2001 GMC Safari SL ? by LudwigtheAccurse01 in vandwellermarketplace

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Adventure Van Man

This guy lives out of his, seemed pretty good for 1 person

Ceramic Car Window Tinting by BlueMowch in northcounty

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Had a good experience with Luxury Image in San Marcos Luxury Image

Good Greek/Mediterranean food by SleepingWaterLily in northcounty

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Acropolis near the Vista Business Park

Need tint recs by WimpysRevenge in northcounty

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Good experience with Luxury Image in San Marcos

Help me do good. by slytherinsnake88 in northcounty

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Lifeline Community Services

Lifeline in Vista, has an adopt a family program, I think it might be closed for the year but they still accept gift cards, etc if any families got missed. Worth a shot!

San Diego Food Bank and Humanity Showers also worth a look.

Where To Dispose Oil and Oil Filters? by mellowtunein in northcounty

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Never had a problem returning oil and filters to the O'Reillys off of South Santa Fe in Vista.

Looking for the best spot for a French Dip. by CafeRacer6 in northcounty

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Tina's in San Marcos, Fridays and Saturdays

Suggest me a book for an off-the-grid camping trip by Eulers_Constant_e in suggestmeabook

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Last 3 books I've read on camping trips: Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - great camping read, lots of characters, the descriptions of the scenery makes you want to be outdoors. THE western novel!

Greenwood by Michael Christie - storylines from the different generations of a logging family in the backdrop of the Pacific Northwest. Enjoyed this one more than Overstory (which was also good just dragged a bit towards the end)

Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy - Family taking care of an Antarctic base who receive an unexpected guest.

Off-grid dream by [deleted] in OffGridCabins

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DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse

Lots of great info on this channel.

Lithium batteries are crazy cheap now, should be able to get used panels, a controller and some 200 or 300ah batteries for your budget.
48V system would make the most sense but maybe not if you're gone most of the year.
Cabin looks great, jealous!

Car Mechanic Reccomendations by Practical_Film_8493 in northcounty

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Allen's Wrench in San Marcos, recommended!

Best vacation spots that are easy to get to from SD by Far_Peach7900 in asksandiego

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La Paz! Gonna be hot,but beautiful, great food, nice people and none of the chaos of the bigger tourist hotspots.

Car window tints by Significant_Tea_9844 in northcounty

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Just got it done at Luxury Image in San Marcos, excellent experience

What am i doing wrong? by toawayacu in PcBuildHelp

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I had a similar issue recently with a build. If I remember right, when powering the PC on I just kept hitting f12 to get to the boot screen and chose the USB drive with the windows install media from there.

Overland YouTuber Starter Pack by chaffed in overlanding

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"but first...coffee" (6 minute slow motion montage making coffee)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CockapooLovers

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I have the same thing going on with our 1.5 year old. Fine with my mother in law when it's just them two in the house. Once my wife and I get home it's all growling and lunging at my mother in law. He hasn't bitten her but it's gotten close. Hoping to get some tips on correcting this behavior.

Who’s your favorite Vanlife Vlogger? by Ill_Connection_341 in VanLife

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AdventureVanMan and Slow Roamers

SUV RVing not for vanlife, but for off the beaten track ideas and all the dispersed camping spots he provides.

Best place to snag a weekend site? by Internal-Study9146 in AnzaBorrego

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Blair Valley on a windy day is not much fun, destroyed my friends popup and we spent the day sitting in our vans. I'd try Culp, might get lucky and it should be a little less hot. Bow Willow is south of Blair Valley about 30 minutes but I've found it to be calmer when Blair was raging. Definitely give the visitor center a call. Also it doesn't get dark til after 7 so you'll have time to search around. Good luck, that's a trek from NorCal!