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This is an ACOPOWER All-In-One (inverter/charger) unit that can serve as most of your vehicle's new lithium-ion battery electrical system! Functionality includes: 3000W inverter shore power charger solar charger remote display panel Retails for $1300 ACOPOWER 3000W All-in-One User Manual...

I wrapped up my trip at Dollarhide Summit, where at the top of the pass is a little ATV ridge-top track which takes you just a little bit higher (8800 ft. elevation) before it fades out into a motorcycle-only trail. I camped there. GPS: 43.5967, -114.6819

I visited a total of 21 Idaho hot springs on my trip. (I skipped any commercial or developed hot spring sites.) The banks of the South Fork Payette River, the Middle Fork Boise River, and the South Fork Boise River (and adjoining streams) are loaded with hot springs. My favorite hot springs were...

The B-23 "Dragon Bomber" wreck site is in the Loon Lake area of Payette National Forest. Loon Lake itself is a stunningly picturesque destination. So much bright blue and green! Directions to the wreck itself are easy to find out there on the internet, or you can just follow the most...

One of the joys of traveling in Idaho (that I hadn't considered in my history of desert road trips) is that I can stop for a swim break at almost any time! The main Idaho forest roads through the mountains mostly follow rivers and streams, so pausing for a spontaneous dip is easy!

I spent almost two weeks wandering in Idaho, driving generally from north to south on a make-it-up-as-I-go-along zigzag route of mostly dirt roads, using my list of hot spring locations (I have collected over the years) as reason to investigate various specific areas. I also planned to visit a...

I finally got my new 2005 Sportsmobile ready enough for its first real road trip! Usually I aim for deserts for my road trips. My trips are mostly in the winter or springtime. But this was August! I wasn't very excited for the brutal mid-day heat. I've never spent much time in Idaho – and...

Yeah, as much as I'm not a fan of Facebook, it was on Facebook Marketplace where I got pretty much all the buyer interest when I recently sold my old van.

Too funny! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09HRCRJ57

That makes sense to me. If you are never plugged in, why do you need an AC/DC shore power converter/charger. For driving, a DC-DC charger will produce the correct charging voltage regardless of engine voltage.

These look like the same product, with different branding. https://www.danboinc.com/product-page/db13

A friend of mine spotted this cool E-Series custom box-van on the road. Oregon plates. Anyone know this one?

Sold!

I'm selling 2 pairs (for all 4 tires) of RUD Grip 4x4 #2532 tire chains. NEVER USED. I bought them for my old van, which originally had LT285/75R16 tires, but the chains are now too small for my current tires. These chains were never used, never installed, but I carried them around in the back...

Remember, your van still has value if you sold it today, which you can include in your accounting -- even if you do plan on keeping it forever! (Probably worth significantly more than my old well-used van.)

Thanks! Reading up on this a bit more, I see that perhaps I should have used the term "capital loss" instead of "depreciation".

Maybe I shouldn't have used the word "depreciation" in this context. I meant (Purchase - Sale) / Years. I added all the money I put in (purchase, repairs, parts), and subtracted sale price. I tried hard to sell my van for more $, but as I said -- I used it harder than most people do.

Here is a list and summaries for most of my repair/service bills: NOTES Yes, I really did need to replace my radiator 4 times! Body flex towards the end caused repeated failures. I went through 5 windshields. My tires usually ended up needing replacement from being damaged offroad -- I never...

I'm not sure everyone really wants to see this, but ... I was doing some budgeting recently and (in a very nerdy way) I decided calculate exactly how much it cost me to own my 2004 4x4 Sportsmobile for the past 20 years. Here's what I found: Looking back at my photo collection, I see that I...

The buyer was through Facebook Marketplace