Hello from northern Nevada

[sierrareef]

Hello all. I'm a 54 year old widower who just purchased a 1990 Chev G30 Sport Van to convert into a camper so me and my dogs can take some road trips. I hope to learn a lot from DIY'ers regarding theconversion, and fromveteran RV'ers regarding RV tips.

 

[bk2valve]

Welcome from New Mexico Sierrareef and it is good to have you with us. The forum is full of good info and there are usually answers on here from one or a few of us for what ever stumps you....<br>Namaste!<br>Bri

 

[sierrareef]

Thank you kndly. I guess today I'll start removing this s I can get down to the interiors skeleton. Do you know of and threads were they talk about putting a hi top on the van?

 

[bk2valve]

Try going to the search engine at the top of the page and try using short precise terms and see what you can turn up. That is what i would have to do and it is time to walk the doggie...<br>Bri

 

[HoboBerg]

Welcome to the group&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/wave.gif" class="emoticon bbc_img">

 

[twokniveskatie]

Sierrareef- welcome! Our search engine is not always user friendly, I just tried and got back 500 topics. I just finished driving cross country, but will resume my work with trying to make the forum more search friendly! Will get you a few links here soon....

 

[twokniveskatie]

Well, I am having trouble pulling up anything useful, but I will try some more later! I know there are some threads here, and hopefully someone will come along who remembers the name of the threads.

 

[gp]

<br>Hi Sierrareef. A couple of years ago I bought my van and made it into a little home. My advice is to keep all of your systems simple. For instance, during freezing temps lately, my friends with an RV had to winterize their plumbing system and couldn't use their bathroom or water system, while mine is so simple that I didn't have to do anything at all to it. Another thing I did is to have two ways to do everything; i.e. electric and propane so when I have hookups I don't have to use up my propane. Don't spend a lot, because you're going to change things anyway after you've been in it for a while. Simplicity is what makes it work. Also, make it a home, because that's what it is. Here's what I did to my cargo van.<br><br><a href="http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/from-cargo-to-camper-van/" rel="nofollow">http://tinycamper.wordpress.com/from-cargo-to-camper-van/</a>

 

[VanTrekker]

<p>Welcome Sierrareef!&nbsp; Ditto what TinyCamper said.&nbsp; Work into the conversion stuff at a moderate pace and you will save yourself re-work and expense later.&nbsp; Proceed without being bogged down with too many questions... <br>The details will fill themselves in along the way.<br><br><br>You are about to embark on the happiest time of your life!&nbsp; There is nothing comparable to the freedom and feeling of self sufficiency and joy you will experience.<br><br>It's like being on vacation every day for the rest of your life!<br><br>Brad aka&nbsp; V.T.</p>

 

[Pikachu711]

Welcome to the group Seirrareef! I'll echo what others have mentioned about using the "search" function. It's not always the most inclusive tool but it will give you a general idea of some very helpful topics. That's a good place to start.

 

[blkjak]

welcome from s.w. florida .... blkjak