This lifestyle requires increased assessment of consumables for safety, effectiveness and even toxicity. Topics we will cover include, What are consumables? How often to access? Reasons why assessment is important. How do manufacturers set expiry dates? Why items in a vehicle or RV can be impacted more readily then in a house. Temperature Freezer -15° C- 0°C Fridge 2°C - 8°C Cool 8°C - 15°C Room/ambient 15°C- 21°C Humidity 65% max Light - dark best Salinity - Ocean air or road salting All are very difficult to control all the time, if ever in a vehicle     6.Consequences of deteriorated products Colour, fading or changing (yellow or brown), decrease nutrients vitamins (C, E, K and B9 (folate) ) especially affected Odour (unusual for item or stronger then normal) stability or consistency, separation of products, items usually smooth with sand like substance, caked product, Chipped tabs, sticky coatings, gel caps sweating or fused together, freezer burn, mold, sour chunky milk, bubbles in sealed product, gas formation causing bloated packages, taste is off (sour, rancid, bitter etc), texture not normal for product.     7. What to do with medical waste? By law every pharmacy in Canada must take expired or meds and medical items like sharps, test strips etc, while open. https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/safe-disposal-prescription-drugs.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stg_0OxltZc

Vanlife heater options, wood heater install Here are links to find product Wood heater (Dickinson marine) https://amzn.to/2WAtF5Y (USA) * We have since removed and discuss reasons in our recent heater video Super excited to share some exciting news with you all. When we started our journey we definitely didn't have "everything we needed", we were "unsure" of needs and wants in our home. But our point of view is that it is far more important to get out there, and start our journey. So many things in life have tried to hold us back and we aren't going to allow anything to prevent us from living and experiencing life. No matter what obstacle we face we know we will find our way and time to overcome it. I am so glad we have taken our time to find out our "true needs" and to not just listen to what others have chosen. There are way too many factors making each of our situations different and requiring a different solution. Yes, some of it seems simple to most, but reality is different. We wanted to be sure what we wanted and truly needed. Think about the pros and cons of all the options, Ensure it is sustainable A quality product, Product and company has great track record (proven), Will meet our requirements for a long time (quality built, enduring materials - Stainless Steel with this one) Not ruin our home to install, Require too much renovation Take too long to do Require a professional to install, maintain or repair (all of which requires money) Not create other problems that could be costly (like moisture - mold, rust, mildew etc) Fuel would be accessible everywhere we go, Has to match our personalities (both of us are survivor minded and just in case can we use this without: Needing money for fuel Needing a gas station (in disasters, fuel becomes scarce, pumps don't work with electricity, stores have no product etc) Doesn't require constant work or consideration (don't have to worry about solar panels or if they are getting sun, don't want to worry about propane freezing and how to thaw it don't want to have to carry large amounts of fuel - taking precious space or have to spend much time getting etc) This uses very small amounts of fuel Can it potentially help with any other needs? (How about cooking, heating water etc) It took a long time, but we decided several months ago and have been purchasing pieces one at a time as able. As we have had so many things fall apart, we didn't dare breathe our plan until we had it all and ensured it worked well. We finished installing yesterday! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkuSCOBuwmg