Before going out to experience the world, it's best to insulate oneself a little from the world. At least from the heat and cold. I...

The past week was crazy time. Casting one's excess material goods upon the world is liberating, but it still means a lot of schlepping. ...

The crossbars of the roof rack come with plastic end caps. But they don't fit snugly. I worry they might blow off somewhere. So, until I...

Let's say you're a business owner, or just an employee in charge of shipping. And you want to maintain excellent customer relations....

I turned in my leased Civic today. Things worked out so I had only one more payment to make. No sweat. After washing and vacuuming it w...

I've been driving the Rolling Steel Tent (RST) around town, running errands and such, getting used to its mass and its handling characte...

Getting new tires all around. Wallet is thinner.

It didn't require three extra people to lift the ladder rack from the van. My buddy Steve and I got it done. Now it's time to was...

I wrote before about mounting a solar panel to the existing ladder rack. After studying it out for a while, I've decided to remove and...

So, here it is. Impressive, huh? A plain cargo van formerly used by a security systems company. Bare metal inside except for rubber ...

A new life calls for a new blog. I think Descartes said that. Joe Descartes, the guy who is always hanging out in front of the Smoothie ...