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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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Escape Velocity Achieved
Bursting at the seams with In-Progress Conversion Goodness, Junior finally made it out of Austin around 2 PM yesterday! The solar, fan, and bed are installed, everything else is in a huge, mostly organized pile of tubs and wire shelves. … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, boondocking, burning flipside, camping, charger, conversion, conversion van, cooking, design, dewalt, dodge sprinter, electrical, fanstastic fan, festival, flipside, golf cart, hexayurt, 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, soul pad, sprinter, technomad, tent, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, van life, wiring, yurt
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The Empty Echo of Bats
Batman is dead! Long live Batman! I retired the Batcave, the home of our router, on the same day as Adam’s West’s death. Due to very short cables, our Dark Knight has lived in the Batcave outdoors for over a … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, batman, boondocking, burning flipside, cantenna, charger, cooking, dark knight, dc, dd-wrt, design, dewalt, electrical, farm, festival, flipside, ger, glamping, interior design, minimalism, nomad, nomadism, on the road, open-wrt, permaculture, portland, power, renology, simple living, solar, solar charging, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, WDS, wifi, wiring, yurt, yurting
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Co-Sleeping With Conversion Parts
With the order of my Vitrifrigo 12VDC fridge, I now have every major component I need to live in my van full time. The This week I will start sleeping inside. Am I giving up the yurt? No. Going on … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, boondocking, burning flipside, charger, cooking, design, dewalt, electrical, festival, flipside, ger, glamping, interior design, minimalism, nomad, nomadism, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, renology, simple living, solar, solar charging, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, wiring, yurt, yurting
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Bolting On Aires
Our mild spring means that it’s only in June is it routinely getting over 90 degrees. The yurt, while protected by trees, is hot and muggy at the steamiest part of the day. I’m really focused on getting Junior, my … Continue reading
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Tagged AC, air conditioning, Austin, boondocking, burning flipside, charger, cooking, cooling, design, dewalt, electrical, fan, festival, flipside, ger, glamping, interior design, minimalism, nomad, nomadism, on the road, permaculture, portland, power, renology, simple living, solar, solar charging, technomad, tiny house, tiny living, Travel, vacation, wiring, yurt, yurting
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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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Thrift Store Scores: Let There Be Light!
I save money and reduce my carbon footprint by buying as much of my stuff as possible second hand. White Intertek Clamp Lamp $3.99 Stainless Translucent-Shade Clamp Lamp $4.99 Stainless Intertek Clamp Lamp, $3.99 These are great for task lighting … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, cheap, clamp light, deals, discount, goodwill, intertek, light, minimalism, nomad, nomadism, salvation army, score, simple living, technomad, technomadism, texas thrift, thrift, thrift store, thrifting, thriftland, treasure, treasures, woodshop, yurt
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