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Skycrath
Jun 04, 2021Explorer
Do you know if you can you get contents coverage if it doesn't meet the definition of an RV? Which insurance company do you use? I'm planning on adding a bed, but not any wiring or formal toilet with holdings tanks. My power source is going to be a Jackery with solar (or another comparable brand), toilet the bucket method, and showers at a gym. I'd rather dedicate the limited interior van space to a living area and storage. I actually lived in a tent full-time for a year, so I know I can easily do without a formal shower and kitchen area. But since everything I own is going to be in the van I'm definitely going to want some contents coverage, for theft and if things got damaged if I wan in an accident. And since the van is going to be new, I definitely will want vehicle comprehensive and collision. I don't think I'd be comfortable going without insurance.
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PastorCharlie wrote:
My coach is insured as a vehicle for the chassis and body and like a house for the contents, by the same insurance co. I once converted a van to a RV and DMV did the registration change. A RV requires a place to sleep, place to cook, and a toilet serviced by holding tanks.
Lot of Nomads use their cars, trucks and vans without the RV destination and probably have little or no insurance.
The insurance problem becomes real when there is an accident where someone is injured due to the fault of the vehicle owner.
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