So I sold my house about a month ago and want to go 100% nomad or so I believe.
I rented 500 sqft workshop and built an 8x10 insulated room in it and have it air-conditioned...I'm in FL and it's hot. I work from it (I do internet marketing) and use the other space to store the stuff I haven't yet sold that came from my house. I sold or gave away most of the stuff, so I have just enough room for what remained.
I stay at the workshop all day and I sleep at night at a walmart in an SUV that's just 1 mile away.
So I want to get a van and leaning towards a chevy express. My initial thought is to buy something cheap and later if the lifestyle really suits me, buy a newer model van.
I found a 2001 extended with 137K and having it checked out tomorrow by a local mechanic. If it doesn't need anything major I will likely buy it.
So my questions is...
Does any know if the interior dimensions/design from a 2001 to say a 2015 or so model is different?
My plan would be to build it out and use over the next year and if all is going well, then upgrade to a newer model and just move everything from the 01 to 15 or so. It would really suck to find that there was something very different that would require a bunch of new work.
I'm pretty sure I'm suited for this lifestyle. However, the only thing that I could see that would put an end to it is if I can't stay cool. During the hot months, I will have to have AC. I've been testing out a little Frigidaire wall unit that is 410 watts / 3.8 amps and it should work great. Just need the power to run it 12-14 hours per day on the hottest days.
At night currently, when I'm in the SUV, I have two 10" 02cool smart power fans and stay comfortable and sleep from about midnight/1am to 8am/9am. After that, the heat starts coming on and you need AC.
Any feedback is appreciated.
I rented 500 sqft workshop and built an 8x10 insulated room in it and have it air-conditioned...I'm in FL and it's hot. I work from it (I do internet marketing) and use the other space to store the stuff I haven't yet sold that came from my house. I sold or gave away most of the stuff, so I have just enough room for what remained.
I stay at the workshop all day and I sleep at night at a walmart in an SUV that's just 1 mile away.
So I want to get a van and leaning towards a chevy express. My initial thought is to buy something cheap and later if the lifestyle really suits me, buy a newer model van.
I found a 2001 extended with 137K and having it checked out tomorrow by a local mechanic. If it doesn't need anything major I will likely buy it.
So my questions is...
Does any know if the interior dimensions/design from a 2001 to say a 2015 or so model is different?
My plan would be to build it out and use over the next year and if all is going well, then upgrade to a newer model and just move everything from the 01 to 15 or so. It would really suck to find that there was something very different that would require a bunch of new work.
I'm pretty sure I'm suited for this lifestyle. However, the only thing that I could see that would put an end to it is if I can't stay cool. During the hot months, I will have to have AC. I've been testing out a little Frigidaire wall unit that is 410 watts / 3.8 amps and it should work great. Just need the power to run it 12-14 hours per day on the hottest days.
At night currently, when I'm in the SUV, I have two 10" 02cool smart power fans and stay comfortable and sleep from about midnight/1am to 8am/9am. After that, the heat starts coming on and you need AC.
Any feedback is appreciated.
