sobchak@programming.dev to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 17 days agoPriced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square3linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10cross-posted to: houselesshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seeconomics@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlnews@lemmy.worldeconomics@lemmy.ml
arrow-up120arrow-down1external-linkPriced out of traditional housing, more Americans are living in RVswww.nbcnews.comsobchak@programming.dev to U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square3linkfedilinkcross-posted to: houselesshackernews@lemmy.bestiver.seeconomics@lemmy.worldnews@hexbear.netus_news@lemmygrad.mlnews@lemmy.worldeconomics@lemmy.ml
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 days agoThe whole reason so many people are building out vans to live in is the shoddy construction of RVs. When you’ve selected and installed everything yourself, troubleshooting is far easier. The flipside is it’s far more expensive than a used RV.
minus-squareSteevyT@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoYeah, but the used RV is also held together mostly by Sikaflex, self tapping screws, hopes, and dreams.
minus-squarePowderhorn@beehaw.orgMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 days agoAs soon as you’re installing solar on the roof, Sikaflex definitely comes into play on a build.
The whole reason so many people are building out vans to live in is the shoddy construction of RVs. When you’ve selected and installed everything yourself, troubleshooting is far easier. The flipside is it’s far more expensive than a used RV.
Yeah, but the used RV is also held together mostly by Sikaflex, self tapping screws, hopes, and dreams.
As soon as you’re installing solar on the roof, Sikaflex definitely comes into play on a build.