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There's a killer on the road His brain is squirmin' like a toad Take a long holiday Let your children play If you give this man a ride Sweet family will die Killer on the road, yeah

Very nice setup you have. That was the setup I was originally going to go with until I decided I wanted to have my bed indoors in-case of extended rain or cold weather

Never a good idea to burn your bridges, Might look into getting your sister or a storage unit to store your most treasured items or furniture while you try the van dwelling life style. You can always sell them later if you decide that is the life for you. If not you still have them to use...

Ok, Yeah you will need something to sleep on in the back of the Uhaul, I think it will be ok to take the mattress off your bed to use and see how it goes. I would wrap the mattress in something as the back of those Uhauls can be dirty and you wouldn't want to ruin your mattress.

"If i wanted to test this for a few days say monday till friday  can i just take the mattress from my room and put in in the back of the cargo van and travel around atlanta getting a feel for what it would be like to do it full time?" I'm not trying to be mean or anything, but if you are asking...

I decided to go 4 x 4  and bought a Jeep Wrangler to tow a trailer,  cargo trailers will not go to the places I want to go boon docking and the price of a manufactured off road trailer was to much, ($30,000-$40,000) so I decided to build one myself. Much cheaper and better built. I like the idea...

This is one. there are others that might be a more simple of a design

Swamp coolers do not work too good where the humidity is high, Like the east coast in the summer, they work best out in the dry deserts of the west. I have used them before but you need a supply of water for them that might be an issue.

If your going to have your battery under your front seat or inside the van for that matter I would get a sealed AGM battery as they do not vent hydrogen gas when they are charging, unless you make a sealed box with a vent to the outside then you would be safe using flooded batteries. I wouldn't...

That is a very good idea, have the media there to film the van-in event, Let the general public see first hand what nice people van dwellers are.

Like I said, who cares what you are, full timer or what ever. What is this fascination of classifying everything? Just enjoy yourself if your living this lifestyle either full or part time. Stop worrying about things that do not serve any purpose.

If you have been a full time van dweller for a few years and take a job as a camp host for a few months do you have to go back to zero and start over again on your start date of becoming a "full timer"? I guess it is important to some people if your classified as a full time van dweller or a...

Glad your finding the suggestions for your system helpful, that is what is good about these forums, When you have a question about something you will get multiple answers with different ideas, You just have to choose which one is best for you. I was set on putting my solar panels on the roof of...

I did a quick search to build you your 300 watt system. Everything you need to get started, 3 100 watt 12 volt panels, 30 amp MPPT controller cables and adapters. You will still need to purchase a DC/AC inverter, (Pure sine wave) and the cables to go from the MPPT to the battery and from the...

I was checking out some 120 watt  12 volt panels on ebay. Going this route might be a better option for you and cheaper, unless you have your mind made up on three hundred total watts, With two 120 watt panels it would be much easier to wire them in series for a 24 volt system and keep the amps...