do you need a special mobile fridge?
i'm planning my big trip by minivan and want a small fridge, like a dorm room fridge would a land based fridge work ok on the road (obviously plugging in only at the campsite) or would the shaking ...
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Thanks Larry but i'm just figuring things out at the moment. i think living in the USA people expect a higher level of comfort and luxury than is really necessary.
i'm from England and although i've lived in the states for 20 years, i now live in Thailand where there are many frustrating little challenges in life, but somehow we seem to get through them.
maybe you are right, and living in a van will get old, quick, but i don't have the inclination or budget for a nice RV and its been made very clear a cheap RV is a bad idea, so its van or don't bother for me, and i prefer to try. actually, i think a more likely scenario is we'll get bored looking at mountains and trees after a few months, then make a sprint for new york, sell the van and fly home. but that's not necessarily a bad thing, we're flexible. last time we went on holiday in the US we stayed in hotels and we got bored and went home after 3 weeks so it doesn't take much to beat that record.
about the total weight, its a good point, i figure
mattress 60lbs
tent 42lbs
toilet 12lbs
generator 29lbs
extra battery 39 lbs
misc cooking and camping stuff 100lbs
food and water 100lbs
electronics 20lbs
2 mountain bikes 52lbs
stuff i've forgot about 100lbs
TOTAL 554 lbs
a cargo van should be comfortably able to carry 1800lbs with ease so that leaves 1200lbs for beer, its probably less than a passenger van with 4 people since seats weigh a lot.
by the way, i was asking about car rents when i was thinking big RV. now i've decided on a van, that's all the transport i need. also, we have many friends along the way so will be crashing with them for some of the trip.
i'm from England and although i've lived in the states for 20 years, i now live in Thailand where there are many frustrating little challenges in life, but somehow we seem to get through them.
maybe you are right, and living in a van will get old, quick, but i don't have the inclination or budget for a nice RV and its been made very clear a cheap RV is a bad idea, so its van or don't bother for me, and i prefer to try. actually, i think a more likely scenario is we'll get bored looking at mountains and trees after a few months, then make a sprint for new york, sell the van and fly home. but that's not necessarily a bad thing, we're flexible. last time we went on holiday in the US we stayed in hotels and we got bored and went home after 3 weeks so it doesn't take much to beat that record.
about the total weight, its a good point, i figure
mattress 60lbs
tent 42lbs
toilet 12lbs
generator 29lbs
extra battery 39 lbs
misc cooking and camping stuff 100lbs
food and water 100lbs
electronics 20lbs
2 mountain bikes 52lbs
stuff i've forgot about 100lbs
TOTAL 554 lbs
a cargo van should be comfortably able to carry 1800lbs with ease so that leaves 1200lbs for beer, its probably less than a passenger van with 4 people since seats weigh a lot.
by the way, i was asking about car rents when i was thinking big RV. now i've decided on a van, that's all the transport i need. also, we have many friends along the way so will be crashing with them for some of the trip.
