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I met Christi at a Texas state park last summer. At that time, she was living in a Casita. Since then, she has moved into a Promaster cargo van and posted this video two weeks into the transition. (Video title is "Easy No Build Van...") https://www.youtube.com/@TinyTexanAdventures/featured

Screens: Bought a set of Skeeter Beaters for the front windows of the Once Van before our last beach run. They are pretty decent, but pricey. (I was in a hurry.) They fit the Future Van just fine. The Once Van has full length screens for the side doors and rear doors. I had modified a set...

Same with the Tooth Fairy. Less reliable as time goes on. What gives?

This is very helpful! I would not have thought to caulk the cut edges of the sink hole, and that is a vulnerable area. The rear edge will not be up against a wall, so I should probably figure out a way to fashion a backsplash or lip there. For the top, I picked up some peel-n-stick vinyl...

The latest plan for my sink/countertop is to start with a 2x2 piece of plywood from Lowes. The top will be attached to the top of an 18x18" wire shelf unit. The top can be as wide as 19" and as deep as 24", but will only be supported on the corners of an 18x18" square where the poles for the...

More window covers: I love, love, love windows! New to me with the Future Van are "Vista Cruise" windows in the high-top. These are probably a bad idea for the long-term, but I really enjoy seeing trees, clouds, hawks, and stars from bed! Also, I can stand up (I've shrunk!) and look out them...

Any favorites?

We've used SkyView Free and a few others.

So... Do you know why The Art of the Deal is so thick? Answer: It has four Chapter 11's! (That is all.)

Rear Curtains: Made from bottoms of front cab curtain sheets and hung just behind the head of the bed on a bungee cord hooked into slots between upholstered wood trim covering rear a/c components and van side walls. Once Van has thermal blackout curtains on a shower curtain rod that block cold...

Is there a difference? LOL.

Not click bait, just random tips and tricks we've picked up along the way that might be helpful to others. Got any?

I'm sure you have done this many times over, but I know I revisited the "what are my needs/wants" and "what are my options" questions an agonizing number of times before settling on a replacement van. There just weren't a lot of choices based on our priorities. I had contacted a number of...

Cab curtains are up. Rods are a challenge in a conversion van. In the Once Van, a length of PVC conduit was zip tied under some wood trim on the ceiling behind the seats. For the Future Van, I hack sawed off some curtain rod hardware on hand, and wedged those pieces between the ceiling...

For the outside of the van, or atop the CLAM maybe?

Interesting. I appreciate you keeping us up-to-date. It sounds like you're making progress. I did contact the conversion company about my insurance woes, and they swore they'd "never heard of such a thing." Now that I think about it, that was when I thought the only problem was insuring the...

We've taken a few short trips, and things are coming together nicely. The rear storage is similar to the Once Van, with a large cooler sitting on the little plywood platform I made for it, and a drain line running out the door. Chairs, pop-up privy shelter, emergency triangles and auto...

Picked up a cheap, thin reflective windshield shade at the thrift store for under a dollar. It covers the longest side window in the back. Won't do much in terms of insulation, but slips behind the pull down shade and folds up compactly. If it seems to be sufficient, I'll look for more at the...

Ouch.

I looked into this when one of my kids was on tour domestically. Came up with basically the same answers you have. We ended up checking it, which is quite risky. A "flat drop" is the worst. I found some best practice instructions on the internet, which focused on supporting the neck. Her...