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I just got home from a two-week solo camping trip in my 2002 Sienna. I put 3700 miles on it. I drove a LOT of dirt roads--in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and British Columbia. There was only one road I decided against--after I was several hundred yards up it and discovered it had deep, deep trenches...

That's a good idea, Kaylee. I don't intend to take them down but eventually I will. The velcro would be easier than the tape! :-)

I recently bought an older Sienna to use for camping and road trips. Hanging curtains was my biggest challenge. I followed some advice I read on this forum (I *think* it was this forum) and bought some of these clips for the side and back curtains...

I agree with you! I think they're great vehicles. I've been shopping for one, and I saw so many with 250K+ miles on them. They can go forever. Good to now about the valve covers. We're going to have a mechanic check it out to make sure nothing like that needs fixing, but it does have a new...

I just bought a 2002 Sienna with 109,000 miles on it. I did my research, and those minivans can run a good, long time. I made sure I knew the maintenance history, and the owner took good care of it. I'm going to be driving it solo on some fairly long trips, and I feel pretty confident about it.

I'm getting ready for my first camping trip in our 2017 V5. I slept in the car in the garage the last two nights to get my bed sorted. I have a lot of arthritis and was worried about not being comfortable. After I elevated the foot of my mattress a bit to keep me from sliding down, it worked out...

What a wonderful couple you are, Brian and Jesse! You have such a wonderful attitude about life. I admire the way you're living and wish I could talk my husband into a life on the road. Sadly, it's not going to happen, so I'm going to part time it when I can on my own, which I'm actually looking...

I'm going to follow you, Neal. We have a 2017 V5, and I want to start out camping in it for a week at a time before I decide whether to buy a separate vehicle. The Vs are really nice; we love ours.

I'm going to go out in my 2017 Prius V5 first for week-long trips and see how I do in that. It works well, I'll probably do something like a Toyota or Honda minivan instead of a small cargo van. Better gas mileage, easier to find, less expensive, etc. I want to see whether I actually like it and...

This is really good to know, and I appreciate your insight. I know next to nothing about them. I went to see a used one today (couldn't get in, just looked through the windows), and it's smaller than I imagined. I like the head height, but I don't want to get something that's going to give me...

Thank you SO much!

I'm new to the forum, but I think I've watched almost every one of Bob's videos and have read articles and forums until my eyes bled. :-) I've been retired for quite a while, and we just moved back home to Colorado after living in NH for seven years (hubby got laid off and retired a few years...

  I was thinking about that. I don't plan to park in any neighborhoods and will stay where there are people around, anyway. Trying to make it look like a business van is a good idea!

Hi folks. I'm trying to decide what type of van to get for road trips (a solo female). I don't plan to do any conversions yet, so that's not an issue. I really like the privacy and headspace the NV200 offers, and there are several used models available in my area at fairly good prices and with...