This week, we explore the strange and useful things you can attach to a trailer hitch, from hammocks and cranes to Starlink poles and a toilet seat. We’ll also talk about why you shouldn’t jack directly on pinch welds, review the Arctic Air Grip Go, visit the world’s largest penguin in Cut Bank, Montana, use NotebookLM to interrogate manuals, and explain why a stereo gets reviewed, or doesn’t.

Kid likes it moist...

Hitch Accessories for Vanlife

• Kaxiwei Hitch Mount Umbrella Holder https://amzn.to/4fpmrvC
• Viking Solutions SwiveLift Crane https://amzn.to/4yYn7zQ
• Hitch Mount Vise Plate https://amzn.to/4bIC92w
• Hitch Mount Hammock https://amzn.to/4wYYYXU
• EEZ RV Hitch Mount Starlink and Flag Pole https://amzn.to/4beY2q7
• Log Sawhorse https://amzn.to/4vSIJec
• Bumper Dumper https://amzn.to/4fHXOZZ

PRODUCT REVIEW

• Arctic Air Grip Go https://amzn.to/4wl3KPy

RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION

• NotebookLM for Manuals https://notebooklm.google.com/

A PLACE TO VISIT

• World’s Largest Penguin, Cut Bank, Montana https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/797

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We take a look at different places to shop besides Home Depot and Amazon, visit some burned out forests, learn how to use Fuse Taps, spend some nights in a Tire Warehouse, and address some reader comments.

THIS is a fuse tap. :)

MAIN - Unexpected Places to Shop for Vanlife Gear

THANKS TO: Stefan

NEWS

Crossroads Folds https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3UxBKPPrZ/

Starlink Changes European Roaming Policies https://starlink.com/gb/support/article/0dd1c2c0-7bae-8c8f-43d4-9a64eb66662f

TECH TALK

Fuse Taps: The Right Way to Add a 12-Volt Circuit

PRODUCT REVIEW

LETOUR Magnetic Rechargeable Light Bar https://amzn.to/44NVf3t

TALES FROM THE ROAD

How Sleeping in a Tire Warehouse Led Me to Vanlife

A PLACE TO VISIT

A Recovering Burned Region

READER COMMENTS

Insulation Follow-Up and Why Vans Are Overrated

QUOTE

“From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring.” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

This week, we'll look at 10 overrated things in vanlife, and not the ones you're thinking about. We'll also review a completely boring yet awesome kitchen item, visit a modern Pompeii, and grow tomatoes on the dashboard.

The Church (not really a cathedral)

PRODUCT REVIEW

• Silicone Corelle Covers https://amzn.to/4fkxV2a

RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION

• Urban Leaf Gardening In a Van? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJvCtMYO17Q

A PLACE TO VISIT

• Eldheimar Museum https://visitwestmanislands.com/tour/eldheimar-museum/

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