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    Something Completely Different : BC 2020

    Tired of seeing posts of 100K sprinters with tile backsplashes, 15 pillows for some reason, hanging fruit baskets and impossibly fit young couples #hashtagging their way to a moderate income? Or built toyotas with light bars, limb risers, snorkels, pelican cases, numerous colours of jerrycans...
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    Solar complexity- mixing different watt panels mounted on tow vehicle and trailer

    So, long ago I mounted 2 x 30W Renogy solar panels on top of my ski box. The ski box moves between our vw van and our subaru. On the VW, the panels were plumbed via a quick connect into a 20A charge control to charge the house battery. Now, as a family of 4 we are more often using the...
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    British Columbia to Baja; Winter Solstice in the Desert

    So my wife, Kim, and I have been to Baja 5-6 times since we met 10 years ago. Many times without our vehicle, and in 2009 we drove our trusty VW van down the mainland and back up the peninsula. Since then the van has gotten older (it’s an 87) and put on many miles (up to 460,000km), but has...
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    longer, narrower solar panels?

    So I have been looking to get a solar setup going on my rig. I would eventually like to have two panels, one permanently mounted on my roof box, and another than i can move out into the sun when camped. My problem is on the road, the only space i have to put a panel is on top of my ski box...
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    BC to Baja 2009

    So this is a blast from the past, from the trip that got me really hooked on this lifestyle. I'd been on many trips before this, but this was the first where we had no real itinerary or time constraints, just a trusty old VW van and the desire to head south. This is obviously written seven...
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    Continental Divide Ramblings

    PART ONE: BC to NM Hey Everyone. Long time lurker, first time posting a TR on here. So yeah, my girl and I got married in april at home in Rossland BC at the ski hill. Decided to head south afterwards for a few weeks to catch some sunshine, do some exploring, and have a chill honeymoon...
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