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Hey there. I am in the process of building out an express too. Started back in January, it has been a long interesting process. I got the panels (2x260w) mounted over the weekend. Yesterday was my first day of collecting solar. It was a happy day! Welcome to the forum! --jg

Welcome to the forum. I am about eight months ahead of you. It is a big job! :-) Take care and I look forward to seeing pictures as you progress! --jg

I look forward to the pictures of the window covers. I currently just have blackout fabric with magnets glued into the edges. You do what works, you know? I have been building out my van for almost a year now, tweeking it to get it right is just part of a long process. :-) --jg

Welcome to the forum. Yes, lots of great ideas are here and in the off-shoots this site has formed. I have been part time van dwelling for about eight months now. I live four days a week in the big city in my "cheap apartment" and then home with the family on the weekends. The van has...

Welcome to the forum! Yes, a great first step is thinking you know what you want. ...Just be prepared to let that evolve over time. Sometimes you end up with something better yet! :-) --jg

Welcome! Yes, lots of good ideas come from here. I am a weekday van dweller and it has been a great option for me! --jg

Welcome to the forum! I am only a part time dweller for work reasons, but it has turned out to be a really excellent solution for me. Before I was looking at $1100 a month for an apartment in the bad part of town I would use four nights a week. Now I can drift around my city in my van for...

I picked up a Harier (sp?) 8000 BTU portable unit that just fit between the seats in my cargo van. It ran great for a couple of hours, then after that it would keep the van cooler, but couldn't get it below 80 on a 92 degree day, sitting in the sun. I took it back to the store yesterday and...

Great story! Thanks for posting! --joe

Welcome to the forum and the lifestyle! I am just a few months ahead of you and it has been a great adventure. I wish you the best! --joe

Don't do it. Seems way over priced.

Balance of the photos. --jg

Some more photos corresponding to about here in my blog: https://livingonthestealth.blogspot.ca/2017/02/keeping-cool-and-enclosed.html I ended up buying four Trojan T-105 batteries and I split them, two on each side.  I have room for two more on the passenger side but the sales droid talked me...

Here are some more photos.   A stack of boxes from Amazon means something big is going on! :-)   I ordered a Suburban 16k BTU furnace, Tripp Lite 1500w charger/inverter.    There is also a photo of one of the design floor plans.   Like all of my good ideas, they start out on bar napkins.   Then...

I did the whole tent thing last summer. Not saying it is impossible or anything but it got very old. We got a lot of rain last summer and (here anyway) seem to be on the same track as last year. After about four days of rain everything is wet. You can't get dried out. This year I am...

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Thank you very much for your kind words.  Yes, I hope very much this helps someone out as I document my successes and failures. I hadn't before seen anyone drop the propane tanks through the floor before either but it sure seemed like a good idea to me.  I was agonizing over where the tanks...

Hey there, I cover in more detail several of your questions in a couple of blog posts, https://livingonthestealth.blogspot.com/2017/01/invisible-in-plain-site.html https://livingonthestealth.blogspot.com/2017/01/to-keep-on-trucking-really-isnt-for-me.html I will give you some of the short...

Hey there, I am getting far enough along with my van project that I thought I would start posting some pictures here.   Initially, trying to build out the van into a stealth camper and to also blog about the process along the way, I was feeling pretty buried already.   But now I am feeling...

Welcome! There is tons of good information here. I am about mid-build on my project and it has been great fun. Even though I am only about half done I have started to use the van and it has really been great! --joe