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For those who were reading before (And for those who weren't!)
I am still working towards this goal, but there has been one chance: my vehicle of choice.
Before I was planning on getting a Cargo van; I thought I could find a high top and use it so i could stand up every now and then, but I've found it impossible to FIND a high top cargo van and the tops themselves cost $1,000 to purchase plus having to be installed.
Another catch is the fact that I'll be making things while I travel. This is a big difference between me and most people who choose to be vandwellers/ stealthcampers: unlike them I plan to do more then just live in it, I'll be making unique items to sell and for me that requires hardware and additional space for it.
For those reasons I've changed my plan to using either an Ambulance (Which would be an aesthetic bonus) or a 14ft box truck. The box truck would be built from ground up and the Ambulance would have most of the inside done. I COULD use a Y2K or newer Class B RV but those run about $10,000 and anything older then that tends to have plumbing issues and needs a lot of rebuilding.
All of these have their drawbacks, the main one being that two of them would NOT be stealthy... at all.
The Ambulance would be interesting- everyone would notice it, everyone would see it, but would anyone actually bother it? Would it be a case of "Hiding in plain sight"?
I'd either leave the box truck white to try to "Blend in" or try to give it the ambulance look if I could figure out of that helps reduce being bothered.
The Class B (starting in Y2K and moreso newer ) look less like campers and more like cargo vans. The only real drawback with these is the fact that they're so expensive. You're lucky if you find one for under $10k.
My biggest issue is still cost. I've tried looking to keep the cost of whatever I get under or around $2,000, but that's become impossible. To be able to find something I'm going to have to start to consider the "minimum" $3500 up to $5,000, but I don't have that much so that's going to be difficult.
I am still working towards this goal, but there has been one chance: my vehicle of choice.
Before I was planning on getting a Cargo van; I thought I could find a high top and use it so i could stand up every now and then, but I've found it impossible to FIND a high top cargo van and the tops themselves cost $1,000 to purchase plus having to be installed.
Another catch is the fact that I'll be making things while I travel. This is a big difference between me and most people who choose to be vandwellers/ stealthcampers: unlike them I plan to do more then just live in it, I'll be making unique items to sell and for me that requires hardware and additional space for it.
For those reasons I've changed my plan to using either an Ambulance (Which would be an aesthetic bonus) or a 14ft box truck. The box truck would be built from ground up and the Ambulance would have most of the inside done. I COULD use a Y2K or newer Class B RV but those run about $10,000 and anything older then that tends to have plumbing issues and needs a lot of rebuilding.
All of these have their drawbacks, the main one being that two of them would NOT be stealthy... at all.
The Ambulance would be interesting- everyone would notice it, everyone would see it, but would anyone actually bother it? Would it be a case of "Hiding in plain sight"?
I'd either leave the box truck white to try to "Blend in" or try to give it the ambulance look if I could figure out of that helps reduce being bothered.
The Class B (starting in Y2K and moreso newer ) look less like campers and more like cargo vans. The only real drawback with these is the fact that they're so expensive. You're lucky if you find one for under $10k.
My biggest issue is still cost. I've tried looking to keep the cost of whatever I get under or around $2,000, but that's become impossible. To be able to find something I'm going to have to start to consider the "minimum" $3500 up to $5,000, but I don't have that much so that's going to be difficult.
