Oops!

In all the excitement I forgot to update my blog. By excitement I mean buying a van with a 650 dollar oil leak and getting frisked by border patrol, "Hey sir if you keep your hand on my ass any longer you're gonna' have to buy me dinner." (;

So I flew to Arizona with no big-to-do. It was a wonderful flight with gorgeous scenery of Northern Utah and the Grand Canyon. I sat next to a stock broker and he talked for quite some time about stocks. After he was done I said flatly, "I spend most of my time living in a van." He looked at me and went back to his iPad.

The fella' I bought the van from was a nice enough dude. Didn't know much about vehicles. I was happy with the condition and despite the oil leak I decided to purchase her.

"Daddy I'm bleeding." ;_;


I am thrilled with my purchase, Winzling is such a nice van (She has a name now thanks to ihatemybike AKA Aaron)

A few surprises I discovered was the owner was meticulous about keeping records all the way up until 2007, he was also very handy and built a custom swivel seat. Another few surprises were the brand new shocks, full size spare, and Kenwood stereo unit and decent aftermarket speakers.

So it all evens out.

Quick picture I snapped before hitting the road from AZ. The wood is saturated with Marijuana smoke resin. Drives drug dogs ape shit. (;


I have an order and deposit in with Colorado Camper Van and will be leaving tomorrow for Drake. Derek was a great guy to deal with and I am positive the work he'll be doing will be ace.

Well, today is laundry, cleaning, and organizing day. Winzling is spending the night at the mechanics so my neighbors do not vandalize her.

I leave tomorrow early afternoon with a few fun stops along the way.

Until next time.

-Kyle

Brain Stew.

So I have insurance locked in for the 26th. I went with a full time RV insurance policy. After what happened with Marshmallow, I went with a full time with Bone's and it saved my non-functioning butt.

To you van dwellers or Expo dude's in converted vans, if you are investing money in a vehicle that has a low Kelley Blue Book value, I highly recommend this. They also put you up in a hotel in the event of an incident, reimburse you for the actual cost of an item, not the perceived value etc. My guy Helm with State Farm hooked me up with a sick policy. No one wants to use it, but the security is nice.

I still need to book my flight from CO to CA and back to CO. I just need to run a final check with Derek and make sure my dates work for him.

I've begun packing and putting things in piles.

Here is my pile to go with me in the van when I return to CA to register it. This is not including my solar panel plus solar charging equipment, and a few camp things. Kitchen stuff, food, linens, clothing, camping stuff, and electronics, all the essentials. I hope Derek at Colorado Camper Van does not mind I am bringing my crap with me.


Here is my pile to go into storage. It's missing some kitchen stuff, my inflatable bed and a few small things, but essentially it's all there. I didn't realize how much there was. I'll start taking some stuff by hand over the next few days so I can get the van registered and get out of CA faster.


Here is an idea I came up with last night. I couldn't sleep and then got an idea so I whipped this up with my epic MS paint skills. Let's see how Derek likes it. He probably thinks I am an OCD insane nutjob, well...you're right...


More soon!
-Kyle

I've Been Everywhere Man.

Here is the general idea of the route I have hammered out. This is just from CT to CA on the adventure, not including my 1,400 mile trip from AZ to CA to CO then to CT.

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Should be a blast. 1 or 1 1/4 months with my mom, 6,000mi? Hell yeah!

In talks with Derek from Colorado Camper Vans, will have a quote built soon enough.

-Kyle