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Hi Michelle, welcome. I dont know how active it is, but there is a yahoo group, familys on the road, that covers a lot of what you propose. If you check out the site, say hi to vanmom karen, she did pretty much what you want to do.

@ Ccg, yup, just out about a grand into the bus doing a bunch of front end work, tune up, o/c, the works. I have about the same as you in it as far as cash paid so far , but yours is nicer! Ive hsd mine for 3 years or so. The tt does need some cosmetic stuff, but is very livable as it is, and...

@cindy- i know. Im attached to it too, but the mpg,space and shower factors make the trade appealing. I have 2 1/2 years of payments left on the truck, so i cant do anything with it. It is rated for towing 5000 ( its a v 6), the tt is 2770, dry. Even if i max it out and add another 1000 or so...

Hi all. For the last couple years, i have been hunting for a somewhat newer, larger travel trailer than my 69 shasta 14' (box measures 11x7). I have found ( finally) a 88 Espre 198 (18x7 box, with a shower) in usable shape, for around $2000, give or take. People are getting $2500 for the same...

As an accomplished stonemason, i can really admire what you have accomplished here. As a vandweller and traveler, doubly so!!

Rocguy, nice rig! I can see it with a fifth wheel hitch, pulling campers or livestock trailers for extra cash. Nice ride!

I know what you mean CCG. I pull up , open my coleman stove inside, put my 6 gal tank above the sink, pull out a folding chair, and im camping. Thats it, not even an extension cord ( thanks to solar). Even simpler than my Shasta 14' travel trailer, though the tt has a bit more room.

Putting in a roof vent lowered the temp in my bus by 15-20* on the hottest days. Well worth it to me.

You can see if you can donate the wheelchair lift. The electrical cables to those things are THICK, plenty strong enough to charge a couple house batteries. That will be a nice rig. Glad you are here and enjoy it!

Hi and welcome!

Hi , and welcome. Nope, your not alone. Wolf lives in a toyota corrola, and Butternut (who has a blog, btw) lived and traveled in a prius 6 months at a time.And tge vandwellers forum founder started off in an 80's ford festiva- now thats TINY.

At least yours will be 30 years newer thn mine! Full timing in a 69 shasta 14' at the moment. Welcome, and good luck with the rig.

If it is any comparison, my 04 f150 with 4.2 v6 gets 20 on the hwy, rated at towing 5000.

And welcome from me, too. Lots of good stuff and people here, its gonna take you a while to read it all, so i hope ya stick around awhile!

Very cool for you , dood! And the aa history is a nice touch as well. Enjoy it, but be carefull, we still have a f t f to try to work out!

I got a great deal on my bus. Paid $900 cash and traded a 96 pickup worth around $1000. That was over 3 years and 30,000 miles ago.

Hi Christine, welcome. My 2000 regular length high top bus conversion gets 13.5 on the highway @62 mph. It has a gas engine, though i have heard of people getting 16-18l mpg with the same model with a diesel engine, though they are fairly rare in vans.

I would say if you have the opportunity to get it, Go for it! That puppy aint even broke in yet!! If the rest of it is in as good a shape as the pics look and engine sounds, its a gem.

theres 2000+ members here, another 8000+ on vandwellers yahoo groups ,and unknown thousands on other groups and websites. Surely SOMEONE is in your area to give you a hand, parking spot or , at the very least, reccomend a friendly shop. The great part of being part of a large community. I do...

in that reguard, "commercial" refers to the registration of a vehicle- nothing to do with windows. For example, when i bought my bus, ( in Ny) it was registered plain ole passenger. I owned a business, and insured it as part of that business, thus i registered it commercial. When i moved to Al...