085 High or Low Top? Honey Hollow, Hand Saw, Re-build Woes, News
I currently have a high top AND a low top - time to do the pros and cons thing! We'll also NOT visit Honey Hollow in Vermont, review a battery powered saw, explain why buying something previously built is challenging, and a tale about awkward walking in Australia. PAGURUS the van is for sale! FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Product Review - Worx Nitro 20v Hand Saw Nice, portable way to make long straight cuts in your van. https://amzn.to/3BNbCxs NEWS Jalopnik: Maine is Canceling the Registrations of Imported JDM Vans CNN: Used Car Prices Easing Salt Lake Trib: Moab ‘dirtbaggers’ blur the line between homeless and not 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 anyway.
28 Jul 202134min
084 Used Van Woes, Plastic Razor Blades, Goof Off, Canton SD, Clip Resource
You should carefully vet a used vehicle before you buy it, including research and inspection. But even then, we have a cautionary tale... We'll also play with plastic razor blades, get disappointed by Goof Off, visit the strange things in Canton South Dakota, and find a place to stock up on all those clips you're going to break. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Names of those buried in the "Insane Indian Asylum" Cemetery A gas station motel in Cawker City, KS A Place to Visit - Canton, South Dakota Buried Treasure in Newton Hills! TreasureNet Hiawatha Insane Asylum Rootsweb.com Tech Talk - Plastic Razor Blades They're good for things too fragile for steel razor blades https://amzn.to/3iwYeEL Product Review - Goof Off Not the last word in adhesive removal, but good for some things https://amzn.to/2UCM5WV 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 anyway.
21 Jul 202131min
083 Propane or Batteries? Cawker City, The Mattress, Least Icky Toilet, Dome Light Power, Amarine Switch Block
Can you have a rig with just electric and no propane? Sure! But do you want to? We look at the pros and cons of electric and LPG and make a recommendation. We'll also visit Cawker City, KS, home of a few odd things, take power from the dome light, explore the least icky toilet, review the American 8-gang switch block, and take "Tales" to the mattresses. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) A gas station motel in Cawker City, KS A Place to Visit - Cawker City, Kansas Worlds Largest Ball of Twine! (One of many) Sleep in a gas station! On purpose! https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/54850 Product Review - Amarine 8-gang Switch Block I like it. It has advantage over other systems. Amarine Made 8 Gang Aluminium LED Rocker & Circuit Breaker Waterproof Marine Boat Rv Switch Panel AM62-PN-LB8Z https://amzn.to/2VGkapo 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 anyway.
14 Jul 202132min
082 Sprinter Lawsuit, XX Starts Countdown, Dometic Cassette Toilet, Midwest Petroglyphs, Free Cutting
If you own or have ever owned a 2010-2016 Sprinter, you may have a check coming - a BIG one... and how can you avoid the "countdown of doom" on your diesel dashboard? We review the 2.6 gallon Dometic cassette toilet, visit some rock drawings in Minnesota, and explain how to get other people to cut your wood for free. :) FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Sprinter Class Action If you own a 2010-2016 Sprinter, or used to own one, you might be entitled to a check for several thousand dollars. There are steps to follow. Full info: https://www.mbbluetecsettlement.com/ A Place to Visit - Jeffers Petroglyphs 5000 year old drawings on the surface of Minnesota https://www.mnhs.org/jefferspetroglyphs Product Review - Dometic 2.6 Gallon Cassette Toilet I like it. It has advantage over other systems. https://amzn.to/3ywHFzd 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 anyway.
7 Jul 202129min
081 New Van Already? Shore Power Auto Eject, No Cook Meals, Coffee Sacks, Do As I Say, Not As I Do!
Have you noticed that your favorite #vanlife folks don't actually keep their vans very long? Let's explore that... and also enjoy some no-cook meals during these hot days. And lest we drive away while hooked up to a power pole, we'll take a look at auto-eject ports. And find creative uses for old coffee bags. And... I go against a LOT of advice I've given. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Product Review - Coffee Bean Bags If you buy in bulk, they're not too expensive and very interesting! https://amzn.to/3jBdBhw Resource Recommendation It's hot! Don't cook. But don't be bored either. 50 No-Cook Meals from Taste of Home Tech Talk Auto-Eject Shore Power Ports They do what it sounds like they do https://firepenny.com/Kussmaul_Standard_Auto_Eject_p/KM-091.htm 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 anyway.
30 Jun 202130min
080 10 Weird Tips, The Basin, Brita Stream, Cautionary Tale, Fuses and Wires
Time for a listicle! 10 tips you may not have seen before. We'll also visit Thoreau's favorite spot in New England, review the Brita Stream, tell a tale of car mechanics and endagered kids, and explain the relationship between Fuses and Wires. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) 10 Weird Things (Links) 512GB USB Mini Stick Cheapest: https://amzn.to/2TYv34P Faster (the one I use): https://amzn.to/35OGi2o Mosquito Net: https://amzn.to/3iYEhJ0 A Place to Visit - The Basin An easy access natural swimming pool carved by a river over the course of 15,000 years. NH State Parks Site Product Review - Brita Stream Ultramax It's different: it only filters water as you dispense it, not as you fill it. https://amzn.to/2SPEN1o #Vanlife News Ford Transit Connects have been recalled. Click here to check if yours needs a new transmission cable. 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 anyway.
22 Jun 202131min
079 Dealing with Urine, This to That, Mermet Springs, Compleats, Oil Changes
Pee pee. Wee. Piddle. Whatever you call it, you have to deal with it, and we're going to talk about how. We'll also visit the unexpected Mermet Springs, try some Compleats meals, recommend a oil change schedule, glue This to That, and tell a sad story about homework that doesn't involve a dog. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) For a full list of the MANY options women have for urination, click here: https://amzn.to/2RZoO02 A Place to Visit - Mermet Springs Scuba diving in southern Illinois? Oh yes, and it's amazing. Dive on planes, fire engines, trucks - you name it. https://www.mermetsprings.com/ Tech Talk - Oil Changes Trust your owner's manual Link to an article that agrees with me: Rome Sentinel Product Review - Compleats Meals Easy, affordable, non-refrigerated meals for time when you just want something hot and don't want to cook much. Heat in a pot if you don't have a microwave. https://hormel.com/Brands/Compleats 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 anyway.
16 Jun 202130min
078 How Cruising is Like Vanlife, Self-Tapping Screw Problem, An Ambulance? Fairbanks Museum, Taxi Tale
Recorded on a ship - sorry for the ocean sounds! I recorded this aboard the Celebrity Millennium, the first cruise ship to sail from North America since the pandemic. And you know what? IT'S JUST A BIG VAN! We'll also talk about a problem with self-tapping screws, visit a museum that's a museum itself, and invent a better clothes line, and tell a tale involving Jules Verne, James Bond, and a robot shark. Oh, and all that stuff I said earlier about ambulances? Yeah, we need to have a chat about that. FIND US: We're on Facebook (Built to Go Group), Instagram (@collegeofcuriosity), Twitter (@colofcuriosity), and we have a Discord server (invite at top of main page at builttogo.com.) Stickers are coming! As soon as I get back to the United States. A Place to Visit - Fairbanks Museum This Victorian Era museum in Northern Vermont is a great place to see how things used to be. https://www.fairbanksmuseum.org/ Tech Talk - Self Tapping Screws They get loose if you keep taking the out! Don't. 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 anyway.
9 Jun 202130min
