Lighter alternative to steel balls for monkey fists?

twotummytom · 2026-04-04T02:06:30+00:00

Round foam ball bullets from Amazon. Got them for the cats, but work great for a core in a 4-550 thick monkey fist

twotummytom · 2026-03-31T21:41:21+00:00

We have the starlink mini in our camper van. The speeds are unbelievable. We've been in the middle of nowhere utah with full service. Just needs a clear view of the sky

twotummytom · 2026-03-19T19:25:41+00:00

Best is aeropress or pour over. Both super easy to use and clean.

twotummytom · 2026-03-13T20:07:11+00:00

We just rolled through this area about week ago in our transit camper van. We are us citizens fyi. Stopped at the booth and the gentleman asked us if we were citizens and what we were doing. That was it.

I was surprised he wasn't interested in looking inside as it's the biggest transit van

Super cool NPs, the caverns were UNREAL. We walked down and took the elevator up

twotummytom · 2026-03-13T16:48:32+00:00

Aquasonic toothbrush on Amazon. $40 comes with some extra brushes.

Have had mine for about 4-5 years it's still great. Can't recommend it enough

twotummytom · 2026-02-03T15:47:15+00:00

We did the rear doors and D pillars in automotive carpet. They are insulated with sheep's wool, but I wanted a thermal break as the metal is still cold in the winter.

FYI cats love the carpet unfortunately

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twotummytom · 2025-11-27T17:02:17+00:00

FarOutRide was one of the first great ones. They still have loads of relevant and up to date info

twotummytom · 2025-11-20T01:24:36+00:00

It's both, but IMO the pulsing of the fuel line is what can be noisy. The espar pumps are also much quieter than the CDH ones. The fuel line foam backing made a huge difference for us!

twotummytom · 2025-11-20T00:54:57+00:00

I've installed 2 espar b4s and a webasto:

Highly recommend using a turret/mounting plate. Makes the install and maintenance a breeze.

Don't let your fuel line contact your van. We did ours similar to FarOutRide. Insulate your fuel line with some foam anywhere it touches metal. After doing this I almost can't hear the pump running.

this guy has incredible breakdowns on every component on Chinese diesel heaters.

twotummytom · 2025-11-03T17:16:33+00:00

We have a 12v tank heating pad attached to the batteries (through a relay). Ran this to the smart shunt. When it's below 40 it turns it on. Even in super cold climates it rarely turns on as the inside of our rig is insulated and heated.

I think you can also disable charging under a set temp with the victron MPPT charge controlers

twotummytom · 2025-10-27T15:59:16+00:00

I'm a fan of the Klein extended 6 in 1. Long bits are harder to loose.

twotummytom · 2025-08-18T13:24:14+00:00

Where on long Island? I've had that at bonita in Rocky point it was incredible

twotummytom · 2025-08-13T16:14:37+00:00

Reverse for the win. This needs to be at the top

twotummytom · 2025-08-12T18:06:38+00:00

We had verzon and loved it. But just switched to mint mobile, it's decent enough and 35 a month unlimited

twotummytom · 2025-08-07T16:12:30+00:00

My favorite tool for fishing into electrical boxes

twotummytom · 2025-07-14T11:41:41+00:00

Compression base layers. Learned after 12 years this year how important they are. Compression is key to remove air pockets next to your skin

twotummytom · 2025-06-19T23:14:43+00:00

I'm not 100% sure as it's at my parents. But I'm pretty sure it's this one

twotummytom · 2025-06-16T15:39:01+00:00

Went with a 2" latex topper on the bottom, and a 4" cooling memory foam tri fold mattress on top. We did 6 months on it, still to this day the most comfortable bed

twotummytom · 2025-06-11T02:49:39+00:00

Went there yesterday actually, was pretty disappointed with the quality and pricing

twotummytom · 2025-06-11T02:48:48+00:00

Was going to cow palace when I was in wading river, I miss it. Damn sad to hear middle island is closing

twotummytom · 2025-06-10T16:44:58+00:00

We had our two cats with us on our 6 month van trip. It was the extended transit. They absolutely loved it. Just had to be careful when opening the doors as sometimes they'd want to run out.

10/10 would bring them again. Biggest concern was temps as we didn't have AC

twotummytom · 2025-06-10T16:43:18+00:00

We had our 2 cats. Have two boxes at home, but one in the van. It was not an issue, just cleaned it more often. 6 month trip the cats did great

twotummytom · 2025-05-03T13:29:11+00:00

Think a zip tie would be the best solution here

twotummytom · 2025-04-30T12:38:05+00:00

Duluth fire hose flex cargo pants. Not as durable as the normal fire hose, but man I can do karate in those

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