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Author Archives: Scott Mauer
Doing Portland
So now that you’re in Portland, you ask, what are you doing? I’m standing in line for 40 minutes for Salt and Straw Ice Cream. Three times. Favorite weird flavor this trip? Bonemarrow and Smoked Cherries! I’m breaking shit in … Continue reading
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Tagged adx, art and design, Austin, boondocking, brompton, burning flipside, charger, coffee, conversion, conversion van, cooking, dahon, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, folder, folding bike, foldy, golf cart, interior design, interstate, maxx air, maxx fan, mercedes sprinter, minimalism, NCV3, nomad, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, renology, rv, rving, salt and straw, simple living, solar, solar charging, sprinter, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, van life, vanlife, wiring
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Battery Death and Accidental Crotch Welding
I don’t like having enough power to weld flowing through a twice-defective part located directly between my legs. While on deadline recently I discovered the car battery in Junior was dead. “No problem!” I thought. “I can connect to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, batteries, battery, boondocking, burning flipside, charger, conversion, conversion van, cooking, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, dyson, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, golf cart, interior design, interstate, maxx air, maxx fan, mercedes, mercedes sprinter, minimalism, NCV3, nomad, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, rainbow, rainbow vacuum, relay, renology, rv, rving, simple living, solar, solar charging, sprinter, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, wiring
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TLDW: State of The Junior Report
I made this long, rambling video to capture what Junior has been like in his first three weeks of service as my pimp mobile house *before* I make any major changes. I discuss a lot of the design issues en-route, … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion van, design, ger, junior, mauer, minimalism, off grid, solar, solar design, sprinter, sustainability, tiny house, tiny living, van, van design, van life, vanlife, woodworking, yurt
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Repairs and Van Slumming in Portland
After two years and countless days of work in 100+ o heat, I finally made it back to Portland!!! It’s been my goal to visit every summer since I started in 2012, and I’ve only made it four times. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, boondocking, brompton, burning flipside, charger, conversion, conversion van, cooking, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, folding bike, golf cart, interior design, interstate, Matt Licata, 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, the path is everywhere, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, van life, vanlife, wiring
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