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A big thanks to Lewis for sharing this picture over on Instagram and for choosing GB Foam Direct to supply their #campervan foam! 
If you need foam cut to size and shape for your #camper #van, head over to our website or get in touch with the team for assistance.
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#campervan #vanlife
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A big thanks to Glyn for choosing to GB Foam Direct to supply custom-cut foam for their #campervan!
"Absolute Quality. Cut to precise measurements and delivered on time. Excellent communication."
"Absolute Quality. Cut to precise measurements and delivered on time. Excellent communication."
Need foam for your #van conversion? Visit our website to get in touch with the team for assistance: gbfoamdirect.co.uk/foam-cut-to-si…
#camper #vw #vanlife #vanconversion
#camper #vw #vanlife #vanconversion
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A famous climber once said:
“On either end of the financial spectrum there lies a leisure class.”
Unfortunately most of us live in the messy middle, with neither riches nor freedom. But here’s the good news:
There IS a third option👇
“On either end of the financial spectrum there lies a leisure class.”
Unfortunately most of us live in the messy middle, with neither riches nor freedom. But here’s the good news:
There IS a third option👇
Most of us don’t want the type of freedom that comes from a vow of poverty.
And statistically most people will never have fabulous riches.
So we need to find freedom in-between, balancing dollars with an even more valuable currency: Time
Here’s a 2-step plan to do that:
And statistically most people will never have fabulous riches.
So we need to find freedom in-between, balancing dollars with an even more valuable currency: Time
Here’s a 2-step plan to do that:
STEP 1: Re-define wealth
The cliché is true: The best things in life *are* free.
The things modern society associates with success and happiness are more often a path to misery.
😁The happiest people I know lead simple lives.
My advice:
The cliché is true: The best things in life *are* free.
The things modern society associates with success and happiness are more often a path to misery.
😁The happiest people I know lead simple lives.
My advice:
there's two kinds of people who live #VanLife in San Francisco, afaict
folx who are abused by capitalism
and folx who are starting companies to abuse people with capitalism
folx who are abused by capitalism
and folx who are starting companies to abuse people with capitalism
one of modern capitalism's most horrifying things -- the reinvention of indentured servitude in the form of things like Lambda School/BloomTech, and its found Austen Allred, who's startup famous for living out of his car for a few months in front of the Safeway on Market St
allred previous worked as a manager at a payday loan company called LendUp
so yeah
so yeah
Thanks to our_little_cam.pervan over on Instagram for sharing and for choosing GB Foam Direct to order custom-cut #foam for their #campervan!
Need #foam cut to size for your #campervan? Visit our website or get in touch with our team for assistance!
#vanlife #vanconversion
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A big thanks to William for choosing GB Foam Direct!
"Really happy. 2nd time I have bought luxury foam from GB foam, cheaper than other websites I looked on, easy to order and fast delivery, perfect foam for my micro camper, looks great with the covers my wife made"
Need foam cut to size for your #campervan? Visit our website today gbfoamdirect.co.uk
#camper #vanlife #vanconversion #camperconversion
#camper #vanlife #vanconversion #camperconversion
A big thanks to vansandrecreation over on Instagram for sharing.
Cut to size foam to make some comfy cushions that double up as a mattress extension! Be sure to check out their account to see more.
Cut to size foam to make some comfy cushions that double up as a mattress extension! Be sure to check out their account to see more.
If you need foam cut to size for your #campervan visit our website today or get in touch with our team for assistance.
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#vanlife #vanconversion #campervan
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#vanlife #vanconversion #campervan
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Ooo-wee! It's a sizzler down here in Texas today, calling for a #DavesCarIDService salute to clever heat-beating Houston oil man John Hamman. In 1930 had C&C Kelvinator install the world's first car air conditioning system on his 1929 Cadillac (wearing LaSalle wheels btw).
The Kelvinator on Hamman's Caddy was somewhat primitive, having its own motor. The first "factory" A/C (actual a very pricy aftermarket dealer option installed by B&B) was offered in 1940 Packard, followed by Cadillac in 1941 (L) and Chrysler/DeSoto in 1942 (R).
Those pre-war B&B A/C systems were very very rare; in fact there are only a handful of survivors. A/C as a true factory option would have to wait until the 1954 Nash and expensive GM models. Both Nash (Kelvinator) and GM (Frigidaire) relied on their own refrigerator brands.
That's the way - aha aha - we like it!
Trucks got solar und @SonoMotors gar mit dieser Marktnische hoffentlich eine goldene Zukunft!
(Ja, auch der #TinyCamper bekommt solar all over the place)
Trucks got solar und @SonoMotors gar mit dieser Marktnische hoffentlich eine goldene Zukunft!
(Ja, auch der #TinyCamper bekommt solar all over the place)
Wobei mein 'Wohncontainer' ganz schnöde 10*100W Solarmodule bekommt die man dann auch nach Lust und Laune abnehmen kann.
Und mit ein paar einfachen Kabeln geht das dann in eine EcoFlow Delta Pro nachdem mich @AkkuDoktor dafür so überzeugt hat.
"Civilization is still a new experiment. Modern democracies are a brand new idea, currently in beta testing." -- Tim Urban greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/05/02/dai…
A Fully Aligned Webb Space Telescope Sees a Field of Stars
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#JamesWebbSpaceTelescope, #FullAlignment
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#JamesWebbSpaceTelescope, #FullAlignment
A Cage by Another Name - Failed Architecture
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#TinyHomes, #HomelessVillage, #LosAngeles, #consequences
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#TinyHomes, #HomelessVillage, #LosAngeles, #consequences
Thanks to adventures_in_lexi over on Instagram for choosing GB Foam Direct. They ordered foam from us to make crockery and pan storage to help reduce rattling in their #campervan 🇬🇧👍
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some personal news: if you follow me on Instagram you’ve already heard—excited to share that I’m spending the next year living out of my van Barb full time to travel the state & register voters across Texas.
In Texas this presents a unique challenge: in order to legally register voters here you have to take a 90 minute course, an exam & register as a Deputy Voter Registrar w/ the county.
& that’s for each county where you plan to register voters.
& in Texas there are 254 counties.
& that’s for each county where you plan to register voters.
& in Texas there are 254 counties.
So I’m getting registered in all 254 counties! And I’ll be getting a lot louder about what voter suppression looks like in Texas. All while living in a really cool tricked out van named Barb. Obviously named after my hero Barbara Jordan.
🧵How to avoid the messy middle (& build a great life)
There’s a quote that is well known in climbing circles but rarely repeated elsewhere:
“At either end of the social spectrum there lies a leisure class.”
Freedom is achieved through simplicity or wealth.
It's... 👇
There’s a quote that is well known in climbing circles but rarely repeated elsewhere:
“At either end of the social spectrum there lies a leisure class.”
Freedom is achieved through simplicity or wealth.
It's... 👇
...the middle where things get messy, where we trade our time for money, hoping to someday buy back our time.
This can feel like anything but freedom.
In climbing we refer to people who forsake material possessions to obsessively pursue their passion as “dirtbags”.
This can feel like anything but freedom.
In climbing we refer to people who forsake material possessions to obsessively pursue their passion as “dirtbags”.
It’s not a derogatory term—to the contrary, it’s a lifestyle that has been idealized, a noble & enlightened existence.
Dirtbag culture inspired the #vanlife movement. Through climbing I know dozens of younger, well educated people who have opted out...
Dirtbag culture inspired the #vanlife movement. Through climbing I know dozens of younger, well educated people who have opted out...
Last holiday season, Tom Standish put nearly all of his belongings in long-term storage, leased out his Oregon house and, with his wife, toddler and newborn, traded in suburban life for one on the road.
@byandreachang reports on the overlanding craze: latimes.com/business/story…
@byandreachang reports on the overlanding craze: latimes.com/business/story…
The family is now living in a luxury overland adventure vehicle called an EarthCruiser FX that combines premium accommodations with hardcore off-roading capabilities.
Starting price for the boxy behemoth: $439,000.
📸: Meghan Standish latimes.com/business/story…
Starting price for the boxy behemoth: $439,000.
📸: Meghan Standish latimes.com/business/story…
The Standish family plans to take the EarthCruiser down the Baja Peninsula and then ship the seven-ton rig by boat to Belgium so they can use it to traverse Northern Europe next year.
📸: Meghan Standish
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📸: Meghan Standish
latimes.com/business/story…
A timeline thread of the interactions between @EmilyArtful and #creepshowart based on her recent video and the #lolcow leaks.
@EmilyArtful But first a few disclaimers: this thread is biased towards @EmilyArtful, it's only based on the video "creepshow art has ALWAYS been this way" () and the lolcow thread, this assumes that the lolcow allegations against creepshow are indeed shannon herself,
I note the parts of the timeline that I'm unsure of with a ?
The parts of the timeline that start with "lolcow" are the "lolcow" posts alleged to be shannon. If you want to use this timeline please credit me. May add corrections later as well.
The parts of the timeline that start with "lolcow" are the "lolcow" posts alleged to be shannon. If you want to use this timeline please credit me. May add corrections later as well.
The Digital Economy is only 15% of the world's GDP 🌍. A select group is reaping massive rewards 💰 by bridging the gap to the other 85%....
I call them Modern Industrialists.
Learn to think like them by asking yourself 5 simple questions...👇
I call them Modern Industrialists.
Learn to think like them by asking yourself 5 simple questions...👇
I'll be expanding on how to become a Modern Industrialist and the driving forces behind why they're uniquely important to developing massive impact on this tweet thread. Like or RT the image post and I'll a new factor every 5.
#1 - Digital money is new money to the local economy. #economicdevelopment strategy lacking in recruitment for these individuals will not be competitive in the long term. #Local economies need them to thrive in today's world.
How I went from ZERO real estate knowledge
to my first DEAL…
And how YOU can do it too.
A THREAD 👇
to my first DEAL…
And how YOU can do it too.
A THREAD 👇
In my late 20s, I was selfish.
I didn’t want to be trapped in a 9-5 job and work there another 40 years
Hell, I just wanted to live #vanlife and have complete control over my time.
I was ambitious.
But I knew it would take lots of work, sacrifice, and some patience.
I didn’t want to be trapped in a 9-5 job and work there another 40 years
Hell, I just wanted to live #vanlife and have complete control over my time.
I was ambitious.
But I knew it would take lots of work, sacrifice, and some patience.
My initial goal:
to cover my living expenses every month, consistently, without having to go into an office everyday. That would give me time freedom.
How would I do it?
RENTAL REAL ESTATE
to cover my living expenses every month, consistently, without having to go into an office everyday. That would give me time freedom.
How would I do it?
RENTAL REAL ESTATE
Reunited and it feels so good. Back on the road and on assignment with @AarneHeikkila for the first time all year. Yes he brought his bike and yes we’ll be sleeping in bunk beds and yes we’ll be showering out the back of this thing. #vanlife
Looking for Trump’s new border wall.
Are all the travel businesses struggling right now?
Not really. Some travel niches are growing like crazy 🚀
Let’s have a look at new trends 📈
Thread 👇👇👇
Not really. Some travel niches are growing like crazy 🚀
Let’s have a look at new trends 📈
Thread 👇👇👇
1/ Hiking and cottages
StarsBOX allows you to sleep under the open sky in the mountains while having the comfort of a cottage.
Would you like to try?
Not this summer, they are completely sold out.
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StarsBOX allows you to sleep under the open sky in the mountains while having the comfort of a cottage.
Would you like to try?
Not this summer, they are completely sold out.
instagram.com/starsbox_offic…
2/ Subscription hotels
City hotels are empty.
We see massive adoption of remote work.
Caravanserai tried in 2014 to build a “subscription hotel” for $1600/month in multiple locations around the world.
They failed.
The best time for a hotel chain to give it a shot? Now.
City hotels are empty.
We see massive adoption of remote work.
Caravanserai tried in 2014 to build a “subscription hotel” for $1600/month in multiple locations around the world.
They failed.
The best time for a hotel chain to give it a shot? Now.
Starting #FreeSolo NOW- press play! @hulu @disneyplus @natgeodocs @AlexHonnold @jimkchin #JaredLetoCinemaClub
Welcome climbers and non climbers alike, if you are one of the few people who hasn’t seen this film yet, get ready for a ride.
Anyone afraid of heights? 😳🙈
Music Thread
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Eric Clapton ~ Over the Rainbow
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
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Eric Clapton ~ Over the Rainbow
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
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Stanley Jordan ~ Stairway to Heaven, 1994
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Stanley Jordan ~ Stairway to Heaven, 1994
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
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Victor Wooten ~ Live in America ~ Good People (w/ Divinity)
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Victor Wooten ~ Live in America ~ Good People (w/ Divinity)
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Move to the Groove - Pat Metheny & The Heath Brothers, Kool #Jazz Festival live at "Palais Des Congres", Midem (F) - 28 jan 1983
Jimmy Heath (ts)
Pat Metheny (g)
Percy Heath (b)
Albert Heath (d)
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Jimmy Heath (ts)
Pat Metheny (g)
Percy Heath (b)
Albert Heath (d)
#WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Pat Metheny, B.B. King, Dave Brubeck ~ Blue Rondo A La Turk #WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV #vanlife
Howard Roberts - Li'l Darlin' from "H.R. is a Dirty Guitar Player" #vanlife #WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV @sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes Joe Pass - Lil' Darlin' #vanlife #WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes @WomanVote @HansCJohansson
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes @WomanVote @HansCJohansson
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes @WomanVote @HansCJohansson Oscar Peterson - C Jam Blues "Night Train" #vanlife #WHPDaily #IndivisibleTimes #AltGovDaily #AltGov #Indivisible #SVRAV
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes @WomanVote @HansCJohansson
@sunscreendreams @singaporslinger @Peepsqueak @syrieyes @WomanVote @HansCJohansson
#StimpyและRen (1)
อยากเล่าประสบการณ์การใช้ชีวิตในบ้านรถในอเมริกาให้ฟัง เดวิดกับเราใช้ชีวิตอยู่ในบ้านรถ motorhome ที่เมกามาก็เกือบสามปีแล้ว
ใช่ครับ ไม่มีบ้านเป็นหลักแหล่ง (ขายไปแล้ว) มีรถบัสเป็นบ้าน อยากไปไหนก็เอาไปจอด ฤดูหนาวหนีหนาวลงใต้ ฤดูร้อนก็ขึ้นเหนือ ชีวิต “เร่ร่อน” บนถนน
อยากเล่าประสบการณ์การใช้ชีวิตในบ้านรถในอเมริกาให้ฟัง เดวิดกับเราใช้ชีวิตอยู่ในบ้านรถ motorhome ที่เมกามาก็เกือบสามปีแล้ว
ใช่ครับ ไม่มีบ้านเป็นหลักแหล่ง (ขายไปแล้ว) มีรถบัสเป็นบ้าน อยากไปไหนก็เอาไปจอด ฤดูหนาวหนีหนาวลงใต้ ฤดูร้อนก็ขึ้นเหนือ ชีวิต “เร่ร่อน” บนถนน
#StimpyและRen (2)
บ้านรถ motorhome ตั้งชื่อว่า Stimpy ส่วนรถปิคอัพชื่อ Ren
Stimpy เป็นรถบัสยี่ห้อ Fleetwood Revolution
Ren เป็นรถปิคอัพ Chevrolet Colorado ตอนเดินทางก็ลาก Ren ตามไปด้วย
ถ้าไม่นับช่วงย้ายจากรัฐเวอร์จิเนียกลับมาทางตะวันตก ก็ได้อยู่มาแล้ว 7 รัฐ + ในแคนาดา 2 เดือน
บ้านรถ motorhome ตั้งชื่อว่า Stimpy ส่วนรถปิคอัพชื่อ Ren
Stimpy เป็นรถบัสยี่ห้อ Fleetwood Revolution
Ren เป็นรถปิคอัพ Chevrolet Colorado ตอนเดินทางก็ลาก Ren ตามไปด้วย
ถ้าไม่นับช่วงย้ายจากรัฐเวอร์จิเนียกลับมาทางตะวันตก ก็ได้อยู่มาแล้ว 7 รัฐ + ในแคนาดา 2 เดือน
#StimpyและRen (3)
ก่อนพูดถึงการใช้ชีวิต ขอแนะนำ Stimpy ก่อนนะ
Stimpy เป็นรถบัส Fleetwood Revolution LE 40E ปี 2006 สร้างบน Spartan Chassis ใช้เครื่องดีเซล Caterpillar C9 400 HP และทรานมิสชั่น Allison MD3000MH
น.น. รถ รวมสัมภาระ (GVW)=34,000 lb
น.น. รวมเทรลเลอร์ (GCW)=49,000 lb
ก่อนพูดถึงการใช้ชีวิต ขอแนะนำ Stimpy ก่อนนะ
Stimpy เป็นรถบัส Fleetwood Revolution LE 40E ปี 2006 สร้างบน Spartan Chassis ใช้เครื่องดีเซล Caterpillar C9 400 HP และทรานมิสชั่น Allison MD3000MH
น.น. รถ รวมสัมภาระ (GVW)=34,000 lb
น.น. รวมเทรลเลอร์ (GCW)=49,000 lb
