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I figured out a good method for selling any high priced item, especially a vehicle. After getting lectured from a buyer on craigslist who said, "NEVER give these strangers your address and ALWAYS meet in a public place," I now arrange to meet at a bank during open hours. There is a parking...

I know this thread is 3 years old but I was wondering the same thing if anybody has done this. I found this on youtube: Mod edit - video is of an 87 Ford van with a truck cap from a Ford Ranger mounted on top Please include a description when posting links.

I never bothered to bake bread until learning the kneadless recipe. It's so fun and cheap. You can make a $6 loaf of artisan bread for a buck. Once I mastered the basic recipe, it was easy to add other ingredients. Wait 'til you try jalapeno/cheddar cheesebread; it's heaven on earth.

I agree with Firtree. It is sound advice that gas, insurance, maintenance and other fees, will cost you much more than a third of your current income. Then, on top of those expenditures, an old van or RV can become a money pit in repair bills. Take it from one who just learned that lesson...

Thanks for your reply Becida, and Rob; It gives me a big smile to read your sense of freedom: just throw a mattress, a lawn chair and a tv tray into the cargo hold, hang up some old blankets over the windows and take off for adventure. And don't forget the coffee pot and single burner stove -...

Wow, thanks for the tips and encouragement! I didn't mention that I had bought a '92 chevy van that had been emptied of the back seats, carpet and paneling, in December. With visions of interior design dancing in my head, I paid a ridiculous price, $3.5K, on the belief that it only needed...

I found your site a few months ago while researching how to build out a van, and am only just now getting around to introducing myself.  Back in the 1980's, I lived in a van for 2 months when I suddenly became homeless in Los Angeles.  Too proud to couch surf, I took cover in my vw van until I...