• Weenie Roast

    From Mortar@VERT to Accession on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 14:09:00
    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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  • From Accession@VERT to Mortar on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 17:10:00
    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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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT to Accession on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 06:56:00
    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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  • From Accession@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 17:00:00
    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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  • From MRO@VERT to Accession on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 23:37:00
    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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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT to Accession on Thursday, January 15, 2026 08:15:00
    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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  • From Accession@VERT to MRO on Thursday, January 15, 2026 16:54:00
    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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  • From Accession@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Thursday, January 15, 2026 17:05:00
    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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  • From MRO@VERT to Accession on Thursday, January 15, 2026 18:32:00
    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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  • From MRO@VERT to Accession on Thursday, January 15, 2026 18:33:00
    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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  • From MRO@VERT to Accession on Friday, January 16, 2026 00:22:00
    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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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT to Accession on Friday, January 16, 2026 08:16:00
    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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  • From Accession@VERT to MRO on Friday, January 16, 2026 14:55:00
    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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  • From MRO@VERT to Accession on Friday, January 16, 2026 19:04:00
    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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  • From Gamgee@VERT to MRO on Friday, January 16, 2026 22:10:00
    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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  • From Mortar@VERT to poindexter FORTRAN on Friday, January 16, 2026 23:07:00
    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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