Can't wait for a Class B, might just get a van
Hello you all. I've been working long hours trying to save for an older class B motorhome. I looked at my bank account today and it's about $1700 (granted I just paid off a $600 credit card balance). In a couple weeks it's time to come up with my part of the mortgage and bills. The reality is, it's going to take me YEARS to save up enough for a decent old Class B. I can't wait that long and I don't want to finance. I already have Harley Sportster I'm making payments on. I only bring home about $350-$400 a week at my job shuttling senior citizens to the airport and back.
What I'm getting at is I think I should just get a full size cargo van for a few thousand dollars, and just outfit the van as needed. Immediately I'll have a vehicle that gets me out of this house. I'm going a little stir crazy here with the Luke AFB noise and the politics in this household. A couple days ago during the presidential inauguration, I literally sat in a parking lot in my sedan while it was raining out. At least with a van I can get horizontal and comfortable.
And it doesn't have to be a high-top either. In fact a standard roof would probably be better for stealth parking on the streets of San Diego and Los Angeles, place where I'll be going alot.
The only other major difference, is that a van won't have a plumbing system and holding tanks. But that can be substituted with a porta-potti and tank of water inside. Later I could install a real toilet if I needed.
In general I would keep the interior simple and professional looking. Duramat the walls, and do a really nice job lining the interior walls with wood paneling, some insulation in between. Everything else, a mattress, cooler, storage bins, that stuff can just be free standing and taken out when not needed.
Don't you all think a van would be the cheapest and most practical solution for me?
What I'm getting at is I think I should just get a full size cargo van for a few thousand dollars, and just outfit the van as needed. Immediately I'll have a vehicle that gets me out of this house. I'm going a little stir crazy here with the Luke AFB noise and the politics in this household. A couple days ago during the presidential inauguration, I literally sat in a parking lot in my sedan while it was raining out. At least with a van I can get horizontal and comfortable.
And it doesn't have to be a high-top either. In fact a standard roof would probably be better for stealth parking on the streets of San Diego and Los Angeles, place where I'll be going alot.
The only other major difference, is that a van won't have a plumbing system and holding tanks. But that can be substituted with a porta-potti and tank of water inside. Later I could install a real toilet if I needed.
In general I would keep the interior simple and professional looking. Duramat the walls, and do a really nice job lining the interior walls with wood paneling, some insulation in between. Everything else, a mattress, cooler, storage bins, that stuff can just be free standing and taken out when not needed.
Don't you all think a van would be the cheapest and most practical solution for me?
