forest Service. They pay her camping fees. I don't know how much she makes or how many...

Here's a job some of you may be interested in. Most of the jobs are in one location, but a few require the applicant to be able to travel at a moment's notice. For these jobs the ability to drive into remote, desolate locations is a must. Must have own vehicle and/or RV or trailer as the company...

I have two 3024i connected to two 285 watt, 60 cell, Solarworld panels topped off with a ProRemote with shunt. Everything has been working superbly except for the last 2 or 3 weeks. The charge controllers weren't charging properly, so I turned off the solar panels, then turned off the charge...

I thought about putting this in personal hygiene, but since H2O2 is so biodegradable, I put it here. It is one of the most biodegradable products that I know of. I got bit by a dog, so I put the blood to use for this test. I used a pair of light blue underwear to blot up some blood. This way if...

The AC unit that has been talked about here recently on CRVL is on sale. This is the manual control version one and has the low power start up and everything else the digital control panel one has. Correct me if I am wrong on that...

This thread is for a poll only. Credit goes to [email protected] for the great idea. Not everyone will fit perfectly within the choices or the poll would be crazy-long. It doesn't matter if you have a sticks and bricks home in addition to a Cheap-RV-Living-type-of-home. Full time is not a...

Here is a pic of my trailer. I'm a camp host this year and am staying in a camping spot marked "Camp Host". When campers are looking for me, often times they will stop in their vehicle, look at the trailer, then drive off. Or they will walk around the trailer trying to find the door while...

In Colorado there's a commercial from Shed City USA that frequently plays on the radio. There are various versions on the theme, but all have to do with a man being incomplete without a shed. They're kinda funny. But when I first heard them ask the tagline, "What's a man without a shed?" I...

This experiment came about by chance. I got a blood stain on a shirt. I also wash laundry by hand with a purpose built plunger for doing laundry in a bucket. At the time I was using Sal Suds made by Dr. Bronner and it didn't get rid of it after it went through the wash. So I pre-treated it with...

It's both of course. The pendulum will swing both ways given enough time. However, there is one aspect that seems to work in favor of people living the mobile lifestyle: employers. Some employers must have mobile people that are able to live in their various rigs while they work for days, weeks...

When using my new MiFi everything loads fast: YouTube, Netflix, online banking, etc. Craigslist, however, is crazy slow. So slow as to be unusable. But when connected to other Internet like at the library, CL is fast like normal. I've tried using different browsers, and clearing cache. Am going...

I bought one of the Jetpacks (6620L) that Jim and Bob and have talked about. The laptop will connect to the MiFi unit, but the MiFi unit won't connect to the Internet. It says it has service (It says 3G. No 4G near Meeker, CO according to the MiFi unit despite what the Verizon map says.) but...

It's a good little oven for $40. It uses 45 watts (4 amps). That is a small amount, but it does add up over time. The small load is easier on the batteries; FLA batteries don't like heavy loads. The one I got has the cigarette lighter plug-in so it is that much more efficient. An inverter will...

So you decided to set up your own system. You have purchased your solar panels and now you need a charge controller. How can you tell if a charge controller is big enough to handle the panel(s)? This can be somewhat complicated, so I'm going to try to keep it simple as possible for a person...

My cargo trailer is 23 inches/58 cm off the ground. I'm OK with stepping about half way up to get in. Does anyone have a preference for a step? Plastic, folding, aluminum...? A retractable one would be ideal, but wires run through the inside of the frame, so I don't dare drill or weld to install...

If you had the opportunity to build a charge controller, what options/features would you want? What would you not want ? This can get incredibly complicated as some of you out there will want to talk about the pros and cons of different types of diodes. I don't want to get that detailed as that...

It has come to my attention that a surprising number of people forgo the optional temperature sensor. It's too important not to have one and here's why. (Some if not all lithium with a BMS, battery management system, probably do better without the temp sensor from the charge controller, so this...

This should help give people an idea of what it would take to electrically heat a small, highly insulated, off grid trailer. WalMart had a 250 watt heater on sale for $10, so I thought this could be an affordable experiment. I also picked up a programmable timer so the heater doesn't run too...

Hi guys. I had used some ugly words that polluted this great site. For that I'm sorry. It has been bugging me for a couple days now and wanted to let you know you won't see that from me anymore. Who wants to read that? Not me, that's for sure! Anyway, future posts from me will be appropriate...

Found out earlier today that I'm disallowed from working at the beet harvest in Montana because I'm single and not a couple; due to limited spaces at the campgrounds, they have to maximize the limited amount of spaces available. I told her all I have is a truck and 12 foot trailer, but I still...