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boxtruckdreams's avatar
Nov 11, 2012

box truck conversion

I am converting a 1999 Ford e350 7.3 box truck into my house, and have very little idea of what I'm doing. I joined rv.net today to see what advice is available to me.

thanks!

27 Replies

  • You might get some good ideas from this blog http://meandmoonbeam.wordpress.com/ She turned a conversion van into an RV, see the sidebar on the building of moonbeam. You also might want to check out some Yahoo groups. I know there are groups for van camping, stealth camping, etc. You will likely find some inspiration there if you find the right groups. Good luck to you. LG
  • Funny! I looked at the site and I got away without giving any money!!! infact I didn`t see the link untill someone pointed it out! lot`s of PI`s here. keep up the great work! :R
  • I looked at the blog, he has a degree in Computer Science, I'm not sure why I should give him money!
  • For what it might cost to buy a couple of windows, a working refrigerator, water tank, water pump, and some other things, you might as well start looking for a small used (or more likely used up) trailer, and see what it will cost to buy one. One that has a bad roof, or something might have all the supplies that you need, for a extremely low cost, say $400 or take it away, it is a eyesore.

    Or forget all about transforming the U-haul into a class C, and buy a travel trailer to pull behind the van.

    Good luck to you!

    Fred.
  • Good luck! start looking online at how class C`s are laid out. you are going to need a lot of supplies! and RV related accessories. I think you would be well ahead by buying an older class C in decent shape. for the same amount of money you would be all ready right from the get go.
  • For possible ideas on floor plans, you may want to look at truck campers.
  • But, I forgot to say, "welcome to the forum!" We are all open to the sharing of ideas, we just appreciate it when everyone takes the time to read the rules and abide by them. There is definitely alot of experience to be shared on here on a variety of topics.