Well the trip was delayed due to one of my Dogs needing me to nurse him while he has his dental medications.  I spent the week doing another room renovation.  I painted and installed floor boards in the bedroom and sorted some gear in this room.

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Finally got the vista print magnets for stealth camping in commercial areas and have them stored inside the van against metal wall for when they are needed.

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Have packed all my clothing for the trip and currently encouraging the wife to do the same.

The method I use is the same as flying abroad.  If I cannot fit it into the suitcase then it doesn't come.  I just imagine I will be away for 5 months and pack accordingly.  This prevents to many clothes entering the Van.

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Hopefully will get going on a trip down to Albany, WA as a test trip.  Will be cold but I have the electric jug (1000 watts) and two hot water bottles which worked well while doing the practice driveway camping tests.  I got rid of the electric heater as it pulls 1500 watts and took ages to heat up the Van.  And pulled the juice out of my Batteries.  Need the batteries kept topped up if we get a few cloudy days as it pulls about 20 percent of battery with fridge/freezer, router, cameras, water pressure system,  rechargeable drill battery and google nest running all night.  But on a Sunny day it is back to full charge by 10am.

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