My future dwelling - A home on wheels.

This ford Club Wagon was purchased about two years ago for a mere $500. I think it's a '95 model, and is in relatively good shape, though it needs a lot of body work, the fuel pump needs replacing, and a few other small repairs. We got it to convert it into a camping van, for weekend trips. It's going to take a couple grand to repair, hopefully it will be outfitted for camping by next spring.

Spacious interior. The two back seats will be removed.

The interior of the van, from behind the driver and passenger seats is 9' long, 5'6" wide, and 4'5" tall. This equals a 226 square feet of space. I've been reading up on the "contemporary nomadic" lifestyle, by outfitting vans, campers, trucks and sometimes box vans to contain all the necessities of living. Depending on your gas consumption and luxury spending, it's not hard to live on $300-$500 per month. It's neat looking at the ways people organize and outfit their vans, gas stoves, sinks, bunks, storage space and even a porta-potty can easily fit in a space the ford has.

Example of a compact kitchen: Propane burners, microwave, sink, oven and water in a space saving configuration.

Some even outfit their vehicles with electricity, a large deep cycle marine battery, AC inverter and charging from solar panels or/and from the motor when driving. Some unique things I have in mind if I were to convert the Ford: Custom, small wood stove for heating and cooking for the cold, small butane burner for convenience, roof rack for the canoe, mount a black five gallon container on the rack, running water and bathing, one of the 14"x14" roof vents with fan for venting, drop down bunk from the side, and storage to support it.

This website gave me a few good ideas. A lot of good information.
http://cheaprvliving.com/howtoconvertavan.html

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Last edited by OGTL on Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:11 am; edited 1 time in total

Keep use posted with pics & detail OGTL.
Ive wanted a van for awhile, just haven't found the right one yet. Cool

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Thats some cool stuff OGTL! Very Happy

eric

Sounds really great! I always wanted one of those. Maby some day!!! My friends dad used to have a ford van that was made into a camping van. A few years back he changed it back to a normal van so he could use it for work (dry walling)

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