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May be a good time to upgrade to lifep04.

https://www.amazon.com/Renogy-Monocrystalline-Controller-Adaptor-Connectors/dp/B00B8L8MD2 $233 for a 200 watt mono starter kit (used) or $283 new.  Prices are up a bit as I paid $257 at the beginning of the summer.

My top is quite high and I feel that increased sail area when being hit by a sidewind. I'm thinking about stiffer anti sway bars to compensate. Cornering isn't bad, just those winds.

Mr Noodly My 3/4-ton, standard length Express is 11 years old (I've had it for five years) with just shy of 250,000 miles. My only problems have been steering components that have taken a beating on unpaved roads and worn out motor mounts. Everything else is fine. The 4.8L engine is still...

Is the Chevy Express a good van? --------- I've had my '15 for just over a year and no problems yet. ******** Do you have a kitchen setup with fridge? --------- Yes. Ikea Sunnersta kitchen https://m.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/art/40313363/ and an Engel fridge. A good setup...

I think it would be a great little platform for a build. A friend of mine has been shopping for one (just for fun, not dwelling in) and I've accompanied him to a couple of car lots. One thing I noticed is that the lease returns we looked at had been ridden hard and put away wet. The tires...

Or buy a van that people don't object to seeing parked in their 'hood. I'm up in Vancouver, Canada and I overthought the stealth aspect and wasted a year before pulling the pin. Maybe things are different down in the States because people up here really don't care if you live in your van as...

The top is reinforced but not enough to comfortably support my 200 + lb frame, at least on the front half.  My friend who installed the front two solar panels weighs 140 lbs and it supported him just fine.  The roof is too contoured to be able to be used as a deck, anyways. I considered...

400 watts of solar. Could maybe get 100 more without roof racks if a different configuration was used.

Before solar panels:

Check out Tuffport up near Vancouver BC.  I had a top installed on my Savana just over a year ago and no problems yet.  They screw and epoxy the top to the van, so no leaks but you're also stuck with that top for life.  I like the look of the top but it's hellish to finish the inside due to the...

Sorry to hear about your experience Bob, but isn't it great being able to stand up and have additional storage?  The fiberglass doesn't seem to conduct heat as much as steel does (not sure if science bears that one out though) so it doesn't seem to get as hot inside. I had this beast mounted...

If your place burned down, what would you go out and buy again today? I'm out of my place and into my van by Friday at noon so I know how you feel.

The curves in my Chevy drove me mad. Sadly that fact is reflected in the workmanship too. Curves upon curves, then strange tabs and grooves in the corners of the walls. Looks like you found a better way to deal with it

I've got a '15 Express with the 4.8 and had a hightop installed at Tuffport (I'm a Vancouver guy too). Fuel economy in traffic can be brutal, it's been as bad as 25l/100 km (9.4mpg) i I just got back from a 3500 km road trip to Yellowstone and many places in between, fuel economy was 13.3l/100...

Hi Putts, solar will be added but I'm not sure when. House batteries and a continuous duty solenoid first though. This thread might take a while because the nice weather is finally showing up here in the Pacific Northwest and camping will take a "front seat".

I had ordered a high top from Tufport Industries, largely based on the positive reviews by Ming regarding the camper shell she ordered from there.  My high top was installed yesterday and the experience was very positive.  Tyler the sales rep was very well informed about his products and patient...

After more than a year of going back and forth about buying a van, I picked up a 2015 Savana cargo with 36,000 km (22k miles) on it.  I quickly cobbled together a primitive bed for a quick over nighter at a beautiful lake a few hours away. Here are a couple of pics from that trip a week ago...

Bob has a great video of a guy who set up his Kia Sedona for extended trips. Have a look on the cheap rv living YouTube channel and see what you think