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be about as easy to get a trailer to tug along behind

found this picture on the internet

Thanks to everyone for the input, I never thought about the older camper being a better long run deal, I do know that I am a lot more handy with gasoline engines than diesel and that parts are cheeper.<br><br>

I would like opinions please<br>My wife and I (just us)are starting to make plans on going full time, we think we would like a converted bus/coach, the ones with the flat front.<br>Basically we want something that is sturdy and will hold up for years, we like the look of the older bluebird...

been there on the tire worries, but never in a big heavy vehicle, but when you are broke a used tire is always very expensive!<br>you will be fine, you have a plan!

these are the bikes me and the wife like to ride, but we like the utilitarian approach to things.<br><br>orange one is hers, the black one is mine, the big tired one is for snow or sand

I would put some fenders on the trailer if I could afford it, here in Kansas you can get pulled over for not having them cuz the tires throw rocks up into windshields so they say.

Riddle me this batman...if a fella was wanting to get the best bang for the buck on a camper which craigs list location would be the best?<br>Lets say older Class A rigs?<br>Or does it really matter?<br>I was sitting here in Kansas after spending the day scooping snow and was thinking that maybe...

Cubey, I have to agree that today's mechanics that I have come across even at a dealership are not the troubleshooters that used to be required back when I turned a wrench.<br><br>

Good Job

This is neat!<br>I remember the Swiss military used some type of diesel heater in their troop carriers (pinzgauer) I do not think it was this fancy though.<br><br>

There is a cat in the UK that lived in a van, had him self a family and needed to add heat to keep warm, this is his solution<br>http://www.hotpod.co.uk/the-story-of-hotpod-multifuel-stoves.asp<br><br>pretty cool looking

WELCOME!<img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br>Sounds like you are making plans, and nothing ever gets done untill a plan and the first steps are taken

my two cents worth<br>this is the list of items I would want to include<br><br>Cash<br>Ax<br>some hand tools<br>shovel<br>some silver dimes<br>pour over water filter of some type<br>good knife<br>basic fishing gear<br>encyclopedia of country living book<br>dry food that you rotate and use up and...

you could sell it for scrap price and get your five hundred back!

Windy, here is a link to the parts bin I sorted on a 78 toyota pickup as most parts would be the same<br>http://www.thepartsbin.com/catalog/parts.php?year=4294962571&amp;make_text=1725&amp;model_text=11909<br>they have different brands of parts at different prices<br>Alternator is...

lot of moving parts!&nbsp; prety cool

in most states a vehicle that old will also qualify for antique tag, it is more expensive the first year....70~80 bucks, than every year after that 17 bucks~<br>wish someone who knew vehicles could take a look with you<br><br>

I would not worry about the age of this Toyota, I had a 76 Toyota and I wish I had not let it go away.<br>In my very humble opinion this Toyota would be built to more of an industrial standard, which means it would be designed to last for a long time then be economily repaired.<br>this will have...

the chinook would be already set up to live in as the van would need conversion.<br>if it was my daughter I would tell her to take a reall good look at each vehicles and see what the plus and minuses of both are, then make a decision.&nbsp;