A long awaited hello

[kyuubs]

Hi guys!<br><br>Proud owner of a newly&nbsp;acquired '84&nbsp;Chevy C30 '12 box van here. &nbsp;Just picked it up today actually, so I feel like it is finally appropriate to get involved in the community.<br><br>A little about me:<br><br>I am 24 and from&nbsp;Boston. &nbsp;Always went after practical hands on skills and experience based trades, which I've always enjoyed learning and felt were more important than whatever-bureaucratic-paperpushing degree from *insert school here* for the price of a house&nbsp;down-payment&nbsp; &nbsp;Sadly, the system does not feel that the skills which make the world go round are worth any type of reasonable monetary compensation. &nbsp;So I set out traveling at around 20, getting off the grid piece by piece and letting go of the stranglehold of materialism that capitalist america imposes on us all. &nbsp;I found cheaprvliving around the same time... I was captivated by the idea of living comfortably in a vehicle, and reassured by the fact that there were others who, like me, saw it as an&nbsp;opportunity&nbsp;for a more simplistic lifestyle that was closer to mother earth, and not just a cop out for some ratty hobo. &nbsp;So thank you Bob, for starting a site that has inspired me for many years now. &nbsp;Anyways, &nbsp;I've camped out my car in a &nbsp;tent for about 3 years, and I've now had the good grace to get myself into a box van for $500, exactly when I needed it. &nbsp;So over the next month or so, I will be gutting and rebuilding it, getting ready for the journey to come. &nbsp;Any help, advice, or just well wishes are greatly appreciated... and if anyone is around Southern AZ (Sierra Vista), let me know, I'd love to see some examples in person, and I usually have good beer&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/cool.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br><br>oh, and a pic of my new home (yet to be named):<br><img rel="lightbox" src="http://i45.tinypic.com/7252ew.jpg" class="bbc_img">

 

[bobbert]

-wow, you only paid $500 for that?<br><br>-not bahahahahaaaaad (says the goat)! &nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img"><br><br>have fun out west! No better place to dwell!!!

 

[cleanheart]

kyuubs! Good for you! I would LOVE to have something like that. I have to keep under the radar because I still have to stay around town and work for the next couple years. I'm happy for you and welcome to the forum!

 

[rvwandering]

&nbsp;Welcome! Nice truck. It'll make a wonderful home!

 

[c_hasbeen]

you could sell it for scrap price and get your five hundred back!

 

[rokguy]

<EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Welcome,</SPAN></STRONG></EM><BR><EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">&nbsp;Thats going to be a good base for a conversion you 've got there. 12ft, perfect size I reckon.<BR><BR>Attached pic......This is what you can get into 12ft, storage under the bed.</SPAN></STRONG></EM><BR><EM><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #888888">Geoff</SPAN></STRONG></EM>

 

[ShesJustJodi]

Wow, that is pretty awesome! I had no idea this forum would make me want one of those so bad! LOL<br><br>Good for you! I can't wait to hear about your progress turning it into a home.&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[Seraphim]

Good use of space in that diagram, Rok.<br><br>Welcome kyuubs

 

[kyuubs]

Thanks for the welcome guys, it feels good to finally say I am a vandweller! &nbsp;Thanks for the diagram Rok, you basically confirmed I'm going to be able to get what I want inside of it&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[bk2valve]

Sweet truck, Kyuubs...I am waiting and watching what you do with it.....I am way east of you but go through there once in a while....I will try to remember to ping you before I leave the next time...are you in the Army???<br><br>Cheers,<br>Bri

 

[Ricekila]

<P>O/P - remember photos of your progress are important - but only if posted here <IMG class="emoticon bbc_img" src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif"></P>

 

[kyuubs]

Nah not in the army, I'm a medic so I fall on the opposite side of that mentality. &nbsp;I'm probably headed out to the slabs and up the coast of cali when I am done working on the van.... Although I try not to make plans&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/biggrin.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">&nbsp; 50mph winds here to day, so I guess its time to start the build thread with some eye candy

 

[bk2valve]

I thought maybe Army due to living near Huachuca..., have good travels....wherever you go...<br><br>Bri

 

[kyuubs]

Oh yeah, that place is crazy. &nbsp;Sooooo many intelligence people here, everyone wears sunglasses and every third plate is virginia, its hilarious. &nbsp;Don't get me wrong though, I really like vets, they're some of the nicest and most upstanding people I've ever met.

 

[Cold Brian]

Kyuubs, welcome from another New Englander. I like your mindset, too. I think that boxvan will be sweet!

 

[blkjak]

<span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>welcome .... blkjak</strong></span>

 

[kyuubs]

Thanks guys. &nbsp;I hope I meet some more new englanders soon in my travels, these western guys are too slow sometimes&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/sleep.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[Pikachu711]

<P>Welcome to the group Kyuubs!</P>