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nature
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Santa Fe, NM
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Mar 25, 2008 - 07:09pm PT
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Shameless plug.
Come to Santa Fe SushiFest IV:XX and you can get a personal tour of the Mystery Van.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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Mar 25, 2008 - 07:17pm PT
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Flowers
By
Irene
Along those lines, Mista E could have a logo that reads:
Credit Bureau
Popular in these times, fer sure.
Props to MisterE!
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artmusicsouth
climber
VA
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Mar 25, 2008 - 08:37pm PT
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ABSOLUTELY ROCKIN'!
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L
climber
You can't get there from here
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Mar 26, 2008 - 12:22pm PT
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No Way! Erik, you need to post your van on the "Art" thread. That thing is the ultimate in fashion and function!
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JerryGarcia
Trad climber
South Lake Tahoe
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Mar 26, 2008 - 12:42pm PT
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How much gas mileage did you lose?
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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Mar 26, 2008 - 02:16pm PT
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All hail the sound proofed pedophile van!
My favorite story was someone who put a life sized doll of a kid screaming in the back window of their generic white panel van. Classic.
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PaulR
Trad climber
Bishop, CA
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I just bought a 2006 stelth express van(AWD). I havn't had the time to trick it out yet, but I have found that an Aerobed of the full size fits perfectly between the rear wheel wells. With the included 12v air pump you can go from cargo space to a comfy bed in about 2 min. You need a foam pad between you and the air mattress to keep your bottom side warm. There is plenty of room for two people. Just got back from field testing it at the Creek.
Your's is a lot cooler than mine on the inside. The number 3 was a good touch!
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Condorman
Trad climber
Lake Forest, CA
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I like the bonsai in the door myself! Nice touch for the road trip! A couple questions if I may: 1) With all the niceties and solid materials of the cabinets, I'd imagine you added a good amount of weight to that van. How did the handling and gas mileage get effected? 2) Joshua Tree trip? (the rock looks too familiar). VERY nice job. Nice cascading jin too!
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Hawkeye
climber
State of Mine
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very nice.
mirror on the ceiling and new paint job and it would be like pimp my ride brah.
course it may not be invisible then...
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 7, 2008 - 08:32pm PT
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More questions to answer:
R-19: R-13 insulation + plastic + panelling for walls. Ceiling has ~R-10, floor R-6. Thinking of spra-foaming undercarriage before next winter trip...
Gas mileage: it is a 1-ton, made for heavy loads, maybe lost 2-3 mpg. Gets 14 freeway, 10 city.
Erik
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Melissa
Gym climber
berkeley, ca
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Bravo!!!
All y'all are making me have camper envy.
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rich sims
Trad climber
co
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Werner
How about some pictures of your wood burner
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BLD
climber
excramento,CA
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MisterE The batteries are they in a sealed/vented area separate from the sleeping space? I think they can give off toxic fumes of some sort. You may want to check it out.
Great work! I wish I had that kind of time.
Blair
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jiimmy
Boulder climber
san diego
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Nothing beats a Skamper! Except for a custom conversion, a Yugo, or a bicycle.
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Dr. Rock
Ice climber
Castle Rock
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Not one grip glued on the wall.
I thought the van was being outfited with overhang grips, what a dis a point ment.
Rock On,
Iai'nt talkin Doctor Spock, I am Doctor Rock!
It's a free concert from now on.
That does not measn, that aything goes, it just means that your welfare is a lot more important than the al mighty dollar, dig?
Larry Love = Hank Williams
It;s not poison, it's just bad acid.
Mine are:
1. Climb it from the bottom
2. Place no bolts
3. Pound no pins
4. Chip no holds
5. Leave no trace, no trash
6. If you can't climb it in style..leave it for someone else
losives! Explosives! Explosives!
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MisterE
Social climber
My Inner Nut
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 8, 2008 - 09:45am PT
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Posting drunk is never a good idea. See above ^^
Battery box is sealed and vented.
Erik
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Apr 11, 2008 - 12:16pm PT
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When I read the subject, I half expected some exterior landscape painted on the van, or shrubs attached to it. Much perfer your choice of stealthy!
Like everything about it,
especially the Bansai.
KR
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Miwok
climber
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Apr 11, 2008 - 03:19pm PT
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Bad ass van man! Nice job on the attention to detail.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Apr 11, 2008 - 03:58pm PT
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How is that Olympian heater working for you? I'm thinking about getting one for my rig.
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