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    2021 Toyota Sienna and Pacifica- how helpful is hybrid for van living?

    I was also interested in the '21 Sienna. AWD and 36 mpg, wow. But I can't believe they put the airbags in the back seats, that's a deal breaker, you don't want to be messing with that stuff, such a pain in the ass. And there are still those damn tracks left after the seats are removed. Why can't...
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    Best small car without conversion

    A newer honda civic hatchback has about 6' of space to lie down in the back... awesome gas mileage too...
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    Live in car for 4 months?

    Very cool... That's a possibility to have sort of a home base I could keep some stuff at and build up, good idea...
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    Live in car for 4 months?

    Ah gotcha. I was looking at the full thule roof rack with cargo box. I don't think I could do the hitch thing on mine...
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    Live in car for 4 months?

    Wow, nice job with that! That is insane you fit so much in there. Looks to be roughly the same size as my civic. Great resources there... That is a great idea, although I'd like to keep the passenger seat for a computer workspace if possible. I have a thinline hollow body guitar that I think...
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    Live in car for 4 months?

    I am considering doing this from june-september. I have a '17 honda civic hatchback, I can remove the rear bench seat so the back seat folds flat and fit a 75" x 30" x 6" latex mattress and have a very comfortable sleeping area; but that's probably about all I can fit; I also have tennis...
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    Sienna...

    Hey, no problem, I actually found it... Interesting idea... although I think inserting them would be a bit involved every time you had to do it...
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    Screen ideas/help... getting close...

    I'm getting close but am looking for ideas for this. My Sienna has built in sunshades that is already a nice screen material so I am going to try to utilize these... I did a test with some cardboard, but instead of cardboard I would make it out of reflectix which would be cut to fit snug in the...
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    Sienna...

    No problem! The bed is 32" wide, then down to 28" wide. Originally I was going to make the whole thing 28", but there was a lot of extra space near the door, and I had the extra mattress to just extend it into there. Very happy I did; I'm a side sleeper and now have plenty of room. Also, I have...
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    Sienna...

    Got the latex cut to size... my original plan of using a jig saw failed, the blade just bounced off of it... ended up using a utility knife which worked ok... Put the mattress in a cotton zippered encasement... This thing is super comfortable, a huge improvement over the 3 couch cushions I...
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    Sienna...

    Building a bed platform in my Sienna... First had to ensure that my guitar will fit under it... Guitar fits... six legs supporting the frame, each one a different length to make it all level... Platform complete... Next up, cutting this slab of latex to fit... (expensive, but it is sooo...
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    Now I can begin

    Isn't that smaller than the Odyssey though? I definitely has less head room...
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    Sustainable Alternative to Luan

    Seems to me if there were no toxins etc. they would make that clear, the fact that they don't makes me skeptical... Purebond stuff from HD would be the way to go I think...
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    Decent mattress?

    OP here... I think I found my mattress solution... 100% natural latex...
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    Decent mattress?

    My problem is all the toxicity in mattresses... unless it's organic cotton and/or wool there is something bad in it...
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    Decent mattress?

    Yeah I'm too worried about the mildew issue... I can always drill holes in the plywood for more airflow... I am thinking about this mattress as well: Mattress #2
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    Decent mattress?

    Thinking of getting this mattress, cutting it down a bit narrower, and putting it on a wooden platform... 6-Inch Memory Foam It's relatively cheap... Anyone use one?
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    Flooring rug / vapor barrier question...

    Cool, yeah I don't think I'll even bother...
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    Flooring rug / vapor barrier question...

    I'm putting down a rug pad and rug on the floor of my minivan which already has a factory carpet on it. Should I put down a sheet of plastic first, then the pad and rug, or not even bother? I was thinking at the least it could at least help with spills...
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    Bed cut into sections?

    I spent several nights on a bed that was 3 separate cushions... it was ok, but sometimes they would separate slightly and that made it uncomfortable and annoying. One thing I was thinking was to make a stopper at each end to hold them in place, I think that would have worked ok because they...
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