Looking for Guidance/thoughts on a Class B.
I'm starting to toy with the idea of acquiring a class b to live in full time in lieu of spending an arm and a leg in rent here in San Francisco. I'll probably work for a few months while living it in, and then afterwards quit my job and get out on the road for at least 1, maybe 2 years.
I owned an '85 Westfalia before and loved living in it for about 2 months, but I'm hoping to spend at least a year in a more reliable vehicle with a bit more space and a few nicer amenities. I'm wondering if yall might point me in the right direction in terms of models/companies I should keep on my radar.
- I'm hoping to have the vehicle around Oct of this year (2015). I think that should be enough time for me to do the research and hopefully make a purchase.
- I want to buy used. I don't anticipate keeping the vehicle for more than a couple years and I imagine I'll be able to resell closer to what I bought it for if I buy used.
- I'd like for the conversion to be as stealthy as possible without really looking like an RV. I'm planning on keeping costs down by avoiding RV sites and/or campground parking. For the 1st couple months I'm hoping to park/live on the streets of San Francisco.
- My budget is about $25K, possibly $30K.
- I've thought about DIY, but I think it makes more financial sense to have someone else do it. I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy a DIY rig 2 years down the road.
- I don't need super fancy amenities. It's just me, so I don't need a huge bed, but would like it to be comfortable. Kitchen/stove/water/fridge is crucial. Shower and toilet would be a huge plus.
- Reliability is a factor. Would like something I can plan to put at least 50K miles on over the period of a year. 1st stop will likely be Alaska in the summer, but I don't really think i'll need 4 wheel drive.
- I may try to tote around a surfboard (longboard) and perhaps some type of rig on the back that can carry a 200-ish lbs motocross motocycle.
Oh yeah, I'm 39 years old. No wife no kids, if that helps give a bit more perspective. Would love to hear yall's take!
I owned an '85 Westfalia before and loved living in it for about 2 months, but I'm hoping to spend at least a year in a more reliable vehicle with a bit more space and a few nicer amenities. I'm wondering if yall might point me in the right direction in terms of models/companies I should keep on my radar.
- I'm hoping to have the vehicle around Oct of this year (2015). I think that should be enough time for me to do the research and hopefully make a purchase.
- I want to buy used. I don't anticipate keeping the vehicle for more than a couple years and I imagine I'll be able to resell closer to what I bought it for if I buy used.
- I'd like for the conversion to be as stealthy as possible without really looking like an RV. I'm planning on keeping costs down by avoiding RV sites and/or campground parking. For the 1st couple months I'm hoping to park/live on the streets of San Francisco.
- My budget is about $25K, possibly $30K.
- I've thought about DIY, but I think it makes more financial sense to have someone else do it. I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy a DIY rig 2 years down the road.
- I don't need super fancy amenities. It's just me, so I don't need a huge bed, but would like it to be comfortable. Kitchen/stove/water/fridge is crucial. Shower and toilet would be a huge plus.
- Reliability is a factor. Would like something I can plan to put at least 50K miles on over the period of a year. 1st stop will likely be Alaska in the summer, but I don't really think i'll need 4 wheel drive.
- I may try to tote around a surfboard (longboard) and perhaps some type of rig on the back that can carry a 200-ish lbs motocross motocycle.
Oh yeah, I'm 39 years old. No wife no kids, if that helps give a bit more perspective. Would love to hear yall's take!
