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Am setting out in my first, maiden voyage into the Colorado mountains July 17 - 19. Thinking Leadville area but with the pandemic wondering if boondocking is even available. I don't even know how to find a boondocking place, not really. Actually getting out there is a lot different than reading...

I took this afternoon off to research how to insure my proposed vehicles. My current insurance company is Progressive. After a huge run around, I was told in no uncertain terms, and my call was recorded for legal reasons, that they will NOT insure any commercial vehicle that is being converted...

All: Where is the best place to post my question on a Chevy 3500 Express cut-through, which is considered a box van? https://www.gmfleet.com/chevrolet/express-cutaway-van.html I have less than 12 months before I hit the road and just discovered this an an option for serious consideration...

Hello! In exactly twelve months from today, I will be on the road. Countdown preparation is real now and the first thing I need to learn to do is to cook differently. I want to get into the habit now. While I will have propane or butane tanks outside of my van to use intermittently alongside the...

If you are a fulltime vanner or boondocker and a certified financial planner with references of some sort, I could use your advice. It'd be great if when you email me you type "Escape Review" in the subject. I want someone from the community who is mature (retired would be great) and not...

Using PCS Camper Conversion's youtube instructions for heat/cold/blackout window coverings, I completed the coverings for the far back windows of my 2011 Rav4. Including the hatch which was a bear! Before I start on the side windows, I'm wondering what ideas and experience anyone might have with...

Howdy, all. I want to travel with no sink, even in two years when I upgrade to a van. I'd really like to see some examples from others without a sink who keep their dishes and counters clean with little to no water and using apple cider vinegar. Lots of recommendations for that method but no...

I hope this is the right place to post this question.    My Hyundai died recently (how poetic) and I replaced it with a wonderful (or wanderful) 2011 limited Rav4. I am fixing to prep it for long-term camping and eventually (this time next year) full-time living. Most immediately, I want enough...

Hi all. Searched Ram Promaster City (RPC for short) and the forum came up empty. I'm wondering if anyone's experienced them on mountains and hills and how they perform. There's a sweet 2016 RPC tradesman 24C for sale that I'm excited about as a transition van. I still work 3-1/2 years to...

Wondering if any are living full-time in their vans in the northern Colorado front range area, or vicinity (from Fort Collins through Colorado Springs) or any colder area like Canada (!) and how that works in the winter? I still have a full-time job for 3-1/2 years and would like to keep it to...

Although I'm not vandwelling yet, once I saw the possibilities a couple months ago and got connected to this site, I have a clear vision now. It's so ingrained in me because every decision I make is framed by the idea of vandwelling, and I'm cleaning out the stuff.  The hardest has been the...

Hello all! Since reading about the vandwelling nomadic lifestyle, I have been enlivened. Am actually looking forward to retirement now, though am stuck in job and city for a couple more years. Hope to start vacationing in my new van home by this winter. A couple of questions of a...

HI all. Introduced to van dwelling this past month, I have voraciously been reading everything I can get my hands on, especially now focusing on the practical aspects of getting a van ready to live in full-time. I know as well as I can know anything that whatever Bob Wells publishes is...

HI all. Looks like I'll be buying a step van initially. I'd like a high one so I can stand up (I'm 5'3-1/2" so it may not need to be extra high) but my question is about driving in the wind. What has been your experience driving in those conditions in a van? Which van is steadiest? Thanks!

Hello. I am heart-thrilled to have discovered this group. I am three years away from purchasing a vandwelling--is that too much time for this group? In my heart and in my possessions, I'm already vandwelling, I just don't have the cash to fund the vehicle now. However, I'm getting rid of the...