alice.in.underpants
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hi all!<br><br>following suit i thought i would take moment to introduce myself. i am obviously new to the van rv camper stealth living thing but it is somewhat a natural progression that was inevitable for me, only accelerated by the fact that i needed a place to live while my new apartment is being built (read: delayed for the rest of eternity and i am too cheap to pay for temporary accommodations). i always thought it would be cool to buy an acre and build a shipping container home and then create a sustainable property. having a full time job though, the logical step was to have temporary lodging so i have time to build the dream home. <br><br>so here i am, about a year ahead of schedule and scheduled to move into my van in 1 1/2 weeks. i have nothing built and it is all overwhelming. im hoping the folx here will have some great input on just where to start. like, what should i DO first? what should i BUY first... what are things i need to incorporate, and what doesnt need to be built in... do i need to remove any body work? <br><br>i have a pretty solid background in motorcycle camping so i know the "what to build and what not to" is subjective and up to personal tastes, but walking into something blind, it is good to hear what others have learned. for example, moto-camping, i have learned from others that you should never leave home w/o a collapsible bucket and flip flops. personally i like to also add a funnel and medical tape to that list, but we all have our reasons. <br><br>so anyway, i hope to learn from all of your interesting stories and i can make this transition a bit more comfortable... who knows, i may make it permanent... im excited to have found this community and look foreword to talking with all of my new "road neighbors"
