In this video, we work through a whole bunch of troubles that have been plaguing us in the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. First and foremost, is the inescapable HEAT. The weather has been unbearably hot everywhere in the region. Since our van has no air conditioning (except while driving!), this has been an enourmous challenge. Sleeping while sweating makes for a poor night's sleep. Lack of sleep makes everything more difficult.
While in Belize, we broke a shock mount on our Sprinter van. This is a common problem on this particular chassis. So common, in fact, that Van Compass makes a bracket to alleviate the issue. We ordered Baja Brackets from Van Compass before heading to Panama, so we could receive them there and bring them back to reinstall on the van. Installation was simple after the shock bushing was installed and the broken bolt was extracted from the van body.
We attempted to prepare our Starlink for roof-mounting using @Everlanders 3D-printer parts, printed for us courtesy of our friend Mike. Thanks again, Mike!! When we cut off the leg of the Starlink, wires were cut where they shouldn't be, so this project got tabled for the moment. This left us with no internet access for a few days before we were able to recharge our Telcel SIM card.
We encountered traffic and long drives for a few days in a row. At one point, we were parked on the highway for so long that we cooked and ate dinner right there. We finally made it to Orizaba, though, where the weather was much more comfortable because of the higher elevation.
Once we were in cooler weather, we were able to confirm that our refrigerator's compressor was still running nonstop. This kills our van's batteries if we aren't plugged in or driving about every day to day and a half. So that's a challenge, and certainly something that needs to be dealt with. Stay tuned to see if we can fix all these issues in a future episode.
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