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It's been a long, hard year, 2020 isn't over yet and I'm not even living on the road... My last visit was in January and I was working toward discovering options before work went nuts (not unusual for January through March in HVAC and refrigeration tech work), then C-19 tested life's air brakes...

The frame mounted tanks designed for chassis mounting under an RV, bus or specialty vehicle generally have much thicker tank walls, better corrosion control coatings and different valve and fill port protection to better handle an impact during a vehicle accident, road debris impact, splashing &...

Forestwalker, what kinds of electric power do you have available? I am wondering about a carefully installed electric heater to warm the interior enough to thaw the seals of at least one door... Running off the start battery probably wouldn't be useful as the heater would kill the battery fairly...

The Thomas and BlueBird bus bodies are stress skin designs and are a lose a lot of body strength when they have holes cut in the skin. It can be done, however the holes will almost always need to be framed to retain the roof strength and prevent the skin from buckling during use.

Stealth, one way film almost always relies on more light on the reflective side than on the viewing side. You may want to check a sample before buying the film you are considering, otherwise the inside of the bus might become the reflective side of the glass at night when you turn on a light. I...

Penske used sales tends to be expensive and many of their straight (box) trucks are dock height at the tailgate, requiring stairs, ramp or ladder to get in and out.  U-Haul in the 48 states is more reasonable in price and height and "mom's attic" offers some extra space vs the deliver lease box...

Driven a bunch of service vans with both sliders and barn doors; give me barn doors for long life and fewer problems, every time.

Why specifically, Ranger? Edit... Gotta read a little farther before asking! Thanks for the spark plug explanation.

With the shipping containers, keep in mind that the steel walls are not as strong as you might think. They are a weight bearing frame with CorTen sheet steel walls, roof and exterior floor and this type of steel is soft and easily bent in comparison to other types. Several people have tried to...

Just starting to entertain the idea of a mobile life for the second half century of my life with a roughly 6-10 year time frame, leaning to a straight truck design based on a 14 foot retired U-Haul (these old knees like the idea of a cube that isn't at the height of a loading dock!) and...