My minivan bed is finished or at least the
platform is I'm going to add some
drawers under it when I get back from
RTR I got it up a little bit higher off
the van floor it's made out of unistrut
and Trex composite which is actually a
wood and plastic the whole thing is meant
to be hypoallergenic for people with
chemical sensitivities it shouldn't
it shouldn't bother them there's no off gassing
or anything the back section folds up so
I can put my water tanks behind it when
traveling that keeps them from flying
around if I get an accident and then the
top section goes right out to the door
so that gives me a little more room in
the front so let's see how it works out
on the trip to RTR and out west and make
modifications accordingly afterwards
Sunday morning at RTR 2019 actually right
outside RTR there are quite a few people
as you see here we're not even in the
RTR space
hey John this one's for you
out at the RTR you're always asking me
what his look like I think when I've set
up the Honda Odyssey Camper
so camped out here with Dr.John
Leathers and I've got my two chairs set
up I just had a guest and had a nice cup
of tea and a long conversation so that
was nice so right now I've got the van camper
on the levelers the ground kind of
slopes down here a little bit it's hard
to see but it slopes down about five
inches probably over the length of the
minivan this is what it looks like when
I'm living in the van I've got the
new van bed here with the unistrut frame
and the composite boards underneath here
a couple of mattresses very comfortable
I've been very pleased with it I've got
right now the light summer sleeping bag
is laid out on the bottom and then I use
the heavy one on top of my electric
blanket got pretty chilly here last
night I think it was probably 38
I'm guessing and my chair to sit in the
back all my trash is stashed way back
there under the seat I was just getting
ready to make some more tea and coffee
here so I've got all my oatmeal and soup
and you know the usual kit that I bring
with me crock pot over here I've got
some pea soup I'm gonna try this time
around the Alpicool cooler is running
right now off of the battery pack
keeping everything chill in there under
here is the potty bucket which I haven't
needed yet cuz I just ran out
yesterday to get some stuff so used
somebody else's bathroom that's under
there and
so you want to see what it really looks
like all the stuff I used all the time I
keep out so I've got my coffee maker and
my Pyrex for heating water and the
immersion heater just keep them out
because I use them a couple times a day
all my clean socks my electric heater is
down there empty water bottle got to cart
your trash out with you when you're on
BLM land right now solar batteries are
charging probably not gonna be able to
see this but charging off the solar 19
degrees 20 volts roughly off the solar
panel and then the batteries are at 14
volts I'm actually plugged directly into
the battery pack with the alpicool
cooler and it runs periodically draws
the batteries down then they come back
up when the Sun comes out so you could
probably run indefinitely with the
amount of solar I have on there when the
Sun gets down a little bit in the sky
I'll unplug the cooler and let it ride
overnight so what else let's see let's
go around the back I've got my shiny
side out on the reflectix to cut down on
the heat charging up the portable lights
I used them the other night so I'm
charging those up in the Sun
in the back is my water bucket and
I'll have to move that up to the front
seat but I didn't this time dirty
clothes pajamas spare water I didn't
carry the second water bucket this time
because I went out and bought a bunch of
spring water and I just picked up some
extra ones so instead of the bucket I
just threw those in the back and it
actually came in handy today because
someone sent out a help request at the 2019
RTR and she had run out of water and she
had a flat tire so I brought water but
it turns out somebody else brought water
and then I used my diehard 1150 which is
down at the bottom there and a plug kit
plugged her tire reinflated it so we
got her got her up and going that
backpack actually gets moved over behind
the seat at night I just threw it up
there so when I open the back it
wouldn't fall out and coming around the
side here of the minivan camper I never
open that side door when I've got
everything in there so that's what my
campsite looks like there's no fire ring
because I turn around Doc's got a huge
fire ring over here so we're out there
every night no need for me to set a
separate fire ring
that's that's what it looks like at this
RTR I'm sure it will get even
messier in there after a couple of days
I've been here a couple days already I
did pick up a couple of throw pillows in
the back there those are new I kind of
tuck them down I can rest my arm on them
with the wider bed so it's kind of like an
extension of the bed more than decor
and face cloth hanging up there you know
usual so that's that
I hope everybody gets out to the RTR
at one of these points I'm actually
right outside the entrance at the site
of the old RTR mainly because a lot of
us didn't want to necessarily comply
with all the rules they have inside the
RTR so it's about a three minute walk to
get over to the main stage all right
talk to you soon
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apparently I'm supposed to drive up the
front of that mesa there you see a truck
off in the distance you're just kind of
winds up apparently somewhere there's a
way through there
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driving north on Route 95 today in Utah
I just left Glen Canyon recreation area a
beautiful area no picture no video could
do this justice but what a gorgeous
Drive a little Earth Wind and Fire on
the radio for the drive seemed
appropriate
He's like that dude's filming so
I'm not gonna do anything I'm
Yeah, he's self-conscious
what are you doing bud
Are you in a box hey buddy
OdysseyCamper.com
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