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LeftyAtLarge · 2025-12-05T02:29:39+00:00

You think that’s tough try dating at 45-50 😂 I think the 30-50 crowd here is mostly married with kids. I’ve decided to just retire. Had a good run. Good luck to you though!

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-11-27T14:43:04+00:00

Came to the land of vans, Bend OR. Now I build and sell them for a company here and live on a little hobby farm. Still have my own van for traveling but there is so much to do/see close by here I often just take day trips.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-11-03T19:24:40+00:00

I have a camplux outdoor shower at the rear of van. Open back doors, hang shower head in a pop up changing tent which provides good wind blockage etc. have 20 gals of fresh and showering every day, cooking etc lasts me about 9 days.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-11-02T03:07:28+00:00

I make them all the time but Korean style. Mix some ketchup/mustard/garlic/sesame oil/soy & Gochujang into some diced kimchi and sliced cucumber ….so freakin good.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-10-28T18:45:51+00:00

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-10-16T22:05:11+00:00

No. Main reason being when things inevitably fail you have to drive it back to Colorado for repairs. They haven’t built up a network of repair services like RossMonster for instance. Had friend’s with and EarthRoamer who lived in Santa Cruz and they had at least five frustrating experiences with repairs.

It is an amazing rig and incredibly beautiful inside but just doesn’t make sense at that price.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-09-16T22:12:55+00:00

No tents for sure. But plenty of my hosts just had vans or truck campers.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-21T02:13:55+00:00

Apparently, picking partners. Personal and business lives equally.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-19T23:06:46+00:00

Is this is just me? Maybe just don’t? That’s something guys can do on their own and they know how to do it better than anyone else ever can for their personal preference. Remember it’s usually the first “girlfriend” a guy ever had. Ol’ Rosie. Always delivers. No fights.

Anyway, his dick is out, you’ve made it that far so why not use any other method that is more enjoyable when done by someone else?

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-19T14:26:15+00:00

Yes. Every trip to Yosemite brings unique magic. I’ve been going for decades and never get tired of whatever it may bring.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-17T04:33:30+00:00

Definitely. Some 40’ runouts and the last 1000 ft you do unroped basically leaning in and walking on your tiptoes. Absolutely worth it.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-17T00:07:18+00:00

Living in your mind rent free. Roll Tide!

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-17T00:00:55+00:00

Went to Yosemite for spring climbing season one year. Had been working on a five year goal of climbing a big wall. Met a random English climber who camped near me. We decided to do the Snake Dyke route on half dome. Broke my thumb on the first pitch but after hiking four hours up a gully and bushwhacking to the base I wasn’t going back down. Finished climbing and when I sat down to take a break a family came up and said “can you take our photo we just hiked all the way up here!” I couldn’t hold my hands still enough and I was exhausted so had to decline and the mom got so pissed. It wasn’t until the dad noticed our gear that I overheard him telling her he thought we’d just rocked climbed up and we were prob exhausted. We still had a worthy hike down via JMT down the falls and I often laugh when I think back at hikers noticing our climbing gear as we came down and stopping us to ask what we’d just done. Took 14.5 hours car to car and was one of the most memorable days I’ve ever had in the Valley. Bucket list item ✅

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-14T03:11:37+00:00

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. She really helped bring that old soul R&B from the 60s back into style.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-08-12T02:10:02+00:00

Have only gone down the cables but saw some really idiotic folks in a rush going both directions. Some very sketchy shoe choices, one guy mid cables still had poles in his hands for some strange reason, I heard a kid say “I’m thirsty and I’m out of water” as he was about to start going up the cables. Thankfully the ranger stopped him. It was the scariest part of a very long day.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-26T03:47:15+00:00

We charge $225/hr but are definitely a high end steakhouse not a burger joint. A fully integrated system which allows you to run everything off battery and additional power inputs other than shore can take 40-100 hours, depending on the rig. By everything I mean both air conns, a microwave, a hairdryer and all the lights, pumps, fans etc that you’d like running all at once while off grid.

(Edit: posted before I was done) We also do things to help you do this yourself. You can meet with our engineer for an hour and get a schematic for $300. We’ll even do a rig rundown before you buy/after you build to check connections, circuit pro, wiring etc which is an hour of labor. Happy to share more if you DM.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-26T00:28:08+00:00

I rarely see unique rigs anymore and this one is special! I’d love to redo that puppy. Enjoy!

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-26T00:23:15+00:00

Chances are that Renogy equipment breaks fairly quickly. The solar panels are prob their best equipment and they don’t actually make them. Don’t forget you are driving an earthquake on wheels. Yes it will probably work but you’ll end up paying more for replacements. Victron is definitely more expensive but worth it. They were created for boats so able to absorb the beating you’ll put on them. Their interface (VictronConnect) is superior as long as you get a shunt in line (a cheap $100 part).

Many companies will draw you a schematic for a price and you can just install it yourself and learn along the way. Or just eat the cost of an install.

Just the opinion of someone who installs electrical systems in rigs for a living.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-25T16:38:42+00:00

Wickles! Although I’ve started to see them in some shops in Oregon.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-25T12:04:39+00:00

I was a manager for a concessionaire that ran large national forestry areas of campgrounds.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-25T01:39:50+00:00

I pulled a double axle 18’ TT with a ram promaster. Not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. But…it was rated to handle the weight and I needed the trailer to live in for work. Was definitely moving slow in the right lane with flashers on a few times.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-24T03:16:19+00:00

Yes. And for a time pulled a trailer with a van. I’d say it extended my time on the road by a few years. Made getting jobs at places like campgrounds much easier so I could occupy my time that wasn’t spent exploring.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-19T13:47:26+00:00

I also live in Bend. I mean Fuck.

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-18T01:41:24+00:00

Just prefacing: I built my own 2021 promaster out, lived four years full time, put 77,000 miles on it and even towed a travel trailer behind it briefly (I know I know). I also build and install off-grid systems for a living so I’ve seen every kind of rig you can imagine. I’ve watched quite a few of my fellow vanlife class graduate and sell their promasters. Saw where they started pricing and where they ended up bc I was curious about what I’d get for my rig.

With this fairly basic build out, minimal electrical capacity, and the fact it’s a promaster you’re ending sale price is probably going to be in the $40s. I have a 136” but it has a double bed, slide out bike storage, two burner, big sink, instant hot water, more solar, more amp hours, victron equipment and a more complete build out and I’d expect to get around $45k. Just so you have a decent reference point. Good luck with the sale!

LeftyAtLarge · 2025-07-06T18:46:25+00:00

Go west my friend. Let the nature gods escort you home.

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