Yay! We finally bought a van. Well, by finally, I mean we bought one at the end of February and are just getting back on our feet financially and able to actually start working on the van. I will be posting pictures of our van and our progress soon. Its a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 cargo van. I think we lucked out, it had really low mileage and checked out ok at the mechanics. We paid $3,000 for the van, a little more than we wanted to, but hey, hopefully we got a good one! Ideally I would have a different van, one just a tad bit longer and taller. Kinda like the shuttle buses for resorts and things. Or a really little school bus, something with a little more room.
My dad and I got started on the van this past weekend, we got the backseat yanked out and started putting the floor down. Since we're going to be traveling with our dog, there's a few extra things we need to do for him. We're going to insulate the inside really good so all of us will be cool in the summer and warm in the winter. The van has windows on the side, I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. Maybe limousine tint. Hopefully next week we'll get the electricity hooked up.
I don't know if everyone else has spent oodles of cash on the electrical system, but that seems to be the most costly thing thus far. We want to buy the things we need cheaply, but also good quality. The thing we've spent the most money on so far is the batteries! We did get a really good battery though. I will do a whole blog later on the electrical system and explain about the batteries then. It's only a little after 10 but I'm really tired and will be hitting the sack soon.
All in all, I'm happy with the way things are going. Do I wish we had more money saved and were able to go search for freedom and happiness now?? Of course! But as such matters are, we don't, so we'll have to stay put for a little while longer until we get everything in order. Until then, we'll be looking towards the horizon.
