Bed frame went in yesterday. Will admit, was harder than I thought. Well, was for the old fart doing most all of it. I did help and was the cheerleader, lol. (yes, I admit that too, I have zero woodworking skills! nor the know how of the tools used to attempt to do them myself)
Decided to go with a near full size across the back. Had 66" width to work with, but figured out the height to get it to where 1.) have 12" under the bed for storage 2.) have 6" of mattress 3.) height of the bed goes up to where that useless space under the big windows where the cupholders are that allows an addition 6" on each side making the width available equal 78", enough to stretch out, and 4.) still clear the over head box storage area thing and LED light while sitting up on the bed.
Will be going with buying 2 3" memory foam toppers on top of each other for the mattress. For a few reasons, ease of use, and fairly inexpensive, and I can get them about a mile down the road from me at the local super wally world. Will get one of those mattress pads for over it that has the cooling type to keep from sweating (have used in past with success). Will be having to cut it down to fit within the 66" width.
Today is the attempt to try my hand at limo grade window tinting. First time for everything, I suppose. After I remove those hideous useless window shades, but that should be piece of cake, just a couple screws each. After the tinting, will cut reflectix to fit over windows. Still trying to keep it simple. Have a blackout curtain to hang behind drivers area. That will pretty much cover the privacy aspect.
Will also have to take it in for service. Noticed a few drops in driveway, the old man discovered it was a slightly loose oil pan that should just need to be tightened and a small leak in a radiator hose that needs to be replaced. Hope it doesn't sit me back too much. He'd do it himself but it sits pretty low, would be better and easier for someone to do it on a lift.
Since it was a conversion van, and with keeping it simple, left the carpet in and left the walls as-is. The walls are covered and they stick pretty far away from the actual outside of the outer shell, so if there isn't insulation behind them, at least there is an air gap. Reflectix on the windows and I'm calling it good. Left the carpet, too. Trying to keep it so it can be easily put back to how it was for future resale purposes. So far, no new holes have gone into the walls. I may have to get creative with bungees cords, haha.
First trip will be going to Texas, I hope soon. That state for a few reasons, really. Uh, it's warmer than Oklahoma, for one. lol Okay, not by a lot, but I'll take what I can get. Two, have family down there. Since it will be my first tryout, should I have any mechanical trouble or should my thinking on what is needed is way off, I have a place to sleep. And three, it's far enough away that it would be a great run for the motor and see how it does. Dear friend lives 6 hours, mom n dad live 8 hours, and little sis lives 10 hour drive from me. Plan on staying a day or two at mom n dad's, and a day or two at sis's. Little sis lives near where me and late hubby did, it's where I plan to leave some ashes of John and a hula doll somewhere, near the bay that he loved to fish at down the road from our house.
Will be trying to go light on this first trip. Mostly what I have already bought or find around home. Write down anything on the trip that I am missing and go from there. Will be going with lots of blankets, wool socks, (hopefully) comfy bed, Mr Buddy heater, propane cook stove, minimal dishes (nesting pots and pans and plastic plates and silverware), porta potty, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, extra propane and butane, iPad for kindle and net, data on my cell phone, portable jumpstarter battery pack air compressor with 12v and usb port, and charging most of my stuff during the drive through the 12v plugin on dash. Have AAA and roadside assistance through insurance.
Will try to keep things written up on here, so as to keep it on same page. This is my start.
Decided to go with a near full size across the back. Had 66" width to work with, but figured out the height to get it to where 1.) have 12" under the bed for storage 2.) have 6" of mattress 3.) height of the bed goes up to where that useless space under the big windows where the cupholders are that allows an addition 6" on each side making the width available equal 78", enough to stretch out, and 4.) still clear the over head box storage area thing and LED light while sitting up on the bed.
Will be going with buying 2 3" memory foam toppers on top of each other for the mattress. For a few reasons, ease of use, and fairly inexpensive, and I can get them about a mile down the road from me at the local super wally world. Will get one of those mattress pads for over it that has the cooling type to keep from sweating (have used in past with success). Will be having to cut it down to fit within the 66" width.
Today is the attempt to try my hand at limo grade window tinting. First time for everything, I suppose. After I remove those hideous useless window shades, but that should be piece of cake, just a couple screws each. After the tinting, will cut reflectix to fit over windows. Still trying to keep it simple. Have a blackout curtain to hang behind drivers area. That will pretty much cover the privacy aspect.
Will also have to take it in for service. Noticed a few drops in driveway, the old man discovered it was a slightly loose oil pan that should just need to be tightened and a small leak in a radiator hose that needs to be replaced. Hope it doesn't sit me back too much. He'd do it himself but it sits pretty low, would be better and easier for someone to do it on a lift.
Since it was a conversion van, and with keeping it simple, left the carpet in and left the walls as-is. The walls are covered and they stick pretty far away from the actual outside of the outer shell, so if there isn't insulation behind them, at least there is an air gap. Reflectix on the windows and I'm calling it good. Left the carpet, too. Trying to keep it so it can be easily put back to how it was for future resale purposes. So far, no new holes have gone into the walls. I may have to get creative with bungees cords, haha.
First trip will be going to Texas, I hope soon. That state for a few reasons, really. Uh, it's warmer than Oklahoma, for one. lol Okay, not by a lot, but I'll take what I can get. Two, have family down there. Since it will be my first tryout, should I have any mechanical trouble or should my thinking on what is needed is way off, I have a place to sleep. And three, it's far enough away that it would be a great run for the motor and see how it does. Dear friend lives 6 hours, mom n dad live 8 hours, and little sis lives 10 hour drive from me. Plan on staying a day or two at mom n dad's, and a day or two at sis's. Little sis lives near where me and late hubby did, it's where I plan to leave some ashes of John and a hula doll somewhere, near the bay that he loved to fish at down the road from our house.
Will be trying to go light on this first trip. Mostly what I have already bought or find around home. Write down anything on the trip that I am missing and go from there. Will be going with lots of blankets, wool socks, (hopefully) comfy bed, Mr Buddy heater, propane cook stove, minimal dishes (nesting pots and pans and plastic plates and silverware), porta potty, smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, fire extinguisher, extra propane and butane, iPad for kindle and net, data on my cell phone, portable jumpstarter battery pack air compressor with 12v and usb port, and charging most of my stuff during the drive through the 12v plugin on dash. Have AAA and roadside assistance through insurance.
Will try to keep things written up on here, so as to keep it on same page. This is my start.
