Why the insistance on electric power for a camper? Of all things a shitpile of batteries could be used for, a van that may see 5-10k miles/year really seems like a waste of resources.
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My series of vans have served as rolling campsites in that they're normally stocked with tents and sleeping bags (and a cot for long hauls). Every built out camper van that I have squeezed myself into has been stupidly cramped.
Bro, you can fly or drive whatever you want as long as you just pay more money to fantastically 'offset' it!
Malone tune ends the chat.
Could you figure out a way to at least sleep in the van as to not have to pull out a tent every night?
I've told lots of folks that if you already have a bunch of camping gear, you don't really NEED that much to be vehicularly housed. In milder climates all you really need is a cot or inflatable mattress, but the list grows as you move away from perfect temps. For warmer weather (and bugs) you want a couple of screened windows/vents and at least one fan. For colder temps some kind of insulation and space heater becomes pretty important. Otherwise, although you won't have the luxury and convenience of a full build out, you can make it work with ordinary camp gear.
That's what the cot's for.
One of my only regrets in life is not camping and mountain biking more. I’ve camped in many ways. But I do love my camper with a shitter and a shower. Thought I would hate having the tvs in it. But some places it’s great and a way to get the kids to chill out. When it’s a stop over or crappy place or koa when the purpose is a hotel room and not CAMPING. @Toshi you only live once and you ain’t getting younger. At least that’s what I tell myself.
Most RV shower head have a start/stop feature. So long as you use that, it's easy to take a shower with only a few gallons. Wet down, pause the flow to soap up, then rinse off. Wife and I could both shower and not deplete the 5 gallon hot water tank.
I was in the Navy, I can do it with a gallon. My wife? Not so much.
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Well that stinks.
Something to wash and find in the dark. She says no-go.
Mine is called Velveeta. Ain't no questions here.
The fuckery is still strong from dealers for new vans, here's MB Westminster.
Merc website:
Dealer website:
Good job they have that $599 dealer fee otherwise they'd go broke!
I have in Silverton, Durango, Jackson Hole, various west slope of the sierras towns, Bend Oregon. the camper i only as wide as the dually wheels. the length is the issue when parking. As soon as I park I fold in the mirrors
Navy shower, we use under 2 gallons: wet up, shut off, lather up. turn water back on rinse off shut off. I do dishes the same way. I might use a quart of water on a days worth of dishes.
Discovered it's likely an ex-rental, so been thrashed by everyone who's rented it and maintained badly given some of the reports against their other listed vehicles.
Search continues back to looking for an AWD transit.
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This guy<= still waiting for used market to drop on Ram promaster...
that thing needs wheelie bars on the back
I'm sure the front end steering is totally precise and not light at all
I, too, would love to see axle weights on that rig.
This isn't a fair cop. It has a smooth front fascia but the Hilux is a legit body on frame midsize truck.
It's missing the thousand pound steel bumper and never to be used winch, for balance.
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1010 kg payload is decent.
4x4 meh. A good set of tires goes a long way. And also remembering it is still a van at the end of the day. My 2wd van does fine for what it is.
wow, and on that totally slippery slickrock too!
The traction on that stuff must be horrible! Which is probably why they call it slickrock.
That shit is crazy slick man. And you know the trail out there was all slick rock and flat. No sand or anything.
