thrift store find

[rvpopeye]

When I am workamping it is not too unusual to find all kinds of camping and fishing gear next to the dumpster.
They either are so disgusted with it after a rainy weekend and never will go camping again or don't have any use for it back in the big city . Either way , it sure makes my day !

 

[wagoneer]

As a struggling young couple with toddlers our 2 person tent in the station wagon was getting way too crowded while dumping at the campsite I found a 2 room coleman tent bundled next to the dumpster, our local goodwill allows the workers to process walk in donations. I found 4 lbs. of Sterling silver flatware in a plastic taped up bundle for $4.95

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

I love sterling silver flatware. I ended up with two sets of them from two estates sales, one was a friends other was family. I even told them it's worth a lot of money and nobody was interested they tossed it into the goodwill pile. Had it melted down back when it was at it's highest and walked away with a check for $2800.00 and two one ounce silver bars. I found the place that does the actual melting and asked if they could make me two bars in addition to cash and they said no problem.

 

[SoulRaven]

well another great thrift store day i got a early 70's lantern for $8.00 another great find that works

 

[SoulRaven]

at some point i am going to put thrift store find photos on here to show the van dweller used and usable gear up to show most of my gear is second hand and out of walmart .

 

[SoulRaven]

found this today for 25.00 thought it was a great deal good seals and fits the top of the van

 

[DannyB1954]

Anyone use Thinsulate to insulate their van? I was thinking about shopping a Goodwill for comforters made with Thinsulate or other synthetic fiber. You can get a large one for less than $15. It gets covered up anyway. I suppose one could put it on the inside surface of the wall by holding it in place with some furring strips. pick a comforter with a nice pattern and it would also be your wall paper.

 

[ArtW]

i thought I saw a thread where someone did that, not sure who though

 

[TrainChaser]

Buster/Dog: If, for some reason, the fastener on your cartop carrier breaks, you can often make an emergency fastener in the form of a pair of vice grips; the width of the grips fit right into the tracks of the carrier.

DannyB: Only Thinsulate is Thinsulate -- most comforter fillers are just polyester fiber. If you were to compare the two, you would see that the Thinsulate fibers are extremely fine; polyester fibers are much thicker and not nearly as efficient at trapping air or reflecting back body heat. Thinsulate is more like down, but it doesn't shift around so much.

 

[OutdoorFT]

I need to stop buying new (only specific things) and start thrifting. I love you guys

 

[SoulRaven]

i do the thrift stores because people i am trying to do this on a really tight budget .and i do craigslist some but there is a safety factor for that like meeting the other party in a neutral place where a lot of people are .

 

[DannyB1954]

DannyB:  Only Thinsulate is Thinsulate -- most comforter fillers are just polyester fiber.  If you were to compare the two, you would see that the Thinsulate fibers are extremely fine; polyester fibers are much thicker and not nearly as efficient at trapping air or reflecting back body heat.  Thinsulate is more like down, but it doesn't shift around so much.

I was thinking that if it can keep you warm in a cool room, it should have some insulation value. Body temp 98.6 room temp 58, That is a 40 degree spread. I also thought about buying used sleeping bags. 

Today the local Goodwill had a half price sale. I bought two king size comforters for $7 a piece. I do have a king size bed in my Class A, so they will not go to waste if I choose not to use them. Maybe I will line a cardboard box with a comforter, put an old style light bulb inside and then measure inside and outside temps.

 

[SoulRaven]

what a great deal

 

[SoulRaven]

yesterdays find off of craigslist and i got a while back a truck bed box

 

[SoulRaven]

yesterdays find off of craigslist and i got a while back a truck bed box

 

[Ballenxj]

Anyone use Thinsulate to insulate their van? I was thinking about shopping a Goodwill for comforters made with Thinsulate or other synthetic fiber. You can get a large one for less than $15. It gets covered up anyway. I suppose one could put it on the inside surface of the wall by holding it in place with some furring strips. pick a comforter with a nice pattern and it would also be your wall paper.

The biggest thing I would worry about when using Thinsulate next to the metal walls of a van would be condensation. Thinsulate is a cloth like material that I think might absorb and trap condensation creating a big problem.

 

[OutdoorFT]

I could use that truck bed box. I better keep my eye out for one.

 

[SoulRaven]

great to cook on and store cooking gear

 

[DannyB1954]

The biggest thing I would worry about when using Thinsulate next to the metal walls of a van would be condensation. Thinsulate is a cloth like material that I think might absorb and trap condensation creating a big problem.

Thinsulate is a type of polyester fiber that does not adsorb moisture.

 

[SoulRaven]

I could use that truck bed box. I better keep my eye out for one.

i thought that it would help keep the dogs out of the stove and make more room in the van for the pack and i.