Why are you not traveling your country and getting /comfy/

>>15412397
How the FUCK are you supposed to pay for gas?

>>15412397
Work online in data entry. It's monotonous work, but it does pay. Well, enough for food, gas, insurance, and a little extra.

>>15412712
How the fuck do people spend $1000-$2000 a month on their mortgage or rent?

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I plan on doing a travels with charlie type roadtrip at some point with my 65, I just need a camper and a dog

and money

>>15412725
by having a job, but usually you need to be present for said job

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Leaving this Thursday

>>15412397
Jerry can in living quarters...
yeah nah fuck that shit

I may well be living in a truck once I've finished college

>>15412755
>tfw no flip pac
do they make them for long bed?

where does she pee&poo?

But seriously i'm from europe, i know a shitload of people with campers and carevans.
I have had many such vacations.
my opinion is that you have to be a special kind of retard to like them.

>the cost of buying a decent one is huge
>the fuelprice to pull or drive one is huge
>the maintenance cost is huge too because these things break faster than chinese built cars
>if you go on a trip you need to pay for a place to set up.
>when your not on vacation you need to place to store your fuck huge rusting mobilehome
>its small, like really small, you will smell the people because your so close to each other, the giant farts of your father will sound every nigh a few inches above your head, the giant shit you mother takes on the toilet will leave a taste on your food hours later when you are eating because its a like half a meter from where you are eating.

when you add up the buy cost of your mobile torture house, the maintenace cost, the fuel price, the cost of putting your very own hell on wheels somewhere on vaction, you will realise pretty fast that a trip by plane to a hotel is a lot cheaper.
And it feels like a actual vaction.

>>15412778
they usually are in the shower area

>>15412746
There are jobs that don't require you to physically be at the building.

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>>15412771
Yep, 5' 6' and 8' models

Adventure Trailers is going to make these things for long beds soon I hear. Much beefier than the FP but I don't like the reverse opening (having it functioning as an awning is nice but would be harder to open and get into the bed)

>>15412788
I have one, but most jobs aren't like that.

>>15412787
only in the US.
the EU toilets are in a single room or not at all for the smaller ones.

>>15412802
Ok? Then shut up.

>>15412397
As soon as 12' wide camper vans become legal/useable and I find a way to not look like shit when I only have 2-3 outfits.

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>>15412797
awesome. I guarantee I can't afford it though lol.

odd question, do you know how I could use this to test if my tail light and tail light socket is working?

>>15412397
I really want to this in a diesel Mercedes Sprinter or a Ford Transit. Seems like it'd be a fun way to spend a year after college.

Im hoping the get a class c motorhome by the time I retire

>>15412841
Those Harbor Freight "Cen-Tech" meters can be inaccurate. When I tested the HF meter I got for free against resistors I already knew the exact values of, it was off by a bit. Also, the test leads they give for the meter cannot be used for that 10 ampere ampmeter of theirs. The wire would get really hot. I have not opened up the case yet, but I bet the inside wiring would not be suitable.

Cen-Tech multimeters meets my definition of minimal quality.

>>15412841
>do you know how I could use this to test if my tail light and tail light socket is working?
How could you not know? Turn the lights on, see if the right voltages are being delivered to the socket.

>>15412397
That stupid animu picture is actually one of the best camper conversion designs I've seen

The problem is that the roof of that van has to be about 9' for a 6' person to fit in the shower - and every van with a roof that high looks like it has downs syndrome.

>>15412397
Because it's fucking inferior to anything. You have to clean and empty it yourself, it's expensive, it's shit to drive, and you have to pack everything up before you even think of moving it.
Better alternative is a nice car and hotel rooms. You literally have to stay in them for MONTHS ON END before you come close to being able to have saved money with a campervan. But then you're factoring in the better MPGs of your car, which makes hotel rooms cheaper once again.

Fuck.
Fucking.
Camping.

>>15415664
Hotels are lame af tho.

>>15412397
It will cost me less to stay in hotels and travel for the next 20 years than to buy a new campervan.
Shit's an expensive hobby.

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>>15412397
Sport chassis > campervan

Eat freedom weeaboo

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>>15415664
Can you take your hotel room here?

>>15415730
Better than going everywhere at 50MPH because you get the wiggles any faster.
Better than never enjoying a road because you're driving upwards of 5 tons of fibreglass insulation and ladder chassis.
Better than paying £10 less a night for literally a patch of ground.
Better than emptying your own shit from your vehicle.
Better than a prep time of over an hour before you can move, emptying water out into specific holes.
Better than putting up with boomers and old people at caravan sites.
Better than never being able to corner at more than 5MPH because you might break something in the back.
It's even worse if you're towing a caravan, because then you've got to drive a big heavy inefficient car and drag around a couple of tons of fibreglass that can't move on it's own.

Hotels are cheap if you only want a bed for the night, a parking space, and some breakfast in the morning.

>>15412397
>camper/rv
pussies living in RVs.

Been living in my car and traveling the US for about 3 months now.

Aint never going back yo. #rubbertramp4lyfe.

>>15412397

Because it's for poor people.

>>15416072
Oh you're European. None of that is an issue if you don't drive a camper and don't absolutely have to have a hotel because they aren't any woods around.

>>15416098
Its not about how much you make, its about how much you spend and what you get in return for it.

>>15415893
ahahaha way to go, posting a $100k+ dick extender that the vast majority of Americans can't afford.

>>15416072
Literally all those problems solved by converting a Transit van.

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>>15412755
>mfw i have seen this truck before

>>15416132
he's an attention whore.

>Campers handle poorly
>gas milage
>slow

Guys, its a fucking house on wheels, nobody is suggesting you drive it everyday for your commute.

Anyways, I don't like campers because they are expensive and you can't take them too many places. You need to pay for sewage, hook-ups and you generally need to stick to established campgrounds with hook-ups. It's not my style of camping, I use a motorcycle and a tent and I camp in remote places innacessible to jeeps, let alone campers or motorhomes. You can illegally stealth camp like this or go places where you'll never be bothered, unlike with a camper where you're living with redneck couples screaming at each other all night and other degenerates who'll break into your shit the second you go for a beer run into town.

Campers might b an option for living in them long term like for retirement but shit will break and it'll run down faster than anything and you'll have issues with black mold and shit if you cook or shower in one consistently. They're made to be lightweight, not really durable. They are cheaper than a mortgage, but plan on shit to break and need parts or repairs, especially motorhomes are money pits you'll constantly sink money into.

Still, motorhomes/ trailers are an okay way to live, especially if you're hung up on being comfortable and not smelling like campfire and grease all the time.

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Because I'm still plotting my billionaire business idea so I can skip the campervan and go straight to a yacht.

>>15412746
I have a similar camper but with a newer truck. I road trip for a week every other month. Its majestic as fuck.

>>15416159
I was thinking the same thing. I was gonna go to Hanes, show them they should be rolling their socks like condoms to save $$ for shipping and packaging costs, theyll give me a yacht full of cash and I'll live the life of luxury drinking scotch and playing wow

>>15416220
probably won't have very good internet speeds on a boat for playing wow

>>15416225
If I'm rich I'll make it happen

>>15416107
What, and sleep on the ground like a fucking caveman?
Fuck that.

>>15416220
Wait
As stupid as this sounds, it actually may be a faster way to put socks on

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>>15416272
U gotta think outside the box m8, that's when they hand you yachts full of cash and babes

>>15416255
No, you sleep in your car. Car camping is maximum comfy.

>>15416336
Tried that once, and it didn't work out. Couldn't get comfy, and then I kept setting the alarm off because movement in the cabin.

>>15416350
That's because you have a European shitbox.

>>15412746
dat GMC V6

>>15412755
have fun, buddy!

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>>15416132
You live in the Bay Area?

>>15416439
Will do

this thread is depressing

im sorry a lot of your guy's lives didnt pan out, but just know that if i ever got into a political position of power i would strike down all those who have opressed you

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It's called trucking u NEET fags. And if u do it right u can make decent money.

>>15416364
Still cheaper than owning a campervan, and somewhere to park it, and emptying my own shit out the container.

You americunts can keep using your cuckboxes on wheels.

>>15416575
Don't own a camper, then. Shit in the woods, you pussy.

>>15412720
How does one get a data entry job, I smoke enough weed where that can be not so monotonous.

>>15416516
Are you owner operator, or lease, or company driver? Do you know quite a bit about company sponsored cdl training?

My dad drives for US Xpress and I've been with him on the road for my summer breaks when I was a kid since I was 13 until I was college aged and I still rode with him sometimes when I was older. I know quite a bit about the job, more than a lot of new guys. My dad sent through crst which I do not want to do. He's taught me how to drop n hook when he miraculously got a load at a warehouse my uncle manages (even though teaching me and lettting me drive was illegal).

I want to get a company sponsored cdl training through Millis, I'm only 22 also. Is this a good company? I want to join roehl, but I currently do not meet all of their requirements.

>>15416578
I'll just stick to covering more miles and sleeping in greater comfort, and not having to haul water around if I want to take a shower.

>>15412762
>Jerry can
Found the racist.

>>15416782
Ok Euro pussy. Enjoy your shit life, never actually getting anywhere.

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>>15416651
I'm owner operator leased to a broker who is very good. I never was a company driver and know nothing about training or good starter companies. Hit up the truckerfag thread.
As for van living lifestyle. Yeah guy I piss in jugs n all sorts of stuff. Yeah don't pay rent ect ect.

>>15416794
Enjoy cleaning your own toilet, and hauling filthy water uphill to put it in a filter jug in the fridge. And draining batteries to keep the contents of the fridge cold when you're stopped.
And your shit MPG, shit handling, and lack of living space.

>>15417135
>Enjoy cleaning your own toilet, and hauling filthy water uphill to put it in a filter jug in the fridge. And draining batteries to keep the contents of the fridge cold when you're stopped.
I don't do any of that shit, what are you talking about?
>And your shit MPG
My shit will get 20MPG, highway, nigga.
>shit handling
My SUV handles excellently.
>and lack of living space.
It's small but it's comfy.

Euro pussy go home.

Oh shit, an RV thread. I had a question for you guys.

So, I was browsing around for someone's lawn ornament, when I came across a Winnebago LeSharo, here:

http://decatur.craigslist.org/rvs/5674370643.html

I did my research, and came to the conclusion it wasn't worth the headache finding a Renault engine in burgerland, but it made me wonder. How hard is it to swap, say, a 350 small block for a diesel plant, and what would you swap it for? I tried googling this, but I got a bunch of posts about people trying to convert a 350 into diesel, with is just stupid.

>>15416785
The term jerrycan is used officially by the US DOT and NATO both.

The DOT even has a whole chapter written defining what a jerrycan is and it says 'jerry can' every single time.

NATO manuals specify specifications for jerrycans and call them jerrycans all the whole. Guess that's what Germany gets for loosing the war, right?

Maybe when the USA loses a war here we'll have to call MREs 'Trumpburgers' or Abrams tanks 'niggerboxes' or something. Lord knows the racist terms are inventd by the victor.

>>15416475
Thanks, mom. Maybe youll win PTA chairperson next year, yeah?

i've been looking at used e-350 vans

slap a light 4x4 kit on it, pull the back seats out, now you have a vehicle you can take in the woods and sleep in comfortably

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>>15417284
>slap a light 4x4 kit on it

>>15417284
Vans are soooo fucking hard to work on and they are top-heavy and their suspension is soft and goofy.

No such creature as an off-road van. Closest thing would be a Bronco, all rusted out and from the 80's.

Or a Mowag with a palace of pleasure built in the bed.

>>15416068
No but why would I want to

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Old ass step van converted into a camper: yay or nay? Local craigslist has some starting at $2000

>>15412397
because I am an adult with a full time job

>>15412397
>>15412397
I'm a poor fuck

>>15417361
Please die.

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>>15412397
America's favorite van.

RIP E-Series

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>>15412397
>be me

>>15417528
i see another, what engines they have? tradesman is second best next to the econoline. but the tradesman has timeless looks

>>15417284
Why do you need 4x4? Vans have decent ground clearance and can go a lot more places than you might think

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>>15417524
Is it wider than a Transit van?

>>15417539
mine has a 360, you could get a Tradesman with anything from a slant six to the big block 440, so that means 276, 318, 360, 400, and 440. my dad's is a 360 as well

>>15417570
very nice. got any pictures of the interior?

>>15417557
American so-called full size trucks and vans have been 2,03 metres or 80 inches wide without mirrors for roughly the last half century. I think the Transit was narrower in earlier generations, but nowadays it's 2,05 meters or 81 inches wide without mirrors. And it comes with more length options and roof options than American vans.

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>>15417577
interior? i have no idea what that is...

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>>15417614

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>>15417579
Apparently the 1965 to 1986 Transits were 77" wide at the wheels. And 81" at the back wheels for the double wheel versions.

>>15415587
But the toilet is not seperate from the living quarters. But otherwise I'd agree.

>>15417681
Yes, it is, the bathroom has a sliding door.

>>15412397
>Why are you not traveling your country and getting /comfy/ in a campervan /o/?

It's getting pretty hard to find places to legally park the campervans. Many campgrounds are gone

As a result, you have to make reservations for campground parking ahead of time and worry that it might not be available at the time you show up due to "Oh sorry, we made a mistake and sold it to someone who paid cash at double rate so now you have to go elsewhere". The cost of campgrounds and waste disposal is fairly high now, so you'll pay more than at a cheap motel.

True, with your own camper there are no fleas, ticks, or fecal juice hotel/motel pillows because the previous sex party used them to prop up rear ends while humping. So if you only use hotels/motels you learn to bring your own pillow if traveling by car/plane to a hotel. I do that. I wash my hands after touching the cover on the bed and I toss it on the floor. Yuck. Lots of people rub their bare bottoms on it and they are rarely washed even at top hotels.

>>15417770
You're just making traveling in my truck sound even better.

>>15417786
i have a full sized van with good tint, doesn't look campery

i park wherever

>>15417361
>Stupid retards actually enjoy being outside and living life wtf

>>15417770
>It's getting pretty hard to find places to legally park the campervans. Many campgrounds are gone
Why the fuck do you need a campground? You're not 70 fucking years old.
Just park wherever the fuck you want.
At Walmart or Tesco, or by the beach. Nobody gives a fuck.

>>15417614
bucket seats count

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>>15416336
>tfw I sold my 240 wagon before I had a chance to camp in it

Guys I fucked up.

>>15418114
That's a clean car in a nice color. Shame that you sold it but did you at least get something better?

>>15412397

I'm not a gypsy

>>15418114
Nothing screams success like sleeping in the quintessential hippie-mobile.

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>>15418151
Yeah, the body was in pretty great shape, but all sorts of original parts were at the end of their lives and started failing all at once, so I sold it and bought a Golf for work, and have since bought a '71 144S.

>>15417284
You do realize that a lot of E-series and Express/Savanah vans did have 4x4 options stock, right? You can't get an Express/Savanah with 4x4 now, which is sad, but they come with a locking rear diff optional at least.

Because i can't afford to drop 7 grand on a decent van, and from reading this thread it looks like more of a chore then anything.

>>15412397
Class c or van?

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>>15417966
excellent

>>15420584
Class C would be a motor home, not a camper an.

>>15417135
You of all anons should know about a lack of living space, you europoor cuck. Go piss on someone else's FREEDOM.

>>15417455

Some came with 4bt and 6bt diesels. Last year on Craigslist there was a shorter one that was a 4x4 with a 6bt and Manuel transmission. I couldn't call fast enough and by the time I got down there it was sold. Im still salty.

>>15412397
Not saving for retirement, you are going to be fucked.

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>>15421778
>FREEDOM
Can't even import new Twingo, enjoy being cucked by European car companies.

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>>15412397
Because traveling on the road with all of your possessions was a thing many years ago.

>>15412397
pooping

>>15412797
are you on expo portal?

>>15412841
put it on 20 vdc connect the leads to the two contacts in the socket
????
Profit

>>15422004
That place is retarded.

>>15417201

Win at all costs even if it means defeating the wrong enemy

Fuck you

I'd probably get kidnapped and beheaded if I do.

>>15415664
Nigger scared of nature detected

only autists, neckbeards,and minorities are scared of innawoods

>>15421983
great movie

>tfw own subcompact car

I'm getting out for a trip as soon as I get my hands on something bigger

>>15412397
That cat would get claustrophobic and stressed the fuck out very quickly from the small living area & constant driving around.

It would try to escape basically every time he opens the door, and subsequently grow to hate him for keeping it trapped.

Is that what you want, OP? For your cat to hate you?

>>15412397
Shit like this is part of the reason /o/ and /out/ are so close on mobile

>>15424841
Cut off a cat's head, tail, and paws and it looks just like a rabbit.
If it starts to hate you you can eat it.

>>15418180
still jelly, if I ever see your car IRL i'm leaving a note under your wiper saying "still jelly"
even if its tomorrow when its been raining for 3days and the note is ruined

>>15416159
I want one...and deck it out with concealed heavy weaponry then go cruising around the Somali coast. Sorry, my inner /k/ is showing.

>>15412746
That would piss me off. Parking my camper inside a mall and people just walking up and peeking through my windows.

>>15418180
I saw that in the paint thread a few days back. It looked so nice I thought it was a stock photo.