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The biggest disadvantage I see is the need to blow up an air mattress whenever you want to set up the bed. If you're willing to go to that much effort, I think you'd be better off with the hinged platform along the wall, which doesn't take up ANY appreciable space, and fold it down when you need...

When I built my house many years ago, the building inspector got very annoyed with me for putting a vapor barrier on the outside of the insulation and made me tear it out. At least in houses, the vapor barrier has to be between the living space and the insulation, and can't be on both sides of...

I think it's the nature of humans to not understand values other than their own. You can't possibly be happy unless you want the same thing they do. While I'm not a full timer, I tend to buck the system in a myriad of other ways. Everybody I know questions how I can be a vegetarian, not drink...

If they're mounted flat on the roof, as most are, then it doesn't make any difference which way the van is facing. It only will make a difference if you have some provision for propping up one edge of the panels. In the summer it won't make a lot of difference because the sun is higher and up...

The way insulation is damaged is via rubbing, not squeezing. Vibration won't hurt it if the wire is firmly clamped. But to each his own. And yes, RTV would seal it nicely, especially if you smear it in from both sides.

I wasn't referring to a chase nipple (is that what those things are called?), but rather one of these: http://www.gordonelectricsupply.com/index~path~product~part~35870~ds~dept~process~search~qdx~0~ID~%2CConduit...Fittings%2CNM.Romex.Connectors . They will support the wire, but you're right...

Any vibration that will cut through your insulated cable WILL eventually cut through rubber hose, inner tubes, and even grommets. I've taken apart more than a couple of worn out grommets. Your best bet is an actual strain relief like this: http://www.heyco.com/Strain_Relief_Bushings/ . That is...

True, you can buy a defective "anything", and I don't put a lot of stock in the dates on the tires. But I now take the checking (dry rot) seriously. YMMV

I bought a 24' class B many years ago with new looking tread but checked sidewalls. I ignored the checking and drove them that way (I'm a cheap bastard). Had a blow-out on the right rear while driving along a 2 lane mountain road in Colorado at 50mph. I don't recommend that experience. REPLACE THEM.

I can't add much to your current plans, I too had a 24' class B and downsized to a Honda Odyssey. I didn't mind the space, but it was SO poorly laid out, and the gas mileage was horrible. I do want to say, for future reference, that you'll want to avoid the 99 and newer Hondas, they have well...

For what it's worth, I agree with Jay. I had an MGB with kingpins that used to "clunk" whenever I would brake hard. I drove it that way for many thousand miles without a problem. The steering was a little loose, but not bad. When I finally replaced the bushings (it requires a custom reamer...

I'm in Littleton, CO. I loved it too, when I traveled with my daughter and my ex. But the mileage was lousy, and it was just too large to drive around comfortably. It was in great mechanical shape when I sold it to a guy in Evergreen who was going to restore the exterior. I don't really miss it...

I'm not sure it would be an upgrade for you. Yes, you'll have more space, but you lose any stealth you would otherwise have with your window van, and the gas mileage would be worse. The other problem with ANY pre-built RV that I've ever seen, is that the floorplans are always very inefficient...

At the risk of hijacking this thread (please let me know if I should put this somewhere else), here goes; WIFI: Like Bindi&us said, there are a lot of options for wifi. In Alaska 2 years ago, I used something similar to what he referenced, but with a magnetic antenna so that I could stick it...

No Bob, you've got it backwards. The shelf is only about 3 feet long x 4 feet wide, much too small to sleep on. I sleep under the shelf and use it for storage and as a work surface. That gives me an area of about 4'x5'x3.5' living space, not including the sometimes reversed front seat. 3.5' is...

The front support beam is a 2x10 that runs the width of the van. You can see it in one of these pictures. That's probably more than it needed, but when I slide back from the front seat, I don't want ANY give. It gives me about 9" of storage space at the front, tapering down to about 1.5" at the...

1995 Honda Odyssey 1) About 23mpg driving in town, close to 30 on the highway at 70-80mph 2) Very reliable, the only thing I've had to replace were upper ball joints in 20k miles. I changed all the fluids when I got it at 140k, and it has a small oil leak that I can't track down, but otherwise...

Is gasoline not considered hazardous cargo? How about a propane or CNG powered vehicle? Or propane injection on a diesel? That's the problem with those type of regulations, they tend to be rather arbitrary. I understand the intent, but a 1 lb. container of propane can't be compared to a 50...

I second the use of snaps rather than velcro. Velcro will eventually peel off when you're removing the curtain. Use the snaps that mount with a screw and screw one side into the space between doors, and mount the other half of the snap into the fabric. That being said, my van is a lot smaller...

I have a 1st generation Honda Odyssey with a rear well into which the third row of seats fold if you don't need them. I pulled out the seats completely and use the space for a 10 gallon water tank, house battery, and misc. storage. You could stand it it, it's very solid, but the headroom...