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  1. eDJ_

    Van life bill for California students

    I know property around most University Campuses is at a premium. Generally speaking the new gains in property is generally leveled and paved as parking. Unfortunately that never seems to last long as new buildings are purposed and there goes the parking lots. It would make sense to let Van...
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    How do you stretch your income?

    When I got out of school for the last time I lucked into this job at a beer carryout & party store. I was sending out resumes while applying to out of town jobs. I was told that by the end of summer when the hot weather was over I'd be laid off. OK with me. The pay wasn't great but I...
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    Hello everyone!

    Welcome to the Van Living Forum. Sounds like a notable project. In less than a couple of months loads of young people will be getting out of school and hitting the road to look for opportunity and some adventure just as I did long ago. My Own Story Here
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    Bigfoot?

    No sightings of Big Foot around my area, but in the mid 60's, in my school days, we had a creature called "Mothman" 20 miles north of me. Numerous sightings always at night time. About the time this was happening a bridge across the Ohio River collapsed and fell into the river during rush...
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    Anyone Else Like Indian Food?

    I hadn't tried Indian food until just a few years ago. I became involved in a volunteer organization where the three other members in my chapter were from India. Two were retired engineers and one was a contractor and restaurateur. I got along well with them and in time was able to use my...
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    Cascades

    Welcome to the Van Living Forum Miltiadis ! Some of us here are from your general area. In the "Share Your Story" category of the forum, there's a "Captain's Logs" board that may interest you. Post your story and photos of your travels and some of the members may join in with you. Captain's...
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    Getting started

    Welcome Lane to the Van Living Forum :) Just spend some time looking around plenty of information to get you started. Fortunately it doesn't take a lot to get started. Bob Wells demonstrates a way of using a Rental Uhaul Van and some stuff he bought to use for an outing in this Youtube...
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    Camper Trailer That's Also a Boat

    Looking back to the late 1950's era there was an early versions of this form of amphibious RV. Aqua-Trail produced the "Terra Marina", which some would have called a Boat Camper, was an all metal product. Fiberglass was a fairly new construction material that was just beginning to show up...
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    Camper Trailer That's Also a Boat

    Looking around Youtube, I notice that there are several upscale water going RV's in production. It seems some of these go in the water with their wheels & trailer as a built in. Others are small house boats that are launch from the trailers that they are transported on. I could see these...
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    Camper Trailer That's Also a Boat

    I agree. But like most products that have been innovated and produced......it started with a dream. In fact Walt Disney built his empire on the slogan.."If you can dream it, you can do it". Today we realize how far Disney's enterprise was ahead of his time. And RV's like those Cara-boats...
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    Camper Trailer That's Also a Boat

    On Saturday's there are a few things I like to watch on TV. Quest or Dabl are a couple of channels that showcase things that they are doing over in the UK. Today I was watching a couple who purchased an old "Camper Boat" and restored it. It seems that this small trailer is as much a boat...
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    How do you stretch your income?

    Recently I found this book in the Public Library and it's the work of a young woman who has really lived a hard life of misfortune in pursuit of the American Dream. She recounts doing everything right only to wind up with disappointments beyond her control and a train load of debt, thus her...
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    Wire audio, is correct or not!?

    Interesting. That is the same way I ran my House Battery cable back from my continuous duty solenoid. The starter battery is located close to the continuous duty solenoid that activates only when the engine is running. The alternator cable was extended across the engine bay (to where the...
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    Very Early Experimental Aircraft, The 1st flying car IMHO is the 1st shown in this 18 min you tune

    A lot of those early "Bat-Men" died trying to perfect those wing suits. The earliest of them began in 1917 over 100 years ago now. Notice the evolution of today's suits which are more sleek and take into consideration the rate at which a body falls thru the air. In today's suits the skydiver...
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    Power source?

    I used to visit my Texas relatives during the summer as a kid. It was hot and dry there when I visited and they cooled their homes with swamp coolers. I remember my younger cousin showing me how he hooked up the garden hose to the swamp cooler to supply the water to the media element. Then we...
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    30-Amp Circuit Analyzer melted

    My guess ? Whatever was plugged into it was over or pushing the limits of what this device was rated for. That could have been from a multiple of unknowns. (even a long extension cord to a heavy draw appliance like an electric grill used outside on a picnic table) Best practice would be to...
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    Power source?

    Lots to consider hmm Britney. I hope we haven't scared you off allready :P As you can see there are those with experience offering advice and what works for one doesn't work for all. It might help if we had a little more information about your general location and the areas you may be...
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    Power source?

    What I've actually seen people using on Vans that have a receiver hitch is a set up that will cost close to $1000 bucks. A rear door window mounted 5000 btu "Soft Start" air conditioner. A sturdy Cargo Rack mounted into the van's receiver hitch. 500 lb capacity Rack A 2000 watt (or more)...
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    I change my DC-DC 20A to 40A

    Welcome to the Van Living Forum King. The 8 gauge would probably do what you are wanting to do but it's up to you. Many here would use a fuse at either end of that 13 ft run on the positive just for safety. Like these:
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    Very Early Experimental Aircraft, The 1st flying car IMHO is the 1st shown in this 18 min you tune

    In watching these videos it occurs to me how fortunate we have been to have camera's, especially moving picture cameras, to record the early beginnings of aviation and flying machines. And many other innovations of the Industrial Revolution in America. Recording sound began in 1877 with...
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