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Car Camping Full-Time: Starting List
Where To Start The following is a high-level overview of where to begin when considering van life, car life, or even, to some extent, camping life. Each person will have unique requirements and a different starting point. Some might begin with a Toyota Prius, while others may start with a Mercedes Sprinter. This list…
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Car Camping with Friends at South Carlsbad State Beach
Some campsites work best as a base for exploring. Others give you enough reason to stay close to camp. South Carlsbad State Beach gave us both. I parked the 4Runner beside my friends’ teardrop trailer, set up camp with Riven, and spent the visit enjoying the California coast without filling every hour of the…
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Selling Items Online for Others as Flexible Paid Work
Selling items online for others became one way I could earn extra income using skills I already had. Over the years, I had sold on eBay, Mercari, OfferUp, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, and other platforms, both for myself and as part of reselling. Eventually, those skills led to a temporary job I would not…
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Portable AC Stress Test Results
Can a 4,500 BTU portable air conditioner keep up with 109°F heat in a 4Runner? Car camping in the summer isn’t for the faint of heart, especially when outside temps creep into triple digits. To find out whether a 4,500 BTU portable air conditioner could hold its own in this brutal heat, I set up…