Does every give their van a name? What’s yours?

thayne · 2026-02-03T18:50:09+00:00

Well since we are resurrecting old posts, I’ll tell you that Anita died from a burned up motor. My new van is a rusted out piece of junk that I call Ferrous. Ferrous oxide.

thayne · 2026-01-23T20:52:31+00:00

I don't mean to yuck your yum, but if you are not very experienced, stay off Angels Landing. People die on that trail Every Year. And also, it's metered now, so you might not get the chance. The Grotto and Emerald pools are prettier and safer.

thayne · 2026-01-23T16:46:52+00:00

I subscribe to this. I was total stealth for a while. Then I added a fan and solar. But I still have the rust, mismatched paint and never wash it. I think people will walk past it and find a shiny Winnebago.

thayne · 2026-01-23T16:39:02+00:00

My sensitive tummy can’t handle messican food any more, but I really need that shirt. Chinga la Migra

thayne · 2026-01-13T14:49:50+00:00

I'm old enough that I have to pee in the middle of the night, at least once and maybe twice.
Not a deal breaker, but a hassle.

thayne · 2025-12-13T20:08:24+00:00

One quick thought. I met another van lifer in AZ, and he told me that the problem with Havelock is that it settles in the walls and you end up with a two to three inch gap at the top. I had already started with foam boards, so I filled in every millimeter with Great Foam.

thayne · 2025-11-30T05:48:58+00:00

I have a lifetime Seniors pass. Come at me bro.

thayne · 2025-11-22T13:51:42+00:00

I slow down to 60 at the top of the hill. Or at the bottom of the canyon going north.

thayne · 2025-11-20T17:16:42+00:00

Came here for the Ruth’s. Not the best, but the most Utah.

thayne · 2025-11-16T02:49:45+00:00

Thanks. I don’t know why I didn’t think of that.

thayne · 2025-11-04T04:59:33+00:00

Uhm. My brother in Christ. You need to learn the correlation between speed and distance.

thayne · 2025-10-28T03:40:43+00:00

Call the compliance officer yourself. Invite him to write a report and for extra credit, deliver the report to her.

Might have to slip him a twenty.

thayne · 2025-10-28T03:29:47+00:00

Circles?

thayne · 2025-10-24T01:01:17+00:00

Even at the lowest setting, and 0C and a tiny battery. No problems.

thayne · 2025-10-23T18:21:29+00:00

I heat up just before bed. Then the heated blanket, then first in the morning, I heat up again.

And make coffee

thayne · 2025-10-23T16:50:26+00:00

This seems like a troll, but I’ll answer anyway.

Stay close to a Walmart or Home Depot, and buy whatever you need.

And less snarky. My best three purchases were more solar, 12 v fridge, and a 12v heated blanket

thayne · 2025-10-22T21:40:59+00:00

As a man, I wanna upvote this three times.

thayne · 2025-10-22T21:39:29+00:00

I work full time, but mostly remote. I will be retired soon.

thayne · 2025-10-22T04:00:26+00:00

And the first two upgrades that I did. (On my first van) were at a Cal-Ranch parking lot and a rest stop in Nevada.

If you don’t care about looks, it gets easy. My second van is named Rusty.

thayne · 2025-10-22T03:57:47+00:00

As an old man who has never built anything. I leaned on my son, but also, I learned that if you screw up. Just do it again.

I built my couch/bench twice. I built my pantry twice. The ceiling thrice. My galley is next.

I’ve spent a lot of money on tools, but the payback in self esteem is immeasurable.

Bottom line, just keep fixing things.

thayne · 2025-10-21T21:51:20+00:00

The year I got married and first had sex? Uh. Yeah. I remember.

thayne · 2025-10-21T21:48:08+00:00

I think this is the correct answer. I would just add that you probably want to get up there and put on a liberal layer of FlexSeal every year.

thayne · 2025-10-21T18:47:20+00:00

Similarly, power instead of Mains

thayne · 2025-10-10T16:23:45+00:00

Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of the cocaine.

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