[font=-apple-system, HelveticaNeue][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]For now I take care of 91 and 92 year old parents in bad health. My husband and I are planning to leave here when the last box is in the cemetery and leave those who shirked to clean up the mess under the watchful eye of those who know what unfair means (would be to their advantage...) We will travel until the mess is cleaned up and it is extensive. We want see as much of this country as we can before we are unable to travel or until money runs out, etc. besides we like the life style from what we have tested so far. We stealth camp now in our area of the country some times for a week end respite. We practice how we plan to live on the road in the 1987 Chevy van for a very extended time. We have a museum pass that can go to many places. We have national parks pass. So we could leave pretty quickly, see a lot but not equipped to boondock very long. [/font][/font]
[font=-apple-system, HelveticaNeue][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]A friend has offered to give us a 1983 class c RV - our plan has been to see the USA in our van. We like the van with its raised top. Mechanically, our van has been well maintained (babied) and has been running strong. The body is awful, pealing paint considerable rust... lots of road miles... [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The class c RV would be a bit roomier plus have a kitchen & bath - we don't know how much of it is any good. We do know the bathroom floor is 'spongy'. We haven't had a chance to look it over yet. We figured to use the old van until it was pronounced dead then buy a much newer stealth van and trick it out with solar and a refrigerator, etc. One old van that rolls vs one old class c that has been sitting. Hhhmmmm. One that gets better mileage vs one that has more room. Both Chevy - both older. We aren't into camp grounds and people partying all night with bright lights and loud music or some one's TV set loud... sssoooooo there would be no advantage to having plug in electric. It could have solar put on the roof. The van has an uneven vinyl top so we never considered solar for it. We don't know if the refrigerator works, etc. We could have a mechanic we trust to go over the RV and put it in road worthy condition. The roof and floors would need to be inspected and for sure, floor repaired. It might need to be totally gutted for all I know. We may have a lot of time and we may not. My husband has not done any kind of work on an RV but he has done a lot of handyman work over the years of owning a handyman business. He thinks he should be able to repair the floor. He did watch some videos on repairing RV floors and roofs. For now we will accept the RV but we aren't letting go of the van. In the long run we don't need the expense and burden of both vehicles and will have to choose one. I believe we have enough money put aside to fix up the RV. It would deplete money saved toward a newer van though. So it occurred to me to replace the toilet with composting, replace the refrigerator with on that runs off solar in the event that existing is dead, replace the water heater for instant, etc. Pros and cons I haven't thought of are welcome as are tips, suggestions and ideas. [/font][/font]
[font=-apple-system, HelveticaNeue][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]A friend has offered to give us a 1983 class c RV - our plan has been to see the USA in our van. We like the van with its raised top. Mechanically, our van has been well maintained (babied) and has been running strong. The body is awful, pealing paint considerable rust... lots of road miles... [/font][font=Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]The class c RV would be a bit roomier plus have a kitchen & bath - we don't know how much of it is any good. We do know the bathroom floor is 'spongy'. We haven't had a chance to look it over yet. We figured to use the old van until it was pronounced dead then buy a much newer stealth van and trick it out with solar and a refrigerator, etc. One old van that rolls vs one old class c that has been sitting. Hhhmmmm. One that gets better mileage vs one that has more room. Both Chevy - both older. We aren't into camp grounds and people partying all night with bright lights and loud music or some one's TV set loud... sssoooooo there would be no advantage to having plug in electric. It could have solar put on the roof. The van has an uneven vinyl top so we never considered solar for it. We don't know if the refrigerator works, etc. We could have a mechanic we trust to go over the RV and put it in road worthy condition. The roof and floors would need to be inspected and for sure, floor repaired. It might need to be totally gutted for all I know. We may have a lot of time and we may not. My husband has not done any kind of work on an RV but he has done a lot of handyman work over the years of owning a handyman business. He thinks he should be able to repair the floor. He did watch some videos on repairing RV floors and roofs. For now we will accept the RV but we aren't letting go of the van. In the long run we don't need the expense and burden of both vehicles and will have to choose one. I believe we have enough money put aside to fix up the RV. It would deplete money saved toward a newer van though. So it occurred to me to replace the toilet with composting, replace the refrigerator with on that runs off solar in the event that existing is dead, replace the water heater for instant, etc. Pros and cons I haven't thought of are welcome as are tips, suggestions and ideas. [/font][/font]
I have not had to do anything major since I have owned LenaBelle, either. However, I know things can happen which is why I have a little nest egg established for anything that may happen down the road. I keep LenaBelle taken care of so she takes care of me. 
