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Thanks everyone! Enjoy the **** show! As long as this rig keeps breaking down, we'll have plenty of content! I guess breaking down is similar to not catching fish? This will be a great blog thing to look back on and ourselves why we did it. Good eyes on the Kill Bill. We do find it relaxing...

L. Ron Hubbard couldn't make this stuff up... The next day after we replace the clutch and leave town, the clutch master cylinder gives out. We camped at a BLM campsite and the parking wasn't great, van was angled to the side, we didn't care, so tired. In the morning, I decided to move it to...

Thanks everyone! We're winging it as we go. Fixing things and making improvements.

The adventures never end! In Minneapolis, I was parked on side of road on a hill between two cars. Had no hydraulics for clutch, had a hard time getting it orientated to do a 1st gear no clutch start. Had to bump it backwards in reverse, uphill, a few times before I hit the car behind me in...

Oh boy, the clutch did not enjoy what I did to it back in Minneapolis... So the girls have never read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. So we spent the day floating down the Mississippi in our "raft" and me telling them all about Mark Twain's American classic.. And then we were off to much...

So we were parked in some Minneapolis neighborhood, on a hill, between two cars. Went to leave and the clutch pedal goes right to the floor. Turns out, all the hydraulic fluid leaked out through a bad fitting. Determined to get where we were going, I man-handled the thing and got it going, even...

Oh geez, does anything not break? We are on a roll! Got the kitchen back together. Figured we get the compost toilet finished. Mixed some coco coir and diatomaceous earth together to aid in the compost process. We have our doubts, we'll let you know how it goes. We store the mix right behind...

If you ever drive a step van at highway speeds, you will understand that headsets are not for show. But they are also kinda fun. Sounds like you're in a podcast the whole time. Thanks! Lots of work done, lots of work left to do...

Yes, running water is nice. But it comes at a cost, literally. Next build I am incorporating all the plumbing not just in one spot, but inside a waterproof catchpan compartment!

Haha, yep, Assateague Island. Are you talking about the leak? It was fixed by tightening clamp on a hose and adding a second clamp, the lines that go to and from the water heater. At some point, everything leaked except for those Sharkbite fittings. I was skeptical at first, but dang it, these...

Things were going great until we noticed that everyday someone was spilling water on the floor. Getting fancy with our cooking. Baking is now easy, as long as there is sun. Made some super awesome french toast casserole. As always, made enough extra to put in fridge for another day. And we...

There is lots of sun at the beach! Soaking up all that power and cooking up some serious meals. Use the power while you got it right? Picked up a waffle iron! Mmmmm, they hit the spot! Enjoying the beach today. Letting the solar panels charge up the batteries so we can cook dinner. Why not...

More lazy days, trying out systems and dialing in our stuff. Woke up one day to wild horses up in our camp. But we made lots of good sun that day! Plenty of sun to make ice cubes! Let me tell you how much of a game changer ice cubes are. We ration each other down to two ice per day. Our...

Rig made it to the Atlantic Ocean. More things to add and put together. Everyone said we needed windows. Well, we don't feel like cutting more holes, so with this magnetic bug screen, we gots a huge window now! And we got these cute fabric totes to store clothing. Wish the sides weren't...

Always tweaking and modifying. Nothing will ever be perfect, and that is life. The kitchen table guest bed works great. So far 3 people have slept there and no complaints. Fits a standard size sleeping pad perfectly. Lately, we've been noticing the temperature behind the fridge to be...

Life on the road is going pretty good right now since we had the turbo charger issue fixed. The flow of adventure mixed with chores is comforting. Not sure how often we should be cleaning the solar panels, but it's fun to get up on the roof and at least one of us really really likes Windex...

We were able to limp the rig around. After spending some time camping next to an interstate onramp, found a guy to help us out. After meeting locals in parking lots, making long phone chains, came across this guy Mitch and his shop. He was able to take care of us. Got some much better welds...

The rig is back on the road. But she isn't going without a fight! New turbocharger doubled our boost and we're getting 3mpg more fuel economy. Everything was going well until we was hearing this strange noise, that got louder and louder, and some gauges were going down, and others were going...

Engine runs great! Lots of odds and ends to get this thing back on the road. Got the doghouse cover back on and those custom charge pipes just clear! The engine oil dipstick is a little bit of a pain to get to now, but doable. Unfortunately, the new turbocharger is about 2" longer towards...

Haha thanks. There is nothing fast about this rig, just the furious part. "Step Van - The Slow And Furious". The 3" black pipes were all part of a universal kit that someone donated. They were all painted black, so I grinded off enough to weld them and then just painted them black again. The 4"...