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I'm far more likely to build it out of scrap lumber from the scene shop at work. Sure, it'll be a little heavier, but not by a huge amount. As long as I have the resource available to me, I may as well use it and keep my out of pocket costs to a minimum.

Thank you for the clarification Van-Tramp. I was not aware of this law. That somewhat shifts my opinion in favor of the man who's vehicle was impounded, not completely though. I still believe that regardless of laws that may allow vehicle dwellers to park longer than would otherwise be allowed...

My biggest struggle in figuring out my setup has been storage for my gear. The under floor storage works well, but my passenger side storage has bee four attempts and four failures. First was bags/suitcases. This resulted in a lot of moving stuff around to get to things. Next was plastic drawers...

I was actually looking for something else when I stumbled across this heater. I gave the Little Buddy to a friend of mine who needed a heater.

I'm of two minds on this one. On the one hand a city absolutely should have the right to enforce parking ordinances such as the 72 hour rule which is the standard for most cities. On the other hand $900 in impound fees is more than just a little excessive. Even the decreased $557 impound fees...

I have a new heater. Here's what I had before, a Mr. Heater, Little Buddy Heater: It worked well at heating up the car, but the only place I had room to put the thing was on my passenger seat, which is not even close to a level surface. In order to level it out, I would place a large book on...

This happened in my first car, a 1976 Ford Granada. While driving home from school, the muffler dropped down and started dragging on the ground. Fortunately, it was just a broken strap and other than a few scratches, there was no damage to the muffler or the exhaust system. It took less than 15...

It sounds like fun, but I can't make it. Unfortunately I work seven nights a week at that time of year and outside of a major family emergency, cannot get time off. Still, I hope you and anyone who joins you have fun and make new friends.

My Kia Soul gets about 30 MPG out on the highway, so I'd say you're getting great gas mileage for a vehicle that's twice the size of mine. Hey, I paid $3.46 a gallon today! What a deal!

Are you sure you wouldn't rather just spread some White Out over that part of the screen? :angel:

One of my RTR neighbors this year rented a Budget cargo van and bought some camping gear to get a taste of the life when he flew out to the RTR. This was far less expensive than renting an RV and helped him solidify the idea that this was something he wanted to do. Not having all the amenities...

I'm far less interested in the bumper sticker ideas than I am in the classifications by vehicle type. For instance, I live in a sticks & brick (technically sticks & stucco), but travel in my car. What would my classification be, I mean besides "Cheap Bastard!".

Time is a thief's worst enemy. The more time they spend around a vehicle they're thinking about breaking into, the more likely they are to get caught. More often than not, a would be thief is not going to waste a lot of time digging through your vehicle looking for something to steal. It's far...

This one was parked right across the road from my camp. They were pulling in and setting up as I was getting ready to hit the road and head for home.

Welcome ratfink56! I don't know much about Mexico having only been there once, and then only for half a day. I love visiting Arkansas though. One of my sisters lives in Hot Springs. I try to get out there for a visit every couple of years, so I know my way around that part of the state...

I'm reminded of a conversation I had with my niece not too long ago. She had just broken up with her boyfriend of several years. I'm not in the habit of giving advice, so I simply told her that even easy breakups are painful, but it does get better with time.

Too far for me to travel at this time of the year, but I'm sure you'll have a blast and meet some great people on the road.

They come in different sizes. Make sure you buy the one that's the right size for your vehicle.

As far as that figure goes, if you looked at my breakdown of expenses, the actual solar power system was about $440, not including the battery, which I got for free. The foundation portion of the installation could have been skipped entirely had not wanted to at least partially conceal my...

My Kia Soul, while not identical, is similar enough that some of what I've done with my build might be possible to adapt to your Cube. Have a look at my build thread and see if there are any ideas there that you can steal. https://vanlivingforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9848