By Peter Tanshanomi
I’ve had a vague knowledge of GM’s awning-style cargo access panels for years, but it never occurred to me how excellent they would be for a conversion van—light-blocking, secure and private one moment, nearly totally open sides the next. Genius.
Now I want one.
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Maybe, but why stay inside your cramped camper when you can just go outside?
You can. The open sides are to vent the chloroform odors after the victim is already unconscious.
Umm… I mean… Good question; I don’t know.
Because the sand makes her bottom itch?
I was camping in Baja and some guy in an AWD Savana camper pulled in with one axle shaft completely dislocated from the hub. I got under it long enough to see that, and told him to jack it up as much as possible until he could get that back in place. Since we were on dirt, and there were no jack stands, and it wasn’t my van, I didn’t volunteer to spend any more time under it.
I’d want to add some insect screens!
There’s this guy on YouTube who makes chilling videos of abandoned sites – this one is downright spectacular. Just saw his take on a military vehicle graveyard which really held my attention:
Reminds me of that Destiny video game my son used to play.
What sort of child/midget is supposed to sleep on that bed. It is only as long as the van is wide, so 5 feet, maybe a little more?
A full sized van is designed to carry 4×8 plywood between the fender wells, and then each fenderwell takes up another foot, so that’s about six feet. The pillow end of the van tilts up a bit, too, accommodating someone slightly taller. And if sleeping accommodations are for only one person, they could be diagonal on the bed. Also, if you look at a cross section of the van, the sides have some curvature, and the mattress typically is at the widest part.
I could sleep straight across the bed in my former Dodge van. The mattress only went to the side ribs, so there was a little place where my toes could point down over the edge. I’m 5’10” and during a cross country road trip, a 6’2″ buddy napped back there while I drove.
I guess, the rear door opening width on a 2019 Chevy Express van is 57″, add maybe another 6″ or so for width on the inside. It would work for one sleeping diagonally.
I like it, but unless you started with an extended van with a raised roof, it doesn’t seem very practical.
There is a Facebook page for Vandwellers , has over 16,000 members . A lot of people living in vans full time. Some by choice others without an alternative.
#downbytheriver
Summer Van https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c49aecbcf22b47d0a9b2bfe78aba03bc4ba18add308c07d0b8c84cf18fcda257.jpg
Winter Van https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c2756345640c4b155bc0dd30234c88a3cc84f02cb32e9dc68845ccc6649e84f8.jpg
That van belongs to the son of a friend from church.