Van Life, Week 13

[@suesmith4197]

Your mom painted those ducks perfectly ❤. Great video update!

[@TremaMorris]

I enjoy watching what you are doing on your van. We are cleaning up from the storm but we were lucky. My van wasn't hurt so I am thankful for that.

[@lovedogsontheloose]

Oh my goodness. I’m so glad your van-and you-are okay. It sounds like that was a pretty bad storm.

[@MtnWanderer-TieDye-]

I like the upgrades you're making with the van. The magnetic door panels and the net look really good and useful. I think you're doing a great job with the van. It's a slow process but so rewarding getting things just like you need it.

[@lovedogsontheloose]

Thanks. I feel like I got quite a bit done these past few weeks, and it’s really starting to feel more like home. I’d wanted to swap the tiny 5-gallon water tank that’s in the van for a larger one, but I only found one that would fit the current space under the bed and that tank was almost $300! I’m not ready to re-do the build yet, so I decided to wait on the new, bigger fresh water tank. Feeling pretty good about what I did get done. I’m really itching to get out to the mountain wilderness now.

[@teresaranck1130]

So proud of you Tif!!

[@lovedogsontheloose]

Thank you! ♥️

[@tangenttrails]

👀Critical comments! Where?👀lol.

[@lovedogsontheloose]

Most are about the tools I use with my dogs. I put my 'dog trainer' hat on and took the time to respond, with a lot of detail and nuance, to the first one before realizing that people who leave such comments don't care to learn. I've since changed my philosophy to *just delete*. Overwhelmingly, though, the comments are incredibly kind and supportive.

[@tangenttrails]

@@lovedogsontheloose Oh, okay. I understand now.✅

[@kindcreative1]

I really like your grateful heart and good attitude. I would be interested in any photography tips if you feel like sharing your wisdom sometime. Peace

[@lovedogsontheloose]

Any particular aspect of it you’re most interested in? I’d be happy to talk about what I do. :)

[@rodoutdoors]

The tray looks really useful. Curious.. How much power does the AC need? I know the portable rolling ones require a lot of watts to run.

[@lovedogsontheloose]

That EcoFlow Wave 2 requires up to 550 watts of power. There is an optional 1159-watt battery that attaches to the bottom of it that will keep it running without AC power for a few hours, depending on settings and ambient temp, but it pretty much requires shore power to use for any real length of time. It will run off solar, but only in fan mode. Overall it’s been really useful and effective for the dogs and me, though it has struggled to keep up when the temps reached the 90s. Still most definitely worth it for us.

[@mrwes100]

Give me a priority on your wish list?

[@lovedogsontheloose]

@@mrwes100 I went in and added priority labels to a few things. Nothing that is absolutely necessary, of course. But hey, a “wish list” is a list of things we wish we had, right? :) Thank you for asking.