My van was on the news this morning

[VanTrekker]

<p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;"><img style="width: 508px; height: 305px;" border="0" hspace="0" alt="" align="baseline" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mTMqiE_eZQ/T5VEHbqBdMI/AAAAAAAAAvQ/Rc1yj9D5lnc/s1600/Three+White+Cars.jpg" width="888" height="714"></p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">The short news story is at the following URL in MP4 format....</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;"><a href="" target="_blank" target=_blank></a></p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Friday night (just after I got out of the hospital)&nbsp;we had a tire slashing incident in our normally quiet neighborhood.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Apparently the local news folks shot&nbsp;this video Sunday afternoon after I&nbsp;had cleaned out the "Trekker Van" ... At the time this was taken, I was&nbsp;snoozing in the van with the doors open.&nbsp; I'm glad they didn't walk up to it!&nbsp; That kind of publicity would not be welcome.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">The van and&nbsp;Dad's car (in the front) did not get damaged but the&nbsp;brats cut the right front tire on the Impala.... $105.... grrrr....&nbsp; Thankfully the vandals&nbsp;didn't slash the expensive van tires!</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">So does the solar panel look fairly incognito?&nbsp; You can see that the back windows are blacked out.&nbsp; There is an external weather radio antenna on the top left back window.&nbsp; Overall, I think the van looks pretty nondescript.&nbsp; I doubt most would give it a second thought&nbsp;while watching&nbsp;this brief little clip.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Out of 40 or so cars that got vandalized, what are the odds the&nbsp;news folks&nbsp;would pick this portion of our block to make a video?&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p>

 

[She]

Gee if you didn't mentioned the doors open I wouldn't have noticed it. The rear looks good. Didn't notice anything on top. You looked like a service truck....just waiting to do service. We now have a star among us!!!&nbsp;<img border="0" align="absmiddle" src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif"><div>Maybe 3 white&nbsp;vehicles in a row looked good?&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>

 

[Ricekila]

<P>You weren't sleep walking with that butter knife again <IMG src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/wink.gif" align=absMiddle border=0></P>

 

[VanTrekker]

<p style="margin: 0px;">LOL.&nbsp; No sleepwalking or butter knife.&nbsp; I was actually sleeping at the time with the van where you now see the Cobalt.&nbsp; (We have a dumpster in the driveway for spring cleaning).</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">I heard one or more "boom" sounds but thought it was a dream.&nbsp; I'm glad that I didn't wake up.&nbsp; THere is a&nbsp;baton and a&nbsp;pipe in the van for DEFENSE only.&nbsp; Inciting more violence would not have helped, particularly during a period of increased tension over neighborhood watch type stuff, etc.&nbsp; It's good&nbsp;I was asleep - I could have just as easily ended up in jail.&nbsp; Damn kids.&nbsp; </p>

 

[mockturtle]

You've got the right idea--the appearance of a utility van is stealthy, for sure!&nbsp; Glad your van was unscathed.&nbsp; <i>I hate vandalism</i>!! <img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/mad.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>

 

[yesican]

<p style="margin: 0px;">Your van looks like a work van in the photo...</p><p style="margin: 0px;">The "boom" in your dream reminds me of the "snorts" a&nbsp;man was making in my dream.&nbsp; Woke up to find a sea lion next to my tent...Scared the livin tar outta me!</p>

 

[Romana-S]

Yeah, your van looks like any work van. Though the rack for the solar panel is a little high. Does it affect milage much with the extra drag?<br>

 

[SoulRaven]

Well VanT you got you few minutes of fame.... glad you were spared the cost of new tires...<br>

 

[robear]

Very Stealth, good job!<br>

 

[Simran]

It just looks like you have something strapped to your ladder rack.<br>See&nbsp; you next weekend Dude!!<img src="https://vanlivingforum.com/images/boards/smilies/thumb.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle"><br>gus<br><br>

 

[VanTrekker]

<p style="margin: 0px;">Thanks for the comments.&nbsp; Nope, doesn't seem to hurt the gas mileage (much).. It's got to "cost" a little MPGzzz.&nbsp; Windnoise is basically unchanged - perhaps just a little different pitch.&nbsp; So far so good.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">Thanks for the comments about stealth.&nbsp; Having sh*on the roof does tend to make it look more official.&nbsp; It would be so good to out a yellow light up there.&nbsp; LOL.</p><p style="margin: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0px;">V.T.</p>