Re: Re: Can't get anymore ret
By: Accession to Colorfones on Fri Jan 09 2026 12:52:14

Grilling the hot dogs to have a nice little char on the outside even adds to the greatness.

Oooh yeah. Even better is roasting them over a fire, then the whole dog gets it and you get a nice crunch biting into it. Man, I miss camping.

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Hey Mortar!

On Tue, Jan 13 2026 14:09:09 -0600, you wrote:

Oooh yeah. Even better is roasting them over a fire, then the whole
dog gets it and you get a nice crunch biting into it. Man, I miss
camping.

I never wanted to miss camping, so the wife and I got an RV. :)

Regards,
Nick

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Accession wrote to Mortar <=-

I never wanted to miss camping, so the wife and I got an RV. :)

My wife and I have talked about getting an RV, but the reality is that
we both snore. And now my dog (he's 11) has started snoring. An RV
might be a little too small.




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Hey Poindexter!

On Wed, Jan 14 2026 08:56:54 -0600, you wrote:

My wife and I have talked about getting an RV, but the reality is
that we both snore. And now my dog (he's 11) has started snoring. An
RV might be a little too small.

I don't think a 33' class C RV is too small for anything really. The wife and I, two teenage kids and a dog have plenty of sleeping room. But, if you need to go bigger, you can always get a class A (a giant bus for half a million dollars, basically). ;)

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Wed Jan 14 2026 05:00 pm

My wife and I have talked about getting an RV, but the reality
is that we both snore. And now my dog (he's 11) has started snoring.
An RV might be a little too small.

I don't think a 33' class C RV is too small for anything really.
The wife and I, two teenage kids and a dog have plenty of sleeping
room. But, if you need to go bigger, you can always get a class
A (a giant bus for half a million dollars, basically). ;)

you can get a step van for pretty cheap. they are nice and square and
the roof is a good surface for solar panels. you can insulate them and still have standing up room. Dont need a CDL and most people wouldn't have a problem driving them. Windowmaker bridges won't take them out because they aren't too high.

go on youtube they have some great videos.
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Accession wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

I don't think a 33' class C RV is too small for anything really. The
wife and I, two teenage kids and a dog have plenty of sleeping room.
But, if you need to go bigger, you can always get a class A (a giant
bus for half a million dollars, basically). ;)

I was thinking more of a westy - although I should make the limit having
an indoor shower and toilet...



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Hey Mro!

On Wed, Jan 14 2026 23:37:56 -0600, you wrote:

you can get a step van for pretty cheap. they are nice and square
and the roof is a good surface for solar panels. you can insulate
them and still have standing up room. Dont need a CDL and most
people wouldn't have a problem driving them. Windowmaker bridges
won't take them out because they aren't too high.

You don't need a CDL for any kind of RV in Wisconsin, not even a 40+ foot class A bus. My RV is a class C, which is basically an E350 van front end with a small house on the back and over the top.

go on youtube they have some great videos.

I'm not interested in anything smaller than what I have, to be honest. We started with a pop-up camper way back when, then had kids. So as the years went on, the camper got bigger.

But yes, I have seen the converted-to-living-space vans, which are called a "class B" RV.

Regards,
Nick

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Hey Poindexter!

On Thu, Jan 15 2026 10:15:44 -0600, you wrote:

I was thinking more of a westy - although I should make the limit
having an indoor shower and toilet...

While that would definitely be way too cramped for my family, whatever floats your boat!

Speaking of boats, get a yacht and you can camp on the water or docked by land. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: Accession to MRO on Thu Jan 15 2026 04:54 pm

them and still have standing up room. Dont need a CDL and most
people wouldn't have a problem driving them. Windowmaker bridges
won't take them out because they aren't too high.

You don't need a CDL for any kind of RV in Wisconsin, not even a 40+
foot class A bus. My RV is a class C, which is basically an E350
van front end with a small house on the back and over the top.

yeah i wasn't saying that you did. i was just saying that incase some people thought a step truck would need one.
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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Thu Jan 15 2026 05:05 pm

whatever floats your boat!

Speaking of boats, get a yacht and you can camp on the water or
docked by land. ;)

Regards, Nick

there are people who are doing that in minnesota right now.
there's a few of them on tiktok. they just have to move every 14 days.
they have bubblers around their boat so it can't freeze in.
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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: Accession to MRO on Thu Jan 15 2026 04:54 pm

But yes, I have seen the converted-to-living-space vans, which are
called a "class B" RV.

Regards, Nick

not sure if you know this but by step van i mean like what fedex, ups, etc uses. i think they can go up to around 22ft.

there's a lot of room to work with.
https://i.imgur.com/IGBdpbF.png
I think winnebago brave started out with step van design.
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Accession wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

While that would definitely be way too cramped for my family, whatever floats your boat!

Speaking of boats, get a yacht and you can camp on the water or docked
by land. ;)

There are people on Youtube doing a British version of VanLife -
converting narrowboats that were used in the 1700s and 18
00s to transport cargo along the canals in mid-England. It's a peaceful
looking life, the boats have a lot of potential, and you spend your life motoring down canals and visiting little villages that used to be mini
trade routes through the country.



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Hey Mro!

On Fri, Jan 16 2026 00:22:09 -0600, you wrote:

not sure if you know this but by step van i mean like what fedex,
ups, etc uses. i think they can go up to around 22ft.

I can honestly say I've never seen this before.

there's a lot of room to work with. https://i.imgur.com/IGBdpbF.png
I think winnebago brave started out with step van design.

I suppose you can turn just about anything into a camper if you add a bed or a couch. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: Accession to MRO on Fri Jan 16 2026 02:55 pm

I suppose you can turn just about anything into a camper if you add
a bed or a couch. ;)

yeah but what i'm getting at is these cheap step vans provide a good
framework for making a camper and it's quite popular for people to do this.

not sure if you know this but by step van i mean like what fedex,
ups, etc uses. i think they can go up to around 22ft.

I can honestly say I've never seen this before.

har har.
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MRO wrote to Accession <=-

I suppose you can turn just about anything into a camper if you add
a bed or a couch. ;)

yeah but what i'm getting at is these cheap step vans provide a good framework for making a camper and it's quite popular for people to do this.

Quite popular? I have never EVER seen one (converted to a "camper"), anywhere.

Maybe for people who's family trees have no branches?

How many of these does your family own?



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Re: Re: Weenie Roast
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Accession on Wed Jan 14 2026 06:56:54

My wife and I have talked about getting an RV, but the reality is that
we both snore. And now my dog (he's 11) has started snoring. An RV
might be a little too small.

Not to mention disturbing the other campers. :)

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