helping my neighbor

[jacksbarefoot]

Hey friends.  I'm about a year from climbing out of the rental arena and taking to van life.  My neighbor, however, is a mere three months away from her launch date, and she wants to start by converting her Ford Escape.  She's in her 50s and struggling with MS, so she's hoping to get some help from a van build group effort of some kind.  She will provide the lumber but needs help with design and the construction.  Please respond to this post if you know of that sort of group effort that she can get to for help, and if there is anything like that on the calendar, anywhere.  Thanks in advance.  My first post by the way. Cheers

 

[rvwandering]

Welcome to the CRVL forums jacksbarefoot! I checked your profile and see that you have Fort Lauderdale as your location. Is that where you and your neighbor are right now? We don't have a lot of members in Florida but hopefully someone will chime in and be able to give her a hand. In the meantime perhaps she and you can look at YouTube videos and get an idea of how she wants to set it up - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=SUV+camper+build

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[jacksbarefoot]

Welcome to the CRVL forums jacksbarefoot!  I checked your profile and see that you have Fort Lauderdale as your location. Is that where you and your neighbor are right now?

 Hi. I know that a lot of what you posted in response is because that is standard language for someone's first post;  I've been lurking here since January and signed up in March, so I know the drill.  To answer your question, yes, we are in Fort Lauderdale, and as I said, she will be willing to travel anywhere for a van build group effort (it doesn't have to happen here).  We've both been watching youtube videos for quite some time, and though those videos are great resources, they don't cover the topic of what's next and when or where.  As I said, she's looking for the next van build group effort.  Thank you for the response.

 

[travelaround]

Welcome to the forum. Sorry I don't have the answer to your question.

 

[rvwandering]

This sounds like something that could fit into HOWAs projects but the organization is so new that there isn't a nationwide program yet.  Have you considered Jamie's Van Build Party? It''s located in the southwest in November.  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=SUV+camper+build

 

[jacksbarefoot]

Yes, this is exactly what I was referring to; we both watched a bunch of videos that came out of that effort from last year.  You say November.  Are the dates already set?

 

[rvwandering]

Opps, sorry I meant to include this link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_...?query=van+build&ab_channel=EnigmaticNomadics

The van build will start some time in November. Keep checking Jamie's site because I think he puts a link in to sign up for the build as the date get closer.

 

[highdesertranger]

yeah Jamie's van build. great bunch of people. highdesertranger

 

[jacksbarefoot]

well it appears the neighbor is a little better at research than I. lol. The info was in the community tab of Enigmatic Nomadic's youtube page. Here's the link for anyone else who may come here with the same concern: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_W_E5SFCxwpSOaqMjOOBTg/community

 

[abnorm]

I was one of the builders at the 2018 event...…...and I'll return again

BUT during the FREE Van Build an "individual" can expect Help with a SINGLE project that can be finished within a day !......anything more is outside the realm of the event and requires YOU to find and negotiate with your own build team...…


(and Jamie's said...…..Next time there's NO MORE "RV repairs"......this is a van build...…….those repairs become a bottomless-pit) 

Lots-O-People go away disappointed ….our Pirate Camp was located away from the main group...We became the"builders of last resort"

Dispatch would send us all the strange requests that did not fit in Main Camp...….

Grind rust and repaint where a door step leaked...….  Repair NASTY Battery terminals / wire help......


Our team took the interior OUT of a cargo trailer.....Insulated......and RE-Installed the same interior......4 days !

The Bleeps...(one-of-our-own YARCers).....finally got their Dinette built out 


After getting turned down at Main Camp...…... MermaidLili got her brand new Nissan Insulated/Paneled/MaxFan/ and Bed built

I'm in Oregon now...…………..see you on the road