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The East Coast is not the most welcoming to travelers and Rubber Tramps. I've lived in North Carolina all my life, and my family has been in this state for nearly 300 years. Much of the East Coast has been settled for almost 400 years. And I believe this explains why boondocking and urban...

No direct experience. But in North Carolina, once you build out a vehicle to meet the specifications in GS_20-4.01, section k, you can be re-titled a a motorhome. k. "Motor home or house car.–A vehicular unit, designed to provide temporary living quarters, built into as...

Sit down with pen and plenty of paper. Lots of paper. You'll need it. Then write down EVERYTHING you've ever said or thought you wanted to do but didn't have the time/energy/patience to do. Everything that you couldn't begin or sustain or finish because of the distractions and interruptions...

For what it's worth, in regards to converting title of a commercial vehicle to a motorhome, in North Carolina: General Statues GS+20-4.01 (27) k. Motor home or house car. – A vehicular unit, designed to provide temporary living quarters, built into as an integral part, or permanently attached...

I've had the ol' "bad luck/good luck" thing. I took my small share of the sale of the old family home (which I was living it at the time) and bought a 36' 1989 Class A. I was going to get it up to snuff then head out on the open road. That was four years ago. BAD LUCK: I knew almost nothing...

Interesting that one of the producers is an actual full-timer himself, and in fact will be the "lead" for Class B RVs.

My parents beat it into my head that I "didn't need to go out running around, didn't need to go out getting into trouble, didn't need to go off on trips where [insert horrific disaster] could happen." Instead I "should go to school, get a job, stay with job, get married, have a family, live...

Thanks, Moxadox.  I'll research Escapees.  Do they have any legal counseling services? I struggled for an hour trying to find the right wording for my concerns.  That John61CT would think I was suggesting that 'some fools think dwelling should be an organized "movement"' shows I failed. Perhaps...

As I prepare to become nomadic next year, I have become worried. Nomads are becoming more widely known.  And of course there has been reactions.  One in particular is that more and more municipalities are enacting "no sleeping in vehicles" ordinances. Our society is become very "Us vs. Them". ...

Following. I'm very un-mechanical and wouldn't know a turbo diesel from a flux capacitor. Yet I still plan to go the step van route.

Depends. Do you even wanna HOPE for acceptance in RV parks? Are you trying to be stealthy in towns/cities? Will you be boondocking on rough bouncy roads where you need a sturdy vehicle? You'll never have the windows and airiness of a bus in a box truck. etc.

Re: converting a different type of vehicle to a motorhome in North Carolina. NC General Statues GS_20-4.01, paragraph 27(k) k. Motor home or house car.– A vehicular unit, designed to provide temporary living quarters, built into as an integral part, or permanently...

Re-titling a commercial vehicle to a motorhome is relatively easy here in North Carolina. I've got the actual statue bookmarked. And somewhere in my notes is a reference to a conversation covering the insurance of a re-titled converted motorhome, wherein the insurance agent on phone gave me a...

Assume you have <$6,000 to invest in the actual Step Van for an RV build-out (conversion).  Do you think the best course of action is to: 1.  Buy a $5,000 van and have a $1,000 budget for repairs?       --or-- 2.  Buy a $3,500 van and have $2,500 budget for repairs? I'm admitting that any...

I turn 65 this month (March '18).  I would look forward to the exercise.  LOL

I'm planning on buying a used Class C for full-timing.  As I browse ads while I save up, I see some possible Cs that have cabinets and entertainment centers up in the over-cab space.  I would want to take all that out and make it my sleeping space. How complicated would it be to remove a...

While I'm still researching and planning, I did find out how simply one can re-title a commercial vehicle to a motorhome here in North Carolina.  Then when I talked to an agent at Progressive, she said they could insure for liability only as a re-titled vehicle at only $119 a year.  "As  long as...

Your food is killing your money.  Buy little one burner BUTANE camp stove; they're cheaper than propane ones.   Heat water for those packets of rice meals, like Knorrs if they're up there.  they have different flavors and if you make a huge meal for lunch you won't need much rest of day and if...

Thanks for info, karl.  I've never been a machinehead so the mechanicals will be a challenge to me.  But I will still go ahead with my plans to buy one over the winter, outfit it over the spring, and hit the road next summer.  Posts like yours are wonderful gifts. :-)