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    Make subfloor of high density polyethylene instead of plywood

    Hello everyone Yesterday I was wandering at Menard's and I saw a 4 by 8 feet sheet of what appeared to be a very hard sturdy plastic sheet. It was a quarter inch thick. It felt kind of heavier than a quarter inch of plywood. .. Did some research and looks like some ppl call it starboard in...
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    electric radiant floor heating? , has anyone tried it or heard about it? ?

    I been wondering if I should at least try from home depot their radiant floor heating cables. They come in a mat or you can just get the bare cable and set it up the way you want, I thinking of putting it above the floors polyisio and under the plywood floor. .. Here what I talking about...
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    Nashua foil tape extreme weather.

    Hi all. I am in the middle of the insulation process on my van, using polyisio. I have been combining this tape. http://m.homedepot.com/p/Nashua-Tape-2-7-8-in-x-50-yd-Extreme-Weather-HVAC-Foil-Tape-1207801/100507541 Been using it in combination with some powerful glue (loctite premium...
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    How can I stop a bolt from getting unscrewed with the vibrations of the car?

    Hello everyone. I am still doing my conversion. I just put some 2x3 runners screwed with bolts and special nuts to the ceiling. I afraid the bolts will get unscrewed with time and vibrations. I fear that a lock washer may not hold to the test of time. Should I put construction adhesive...
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    My adventures on the road! !

    Going to lake Michigan! !! I have been willing to get a weekend out in the van . For the first time, I think my van is survivable . since i have no cabinets made yet, I'll just throw in my bed in the floor. Adventure awaits for this weekend !!!!!!! I have spent 2 weekends sleeping in my...
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    To put foil tape on the roof??? T

    Am insulating my van and i thought of a million dollar idea. There is Nashua extreme weather tape that would reflect the sun better than white roofs. We can even tape polyiso on the roof and get more insulation and then top it with foil tape to reflect sun light ???
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    Kreg jig for joining wood

    Hello friends, I am looking into some tutorials online on how to build cabinets for my conversion. Almost all of them talk about the pocket screw system named Kreg jig. In your experience is it worth the investment ??? Is the quality of the end product improved +?? How about the speed of...
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    My slow but hopefully successful NV conversion

    Good night everyone! I am so excited to finally share this conversion with y'all!!!!I'm  so in the early steps of my conversion. Thanks for reading me, it is going to be a long post ..I'll try my best to organize my thoughts, as of now, I've done some progress but overall Me: As I said in my...
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    My Overdue Intro

    Hi all!!! I finally decided to introduce myself, i probably also have an overdue thread on my conversion as well. I should get that posted soon. To all those who read through this whole post, thanks for your time! I came to this forum about 2 years ago inspired by Bob's landing page...
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    Fantastic Fan in a back door??

    Good evening dear friends! Mostly inspired by this forum and Bob's page, I just got an Nissan NV high roof a few weeks ago and am planning on converting it. In order to leave space in the roof for either solar panels and an rv air conditioner, I was thinking of putting the fantastic fan in the...
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    Does an extended version affects your Stealth hability?

    HI all thanks for this wonderful forum. This is my first post ever here, and I am finally about to buy my next home in wheels :):) I am a tall guy and will probably go for a cargo sprinter high top / Nissan NV high top. I'll be always in the city. For the sprinter, there is a short version...
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