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I looked into buying a class B but found they all had the same basic floor plan, each with a little twist. They might use different materials and different brands of equipment, but all basically the same......bed, closet, fridge, shower, toilet, table...ect. I would look at one and tell the...

I have my max fan wired to a cirgarette ligher plug and run it off my Jackery. It works fine that way and I recharge the Jackery during the day as I travel. As for your electrical system.......I have little or no experience with that. I would not try to tie anything into the van battery, but...

Welcome aboard. If you have never went camping before......that is a very important place to start. Before you sell the house.......take some 3-4 days trips to a camp ground and see how you like it. Once you get comfortable with 3-4 days.....take longer and longer trips until you feel this is...

I just returned home from a 5,000 mile road trip throughout New England. The leaves were just beginning to change, but nothing large scale yet. I had never been in that part of the world before and must say.....its too crowded for my liking. Since I was off season, many of the places I went...

I was listening to a POD cast with Snowden. He said your car reports more information than your cell phone. It's always scary to hear reality. I search for something on my phone and when I am on my computer, browsing through youtube videos, ads pop up about the thing I was searching for on my...

I agree with the above comments. Don't over think or over due your conversion. Really think through what you NEED before thinking about what you want. Everything you add will add wait and affect your gas milage. I am on my second van and both of my builds were very basic. I never tried to...

I don't pull a trailer either.......but all the vehicles I have purchased for awhile have had such systems installed. My new used van has the sensor and is driving me nuts. The light will come on.........stay on for a while......and then go off. I check the pressure and all seems Ok, so I am...

You are most welcome here! Enjoy.

When I did my first van build, I was very concerned about cutting holes in my van and installing the windows. There are many Youtube videos out there that showed me how to do it, but like you I was concerned about doing it myself. I asked around my area and most body shops were verly reluctant...

Welcome to the site and wish you happy travels.

I sold my 2016 Ford Transit Connect van and purchased a 2019 Ford Transit hightop. I have spent the last week converting it and now it's ready for it's maiden voyage. I plan to take off soon for Maine, visiting many states and sites between Nebraska and Maine. I hope to catch the leaves...

In Nebraska, all pick up trucks and vans (regardless of size) are considered commercial vehicles during registration since they could be used for "commercial purposes". The fact that our tags say "commercial" do not in itself mean they are used for commercial purposes. Anything over 20 feet...

I don't have a complicated electrical system in my van. I install an RV plug, wire it to only one outlet, so I don't have any breaker box in my van. I have only had one issue plugging into shore power at a campground with it constantly tripping. I since the campground was only about 10%...

When traveling, listening to the radio is a constant. I need the back ground noise. The biggest problem is that I am often losing stations and searching for new stations as I drive. I have my favorite radio station app on my phone, so I sometimes just turn that on instead.

I just ordered a stubby to replace my full length antenna because it was driving me nuts watching it whip around while driving. Hope I have success with reception. We have short antennas on both of other cars.

Welcome to our world! RV looks great.

Probablly likes the good gas mileage.

van so far........

Since making my last post in this forum, a lot has happened. I retired in May of 2023 and made trips all over the east coast, north west, and states surrounding Nebraska. I recently gave my converted cargo van to my son......to pass along the dream. I bought a 2019 Ford Transit high top and...

To keep the costs down......forget trying to build curved walls and assume that you are going to loose square footage in your floor plans. Depending on the diamater, consider making section walls that divide the exterior walls into equal sections. The length of each section will depend on the...