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  1. Billy The Impaler

    Bedding

    What if I order some 8" thick memory foam and use a sawz-all to cut it to the size I want, then just throw a soft comforter over it to create a feel like a mattress cover, then make the bed like normal? Think that would work?
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    Getting my own van, opinions wanted

    I have some money coming, a consequence of losing someone. The amount is still up in the air, but it's enough to buy a van and to set it up. I don't know if the guy is still making the ones pictured, but that has my interest. But let me back up. I'm driving someone else's van, and it's bare...
  3. Billy The Impaler

    Getting my own van, opinions wanted

    I have some money coming, a consequence of losing someone. The amount is still up in the air, but it's enough to buy a van and to set it up. I don't know if the guy is still making the ones pictured, but that has my interest. But let me back up. I'm driving someone else's van, and it's bare...
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    Hybrid expediters

    Is there such a thing as a hybrid expeditor unit, similar to the Ford pickups that use regenerative braking to extend the range of the vehicle?
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    KC Hook

    Zero expediters at the Hook on Corrington. Never seen that before.
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    Sprinter vs. Chevy

    The last time I van expedited, it was in a Chevy 3500. I was anxious to get into a Sprinter. Having the room, the height to stand up and change, etc., the doors that opened all the way, etc. Now I'm in a Sprinter, and I'll tell you, those things are the ONLY ways a Sprinter is better than the...
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    I hate humidity

    So humid in Georgia, my mirror is fogging. My windshield wipers can't keep my glass clean.
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    Android phone dash cam

    Anybody ever try to use your phone or tablet as a dash cam? This is for Android,not Fischer Price phones.
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    Leaving immediately

    In the past, I've seen ads for expediters that specified that you had to leave within 10 minutes of being called. I thought that was extremely unrealistic. If I'm sitting in my driver's seat, that's one thing; I can get directions and all that in that time. But if I'm in bed, I'm likely...
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    Would you haul this?

    So I went to pick up in Richmond, IN. The load turns out to be a 2400lb liquid tote of something called Brittany, which they spray on dog kibble to make it appealing to dogs. They say it stinks like a mofo, so anything you get it on is really done for, for the foreseeable future, anyway. Like...
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    Turtle and electronics

    I hope you find time to address this. You seem to be the electrical system guru. The van owner said I could take out the passenger seat. There's already a heater under there that doesn't work. Hopefully that will get repaired. Once the seat, which sits on those white metal pedestals, is gone...
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    Load straps

    So what's the deal with load straps? Every single strap I have loosens as I drive, even the new ones, even if I use multiple straps. What gives? Do these things just suck?
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    Van life

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    My Sonic experiment

    So I did about 3 days of my Sonic experiment in Texas, parking under their canopy to keep cool after the stupid yellow ball of fire in the sky made it unbearable. I did purchase something each time, but stayed for hours, and they never had a problem with it.
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    Hammock

    Anyone ever try sleeping in a hammock? That would REALLY be compact.
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    Sonic

    So friday, after I deliver in South texas, I get to test out my plan of action of seeing how long I can park Under The Canopy at Sonic after buying something. We'll see if they let me stay there for a while while my air conditioner cranks without being in the sun
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    Seeking shade

    Has anyone / does anyone park under the canopy of a Sonic to get into some shade? I order something, of course. If you do this, how long do you dare stay? Where else do you find respite from the torment of summer?
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    Mobile toilet

    https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq0sF_2JHS4/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
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    Road service

    Anybody have road service on their Sprinter? Was there an issue with it being called a commercial vehicle?
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    Off grid washing machine

    Just got back from about 3 weeks on the road. Now I've got a buttload of laundry to do. Has anyone carried an off-grid washer with them, perhaps one of those plungers style ones, and done their laundry on the road that way? It would be great to carry perhaps one week worth of clothes and do...
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