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Putting My RV Build on Sprinter-Source.com
I’ve started my Sprinter conversion thread on Sprinter-Source.com. I’m turning my empty cargo van into an off-grid urban stealth camper and mobile office. The first post has nearly all my hardware listed and why I chose it. This forum has … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, boondocking, burning flipside, charger, conversion, conversion van, cooking, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, golf cart, interior design, interstate, maxx air, maxx fan, mercedes sprinter, minimalism, NCV3, nomad, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, renology, rv, rving, simple living, solar, solar charging, sprinter, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, wiring
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There’s a Parrot on Your Head
Despite threats of rain and due to peer pressure from several friends, I took a small part in the yearly bacchanalia of Eeyore’s Birthday Party this Saturday afternoon. It’s a yearly fundraiser for local charities in Pease Park smack in … Continue reading
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Tagged #never trump, #stop trump, antifa, Austin, culture, eeyore, Eeyores birthday, keep austin weird, peoples climate, peoples climate protest, trump
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Sometimes It Doesn’t Work
It’s totally ok to fail. That’s how creativity works. You try and fail a few times, then succeed. Sometimes in between there is meditation or thinkage. Sometimes there is booze. My super low-flow sink has really exceeded expectations overall. It … Continue reading
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Tagged 12 volt, 12VDC, auto, auto repair, automotive, booze, conservation, cork, drainage, high efficiency, hoses, jug, low water, meditation, minimalism, plumbing, simple living, sink rv, thinkage, tubes, washer pump, water, windshield washer pump, yurt
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Attracting Kids to the Van with Ice Cream
This past weekend I continued profiling my appliances by using child labor. My partner’s kids wanted to hang out with me more, so I looked for some structured activity to hide behind. Making ice cream inside the crazy electrical maze … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, candy, children, delongi, electrical, foodie, goodwill, ice cream, ice cream man, junior, portland, raspberry, rv, sprinter, testing, thrifting, Travel, wiring
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Riding Herd on Electrons
I’m transforming Junior, my Sprinter van, into an urban stealth camper and mobile office so I can live and work off grid anywhere. Junior has now successfully boiled water with his fully-wired battery pack! I can now use my tea water heater, coffee maker, computer and monitor, and other 120V appliances inside the van. This […]
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Tagged amps, battery, bogart engineering, buddhism, camping, car living, collapse, conversion van, dewalt, game development, ger, gypsy, home improvement, home repair, interstate, junior, maker, MetroRV, minimalism, moebius trip, moebiustrip, nomad, nomadism, off grid, paleo, peak oil, permaculture, portland, prep, prepper, prowatt, revolt, rv, rving, sell your crap, simple living, socialism, solar, solar panels, solar power, sprinter, survival, survivalism, sustainability, technomad, the road, tortoise and hare, Travel, trimetric, van living, volts, xantrex
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Converting Lead Into Tea – Battery Pack Alchemy!
I’m transforming Junior, my Sprinter van, into an urban stealth camper and mobile office so I can live and work off grid anywhere. Junior has now successfully boiled water with his fully-wired battery pack! I can now use my tea … Continue reading
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Tagged amps, battery, bogart engineering, buddhism, camping, car living, collapse, conversion van, dewalt, game development, ger, gypsy, home improvement, home repair, interstate, junior, maker, MetroRV, minimalism, moebius trip, moebiustrip, nomad, nomadism, off grid, paleo, peak oil, permaculture, portland, prep, prepper, prowatt, revolt, rv, rving, sell your crap, simple living, socialism, solar, solar panels, solar power, sprinter, survival, survivalism, sustainability, technomad, the road, tortoise and hare, Travel, trimetric, van living, volts, xantrex
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