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I dont' think I've ever camped in a campground with showers, where the showers weren't coin operated. So, you're paying for the shower, whether you pay to camp at the campground or not....

For the van route, a major decision for you will be whether it's important to you to be able to stand up in your rig. If you want to stand up, then depending upon your height you'd need a medium roof or a high roof van. If standing up inside is not vital to you, you have more options...

As I see it, the issues involved in cases like this are being misrepresented. It's generally depicted as a "city ordinances vs homeless right to camp/exist" issue. So, when it's portrayed that way, we tend to lean on the side of people's right to simply have a place to exist, if they have no...

If they really study this issue in depth, I'd think it might be possible to ascertain whether it's true, as some observe, that actual campers treat the place well, while "locals" trash the area. They might also be able to ascertain more details about the whole picture of "heavy use". Eg, is...

I agree....best to start out with a "container" that you want, and just work on the inside. Not try to change the container.

Amazing work! Can't wait to see the finished camper!

My experience has been that renting space on your own property to others, whether to live on long term, or stay a short time, is one of the most difficult businesses that a person can get into. I have been doing rentals for 17 years, and I have been in chat groups and communities with others who...

I have a Ford Transit (Medium roof, Long Wheelbase) so naturally I vote for the Ford Transit for you. As a general philosophy in life, I encourage making decisions based on love rather than on fear. "There are only 2 choices in life: love or fear. Choose love." So the way this unpacks in this...

I had a similar experience as you when test-driving vans. I tried a couple Chevy cargo vans and was quite disappointed by the rough feel of the drive. It was not comfortable. Also I noticed the windshield design was such that I didn't have nearly the view I'd hoped for. By comparison, the...

I think with the windows issue, as with many other choices, there are trade-offs, and when you choose one thing, you may lose other options. Apart from a window on the sliding side door/barn doors, which I think makes the most sense and is where I'd put a window if I had one, windows in other...

Yes I haven't seen/heard anyone talk about this aspect...the amount of space saved by not using insulation, and in particular how it could factor in as cabinet space. This photo shows one part of my van conversion...photo one shows a lower panel I am about to install, where I created two...

I agree with the comment above that you will have to prioritize as you aren't likely to get everything desirable in one setup. If you highly prioritize getting out on "so-so" roads, I'm thinking that either a 4WD truck with some type of camper, or a 4WD cargo van, would be good options. I...

I vote for no insulation. That's how I did my build. My reasoning was that I do not live the van full-time, only use it on road trips, and I don't generally travel when it's very cold or very hot. And even if I did live in the van full-time, I'd be seeking out places to stay, around the year...

I started out with a 40 qt ORCA cooler and eventually switched to using a Dometic CFX3 55IM camping refrigerator. I am not a full-timer, but do trips varying from 3 to 12 days long. For short trips, the ORCA cooler is great -- though coolers require a little more work than refrigerators, the...

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I wouldn't overnight on a street like that, just as I wouldn't live in a house in a neighborhood where nearly every home has metal security fencing and metal security doors and the statistics reveal it's the neighborhood in the city with the biggest illegal dumping problem, or blighted property...

I just noticed this post and wanted to put out the suggestion that everyone who has a vehicle that they love, whether a camper/ van conversion or just a plain old sedan, consider at least one and preferably more than one theft prevention device. Too many people unfortunately think this way...

Congratulations! I had a curiosity...anyone know what is the average expected lifetime, in miles, that a van might get? Before and/or after engine replacement? Eg, 150k, 200k, 500k?

When I bought a used Ford Transit van, after leaving the van sitting only a week or two, the engine wouldn't start and I discovered the battery had drained. Long story short, it turned out when I went to the Ford Transit forum, it's a known issue that Ford Transits have, that if you don't drive...

One of the bits of advice I got when seeking a van, was that if you are willing to travel to buy it, you might just get a much better price. So don't limit your search to just your area. I don't agree that passenger vans generally make better conversions...I think it all depends on what kind...