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This week, we're going to look at what vans you can buy new, and which one is the best! It turns out, it's a different answer depending on what you want. We'll also review pre-cooked bacon, visit SPAM, and learn about painting your van with a roller.

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A little moment of vanlife. 

• Comparison of Vans

• I found this blog post helpful.

• It's a museum. For SPAM. You should go.

• You can paint your van with a paint roller. Really.

• It's bacon. Easy bacon. Good bacon.

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This AMA is two hours of me yapping about upcoming trips, with LOTS of stories and other bits and pieces. 

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• Panama Canal 2023

• Details for our trip leaving Nov 7, 2023.

• This is probably the trip we're going to do in 2025. The link is to Royal Caribbean's listing. Do not book without talking to me!

• Still planning this one - no links to show.

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For must of us, Air Conditioning is not an option. So let's look at what ELSE we can do. We'll also review a nice little folding shelf bracket, visit a controversial spot, and you'll find out why I pronounce it "tour" and "composting." 

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Hannah Duston (Dustin) collects her pay

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• Staying Cool

• How to travel the US and stay at 70ºF

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-30/mapping-a-road-trip-with-the-perfect-70-degree-weather

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rid-JnVOwvI&t=633s

• Horizontal space is huge, and this thing helps a lot.  

• Read up on the story before you go. And if it seems simple, read a different one. 

• 4x4 Sprinters are STILL VANS. If you want to rock crawl, find another ride. Matt's Off Road Recovery shows why. 

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Vans are small, so why is it so hard to keep them clean? We have some tips. We'll also review a miraculous laptop case/cover, visit a burning highway (and tell you why you can't), and make Alexa cook dinner. Sorta. 

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Pagurus at the stand pipe that inspired the book "It.". 

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• Product Review - Finite Computer Cover

• PROVEN to protect you computer. Thankfully. 

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I'm not saying DON'T visit a national park, but maybe help with the crowds a bit? Here are some ideas. We'll also take a look at the Gas One Dual Fuel portable stove, visit some classic cars in Maine, discuss how you can build your rig out of foam panels, and we'll have an awkward moment with a famous magician.   

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Photo by Sheila Dee. Adam Savage, Hal Bidlack and myself presenting a Mythbusters Prop (A piece of Lead Balloon). 

• Product Review - Gas One Dual Fuel Stove

• I love this thing. Flexible, reliable and inexpensive. An essential piece of kit

• A classic car dealer with an amazing collection of classic cars that you can visit.  

• If you haven't thought about building the bones of your rig with foam panels, have a look at this channel. The dude makes a lot of good points!

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A cocktail and a bone to pick with an article AGAINST travel, and then we discuss the pitfalls of your TPMS system, not one but TWO angry Argentines and an incredibly in-depth look at cyclopentane compressor refrigerators.  

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Walking to Crestone Crater 

• The Case Against Travel by Agnes by Agnes Callard

• From the New Yorker Magazine: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/the-case-against-travel

• A "new spiritual center" in the land of Mexican Land Grants in central Colorado. A good place to leave the rest of the world behind. 

• Alec from Technology Connections spends a good long time exploring the depths of a refrigerator that's exactly the same as the one that's probably in your van. Lots to learn!  

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I've returned from the Rocky Mountain Star Stare and a shake-down of the rig. Lots of stuff to share, including the revelation that you can have an electric blanket ANYWHERE, and lots of tips and tricks for making things just a little bit better.  

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Saved! 

• Lessons from Starry Meadows

• 12v Electric Blanket

• Washable, and a good performer. Not full size, but none of them are. Cover with a traditional blanket. 

• This is the cheapest of the cellphone repeaters, but for $169 (refurbished), it works really well for ONE device. 

• Arguably the best star party in the US. This year is over, but there's always next year!

• He's Foresty Forest. He lives in a van. And this video is a must-watch for anyone considering full-timing. 

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This week, we wade into the troubled waters of recycling, and you may not like the conclusion. We'll also review an amazing portable fan, visit a mule, and go ghost hunting. 

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And it hasn't left since. 

• Hiding Things

• Can Safes: https://amzn.to/45Oeqtf

• In some ways, they're perfect for vanlife - for some folks.

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This week, we wade into the troubled waters of recycling, and you may not like the conclusion. We'll also review an amazing portable fan, visit a mule, and go ghost hunting. 

This episode is also a YouTube video. https://youtu.be/bqIXwmSzbwc

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It's just a tree. Really. . 

• Recycling - Don't Worry About It

• NPR's Short Wave: The Myth of Plastic Recycling https://www.npr.org/2022/12/08/1141601301/the-myth-of-plastic-recycling
  

• LOVE these. It's my new friend. I like it better than most people. 

• An often overlooked bit of history the helped build the nation.

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Here are 10 reasons NOT to buy an ambulance for conversion. And we'll also talk about why your van color matters, review a great window screen, visit YOUR big head, and hear a tale of honking. 

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There are reasons NOT to do this. 

• Product Review - White Top Adventures BUG-OUT 2.0 CAB WINDOW VENT SCREEN INSERT

• LOVE these. No longer available on Amazon, but you can find them for Sprinters and Transits

• A strange selfie-sculpture machine in the Columbus Convention Center. 

• Each state has its own laws for staying in Rest Areas.

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