LooseRocks
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First off I would like to thank the many contributors to this site as I will be ripping your ideas off wholesale. It was Geek’s adventure van that originally brought me here and poisoned my mind with this bit of insanity. Initially following his build kept me coming here. Guys like GeorgeRA, hein, and Graphite Dave working my mind overtime. And many others that I got bits and pieces from. You guys are awesome.
It has to have a name so I will call it the Whale due to its proximity in size to a small whale.
Goal.
This thing is going to be a camper for the weekend warrior, a couple of longish trips per year and possible work van.
First and foremost it’s a play thing. So it has to accommodate all the goals for play. I want it to be able to camp for a few days at a time without any need connect to anything. I have to shower from time to time so there might be some KOA type camping in there for longer road trips. I’m probably doing this or similar 10 to 16 times a year. More if I can manage. There’s also going to be some week long to multi-week trips in there also. These will be more like touring so there will be hotels and the like involved along with KOA style camping.
The work in my area is slowly drying up. I can work remotely but most places want you in office at least a few days a week. I have friends that work in the south bay and are in the office Mon-Wed and WFH Thurs-Fri. Some of them do that commute daily and others go down there and stay in a motel. I will park this thing in the parking lot of my future employer and sleep there. Hopefully this will not come to pass but I don’t see how I will avoid it.
What is going into the belly of this whale? It’s pretty much the standard build.
Bed
Refrigerator
Microwave
Cooktop
Diesel air heater
Cartridge crapper
Water (sink with white/gray tanks)
Solar/shore/inverter/house battery AGMs
T-slot cabinetry with plywood/formica panels
Cloth covered walls
Misc electronics: TV, laptop, 4G booster, Wifi booster.
Is there really a good reason for doing something like this? The answer for me is possibly maybe.
It has to have a name so I will call it the Whale due to its proximity in size to a small whale.
Goal.
This thing is going to be a camper for the weekend warrior, a couple of longish trips per year and possible work van.
First and foremost it’s a play thing. So it has to accommodate all the goals for play. I want it to be able to camp for a few days at a time without any need connect to anything. I have to shower from time to time so there might be some KOA type camping in there for longer road trips. I’m probably doing this or similar 10 to 16 times a year. More if I can manage. There’s also going to be some week long to multi-week trips in there also. These will be more like touring so there will be hotels and the like involved along with KOA style camping.
The work in my area is slowly drying up. I can work remotely but most places want you in office at least a few days a week. I have friends that work in the south bay and are in the office Mon-Wed and WFH Thurs-Fri. Some of them do that commute daily and others go down there and stay in a motel. I will park this thing in the parking lot of my future employer and sleep there. Hopefully this will not come to pass but I don’t see how I will avoid it.
What is going into the belly of this whale? It’s pretty much the standard build.
Bed
Refrigerator
Microwave
Cooktop
Diesel air heater
Cartridge crapper
Water (sink with white/gray tanks)
Solar/shore/inverter/house battery AGMs
T-slot cabinetry with plywood/formica panels
Cloth covered walls
Misc electronics: TV, laptop, 4G booster, Wifi booster.
Is there really a good reason for doing something like this? The answer for me is possibly maybe.