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by osteoderm
Thu Mar 25, 2010 1:17 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: Interesting design directions for truckhomes
Replies: 3
Views: 2647

Interesting design directions for truckhomes

Found this design blog with some interesting links... Different directions in housetruckery, using industrial trailers.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/ ... ments.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/antonas/se ... 513990400/
by osteoderm
Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:51 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: crapers and holding tanks
Replies: 13
Views: 7394

I've installed "airhead"-style composting toilets in a couple boats. Brand new, they seem expensive, but once you factor in the saving from not having a blackwater tank, plumbing, etc, they're actually a good deal. Properly used, they're not smelly and work great!
by osteoderm
Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:11 am
Forum: Stuff Forum
Topic: Our own chat room.
Replies: 19
Views: 10572

a pot to piss in

A quick Orisus Greg story: I can't recall if it was on the orisus chat or some thread on my old housetrucks mailing list, but someone once made a friendly crack about me "not having a pot to piss in". At the time, this was completely true, both literally and figuratively! Well, surprise, G...
by osteoderm
Sat Feb 27, 2010 9:56 am
Forum: Housebuses & Housetrucks
Topic: stock windows vs. insulated
Replies: 5
Views: 4966

ah, another of those classic topics...

On my bus, I deleted about half the side windows, The remainder I replaced with self-made double-glazed wood units. The glass was all salvage from display cases. The first go-round, I installed the glass with whatever random goop-in-a-tube I could find. As I subsequently replaced (and re-replaced) t...
by osteoderm
Sat Feb 27, 2010 7:39 am
Forum: Stuff Forum
Topic: Our own chat room.
Replies: 19
Views: 10572

That Yuri guy...

Wow, I sure am glad I found this forum! I'm amazed to find mention of my old bus or of myself. It's a real trip to realize that my online housetrucking started back in 1999, and that there's still content of mine on the web. Yes, as Sharkey reported, I did go to sea. I worked on boats up and down th...