221 Listener Letters, Cabin Air Filters, Binoculars, Star Trek Set, Color Temp, Driving School
This week, we'll focus on some great listener letters. We'll also visit the USS Enterprise, drive up a river, play with binoculars, measure things in Kelvin and learn if you have a cabin air filter. Your host with Captain Kirk in Riverside, Iowa. NEWS Open Source Van Control System https://www.hackster.io/news/live-a-smart-vanlife-with-this-open-source-project-97e6f38a0db0 Best 4x4 Vans https://gearjunkie.com/camper-rv/best-4x4-camper-vans Temp Toll Tags https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/travel/highway-tolls-orlando-airport.html PRODUCT REVIEW Nikon Monarch 8x42 Binoculars https://amzn.to/46plk8M A PLACE TO VISIT The USS Enterprise https://startrektour.com/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Color Temperature guide https://lightingdesignstudio.co.uk/colour-temperature/ Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
24 Heinä 202442min
220 TOLLS, Cold Bed, Arco, Casino Parking, Japanese Wood Burning
For whom the toll bells? It's YOU. We need to have a talk about this. We'll also explore Arco, Idaho, sleep in a casino parking lot, burn some wood artistically, and review some magnentic shades. Simon Wagg manipulating nuclear material (ish) at EBR-1. NEWS Homeless Camping Ban https://crosscut.com/news/2024/06/after-scotus-decision-wa-homeless-camping-bans-may-gain-traction Solid State Batteries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AZRPItAsfA Sprinter Recall https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mercedes-benz-sprinter-vans-recalled-over-rear-axle-issue-237010.html PRODUCT REVIEW Zatooto Magnetic Curtains https://amzn.to/3Se32lb A PLACE TO VISIT Arco, Idaho https://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/arco-idaho RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Shou Sugi Ban or Yakisugi Wood Burning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGu0x1WOyWk Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
17 Heinä 202438min
219 Fixed Address, Leaving Las Vegas, Car Dwelling Guide, Vanlife Magazine
Living full time has many challenges, but one of those is a "fixed address." We'll discuss. We'll also review a new Vanlife Magazine, visit a miniature world, leave Las Vegas, and learn what to do when we find ourselves living in a car. My life boat. TECH TALK Laser Level https://amzn.to/3xWVX1x PRODUCT REVIEW Freedom On Wheels magazine https://online.fliphtml5.com/knlca/wxdz/ A PLACE TO VISIT Thorne Miniature Rooms https://www.artic.edu/highlights/12/thorne-miniature-rooms RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION NomadWiki.life guide to living in your car https://nomadlife.wiki/Emergency_quick_start Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
11 Heinä 202436min
218 Keep Calm and Carry On, Being Ready, Ring Stickup Cam, Tinker Creek, Cryptozoology
There's a LOT going on, and it's important to remember what we're doing here—VANLIFE! We'll also talk about hitting the road with an unfinished rig, review the Ring Stickup Cam, visit Tinker Creek, Bigfoot, and learn to survive in the woods. Jen (my wife), Loren Coleman, and Me circa 2010. NEWS Why Are We So Annoyed by Remote Workers in Sprinter Vans? https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/opinion/vanlife-remote-work-criticism/ Nebraska Attack https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/man-72-killed-woman-hurt-knife-attack-nebraska-111254837 Foster Huntington Out of the Box https://www.ispo.com/en/people/me-vanlife-associated-activity PRODUCT REVIEW Amazon Ring Stickup Cam https://amzn.to/4crvjg2 A PLACE TO VISIT International Cryptozoology Museum https://cryptozoologymuseum.com/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION How to Survive in the Woods https://amzn.to/3LvaWTH TALES FROM THE ROAD Pilgrim at Tinker Creek https://amzn.to/3LvaWTH Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
3 Heinä 202441min
217 Hipcamp, Female Trucking, Awnings, Fossil Museum, Propane Fix
TWO Main features this week, how to deal with the heat and how to deal with pests. Then we'll slow down and enjoy some coffee mugs, learn about the two different fridge types, encounter some bad stones, visiting a firefighting museum and enjoy Kira and the Survival Pod. Fisher Wagg's New Song! https://fisherwagg.bandcamp.com/track/when-you-get-home Good Morning Goats! HIPCAMP Hipcamp - like AirBnB for your vanlife https://www.hipcamp.com/ NEWS Camper Van Make It Home Game https://store.steampowered.com/app/2843190/Camper_Van_Make_it_Home/ Election Safety For Nomads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjVYkunWSNM Battery Prices Keep Falling - 280ah for $459 https://amzn.to/45Gdibm PRODUCT REVIEW Diary of a Female Trucker https://amzn.to/3VZaQcO A PLACE TO VISIT Aurora Fossil Museum https://aurorafossilmuseum.org/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION A great video guide to fixing your propane problems https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzC7IpqKo2M Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
26 Kesä 202440min
216 Heat! Pests! Coffee Cups, Fridge Types, Stones, and Kira and the Survival Pod
TWO Main features this week, how to deal with the heat and how to deal with pests. Then we'll slow down and enjoy some coffee mugs, learn about the two different fridge types, encounter some bad stones, visiting a firefighting museum and enjoy Kira and the Survival Pod. Grrrrrr.... I need a van cat. Beating the Heat The Venty Fan - my personal friend https://amzn.to/3KUp0p6 PRODUCT REVIEW Durable and fun stainless steel coffee mugs https://amzn.to/4eubjuU A PLACE TO VISIT Nebraska Firefighting Museum https://nebraskafirefightersmuseum.org/ RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Kira and the Survival Pod: for some real-world vanlife content https://www.youtube.com/@KiraandtheSurvivalPod Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
19 Kesä 202441min
215 Trailer Life? Flex Paste, Small Toilet, Stolen Tractor, Shute
Is trailer life the way to go? Maybe! Let's take a look. And let's explore the realities of an inexpensive and small cassette toilet, find out where Shute fell (but not why), and steal a tractor. Realities of a 33 gallon tank NEWS iPhone Satellite Texting https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/06/11/apple-ios-18-imessage-satellite-camping-hiking/ ProMaster Recall https://www.autoevolution.com/news/ram-recalls-promaster-vans-for-two-separate-issues-235249.html RV Sales Weak https://www.rvtravel.com/rv-retail-sales-continue-sour-10-percent/ PRODUCT REVIEW The YITAHOME 2.6 gallon cassette toilet. https://amzn.to/3z6U1Ua A PLACE TO VISIT WHERE SHUTE FELL https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/where-shute-fell RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Good source for basic build parts https://factoryrvsurplus.com/ Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
12 Kesä 202437min
214 The Shakedown! Cheap Tools, Free Casino Money, Meow Wolf, Missing Ingredients
Prepare for your shakedown! Your first trip will reveal all the flaws in your rig. It's OK! It's part of it. We also find some cheap and good tools, visit a few different planets, use chicken broth instead of beer, and watch a magician get free money at a casino. The rig. Shaken, not stirred. PRODUCT REVIEW North Tech Tools at Menards. https://www.menards.com/main/search.html?search=North+Tech A PLACE TO VISIT Meow Wolf Denver: visit three planets all at once. https://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/nature/fireflies.htm RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION Recipe Substitions https://www.allrecipes.com/article/common-ingredient-substitutions/ Some links are affiliate links. If you purchase anything from these links, the show will receive a small fee. This will not impact your price in any way.
5 Kesä 202438min
