Hello! I've been reading the site and watching Bob's videos (among others) for a couple of years now, interested in trying the #vanlife out for myself. Well, I've gone and done it.
I scored a deal on this 2003 Dodge last week and brought it home over the weekend. It needs a little work but nothing major. I'm pretty handy working on cars, so it's nothing I can't handle. It's already been used as a camper van and has a homemade bed in the back, but the previous owner must've been shorter than me because I can't fit across the back, so I'll be reconfiguring the inside layout - basically, a no-build build, at least to start. I also plan to add a trailer hitch and motorcycle carrier so I can carry my Kawasaki KLR650 with me for on/off-road adventures. I'll also set up a simple portable ham radio station, both for fun as well as to help with rally and hillclimb race communications, the closest I'm going to get to actually racing myself.
I live in New Hampshire, where we're still in winter's icy grip. Progress will be slow to start, but once things warm up I plan to get cracking. I'm not planning to go full-time at this point, but I haven't ruled it out for the future after some test drives this year. I'm looking forward to finally putting all my plotting and planning into action!
I scored a deal on this 2003 Dodge last week and brought it home over the weekend. It needs a little work but nothing major. I'm pretty handy working on cars, so it's nothing I can't handle. It's already been used as a camper van and has a homemade bed in the back, but the previous owner must've been shorter than me because I can't fit across the back, so I'll be reconfiguring the inside layout - basically, a no-build build, at least to start. I also plan to add a trailer hitch and motorcycle carrier so I can carry my Kawasaki KLR650 with me for on/off-road adventures. I'll also set up a simple portable ham radio station, both for fun as well as to help with rally and hillclimb race communications, the closest I'm going to get to actually racing myself.
I live in New Hampshire, where we're still in winter's icy grip. Progress will be slow to start, but once things warm up I plan to get cracking. I'm not planning to go full-time at this point, but I haven't ruled it out for the future after some test drives this year. I'm looking forward to finally putting all my plotting and planning into action!