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So how really critical is that element of having the interconnecting wires be the same length? Unless I make them all long, I have two batteries on one side of the van and two batteries on the other. --jg

I would say bingo on guess two. So is there likely damage to the frosted batteries? Thank you! --jg

We have been having some pretty cold days over the last week and I have been burning quite a bit of propane keeping the van warm.  The other evening while changing propane tanks though I noticed something odd about my batteries.  The two batteries on the drivers side appear frost free while the...

One inch poly-iso foil lined with a quarter inch airgap between the insulation and inner plywood. I cover it in the blog somewhere but can only find it mentioned in passing at the bottom of this post. https://livingonthestealth.blogspot.com/2017/11/complex-things-built-wrong.html I think I...

going to write about it in the blog in a few weeks. --jg

Use several thin layers. --jg

I have a 2008 Chevy extended. Extended is totally the way to go. It rides real nice going down the highway and you get used to dealing with the turning radius. You learn to spot the places you don't want to get into. You only have to get caught at the tight corner of a McDonalds drive...

I have 520 watts on the roof of my 2008 Chevy Express Cargo. I think I could fit another 260watt panel up there. --jg

The insulation will be fine. ...As long as you are far enough south. But I am up here in the cold and even the 1-1/2" on the floors and the 1" I put on the walls isn't perfect. It is enough to be heatable but that is about it. I go through a 20lb propane in about seven days keeping the van at...

Welcome and good luck! Yeah I could see how a fifthwheel would be a lot to handle. I am only living in my van four nights a week but it has been great! Everything I need and easy to get around! --jg

Welcome to the forum! I am a four day a week van dweller and it has been great for lowering my cost of living! Hoping to move to full time in about three years. Can't wait! --jg

Welcome. You can learn a lot here. I did. There are lots of different opinions but if you read enough you can usually get some kind of consensus and build from there. Good luck! --jg

Nobody here minds.  It's gettin'em to shut up is the problem...  ;-) I went with a 2008 Chevy 2500 Extended Cargo.  Check out my blog link at the bottom if you want a whole bunch of detail.  Scroll back to about February when I started writing about the van I bought and you will see some...

Wow! This I did not know. In that case I definitely don't have one. ;-) -jg

Wow! Looks great! Congrats on joining the family! :-) --ja

Air conditioning is tough. If it is really dry where you are at (and it looks like it might be) you might be able to get by with a swamp cooler. If it is humid they don't work at all. Swamp coolers use way less power. A black van is going to need way more cooling. I would stick with...

Yes, that is how it all starts! :-) I started looking in about November and bought my van in January. I have been working on it ever since. It became livable in about April and has been great for me this summer. Still a long ways to go before it is "done" but each step makes it more...

Try some busking. There is some money to be made out there. Living out of a van will keep your costs down while you are doing it. You might look into Maker Space locations to find some places to do work on a van. Lots of them have low cost memberships that can give you access to a full...

Welcome and good luck! There is a lot of great information here! Hope your plan goes well and you make it to the RTR. I am shooting for next year. --jg

Hey there! I got my solar panels mounted over the weekend and had my first day of collecting solar yesterday. It was amazing to look at those numbers on the display and think about that free electricity! :-) Welcome to the forum! --jg