A blog about exploring North America in a Camper Van and a Sailboat.
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Beth’s B Bedding
We’ve seen lots of questions about how to make up the bed in a class B with a folding couch. There are all kinds of great ideas out there, but this is what has worked for us in two different vans. This article shares how we set-up, take down, and store the bedding in our…
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150K – Thank You!
Thanks to you, we passed 150,000 total views. While not many compared to most social media sites, it is a big number for our little blog. We hope that it has been helpful and look forward to sharing more tips and adventures in the future. The most popular posts have been about upgrades or how…
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Political Plastic
Corrugated plastic is the material most commonly used for political campaign signs. It also happens to be a great material for making better use of the limited storage spaces in the camper van. Beth is the maker of the family, be it paper folding or coroplast construction. These free signs are strong, light, cuttable, and…
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Under Pressure
More than you may want to know about propane regulators. Our 3-Way refrigerator was getting harder and harder to light when on propane. It has a “clicker” and it was taking 10-12 tries to get it to ignite. After hearing other owners say they were seeing propane regulators fail on relatively new vans, we wondered…
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1Up Bike Rack Upgrade
We noticed that the latest 1Up racks have an improved tongue. The new hitch bar and tongue still have the big ball bearing to eliminate any play or rattle in the rack, but now there is a slot for a hitch pin. It arrived with a locking hitch pin with a design similar to the…
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Swinging Bikes
Today’s post is about adding this cool swing arm to our bike rack. We’ve had this 1Up Bike Rack for over four years now and it has been great. Originally purchased for our Sprinter based Plateau TS, it transferred just fine to our Promaster Lexor TS. Aluminum and stainless steel materials make a sturdy and…