http://blog.illiop.com Day to day stuff related to preparing and living out of an Tent/Vehicle/RV. Tips and info about doing so on a budget and my experiences in doing so. Useful to van dwellers and low-budget full time RVers alike! Random stuff tossed in as well. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:25:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally let out yesterday and came to Beavers Bend State Park just outside of Broken Bow, OK. Plan to stay here for at least then next week. I may or may not stay a few extra days beyond that until the 2nd of next month. But so far I have ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/34 I went out to the local flea market where a regular seller has a booth (whom I have bought stuff from several times in the past). His prices are above thrift store/yard sale prices but then again he carries good quality stuff. Anyhow, he had an old Coleman folding camping ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/32 I didn't get much sleep last night, I guess due to worrying about the car. I got it about 8am and got to the garage about 9am. They quoted me $705.38 parts & labor to replace 2 Front Quick Strut Assemblies ($237.58 each, $475.16 for 2), $5 shop supplies, $130.66 ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/23 I bought a new set of 215/60-16 Fuzion HRi tires from a local discount tire store and had them mounted and all that good stuff. Then I went over to Wal-Mart to get new wiper blades and upon leaving, I noticed the car was making a faint "clunk" type sound ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/22 Wow, it's been a while since I last posted on here. A fair amount has happened since my last entry. I sold the portable washing machine, nearly finished the trailer except for tires and decided I couldn't afford the gas to tow it or even to drive my 1997 Ford ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/21 Last week I came across a "Welbilt Portable Laundromat" for $20 at a thrift store. Plugged it up and it seemed to work so I figured I'd take a chance on it. Seems to work perfectly. They go for $80-$100 on ebay easy. It washes but doesn't spin dry and ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/18 I was bored the other day and decided I had put off installing the Olympian heater I recently purchased on eBay long enough. So I went out, removed the bits of wood from the Coleman heater installation, and cut down a new piece of hardboard, sanded it a bit around ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/16 Some random funny quotes from a couple of TV shows: Malcolm in the Middle: Reese: Did I hear her right? Milk comes out of those things? Malcolm: That's what they're for ....... Reese: Oh my god! Women are the cows of people! Mystery Science Theater 3000: Pearl: i'd like to give you a hump Observer: Well, Pearl... ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/15 I was out and about today not really looking for yard sales per say but on the way back toward I stopped by one and found a used Coleman 800w (1600w peak) inverter in the case with battery clamps for $10. They let me take it to the van ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/12 I typically hate bidding on auctions since I end up losing most of the time it seems like. That or I forget about the item so I don't bid. I managed to remember to watch and bit on an Olympian 3100 heater on ebay and won it for the modest ... http://blog.illiop.com/archives/11