Boxtruck dreams

[afueradelacaja]

Hello everyone! My name is Andrew. I currently live in Memphis TN and am planning my escape from corporate America. One of the cornerstones of this plan is moving into a boxtruck fulltime. I would like to buy a 20-24 ft diesel box truck. Planning on putting solar on the roof, being able to carry 60 + gallons of water and my 2 motorcycles in the back. After that, there won't be much keeping me here which is good because the mountains are calling. Looking forward to learning from everyone here.  

 

[highdesertranger]

Welcome Andrew to the CRVL forums! To help you learn the ins and outs of these forums, this "Tips, Tricks and Rules" post lists some helpful information to get you started. We look forward to hearing more from you. highdesertranger

 

[Gr8ful]

I ran a Lumber company & when we needed trucks I bought like new box trucks & even had one converted to a 20' dump flatbed from Penske. 20' or 24' boxes, Alison Auto trans. seriously looked & worked like new. They'd have 40 or 50 to choose from. Last ones I bought was 10 yrars ago for $12,000 each, they were about $40,000 new & these looked it. If you need it I have a brand new in the crate 8'x4' 4000# cap elect/hyd fold under lift gate complete & cheap.

 

[tamewolf]

Just so you know, 60 gallons of water weighs 498 pounds. Your plan sounds great, I would like to plan a box truck situation myself, keep us informed as you work things through!

 

[Gr8ful]

If you can use shorter I know of a 14' with a Cummins 5.9 35,000 orig miles.