Recent content by Madpeep

The van, mustang, and the stuff (tent, sleeping bag, Coleman stove, etc) that travel with me are all of my possessions. Even the stuff that I've previously kept at relatives' houses were valuables that I was selling, not personal items. If I needed the money, I'd sell the car in a heartbeat. So...

The reason I posted it here instead of the van forum is because when my van finally dies, I was thinking of staying in the mustang for awhile. I'm a bare-bones, minimalist guy. No solar, house batteries, fridge, etc. With the van only getting 16mpg, my mustang is looking pretty good at 22mpg...

I've been traveling around in my conversion van for awhile now. I had belongings stored at 5 different locations. Each time I found myself in CT I made a point to sell/ditch stuff. I've been in CT for three weeks now and it's been very productive. My biggest problem is what to do with my car. I...

Hello, anychance you'd share some of your experiences hitchhiking? I'm traveling in a conversion van right now, mostly because of my 14-yr old cat. I'm not looking for company, but I was definitely planning on downsizing to just a backpack and hitchhiking after my cat is gone. I'm a fairly big...

I grabbed all the money I could afford to spend on a van. I got a free ride to Florida (from CT). While looking for a van I became a resident of Florida. Florida makes moving pretty easy. I bought a nice, rust-free conversion van. Then drove my van back to CT to get my stuff. I've been traveling...

Just get out there as soon as possible. No one finds their perfect van on the first try. Everyone finds things that the like and dislike about their choice. That's why so many people move up to larger vehicles or shrink down to smaller ones. I spent months trying to find the perfect vehicle for...

Cable companies are losing subscriptions every day. They're probably just trying to hit every market left untapped. I only know two people that have cable TV anymore. It's weird that they'll both turn the TV on, flip through the channels, then complain nothing is on. Just stop paying for it...

Apparently I'm pretty lucky. This will be my first time doing the beet harvest. I live in my van, but I'm staying on a site with a 5th wheel. Yes, 5th wheel, truck, and van all on one site. I did Amazon last year like this too with the same person. No issues. I guess befriending "real"...

I voted for Chevy/GMC, which is what I started out looking for, but I ended up buying a Ford e250. It's been great and dependable.

I'm assuming his 100000 was missing a decimal point. Reread that with $1000.00 I took a gamble and bought a 1999 Ford conversion van with 185.000 miles already on it. It's now at 212,000 miles and all it's cost me so far was a $30 part (IAC Valve). Cars don't explode at 200,000 and if you find...

I didn't know what CW meant either and it didn't occur to me to click the link just to see what site it would go to. Maybe I'm just too used to links going to scary faces, screams, or Rick Roll videos

I've moved around a lot.  Between the horrible crying, vomiting, and diarrhea, I felt terrible.  I've tried all kinds of devices and techniques to keep my cat calm in the car/van. In the end, the only thing that worked was leaving her loose inside the vehicle. she uses her litter box when she...

Very few humans (if any) can love you as much as your dog already does.

From Washington, I'd head South first, through Oregon and California, then go as far East as you want, Maybe Mardi Gras in New Orleans? Then up the East Coast, before heading back West through the northern states. I'd get to them last. So much snow and cold! I'm kind of doing the same thing...

My father and I both worked this past season at Amazon in Campbellsville, KY. Neither of us interviewed in person. The first time we met someone from Amazon was our first day on the job. So really, not important at all. It does take months to get officially hired though