21 Years in a 1973 Dodge Van

thinking of you as those wildfires are burning...stay safe!

 

thats always been something i really wanted to do..maybe fix up an rv or van and just hit the road... i would really dig meeting strangers and hearing their stories n just movin along whenever i feel like it ..what do you do for money usually? is it feasable to get a job for a few weeks in new towns or cities to make some extra bread? have you made any lifelong friends while traveling?



love 1 another

 

Thanks Bernie. I'm probably going to be doing the Prescott Valley swapmeet on the 4th weekend, but...there's an outside chance that I'll make it to Williams.

 

It does take some getting used to, but to me, at least, it's worth it. Get yourself a solar shower. Yeah, gas can be a problem, but when I'm staying out for two weeks at a time I can get almost 3 months on a tank of gas.

 

That's sweet. The closest fire is about 40 miles away. The good thing about living in a van is that I'm mobile.

"Just watch the police and the taxman miss me...
I'm mobile!"___The Who

 

I'm on call as a TIG welder, although I haven't worked since before Christmas. So...swapmeets will help the situation. I have 5 friends. I've had these friends for about 20 years. I'm pretty much of a hermit.

 

The Clark Mansion. Right around 100 years old and it just burned 2 weeks ago.

 

It's Monsoon Season and the weather has been moody. Not the usual brilliant colors of a lot of the sunsets that I've seen. Almost like water color paintings at times.

 

Nice photos!!!

 

Wonderful photos!!

I also like being ALONE!

I once didnt like it but i have become to LOVE BEING @ HOME THEN WITH ANYONE!!

Ah well...........

 

the end of a perfect day

 

I must say this thread is such a great read. Just read all 54 pages, and now hitting the subscribe button

I really do envy the way you live. It's something that I feel I would like to do also. Perhaps not to that extent, but a few years on the road would suit me well.
I would love to explore the rest of the top end of Australia as the country there is so beautiful and isolated. I need to be out in the country, in the middle of nowhere, free, like yourself.

Being so young it makes it hard though, as I don't have those life skills that are neccesary for things like that. And just as importantly, mechanical skills. I know those are the sort of things you pick up along the journey, but without them, it makes starting so much harder.
Also the fact that I've just started studying at university, means Ii'll have a massive debt to pay off afterwards.

I would like to set up a Toyota Troop Carrier into something which I could do this in as I feel the 4wd ability and reliability of those trucks is something I need. One disadvantage with a car like that though is the lack of side access into the 'living area', which I would assume would make storage that more inefficient unless utilized well.
How do you find the side doors to your van? Do you use them? Has it helped in the way of making living within the van easier?

It's great seeing the photos of the dogs as well, and it's interesting looking through the photos of the newest dog and watching it grow up with you. Sorry to hear about the mate you lost.

Anyway, all the best for the rest of your travels. Stay safe. And thank you for sharing your story so far with everyone. Not only is it a great read, it's also probably a very valuable resource for anyone wishing to do the same or similar.
Hope to hear more from you.

Cameron

 

Thanks. It's unfortunate that no matter how good a camera you have that you really can't capture the feeling that you get during those moody monsoon sunsets.

 

Thanks dude.

 

You've got that right. It's the perfect, peaceful time to take the day's last mile walk with the dogs.