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This is also in my long term plans. I like the concept of having only one type of fuel to stock up on, instead of diesel, propane, white gas/unleaded for various tasks. One of the bigger benefits that some of the units have an option to tap into your engine cooling, to pre-heat the engine...

What are you planning to use it for?

If you go the gun shop route, you will most likely have to go through the NCIC check to get it back. This is so people don't abuse the system for divorces, legal investigations, etc. This also goes for getting it back from pawn/consignment. Unfortunately off the top of my head I can't think of...

I purchased my van from a place called Fam Vans. I flew in from AZ, they picked me up from the airport. Super nice guys, they have a pretty big inventory, although they might not have many super cheap options, but almost all of the vans I saw were very good condition. Figured you might get...

One additional point is most swaps are done with zero thoughts to NVH (noise, vibration, harshness), so you won't be able to have a conversation while driving, and it will shake and rattle the entire vehicle, unless you spend the time and money to take care of it. I'm getting about 18-19mpg in...

Yup, I'm down here in Tucson, I felt that the floor is just as important as the roof for keeping heat out. <br><br>I got the lower 1/2 of the sides done, picked up some plywood and more of the 2x2's (rarely work with lumber, but the are 1/2 of a 2x4, so yeah) to get to work on the floor. I know...

Dark colored vehicle can reach interior temps of 160F in the summer here. Insulation, shade, and fans will be your friend. Nights in the summer the low will be 80-85, so keeping cool even at night you'll need airflow. Luckily bugs aren't a big issue down here (do have insects and snakes though)...

As someone doing **** diet, my plan is to spend a day either at a park or campsite and cook a weeks worth of bacon/messy foods if I'm going to be in a spot where van cooking is the only option during weekdays. At the house I line a cookie sheet with tinfoil, bacon on that, oven at 375F, 10...

Well I dodged that one. Called up, lady was laughing and joking about how absurd it was, and noted in the file that it was not a commercial vehicle and it had no signs on it.

So I started on the project today to frame my floor, but ran into some issues.<br><br>The plan is to put down a framework of 1x1's, with rigid insulation between them, and ply on top.<br><br>However, the previous owner apparently tossed heavy cargo around a lot, so the floor is dented and dinged...

A fun experience I have to deal with on Monday...<br><br>I've been parking my van in the driveway of my parents house while I get my life set up to make the switch to a mobile lifestyle for the past year. No issues or complaints, until yesterday. I finally installed the roof rails on the van the...

I got the discountvantruck swivel seat for the passenger side. I rarely if ever have passengers, so the fact that it's not an OEM mount is ok for me. It was just a simple unbolting the seat, removing the factory base, bolting up the new base. Everything lined up just fine, but I do have to go...

18w from the wall according to my kill-a-watt, not the voltage of the unit itself. I use this to measure active power consumption (eeePC I could get down to 10w, current laptop to 30w disabling wifi/low power profiles). Just a common measurement if I need to run them off of an inverter (like the...

Just wanted to chime in. <br><br>I currently have both a tablet and a laptop. Like ickii, my laptop is a power guzzler, so it only gets used when I have access to 120v, or when I know 120v will be available shortly. <br><br>I have the current generation Asus Transformer Infinity, which I'm...

For the feature(s) that I want, up to ~$12k. Diesels with low mileage are somewhat rare, so unfortunately I won't find a cheap runner to start with. When I bought mine, it was 1 of 2 diesel Econolines on the west coast. A quick look now shows a lot more options, but most are 6.0 diesels with...

A quick search shows that it's a common question for 88-99 Chevy/GM vehicles. They are designed to do this, but you can get aftermarket kits for under $20 that leaves the low beams on with high beams. Haven't found a reasonably answer to why they did this (one place mentioned some...

This isn't a concern for most folks on this forum, but for me, the ability to convert the Econoline to 4x4 down the road was the biggest factor in my choice. Chevy does have some options in AWD, but for most of your requirements either platform will work.

I used a cheap black sheet and spray adhesive on mine since my windows don't have tint.

Miles to a great van is irrelevant to me. My van was 450 miles away. I bought it from a used dealership that specialized in vans, and did no major mechanical inspection of my own. I told them that I was flying in and would be driving it long distances immediately, and they said that they would...

Are there any concerns about temperature affecting the performance of batteries? Either extreme, from 115F to -10F, how much can it affect your ah and voltage? This is ignoring the remote temp probe requirements/concerns for the charge controller as well.