South Dakota… South Dakota. It will take a while to get accustomed to saying it, but today I climbed another step closer to South Dakotan-ship; new license plates and registration for both vehicles. The plates are even sequentially numbered, with the Datsun getting 1BN N38 and the van getting 1BN...
In 2011 I rebuilt the interior of the van from it’s original configuration. Since then I have done minor tweaks, but have only threatened to complete another rebuild. I have been living in the van full-time since then, making it much more difficult to do any sort of rebuild. This...
I have begun what seems like has become an annual passage. Like migrating to a warmer climate or returning to my birth place I have an affliction to redecorate. One would think that living in a van would end all urges to move furniture, but these recent days has been...
Since I have purchased the Big Blue back in 2010, it has always had a saggy-butt problem; the rear of the van lower than the front. Add to it that all the storage inside the van is in the far rear and the problem only gets worse when I am...
The work has continued to finish the rebuild of the Compact Jr before I leave Crescent City in early December. Just last week we thought we were nearing the end, but 7 days later we were still spending most of each day tinkering away… and the finishing touches have made...
Finally, after a weeks worth of daily-back-n-forth to Home Depot, we are complete with the basic build of the Compact Jr trailer, and it is nothing like the original plan. Yes, my Mother and I both have the same sickness of changing our plans mid stream… numerous times: Instead of...
In May I began the rebuild of the little trailer, starting with the flooring and interior paint. Since then I have done nothing though, and I’m happy that I have not. The flooring was not going to hold up, so we have tackled that problem by re-doing the re-do. This...
The further I have gone west, the lower I have been getting… elevation-wise. With the fact that I have been getting closer to sea level is the fact that my MPG numbers have taken a hit. Even with higher octane fuel, and going generally downhill since Montana, my MPGs have...
With Conor leaving early Thursday morning, it gave me the day to get some things done from my to-do list that I have been building up. All are small items that will just make my life easier as I get back on the road under my current circumstances. A simple...
That’s it, I’m done with all the routine maintenance before restarting my adventures. It all started with the oil pressure gauge fix a few days ago… yesterday I completed the oil change, transmission fluid and filter change (in desperate need), rotated the tires, replaced the front shocks (one had failed...
