NOMADICISTA

Hey SC. Good to hear from you. I've often thought of making a solar water heater for my house. I once saw one that incorporated a 30 gallon well insulated buried tank, a very small recirculating pump and a 3' x 3' solar receiver mounted on the ground. It's owner said he always had adequate hot water...

Hey Dusty. What a great trip you had through such beautiful scenery. You are braver than I. Back in the day I'd head out in any direction in my old 4x4 Carryall and never concern myself with break downs--If it broke I'd fix it. No big deal. Now, I hesitate to drive Honeysuckle Rose in the rain much ...

Stealth Camper, the final destination was the BCM non rally at Boulder Shores RV park, Lake Mead. Being a life long desert rat, I had to laugh at your being glad to get back where the plants grow. There is a great abundance of plant life in the desert--you just have to be lying on your belly to see ...

Thanks for the heads up and all the work! Jack

Hello All. We returned earlier this week from our annual pilgrimage to Lake Mead Nevada and the “big boys” bus rally. I'll split the trip into two posts as the whole thing is way more than anybody would want to read through without visiting hours. Weather in the desert at this time of year can be wa...

Hello all. We arrived home late this afternoon after another harrowing trek across Los Angeles only to find two sets of friends waiting on our door step. We welcomed both and have just now (8:30 PM) seen the last one leave after feeding them dinner--oh well, what are friends for? I've got pics and p...

Hello All. Its been a while since I've posted and since we're about to head out the door to attend a bus rally at Lake mead, Nevada this will be short. We've managed to book a brief stay at a 5 guest "hotel" in Nipton, Ca. as a stop over along the way. The place was built in 1905-1910 of a...

Wow! That guy is lucky to be alive-----like you say until he reaches old age. On what may be a related topic and because I help out at a friend's tow company in my spare time, the owner has his operators watch various "how not to do it" videos about safe set up etc. The following link is p...

Well, I must travel in good company. I've been a Suburban fan from back in the day when they were called Carryalls. After 40 years of Suburbans I decided to give a little pick up a try and have been driving a GMC Canyon extra cab. A couple of weeks ago I received the license renewal which included n...

Good idea! That's the way my late model Isuzu springs are. You don't much have to worry about what could happen if a master leaf broke.
Jack

Ditto what Dusty said! Jack

Hey SC, can you give me more info on the now defunct Nu-wa ? Thanks,Jack

I forgot to mention another important issue (hang around, we will tell you how to do it!?!). Just kidding, make sure what ever is presently acting as insulation in your roof right now is nowhere around when you weld on the various support brackets. A fire between roof layers will make short order of...

Hello and welcome!------that being said, I presume the "alternative" you mean is freezing your arse in the winter and broiling your brain in the summer. These big tin cans develop a huge heat load in the sun and give up their heat readily in the cold. Even with 2" of closed cell insul...

Cool the way your invention works. I had wondered what people did with those "hay balls" and now I know. Though I've sworn off such things, I have a favorite spot to whack my left thumb that looks to be the mirror image of your spot :D . I've done the cast thing a couple of times and they ...