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RE: Road Trip Van Conversion - The Strip Out
Wow. You're not messing around! Tackling this task like a man on a mission ( hee hee). If it were me, I would take out that right side seat to give access to the front for a speedy start up and go if needed. Some people have had troubles at night while sleeping with people up to no good. Actually, I wonder if the small seat could replace the big seat and then use the larger seat in the back somehow. I bet you are already thinking this way.
Are you going to install one or two small solar panels? Dad got his online. Not sure where though. I'll send him an email and ask. He's supposed to check in with me soon as he's moving locations ( going to the Black Hills in S. Dakota)
Yeah that's the way i'm thinking...
The double seat will be replaced with a single swivel seat and the single drivers seat will be converted to a swivel chair.... This gives me access straight into the drivers seat for a getaway without getting out of the vehicle... The current double will probably go on E-Bay, but the seats are going to be one of the last things i do....
The Solar option at the moment is a luxury.... My current thinking is to get a 12v battery with isolator switch and connect it to the alternator so that when the veh is running, it charges the battery...(just got to remember to isolate the battery when we stop for the night).
Yeah! Swivel chairs. They can serve as "front room/family room" chairs at night when they face the back. Pull out a folding tray/table and vwallah (sp?). Oh yes!
The battery set up I know will be fine for charging electronics. My brother does something similar (he's a truck transporter and lives out of his car when he's out on jobs). He can't really run anything for very long unlike my Dad who has the solar panels ( 2 small ones with 3 batteries). Long trips are different than living in it full time of course. BTW Dad can't remember who he bought them from online.
Gosh. I think I'm as excited about this as you are!