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    Selling guns now that Backpage is gone.

    have you tried the gun show loophole ? :rolleyes:
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    Key piece of gear for Bear Country.

    Over the last three decades, Bartlebaugh has interviewed more than 300 people who have used bear spray following a close encounter with bruins. About 65 percent of those didn’t know the brand they were carrying or how far the can would spray or how long that spray would last. i call this...
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    Installing a Victron Multiplus 2000 Inverter/Charger ?

    the core of my electrical system is a pair of 125AH Lifepo4 batteries from STARPOWER, REDARC 1240D dcdc charger and this Victron Multiplus inverter/charger (thanks to Diplostat for pointing me in this direction) im about to start putting all of this together and have a few questions about...
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    you know what i mean. were fine with somebody introducing themselves. thats a normal part of social interaction. we just dont want the ''omg hunnie look they have a ceiling fan just like us. come have a look'' next thing you know i have an entire family wondering around inside my van lol. stop...
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    ill list them in order of importance. i put a lot of though into this 1- Privacy were not introverts or anything but we are very private people. the one thing i noticed about all of the vans online is that they were mostly white and INVITING. we didnt want an INVITING van. we keep to...
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    making progress on the van. i went with a multi use model for the van so im running all of the wires then enclosing all of the walls. any cabinetry or sleeping platform i add will be modular so if need be i can remove it. before i closed up the lower walls i added a few extra wires for future...
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    middle side panel for the slider. this one wasnt so bad. the only real issue is how much to trim and where to draw your lines. a lot of that is personal preference. I just picked a line an went with it.
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    this is the back side of the lower door panel off of the slider. there was always a bulge there on the finished side. now i know why.
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    i went with the tracing paper method. it worked out well for me but i caught a lot of breaks along the way. its not the easiest stuff to work with. it tares easily and can difficult to tape down outside. fortunately for me, it all worked out on the first attempt. after tracing the basic...
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    Mini Bike Camping

    im looking for recommendations on mini bikes. were heading out west in about a month for an extended road trip in our sprinter van and plan to bring along 2 mini bikes for exploring the country side and occasional over night camping trips. were looking for something that we could take on the...
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    i didnt mean cutting out the actual steel. i meant to cut wood panels THEN attach them to the existing doors. my orriginal post wasn't clear so i went back an edited it. ive heard of people using cardboard to make templates but im looking for a technique thats a bit more precise.
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    Tips for cutting out door panels on a Sprinter Van > ?

    Anybody have any tips or tricks for cutting 1/4'' Birch plywood panels to fit over the rear doors on a Sprinter Van ?
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    Led Light Bar Install

    they have another one up now. same price https://www.ebay.com/itm/SD-76254-52-INCH-CURVED-CREE-LED-LIGHT-BAR-DUAL-ROW-X5-SERIES-/152935890201?vxp=mtr&hash=item239bb07d19
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    Should I Insulate Under My Circumstances ?

    you guys are right. i though about what was said here and what i had picked up via research and decided to insulate. i went with a semi complete 2'' XPS job in conjunction with spray foam for the gaps, ribs and taped any seems that i couldnt foam. i didn't do the bulkhead or the floor. i...
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    Led Light Bar Install

    yeah i was worried about that with ordering online. i kind of took a shot and it worked out.
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    Should I Insulate Under My Circumstances ?

    2013 Spritner 170'' WB multi use van. ill probably end up doing closer to a month per year camping and other activities. you could call it semi-off grid. i am in the process of adding a 250AH lipo4 system electrical system (no solar yet) water tank with propane instant water heater and a...
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    Should I Insulate Under My Circumstances ?

    heres the deal. this build is a multi purpose build. 50 weeks out of the year we will be delivering furniture. the remaining 2 weeks or so we will be van camping. we camp in the winter and have no problem with the cold. went a few months ago in -6 and we were fine with extra blankets. not warm...
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    Led Light Bar Install

    The shop finished up installing a Rough Country 52'' X5 light bar yesterday. I was going to do it myself but they also installed a new sound system so i let them do it all in one shot. overall i think they did a terrific job with the installation. Everything is level and spaced correctly...
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    Firearms and Tribal Indian Land ?

    NO ! ...we have no intention of going anywhere near tribal land just worried we might end up on it through our travels thats all. We plan on doing some dispersed camping while out there so well have to pay attention to where we pull over... do diligence etc etc.
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