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AC, this idea has come up in the past, and there are other threads about it, if you do a forum search. In line with others have alluded to, one major problem with owning multiple plots around the country is that they will attract more or less permanent squatters if no one is there to supervise...

Stacy. Naww, that's an interesting idea. Most vans have slanted and curved sides, but the wall attachments could be shimmed. I got the impression from the very get go that a good ergonomic workspace was of high priority to Nature. Similarly for me, as I do so much computer programming...

Nature, there is an obvious advantage to having a folding table like in your layout, as it increases the open floorspace when not in use. From a practical viewpoint, you want a large work surface on the desk and your design looks ok. But now you have an issue with the chair taking up space when...

Getting down to 18F here tonight, about a record low for this date. I had some food stored in the outside closet, so just brought it inside.

Coldest nights of the year coming up, a bit early in the season for such temperatures. I am a bit worried about both of my 2 vandweller lady friends. The one lady who left Elko is getting to southern climes, but tonight will be 16F where she's at, and about 20F for the next week. She's never in...

Nature, your plan looks good. Extended vans definitely have an advantage over regular length. I need a lot of desk space for my books and projects, so that's important to me. You seem to have a good sized work surface.

In the US, it's usually bags of garbage they're too lazy to take home, broken glass everywheres, empty beer bottles and cans, and spent cartridges left over from blasting beer bottles (the favorite target).

I've seen people do it where they have the carrier on one side and the solar panels on the other side.  Back when I had my Cherokee, and I roamed around the west for a year and 1/2, I had a full-sized Yakima cartop carrier. Inside I kept the dome tent, a good sized folding lounge chair. and a...

Offhand, if you're gonna build something like that yourself, small and squarish, is it feasible to try and design some sort of (hard sided) popup roof? For ease of fabrication, it could be like those Volkswagen vanagon roofs that pivoted up on one side, and then had "tent" material of some sort...

Thank you.

That was my way of saying how perceptive you were in regards your previous post, :-).

Luckily, where you're living, you can get right on I-5 south and not see any bad road conditions. What you can certainly do is "camp" in the van while getting things built, like you did on your trip to ID. Put whatever you have for build-up into the trailer, and live in the van. If you have a...

The really fun part was sitting on the kitty litter bucket when it was 24F inside the van.

My friend living in her van over near La Crosse is looking at a predicted low of 19F on Monday night. Cloudy weather the past week means her solar batteries are getting low. I hope she's started her migration now. My friend who was staying in Elko headed south 2 days ago. Sunday night is...

Once you guys get down to Quartzsite, in January and February you can expect night time temperatures down into the low-30s. So make sure your van heaters are working, else buy a nice comfy down sleeping bag.

No moss growin' on your north side, Fan.

Why even bother trying, just breathe in the nice air. For the price of a fighter plane, we might be able to do some good, but WTF.

No, but you're probably born 150 years too late. Probably the most practical thing to do right now is buy a small piece of land in woods with a creek, build a cabin, power it via solar, and raise a garden. Buy a rifle and shoot a deer or two every year. Put up a gate, and a sign saying...

Foo, nothing but excuses. The gobmint budget is $4.79-Trillion, and they can't manage $5-Billion dedicated to forest management. Our houses burn down, and 50-million people get to breathe the smoke. Myopia from every quarter.

Good follow up, thanks.