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Guys, thank you so much, you've been a huge help! I'm going to get to work on my curtains. Do you guys have any recommendations as to what I should make them from?

Hey y'all, I need suggestions! Just bought a Honda Odyssey Minivan and I need suggestions. Working 60 hours per week and starting next week I'll be working 80. My van is going to be a critical resource in making this work schedule sustainable and I need to act fast to get it set up. Need...

Thank you for the info deadwood, that's very helpful! Sounds like LA is my best bet!

That honestly sounds great! I was honestly thinking of moving to LA after completing my build; Either LA or Phoenix. That being said, if anyone has any insight on finding parking for a large vehicle in Phoenix, I'd be very interested in hearing what you have to say on the matter.

Yeah, to tell you the truth I really don't plan on being on the road all that much; I think I'm probably just going to stay localized in one city for an extended period of time. Anyways, I'm fine with that tradeoff, I'll pay more for gas so I can have a larger space.

Lol, I checked and it looks like the listing was removed; the dealer must have JUST sold it or something, Nvm on that. But it looks like I need to rethink my calculations, I reasoned that I could approximate the bumper to bumper length of a truck by taking the box length and adding 3 feet to...

Thanks guys, really appreciate it! Tell you what, let me go even a step further and show you guys a picture of a truck that caught my interest. How troublesome do you guys think it would be to reliably find street parking for it...

So I've been hunting for a vehicle for several months at this point and really haven't found anything I like as of yet, but I've been continuing to save beyond what I'd initially planned on spending. I was simply going to buy an extended length van, but I now have enough money that I could...

Hey everyone! Super-excited, I've hit a huge milestone! Since April I've been working 2 jobs to save money for a van and as of this month I've managed to save $8,500 towards my conversion project! I'm finally going to begin looking for a decent used van that can serve as the platform for my...

I live in Seattle. The weather here is pretty mild but the winters can be chilly. I wouldn't be as concerned with modding it for hot weather except for the fact that I envision myself having to frequently sleep in it during the day time, and on hot summer days that might prove difficult. I want...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry for taking so long to respond, I've been a little strapped for time these past few days but I sincerely appreciate the feedback you guys have provided. I've read everything and based on your suggestions I've put together a rough plan for what I'm going to do. It sounds...

Hey everyone! I'm sorry for not being inactive for so long, I've been dragging my feet on the whole project of making a van build but I've decided that I'm finally going to tackle it this summer. Alrighty! So this will be a 2-part post. First, I'd like to get some advice on what kind of vehicle...

Okay... Here's where I'm at as of right now... 1) I want to do a Sprinter van conversion, and I'd like it to be a nicer build. 2) My budget for the conversion as of right now is 30k. 2) I want to find full coverage for the vehicle. While I appreciate all of your suggestions, I'm not finding...

Well let's first find out about the options I have on the table. I live in Washington State. I'm sorry if this is a lazy question, but I'm honestly not sure where to begin to look in order to find out if/how I can have my vehicle declared an RV, and then if I can have it insured. Can I trouble...

Hey everyone! So I'm still in the research phase of this project I'm taking on and one especially frustrating aspect that I'm having trouble with is insurance... I've been calling around to all the major insurance companies and most of them seem to be dead-ends, none of them are willing to...

Fortunately I live in Seattle so, while it won't be comfortable, it'll be uncommon that the temperature falls below freezing. Winter is the rainy season out here. There may be a few days when it snows, which will suck, but I'll deal.

Alright, so I'm going to commence making plans to transition to van life, and I first want to figure out the bare minimum level of work required for me to get a vehicle to a point that I can stay in it. Once I have the vehicle in hand, it will take me about three or four months to save up the...

Thanks for your input my man, much appreciated! Sounds like all systems are go, let's go ahead and flesh out some details!

Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate it. I know that my initial post was lengthy and broad, and I fully intend to delve into all of its various individual aspects in much greater detail, but for now I just want to hear back from some experienced van dwellers on whether or not this is overall a...

Alright everyone! My name is Byron, and I'd like to find out if van-life is right for me. I know virtually nothing about van-living so over the course of the next several weeks or so I plan to utilize this forum extensively for the purpose of doing research and educating myself on exactly what...