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some texas redneck posted:
Nice thanks! I didn't even notice it was lacking the file name extension
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Welp, first camping trip, some friends own a golf course north of sexsmith Alberta, so we're going there for the weekend for a birthday party, after that, heading to kelowna on Sunday, about 1000km south.Interested to see if the tires hold up. They're 6 years old but very little usage.
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Jul 27, 2016 07:45
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 Parked just outside Valemount, BC https://goo.gl/maps/2wVD4VG3LUs Spent the night there amongst the semi's who shut their engines off since it was cool enough to not need A/C. Got to Kelowna BC about 1pm, rested for the night and then went on a wine tour with the UK Director of nuclear energy. I didn't know him beforehand but his wife and him were really cool!
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Aug 3, 2016 05:45
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Well, we made it over two years! The park has been slowly edging out the RV dwellers, and we're like one of the last five left. Rather than leave our fate up to their hands, we decided to get a little place for the winter, and found a cute little 500 square foot + 200 sf shed cottage in a very convenient part of Denver for a song. Tomorrow we get keys and start uh, i guess buying some Ikea furniture? Heh. We'd keep it up but it's time for a break. Wife wants unlimited hot water and a good heater. I want to play radio not cramped up in the front seat of the bus all the time. If it weren't for that and the park situation in denver (real estate bubble means mobile/rv parks are turning into mobile only parks, and mobile only parks are being bought and razed for apartment blocks) is DIRE. We simply can't find another long-term place within an hour of our jobs. Plan is to get outdoor storage for the bus, tarp it over the winter, when the snow starts to melt we'll shine it up a bit and then phase 2 starts - buying a few acres in the foothills to park Hausbus in her final resting spot and serve as our starter cabin. Holding out to make sure she has a good view.
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Oct 17, 2016 10:39
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Jonny 290 posted:Well, we made it over two years! That's pretty awesome man. I'm impressed that you've made it 2 years - really well done! Anything else you've run into that you'll like in a "real" place, or has it mostly been good?
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Oct 17, 2016 12:06
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I am a little sad that the RV experiment is coming to an end but I am very impressed you've stuck with it so far. Looking forward to hearing more about Homey290.
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Oct 17, 2016 17:17
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I'd say it's more of a sabbatical than an end from the sound of things. Enjoy all the space jony
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Oct 17, 2016 18:10
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No shame in it dude! Its best to take a break before you get to the point of loving hating everything. what are you using for a water heater/heat? just standard RV stuff?
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Oct 17, 2016 18:12
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We ended up using a window a/c unit in the rear escape window as the overheads are too loud and burn out motor start caps, and we also just used ordinary boring electric space heaters for 90% of the winters. Mainly because power was included in the rent here, heh. #1 best $100 i spent on it was getting a Hott Rodz electric conversion kit for the gas water heater. Replaces the drain plug. STRONG recommend, made it easy to just leave the water heater on all the time. pulls ~400w, goes from winter near-frozen to piping hot in 3h and then can keep it there forever
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Oct 18, 2016 01:09
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I didnt know there was a camper thread. Heres what me and a friend bought at the beginning of the summer: So far we have done nothing to it but drive it and camp in it a few times, found out after purchasing that it had a rebuilt 20r installed by the dealer in 2008, so the new motor has roughly 15k miles on it. First on the list is tires and then maybe some renovations. But for the first summer everything worked as anticipated including the a/c.
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Oct 18, 2016 17:10
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BigFuzzyJesus posted:I didnt know there was a camper thread. Heres what me and a friend bought at the beginning of the summer: If I wasn't happily married with a family, I would love to buy one of these, outfit it as the ultimate "guy who will forever live alone" place (not in a Gundam figures and Body pillows kind of way, but in a remove everything meant to accommodate more people for shorter terms kind of way) get a job that involves telecommuting and just drive around the country chasing the nice weather or seeing interesting things.
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Oct 18, 2016 17:35
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beep-beep car is go posted:drive around the country chasing the nice weather This might interest you: https://us-climate.blogspot.com/2015/10/70f-road-trip.html
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Oct 18, 2016 17:44
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Safety Dance posted:This might interest you: https://us-climate.blogspot.com/2015/10/70f-road-trip.html Thanks to the internet, I'll be safe knowing I'll never be original again.
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Oct 18, 2016 18:00
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Oh hi thread sorry for the lovely $20 Alcatel pic
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Oct 18, 2016 18:03
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beep-beep car is go posted:If I wasn't happily married with a family, I would love to buy one of these, outfit it as the ultimate "guy who will forever live alone" place (not in a Gundam figures and Body pillows kind of way, but in a remove everything meant to accommodate more people for shorter terms kind of way) get a job that involves telecommuting and just drive around the country chasing the nice weather or seeing interesting things. After working for 5 months as an engineer I think this might be the future in some capacity. We will see, definitely have thought about it quite a bit... Put my 300 on the back for my round towner...
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Oct 18, 2016 18:54
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The ex-First Sergeant of my company bought a converted short bus from a traveling RN. It has rainwater collection and solar heating on the roof, a teeny toilet stall, outdoor shower with pop-out privacy curtains on rods, a full-size bed, and other poo poo. I really need to get a picture of it. Every summer he goes to work up in some capacity in the oil industry in Alaska, then lives in it down here in AZ during the winter.
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Oct 18, 2016 19:03
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welcome to our new thread residents! Please remember to chock your wheels and we suggest if you are staying in the thread over winter to put up skirting, as it gets cold around here. Skoolies are fun as gently caress but you have to roughneck it. Most parks won't take any sort of DIY or conversion job. Which sucks, because if I ever got some weird inheritance windfall i'd _totally_ buy a miled-out accordion bus from RTD or something and turn it into an insane RV, the whole back section would be a big rear end bedroom suite
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Oct 18, 2016 19:04
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Nor will a lot of insurance companies touch a schoolie. That said, they make *awesome* toy haulers. make a small camper up front, cut the back off and flatbed it. Mine has a shoolie cab, but it never hauled kids, or even had seats. titled as a motorhome when it left the factory as an incomplete vehicle.
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Oct 18, 2016 19:07
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cursedshitbox posted:Nor will a lot of insurance companies touch a schoolie. That said, they make *awesome* toy haulers. make a small camper up front, cut the back off and flatbed it. A bunch of guys in my offroad club have done that:  That one is my good buddies, chopped 2/3rds of the roof and lifted it a few feet, hauled his buddies rig behind and a samurai and toyota pickup inside, and 4 people. Also used it for his wifes birthday party as a party bus, rigged a stereo, threw in some bales for seats and had a white trash bash, with another club member with chauffeurs license driving.
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Oct 18, 2016 19:31
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BigFuzzyJesus posted:I didnt know there was a camper thread. Heres what me and a friend bought at the beginning of the summer:
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Oct 18, 2016 19:45
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http://www.toyotamotorhomes.com/files/Axle_FAQ.pdf I'm not sure about the law-suit part of it, but thats a good read on the problem and fixes involved with those 'yotas
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Oct 18, 2016 20:05
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It sure looks like it, although it is a 77 with wide singles not duals, I imagine it being considerably lighter compared to some of the later dolphins I have seen. But it definitely has the 5 lugs, the axle looked to be in good shape last time I was under there, but the leafs are sad.
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Oct 18, 2016 20:37
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I am sorry to report that mine got too rotten to be safe or livable and went to the great campsite in the sky about 3 months ago  
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Oct 18, 2016 21:26
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It happens. Hausbus is an '89 so we are suffering from delamination pretty badly. It's such a solid chassis though, i mean, P30 with a 454, that'll go forever. I'm thinking of actually doing it right next year while she's in storage and pulling the side skins off and re-plying the inside this summer. It'd be a huge amount of work but I dont want to scrap this thing just because some idiot EPA poo poo 30 years ago.
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Oct 19, 2016 03:28
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Eternabond is your friend. You can get sheets of the rubber roofing too. (the name escapes me atm)
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Oct 19, 2016 05:11
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If i do all this, i'm going straight cowboy, ripping out the lovely Coleman roof a/c units, replacing with vents, and installing a two zone mini split. You seen the efficiency numbers on those things? Twice as good as the Coleman trash. You can get more BTUs than both a/c units together, with the power draw of one. That means no two-circuit poo poo. Plus, they're heat pumps too, so as long as it's not fuckoff arctic temps, you get heat in winter too. Oh and since it's not a dwelling that is bound by building code, you can self-install mini-splits legally in RVs! Was thinking of just tucking the exchanger underneath, back under the bedroom. Lots of wasted space back there. $700 or so from glorious China. I bet I could sell the colemans for $150 apiece to defray
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Oct 19, 2016 05:44
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Wait, what's the EFR on mini splits? My window unit is 11.
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Oct 19, 2016 05:52
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im seeing ones in the 10-12 range for decent prices. for comparison, standard coleman is around 8, so maybe it's not double - 50% increase or so. Still a huge jump and in the limited-current RV scenario, the benefits are manifold
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Oct 19, 2016 05:56
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If you're ok with fab, look into variable refrigerant flow systems too. thats what is slated for use on the bus.
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Oct 19, 2016 05:59
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Old and busted vs. new hotness   
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Oct 19, 2016 17:34
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Hell yeah, nice. Right away I put new vent lids on and added the weatherproof vent covers over our bathroom vent, strong rec - lets you crack the vent 24/7 rain or shine, which helps in the shitter
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Oct 19, 2016 21:27
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This is the chassis I am using for my father and I's camping project. I have a travel trailer that is great, but can't really take it places like hard to get to lakes. It's almost finished and just needs a bed and deck winch installed. Basically it's going to take a tent trailer without wheels or suspension sitting on a skid, and drag it up onto the deck and bolt down. Once at camp, it can be slid off onto the ground. similar to a mini bed truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvduZ_wEyGA
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Oct 19, 2016 22:56
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My jealousy runs so strongly right now.
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Oct 20, 2016 00:52
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drat
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Oct 20, 2016 02:51
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Hoooly poo poo.
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Oct 20, 2016 12:25
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does this go in here or osha thread
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Oct 20, 2016 13:20
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Jonny 290 posted:does this go in here or osha thread I have that exact car and color, but 100% electric. Best $11k I've ever spent. That gas version has a curb weight of like 1700lbs so it really works well as a toy to haul.
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jonathan posted:This is the chassis I am using for my father and I's camping project. I have a travel trailer that is great, but can't really take it places like hard to get to lakes. It's almost finished and just needs a bed and deck winch installed. Basically it's going to take a tent trailer without wheels or suspension sitting on a skid, and drag it up onto the deck and bolt down. Once at camp, it can be slid off onto the ground. similar to a mini bed truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvduZ_wEyGA Uhhhh, is there a thread?
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jonathan posted:This is the chassis I am using for my father and I's camping project. I have a travel trailer that is great, but can't really take it places like hard to get to lakes. It's almost finished and just needs a bed and deck winch installed. Basically it's going to take a tent trailer without wheels or suspension sitting on a skid, and drag it up onto the deck and bolt down. Once at camp, it can be slid off onto the ground. similar to a mini bed truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvduZ_wEyGA Where did you even find this thing?
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