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Does anyone have recent experience with wireless backup cameras? I have a 2012 Ram 2500 pickup /w camper and would like to add a rear view camera. My problem is I cannot find a good way to thread a video cable up to the top of the dash.

Mostly about 60 years experience working with homeless men: During high school and early college I worked part time in a County Mens Home where I got to talk to men who had worked in the CCC and WPA camps. After college I started volunteering at a local mission serving homeless men (still do)...

Probably too late for some of us but younger van lifers might be able to take advantage of this in a few years: https://www.motortrend.com/news/2023-ford-transit-trail-coming-united-states/

Are any of you that travel with or use a Berkey water filter willing to share your experience, good and bad? I am thinking about getting the travel model as a Christmas present to me.

Interesting article and paper on the quiet resulting from the global lockdown: https://goodtimes.sc/this-weeks-issue/pandemic-wildlife/ https://science.sciencemag.org/content/369/6509/1338

I am in need of a 1000W pure sine wave inverter.  Preferably one that doesn't draw much current when not in use.  It will be used to run a mini-fridge. Any recommendations?

For those of you who drool over EVs, an interview with Elon Musk: https://insideevs.com/news/487675/tesla-electric-van-solar-panels-elon-musk/?fbclid=IwAR2CZ-w-n7hMZtmKZ5r09YBOETWjHZPtFFotYJyJ4r3AW_5q6_QvMl9Mpvg

I need to replace my refrigerator.  I have some questions for those of you who are successfully using a 110V dorm (mini) refrigerator:  - What make/model are you using?  - How many watts does it typically use in a day?  - What size inverter?  Pure sine wave?  - How did you mount the fridge in...

Does anyone have experience with any one of the many cheap perscription eyeglass sellers on the internet?

Keep your propane stored in a well ventilated (to the outside) compartment and invest in a propane detector. https://globalnews.ca/news/7040321/slave-lake-campground-explosion/

This was posted on another site that I visit.  Pictures of Route 66 from the 1950's: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8274745/Charles-Custer.html We had family in Los Angeles, so I probably traveled this route at least once as a boy in the 50's.  These pictures triggered a few memories.

I am going to be spending about 4 months this summer wandering around Canada.  I would like to have a phone that I can use to call the US on a regular basis.  Currently, everything I am finding is complicated and expensive.  Any ideas?

For those of you who salivate over electric vehicles here is another announcement of an electric truck: https://jalopnik.com/the-atlis-xt-electric-pickup-concept-could-have-500-mil-1831575920

I read a lot.  I have a lot of books.  Too many books.  I hate to get rid of books and have run out of room for storing books.  So I am want to start getting books electronically.  Which means I need to decide what electronic book reader is the best solution for a mobile, off grid environment...

I'm having problems accessing 'Freecampsites.net'.  First time after turning on the laptop I get the title page and this message pops up: After that the page will not respond.  Trying to access the site again get no response (blank screen). Worked fine last time I accessed it about 2 weeks...

A statement made in the 'Going Green' forum stated 'so many nomads [are] vegan' that I am not sure is true.  Hence a poll.

I have two questions: Is it advisable and what are the risks of using a variable voltage power supply set at absorption voltage to charge my house batteries, checking once an hour or so?       The good and the bad of placing an inverter close to the battery/alternator under the hood and running...

I don't know if this is the correct place to post this but I saw a number of other refrigerator questions here, so here goes: I have an old (1982) Norcold DE-251D refrigerator that I think is on its last legs.  It is starting to use more current, it is not holding temperature well, and the door...

I am going to be traveling into an area of Montana that is downwind of the major fires there.  I was just wondering if anyone has looked at how much the smoke in the air is affecting the output of their panels.