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2010 Chevy Express 1500 AWD for our Van1 (V2 is a 2017 FWD Promaster). Luv the AWD, Boulder Off Road Vans lift kit and suspension upgrade > washboard roads with our build no problemo, going at speed is actually a nicer ride than slowing down for us. Fridge? No. Simple systems includes an ice...

a ramble from one who owns a Chevy Express Van and a Promaster... Our 2010 Chevy has a whopping ~45K miles on it and about 5% or so of that is off pavement as a rough guess. Still looks and behaves new. I fully expect it to be around as long as we want it. It has been my wife's DD since we...

if u r up for an easy drive to Portland Oregon, contact VanSpecialties.com as they are an authorized Fiberine dealer/installer. We had them order and install our 24" Fiberine top on our chevy awd. Great work and still like new 8 years after the install. Thom

I shared this elesewhere but is relevant to this topic... My MacGirlver of a wife really likes simple systems, she planted a seed and I ran with it. This is inside our #2 van, a 2017 Promaster 159...there is a whole lotta RotoPax luv in this pic!  Cheers, Thom

on the topic of "vinegar" in the mix...just happens that i puts the water into a PH more akin to wool... which my wife and i use for socks/under-shirts. Typically get three or four days use out of a good pair of merino wool socks and at least that many days, if not a week, out of a merino wool...

maybe not the norm around here but since i'm not mechanically minded and like the pro-shops to do all the work (and put food on their tables by having them do so) my wife and i buy new. I researched vans and since we were a Volvo AWD family wanted to find a full size AWD van...did some searching...

very nice layout/build...thx for the link!

I do recall a couple posts mentioning using a furry friend (dog?) or non-furry companion ;) Like others, my take in our non-heated van1 and now van2 is the camp stove (in our case a 15K BTU portable single burner) and i'm in my SelkBag to be cozy and hang around camp (yes i look like a...

i've been utilizing a 2nd (1st gen) Samsung galaxy tab 10 with several of the above mentioned android aps. Dig the big screen, no need for net connection (built in GPS) and can take it with us if we sit down in a shop and ponder our next move. Thom

THX for the vanKudos : ) On wear/tear...the folks over at BOR have many tens of thousands of miles on their lift in various rigs over the years and no reported issues. It is a mild lift of 2.5" but it adds enough to get the 265's to fit comfortably ( : or 285's for those with a tad to much...

Greetings, i'd not come across the "monastic style cooking" term before your post but i think my wife and i are accidentally on that path ; ) i'm going to do some research this morning just for fun to see how we might tweak our meals anyway. Like you, our meals are prepped so that there are no...

Enjoy the stove.  My wife and i dig our butane stove and use it for all heating/cooking needs (with all the proper safety in mind). The fuel is a bit more, and sometimes not-so-easy to find, but we always carry enough to get us through, and stock up when we see it on a shelf. Thom

YMMV... Our 2010 chevy express awd was lifted by a proshop with a proven lift kit from boulder off road vans out of Colorado. I had it at a chevy (private owner) shop and he was complementary on the upfit/design and said it was better-than-original in function/robustness. So it can be done. And...

: ) YMMV Your OP ~special friend~ consideration is the key. While my ~special friend~ happens to be my 5'2" wife/spirit-mate and me @5'8" we have more than enough room in our two vans (v#1 is up for sale). When we began this van-venture we knew we wanted full standing room just cuz it made...

My wife and i had no issues right from the first convo with the dealership. We began discussion at our local Chevy dealership and insisted on speaking to the commercial fleet manager. I told him i'd found an AWD van (they had none on lot) in another state and wished to purchase it. He did his...

Just a ramble as i pass through the forum... I'll chime in as i do have a 2010 Chevy Express AWD (which is for sale...but in the mid $30K asking price as it is a nice conversion and only 47K miles). So yes on the milage hit, loaded ready for ~2wks of camping for two peeps we get ~15mpg~ in the...

luv our Butane stove(s)...just picked up a new one for our 2nd van conversion (a 15K BTU, our original is going with Van1 and was 12K BTU). We've never had issues in or out, always follow safe practices and enjoy the convienience. We typicaly get ~4 days of use out of a canister. At 12K to 15K...

an observation brought on by an old memory related to common sense & manners (that some lack) Imagine, you and your significant other are looking at this (Silver Falls near Salem Oregon) on a beautiful summer day... In the distance there is a group of four hikers in their late 70's, until...

i was catching up on the YT videos of the RTR and saw the "karaoke" video mentioning the shut down. I'm glad i happened upon the video, my wife and i plan to be there in a couple years after we unplug from responsibilities here in Oregon. Also "glad" because i will scout out the camp and we...

2010 Chevy 1500 AWD 5.3L v8... we run just under GVWR and for two seasons towed a ~2500lb fiberglass trailer and had no issue going uphill and ~55/60 (we cruz since we're not in a rush) and then pass uphill excellerating to ~70mph with ease towing trailer. It has been a great rig.