RV Living

Get an extended ford e150. I live out of it for a year while in college. Was easy to do. Cheap to fix if anything does go bad. Plus they made a billion of them so parts are easy to find. Plenty of room for boards and mattress to sleep on. On pisser is finding a shower and I used beach access ones a couple times a week. Another way to shower is get a gym membership at a large chain like planet fitness and shower there.

 

Why do I now expect a post from Wayne??

 

Duh copyright infringements!

 

In a van down by the river

 

Get an awd Astro. Their like $3500. The awd is real good so you can drive it on the beach and do light off road. The 4.3 is a great motor that can last 350k. You can customize it and parts are cheap.

I'm working on getting one. Give it a 2" lift, some bigger tires and your ready.

 

All I know is Big Sur is epic and if I could live anywhere on earth, it would be there.

 

If you really want a toilet you could also look at van-based Class B RVs. You could find an older one pretty cheap. Strip the inevitable cheesy graphics off it and it won't look very different from a work van.

 

This tread & the van pics probably have waynetroll absolutely frothing.

 

Try this on for reality.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...-travel-van-reveal-life-road-REALLY-like.html

 

That's what I'm talking about with a Class B RV, though. Imagine that thing all white, a little dirty/ rusty. Nobody would look twice at that, no matter where you parked.

 

Extended cab diesel pickup toting a travel trailer or fifth wheel is completely the way to go if you literally want to relocate on an indefinite basis on a reasonable nickel. Gaffer's posts have been on point as well with an alternative approach, albeit less living space. The Sprinter vans are unreal when built out from the inside. If you're handy with the wood and steel at all then you can make magic in a decent van.

If it's just you, then less can very much be more. This is one of the best treads ever on SI or at least can be. House on wheels is how to do it right, you just need to rid yourself of attachments. The west coast is very conducive to this, at least up until Santa Cruz, then it gets harder to find places to park.

Scobes, PM me for lots more info, I've got knowledge of this area. There are a lot of approaches here and it all depends on your budget and desires.

 

chateau de vanne.

balleur.

 

All I did was post the article for consideration, asshatosaurus, I didn't compare anyone to anything.

MIS, stop already with thye self-abuse, it makes you really stoopid according to the Pope.

 

Hey emass, where do you park a rig like that? Back east I think that setup would pretty much limit you to campgrounds, Wal-Mart parking lots, and some (but not all) Forest Service land.

 

emass, as an american you can plead the 5th at any time.

 

A work van type vehicle that blends in would work for awhile combined with a gym membership. There is quite an underground culture out there if you peep around the internet on the subject. Most of the minivans are too small for setting up living for any period of time unless you are staying in state parks along the California coast.

 

I hope you'll continue to update this post. My wife and I are also considering this lifestyle (in the near future) and would love to hear everything you've done and/or found out. Go through with it man!