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Van Conversion / Re: Trailers versus Vans.. ?
December 24, 2016, 09:26:32 AM
Agree it's an interesting topic!

I'm from London so 'stealth' made complete sense when I set-up my windowless panel van, however, that's not where I want to be & as soon as I started spending time in the countryside I felt I stood out like a sore thumb!  Truth is, any vehicle parked alone will attract the locals' attention/concern directly proportional to how mysterious it is.  Then I got into wind surfing so now there's a 14' board strapped to the roof at all times.  You still can't tell it's a live-in but now now it's immediately recognised as 'someone on holiday', probably on the move & probably of no threat.  That's my feeling anyway.  The board does attract attention but only in the form of friendly inquisitive chat, to date.

Always cracks me up when I see a 'stealth' van with a wood burner chimney poking out the top  ;D

So that would be my advice: some sort of advert so show how fluffy you are & approachable you would be  :)