My partner is getting more and more excited about hitting the road with me, which I'm super thrilled about. I had assumed I'd be mostly alone for this, and I still think I will be *mostly*, however, he's been getting more invested emotionally, so maybe I won't be alone as often as I thought. Recently, he's begun looking at listings for vehicles that are for sale that could be converted. We are esp interested in a small skoolie, however, I'd also really love to consider a 4WD van, and he's found one in the next state over. It's a 1978 Ford. The body is a mess, supposedly it runs, I'm sure it needs maintenance. They are asking close to nothing(less than a grand). Is this something that is worth looking more into? Going to see it, having a mechanic look it over? Opinions?
In other news, I have everything I need to actually use my "no-build" setup in my minivan (Chrysler Town & Country), but the northeast (where I currently am) just got hit with a major snowstorm and temps are suddenly no longer like spring, the holidays are upon us, I see people commenting it's better to stay put with the Covid situation as it is now... just so many little things adding up to one big "hold on a minute!" for me to get out there for any quick road trips. So, I guess I'm hanging out at the house a bit longer until I see a better time to start driving. I'm just being impatient, I already know. I'll stay put and get more details squared away. I'm putting some fairy lights in the back and need to get my curtain situation figured out a little better than I have it now. My headliner is falling down and it drives me crazy. I already made some window covers, but want curtains as well. Also just got these really neat Command hooks that look like brushed stainless that should look really nice in the van.
I'm going over my checklists to make sure I'm prepared and wonder if I'm missing anything...
Basically I have the usual:
travel mattress(tri-fold), comforters & sleeping bags, laptop and hotspot service, 12V fridge/freezer (dual temp control), porta-potty, solar shower, first aid kit (just the basic kind), Coleman 2 burner cooktop with heat diffuser that I can use to warm up the back (and turn off before I go to bed), the usual utensils and I think I have one or two pans and a stainless steel dish and bowl. I feel like I'm missing something important...
Thank you in advance for any of your thoughts or suggestions.
Monica
In other news, I have everything I need to actually use my "no-build" setup in my minivan (Chrysler Town & Country), but the northeast (where I currently am) just got hit with a major snowstorm and temps are suddenly no longer like spring, the holidays are upon us, I see people commenting it's better to stay put with the Covid situation as it is now... just so many little things adding up to one big "hold on a minute!" for me to get out there for any quick road trips. So, I guess I'm hanging out at the house a bit longer until I see a better time to start driving. I'm just being impatient, I already know. I'll stay put and get more details squared away. I'm putting some fairy lights in the back and need to get my curtain situation figured out a little better than I have it now. My headliner is falling down and it drives me crazy. I already made some window covers, but want curtains as well. Also just got these really neat Command hooks that look like brushed stainless that should look really nice in the van.
I'm going over my checklists to make sure I'm prepared and wonder if I'm missing anything...
Basically I have the usual:
travel mattress(tri-fold), comforters & sleeping bags, laptop and hotspot service, 12V fridge/freezer (dual temp control), porta-potty, solar shower, first aid kit (just the basic kind), Coleman 2 burner cooktop with heat diffuser that I can use to warm up the back (and turn off before I go to bed), the usual utensils and I think I have one or two pans and a stainless steel dish and bowl. I feel like I'm missing something important...
Thank you in advance for any of your thoughts or suggestions.
Monica