Yea, that was an 11000BTU Coleman that came from the crashed Class B. The van was one of the hippie van type conversions from the 1970s. It was owned by a guy that sold carpet so, it had brand new carpet in it. In the back was one of those tables that make into a bed and we just left it down as a bed. Then it had the coolest cabinets/ice box and sink. I installed a 110 volt circuit and a microwave. You can see the shore power connection I installed on the side. I had no earthly idea what I was doing. I had to figure it out and read books. There was no internet. I put a porta pottie in there. It was basically a glorified tent with climate controls. We had two little pug dogs. On Friday after work we would hit the grocery store on the way out of town. We always camped on the last open day for the fall season at the mountain campgrounds, Halloween. Great times. Camp fires, Hobo dinners, a million stars in the sky, etc.. We have had great trips since then but, none quite measure up to those days. We didn't have much but, we did have a certain amount of freedom and my wife's health was good then.
Go for it man. Enjoy that van. When you have the chance to take an overnight just go. Long weekend...go. It's not about the RV you own. It's about actually going out there. Now we have a slick 2017 Travel Trailer. It's fancy compared to what we grew up on. You could have the best ever made but, it won't bring joy, in and of it's self. Being out there is what it's about.
