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Thanks everyone for your quick response. I will provide more details on how we plans to go about things. I will admit that the size of the vehicle is of some concern. We currently live in the bay area and plan to travel frequently to southern ca. Which is one of the reason we went with the class B. When in Souther ca we plan to use the van for driving around and such. The other issue I should point out is over the past years we are almost never home. We are mostly home at night. During the day we are at work or running errands or just hanging out. The routine we have in our heads is parking somewhat close to a gym and doing all our showers and getting ready for the day there. This will give us a chance to start going to the gym on a daily basis which we have been trying to do for the longest time. A heaven commute schedule has just made it very difficult to go to the gym. Also we work near Sf so to be able to park anywhere is very important in our case. Having the class b van means we longer have to worry about long commute, buying a house in unaffordable bay area , changing jobs to a totally new city and possibly not liking new job. Currently wife likes where she works. And no new jobs were coming up very often in places that are affordable. We had got to the point where we had to do something. Also as far as the daily things. We will mixed in some air&b during he week to break things up. I also thought we could use that to cook our meals for the week. We have solar and 2k inverter and induction cooktop that can be ran off the inverter. Also have microwave that can be ran off inverter. Basically everything can be ran off the inverter but air conditioner. During the day we just plan to be gone most of the time at work, running errands, having fun, cafes, gym etc. Then only using the rv to sleep and travel for vacation.The recently when looking at rv whenever we step in the 25 footers it was always this is just a little to big for what we want to do. We also plan to hold on to our apartment during our adjustment period. If all goes well we will let the apartment go. If all does not go well we will have to keep the apartment and perhaps just use the van as a commuter room. Another reason we did not go with he 25 footer we were considering(The wonder by Leisure Travel) is that was 15-20k more than the rv we picked. Just could not picture paying the much. We did not want slides or diesel or Mercedes platform so our choices were limited. Added background. We lived and Los Angeles years ago and always talk to going back. But our job situation is better here. So we talked for years of living in both places. Keeping our jobs here and go back to LA as much as possible. The van allows us to do that. Driving a 25 footer to LA often just seemed daunting. I know what we doing is risky. But last time took a risk it ended up being the best thing we ever did. At the very least we will know if its possible. Not pursuing this living in both places was something we just had to do. Everyone also keep in mind we are nervously going forward with our plans. Been researching for year and half. I know research does not equate to the real thing. I know there will be things that come up which is why Im on this forum. Im hoping to use this forum to tackle many of these issue. What tying say is yes we are scared and wondering if we did the right thing. The class b just always seems to b the rv we came back to. By stealth I just plan on parking near malls, hotel parking lots on occasion. 24hr fitness parking lots(we plan to join their gym) Basically urban areas Thanks274Views0likes0Commentsnewbie
Wife and I just purchased a class b van. We are going to fulltime in it. We will keep our day jobs and only be in the van at night. We have a trip coming up next week in Los Angeles. Since we are new to rv ing we plan on staying mostly at rv parks. But would really like to do some stealth camping on this trip a couple night to get our feet wet. We be there for at least a week. We are getting past the nervousness of this purchase and getting excited. Any suggestions are welcome. Im sure we going to have many question on this trip as we have never rv before. We suppose to have a 2 hr walk thu when we pick up the van. But a walk thu is different then being on your own. We been talking about doing this for years. Finally this year its was either do it or stop talking about it. We made to leap and fingers crossed we are hoping this is the best decision we ever made. I really hope that we can use this forum to help us with anything that might come up. Any suggestion are very welcome.812Views0likes2CommentsNewbie Full time in Van
Wife and I just purchased a class b van. We are going to fulltime in it. We will keep our day jobs and only be in the van at night. We have a trip coming up next week in Los Angeles. Since we are new to rv ing we plan on staying mostly at rv parks. But would really like to do some stealth camping on this trip a couple night to get our feet wet. We be there for at least a week. We are getting past the nervousness of this purchase and getting excited. Any suggestions are welcome. Im sure we going to have many question on this trip as we have never rv before. We suppose to have a 2 hr walk thu when we pick up the van. But a walk thu is different then being on your own. We been talking about doing this for years. Finally this year its was either do it or stop talking about it. We made to leap and fingers crossed we are hoping this is the best decision we ever made. I really hope that we can use this forum to help us with anything that might come up. Any suggestion are very welcome.4.1KViews0likes33CommentsNewbie Full time in Van
Wife and I just purchased a class b van. We are going to fulltime in it. We will keep our day jobs and only be in the van at night. We have a trip coming up next week in Los Angeles. Since we are new to rv ing we plan on staying mostly at rv parks. But would really like to do some stealth camping on this trip a couple night to get our feet wet. We be there for at least a week. We are getting past the nervousness of this purchase and getting excited. Any suggestions are welcome.1.4KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Tiny House or Rv
This whole bus conversion discussion bring up another point. I don't why rv makers insist on the boxy rv look. No offense but I would love it if they made rv with a more modern look. I really like the unity flex but lts like 120k and more.I know I can hire someone that can do the same or better for thousands less.673Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tiny House or Rv
Why stealth? We are more urban campers who want to shorten our daily commute. Mechanical skills equal none. We going to hire someone to do conversion for us and help along the way. I did not think of using materials that can flex along the road. If anyone knows of extremely reliable rv brand I would love to know. Converting older rv is also on the table. We love airstream but they have no engine and we don't want to tow. Don't have big enough truck. So I would like to make our own airstream. We are also thinking of newer ford buses. Not the old school buses. Thinking of having sports mobile do the conversion. Estimated cost 30k. Does that sounds to much? That does not include price of bus. And about stealth. People say you can't park here or there. I see stealth people all the time. The plan is to make it look like a transportation shuttle. Get some signage on the side of the bus. Check out Ford Ameritrans shuttle bus. 21 passenger673Views0likes0CommentsRe: Tiny House or Rv
Let me clarify. I'm looking at the large van conversion as a tiny house. So on the outside it looks like an shuttle bus but on the inside it's an rv.: bed, shower, stove etc. In my opion it just seems like I can build a really high quality simply rv opposed to something mass produced. Not that there are'nt any great rv. But I have heard of some tough times had by rv owners. And when those problems arise it can take months to get things fixed. I don't intend to have a tiny house in tradition sense and try be stealth. But it would be funny.188Views0likes0CommentsTiny House or Rv
My wife and I are planning on going full time for couple years. We are either thinking of converting a shuttle bus into a rv or buying an rv outright. We hear that many rv have issues with quality. Things breaking down over time. Also many warranty issue. Getting things fix d in timely matter when the rv does break down. With a tiny house on wheels you can control the quality. Anyone have any opinion on this? We also want to be as stealth as possible.5.7KViews0likes23Comments
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