Author: Van-Tramp

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Van Essential: Flower pot heater?

I have been reading about these flower pot heaters for some time, and I understand that some find them helpful. I’ve also seen the theory debunked, but for the minimal cost (less than $10) I thought I’d give it a try. I set out to pickup a few small clay...

Nope, I can’t do it 2

Nope, I can’t do it

I was thinking of staying here in Colorado for the winter, but my nomadic urge simply will not allow it. I have sat stationary long enough over the past few months; 3 weeks in Montana, 2 weeks in Washington, 4 weeks in Hell-ifornia, and I just hate the ‘wait-to-live’ feeling...

2013 video recap 1

2013 video recap

I watched the recap video at www.tosimplify.net and thought, “hey, I can do that”. Since I do not mind stealing borrowing an idea from time to time, I went ahead a threw together a bunch of images together. Mind you, I didn’t care to spend too much time on the...

Me vs me 3

Me vs me

Yesterday Timmy returned to school after a long winter break. I had the place all to myself for a change. The ensuing day would be one of the most boring days since I returned to Colorado, and with boredom comes a growing urge to migrate. It doesn’t help that I...

Snow Moose 1

Snow Moose

On Saturday we had a nice snow storm come through town, laying down a few inches of powder. Each time Moose went out to go potty, he also wanted to play in the snow. He found snow for the first time on our way through Wyoming in December and I...

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Big Blue gets a butt-lift

Since I have purchased the Big Blue back in 2010, it has always had a saggy-butt problem; the rear of the van lower than the front. Add to it that all the storage inside the van is in the far rear and the problem only gets worse when I am...

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My travels during 2014

I left Colorado in late January, heading south to warmer weather (see below). I spent December 1st – 11th on the Big Island of Hawaii My adventures (in order): Belen, NM Moose Lodge Super Bowl with the T-or-C Moose Gila Ntnl Forest – Dragonfly Petroglyph Site Gila Ntnl Forest –...

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Cost of living in a van 2013

I have tracked my van-dwelling expenses for one full year now, mostly as an experiment to see where the money really goes in my style of van-dwelling. While other van-dwellers tend to stay put for long periods of time. I usually put down a lot of miles of traveling and...

Random find – ghost-buster car 0

Random find – ghost-buster car

Since I was in the area I checked in on the vehicle we have in storage, just to see if it took any flood damage from back in September. On the way out we stumbled on this cool character…  

Too old for paintball 0

Too old for paintball

In my youth I played my fair share of paintball, but it has been a decade since my last times played, and even then I paid the price for days after each game. This weekend, I did not want to pass up the opportunity to play with my own son...