Hi people! I just found this forum today and joined and want to say Hello to everyone. I've done ALOT of camping, mostly bicycle/tent/ stuff, but have owned a couple of tent trailers and eeeerrrmmmm.... a 26' class C motorhome lots of years ago. A few months back I bought a Dodge Conversion Van, 2002 with 5.9 V8 and 31,000 miles. I want to take some time and rig this out properly, so I'm sure I'll have lots of questions.
The van is a Sunset Conversion (no longer in operation), out of Sarasota and it lacks some things like curtains and seems a little shy on insulation in the walls. The biggest problem so far has been the floor bolts that secured the middle captain chairs -- they are a big job to remove. I took it to an RV place and they wanted about $650 to remove them, saying I had to drop the gas tank, etc.. I declined, buying a rubber floor mat to cover the bolts as much as possible. The carpet isn't *too* bad, but I want to replace it with something that will be easier to keep clean, doesn't smell during the 100% humidity this time of year and figure out some kind of air conditioning unit that I can afford and not have hanging out the back window. I just got back from a 4,000 mile trip and got about 15mpg, which is probably the best I'm going to ever get with that 5.9 Dodge engine. On the bright side, I didn't have a bit of mechanical trouble
I don't have much carpentry experience and even fewer tools, but I'm looking to do a lot of this work myself. Probably, I'll need some help with the electrical stuff, though. But, I welcome any suggestions and if possible maybe someone is in my area and we can get together and kick a few ideas around.
Happy travelin'
The van is a Sunset Conversion (no longer in operation), out of Sarasota and it lacks some things like curtains and seems a little shy on insulation in the walls. The biggest problem so far has been the floor bolts that secured the middle captain chairs -- they are a big job to remove. I took it to an RV place and they wanted about $650 to remove them, saying I had to drop the gas tank, etc.. I declined, buying a rubber floor mat to cover the bolts as much as possible. The carpet isn't *too* bad, but I want to replace it with something that will be easier to keep clean, doesn't smell during the 100% humidity this time of year and figure out some kind of air conditioning unit that I can afford and not have hanging out the back window. I just got back from a 4,000 mile trip and got about 15mpg, which is probably the best I'm going to ever get with that 5.9 Dodge engine. On the bright side, I didn't have a bit of mechanical trouble
I don't have much carpentry experience and even fewer tools, but I'm looking to do a lot of this work myself. Probably, I'll need some help with the electrical stuff, though. But, I welcome any suggestions and if possible maybe someone is in my area and we can get together and kick a few ideas around.
Happy travelin'