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My good friend who hops freight trains traveled all over the country with a rat named Fink pretty much living in his jacket and simply around him. He had a little cage but he mostly used that for times of more physical stress, like walking far or jumping on a train (must have been stressful for...

Thank you. From the knowledge I gathered I believe it had something to do with the resistance. But I still don't know much about electricity. And yes, I do intend to utilize that space under the upper floor. This project is one big learning experience! Turns out I have to screw most the ceiling...

If you got a little bit of time and can sit on that cash I'd wait for that screaming deal that you know is worth it. It's out there, and they always seem easier to run into when your not looking, but can be found. This is a good looking rig. A bit loud in color, but would obviously make a good...

Yeah, some of it was waterlogged pretty bad. Almost all of them look bad on the outside but after cutting enough I can tell if they are going to be clean on the inside or not. Decided earlier on to junk all the dirty or wet pieces.

It's really not impressive. I'm pretty sure people are just going to tell me I'm going to electrocute myself or start a fire. But for those who are curious I'll show ya, but for those who need to cut styrofoam I'd suggest buying a legit hot wire styrofoam cutter if you got the money or try...

That's a great score. The floors's about 14', but I think Uhaul includes the mama's attic and considers it 17'.

any you recommend?

Yeah, I guess a collective few hundred pounds extra equates to just a couple extra people in the rig. I'll try not to worry too much, but be weary. Thank you.

[color=#520057Darn, I was worried about all that collective weight. People keep telling me to play it safe and overbuild to make it solid for the all the movement it'll go through, but I'm sure it'll have it's effect on fuel economy and such. And looking at that old trailer I've been scavenging...

This project, like every other, is proving to be more time consuming and expensive then anticipated. But the results are satisfying. A majority of my time has been in the insulation. I'm sure most people don't spend as much time on that, but most people don't do it for free. Getting it all...

Hope this rough floor plan is legible. ...

Cockpit? Is that the cab? Well, every wall is getting insulated. I am actually going to take a step back with the cab entry though. Taking off the trim and doing something a little different. It will be better for insulation and a couple other reasons. You'll see I guess. It's kinda hard to...

People do some pretty cool things with propane tanks. -c

About ready for some flooring. And I found this perfect little sink in the backyard of an abandoned neighbor house.

I'll take some more pictures tomorrow, but for now this is all I got on my wizard box. I cut a hole from the cab to the back. Got a piece of some tire lining or something(?) free from Les Schwab Tires. Screwed and caulked it the fiber glass and then put some trim over that. These are last...

Yeah, I am not familiar with Augiedog. Fill us in!

I was actually thinking SLO/Morro would be my first destination. It's where I met and hung out with a van dweller for the first time. Got me thinking more seriously about it. After looking at a map I guess this would me my ideal route... Down 101 to San Fran to visit some Fam Down the 1 to San...

Well thanks. I sure do miss all the seafood when away. The whole 101 drive is so nice. I5 has good cities though. Got to chase the sun. I am past due to get out of the NW. My best option from here I think would be south through California then East.

Thanks everyone :) And thanks for the good word Patric. Your son's doing alright though. Helped me out a real good amount the other night on the build. Definitely one of the few go-getters I know. Happy we've been friends for so long.

Oh yeah, those state scenes are awesome. I think mine had a zebra on it. I'll keep it simple for now. The business logo idea would be cool to do. It would give the van some spunk on the outside, and still be pretty inconspicuous. We'll see though. I'm trying to split town in a jiffy. Everything...