Hi Everyone. Well, after 15 years the RV-Dreams Community Forum is coming to an end. Since it began in August 2005, we've had 58 Million page views, 124,000 posts, and we've spent about $15,000 to keep this valuable resource for RVers free and open. But since we are now off the road and have settled down for the next chapter of our lives, we are taking the Forum down effective June 30, 2021. It has been a tough decision, but it is now time.
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Has anyone done or seen a box truck (i.e. Ryder or similar moving type truck) converted into an RV? If it is done right it would look just like a factory RV, have plenty of head room, and be affordable and durable.
About four years ago in the French Broad River Campground just north of Asheville, NC, we ran into a guy who had converted a "step-van delivery truck" into his home. It was not what most would consider sharp looking, but he had a very livable layout.
He had even used "round portlights from old boats as windows. He carried kind of a natuical & pirate theme throughout. It worked from him.
Charles
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Ethel & Charles Henry, Itasca Horizon DP/Honda Element Toad Traveling with our furry-snouted, four-legged children.
"Each of us must take part in making this a better world for all people."
On other forums (RV, Offroad and Auto Racing) this has been discussed many times.
The consensus has been, if you include your labor costs, the cost to do this is more than if you bought a well kept, used RV and replaced the drivetrain with new or updated components (like air ride, disc brakes, over/under drive...etc).
The biggest problem people run into when building their own RV's from scratch is where to put things like holding and fresh water tanks, bathroom and other needed stuff and maintain proper weight distribution.
And if you've ever seen how people abuse rental vehicles, you can plan on some needed drivetrain repairs.
In my opinion, in todays market, you would be able to find some great deals on new or used RVs. Here in southern California, every RV dealer I drive by is overloaded with RVs. Many(some of the big ones) are going out of business.
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Larry "Small House, Big Yard " 7 years to go to FT Alfa See-Ya 5'er and 2007 Kodiak C4500 Monroe Pickup
