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The vanlife => Living and travelling... in a van => Topic started by: sparkyboy on May 13, 2017, 08:57:29 PM

Title: Update on my old Chevy!
Post by: sparkyboy on May 13, 2017, 08:57:29 PM
Well, first night I had her out and legal I took her out to the mountains and hit an elk! Got lucky and saw the stupid beast and swerved but knocked my rearview mirror smooth off! I stopped to get it, the elk had run off, presumably with a huge headache! I could see the next day where some of his (I saw the horns) fur had brushed against the side of my beloved van!!! If I would have hit him square and ruined my van I would have been crushed.
Car gods were watching me that night!
Since then I have showed her and lived in her very comfortably in boulder, co! Interior is still Spartan at best, air mattress, cooler, small USB powered fan. But big stereo and I get paid soon! Last upgrade was tinting the windows nicely and replacing the mirror! The poor ex was all broken up from our split so I gave her $250 to adopt a puppy from a local shelter.
Me and my dog Vendy are stoked!
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/WP_20170502_09_58_23_Pro_zps1vfc70wu.jpg) (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/kukubirda/media/WP_20170502_09_58_23_Pro_zps1vfc70wu.jpg.html)
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/WP_20170506_07_35_12_Pro_zpsgaf4we8q.jpg) (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/kukubirda/media/WP_20170506_07_35_12_Pro_zpsgaf4we8q.jpg.html)
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/WP_20170512_16_31_02_Pro_zpsgjulsvnm.jpg) (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/kukubirda/media/WP_20170512_16_31_02_Pro_zpsgjulsvnm.jpg.html)
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/WP_20170509_16_57_29_Pro_zpswn90jxh4.jpg) (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/kukubirda/media/WP_20170509_16_57_29_Pro_zpswn90jxh4.jpg.html)
(http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn161/kukubirda/WP_20170502_09_59_05_Pro_zpsawtygp0p.jpg) (http://s304.photobucket.com/user/kukubirda/media/WP_20170502_09_59_05_Pro_zpsawtygp0p.jpg.html)



Title: Re: Update on my old Chevy!
Post by: Camper_Dan on May 13, 2017, 11:44:01 PM
Good luck is smiling on you, and Vendy certainly looks happy!

Title: Re: Update on my old Chevy!
Post by: Rustbuss on May 18, 2017, 08:47:07 PM
That van is awesome, no European van is as cool as that!
Title: Re: Update on my old Chevy!
Post by: sparkyboy on May 23, 2017, 06:45:26 PM
Thanks for the compliment rustbuss!
I wouldn't mind having an old westfalia, (in addition to the g10 of course!) but I love the American shit, especially Chevy!
Title: Re: Update on my old Chevy!
Post by: Camper_Dan on June 22, 2017, 04:41:29 AM
I don't know how effective they are, but I have some little ornament things attached to my bumper that are supposed to keep wildlife away while driving.  In the past, I've had close calls with deer, elk, and moose.  None since I've had these...  Luck or they work, I don't know.