Van Contortion Project
Starting picture... Well kind of, we forgot to take a pic with all the past business items in the back and no insulation... Remember, this BLOGGING thing is new to us, we might learn as we go along. Time will tell....
The plan is to make the van a sort of moving home base, with periodic stops at motels along the way. As we don't want to do a full on "Conversion" of the van, lets call it a "Redneck Contortion", ya that's it, a "contortion", why not... Sure, we are not in our 60's, we are hippies of the 60's right? What are you smoking you ask? Well sorry, that was part of the 60's that was given up decades ago...
So what does a moving home base actually mean? Well somewhere to crash (sleeping version not automobile version) over night that does not involve a motel, AirBnB or other place of total comfort. A moving place of semi comfort that will allow us to save a few of our hard earned pennies and the freedom to stay on the road overnight in national parks, state parks, RV parks, truck stops, rest stops, dumpster sites, homeless camps, police parking lots and such. You get the drill... Back to the 60's.... Bum's, deadbeats, hippies, freaks, on the road in a Chevy van rather than a VW bus..... 21st century style... almost, just the redneck version.....
Now a normal thinking person OF the 60's would just buy one of those fancy dancy Mercedes full on class B conversion van thingies right? Hell ya, CHARGE IT right? Well a person IN their 60's would say "we only got a 2.8% raise in our SS payments this next year" and realize the term "charge it" is now spelled "NO FRIGGIN WAY" and so the term "contortion van" is now the term used for "moving home base" rather than "conversion van"... Cheap Ass could also be a term used, but we will leave that up to you to decide...
UPDATE: 10-1-2025
The Van Contortion Project has been completed....
With A Big Change In Design....
Even The VIN Number Is Now Contorted....
The Competed Van Contortion Project!!!
WHAT? HOW CAN THIS BE???
A little magic, and careful planning, we could squeeze this all into the van right?
But what about all the weight?
Is this picture photo shopped???
What you been smoking Willis?
Maybe not, gave that up years ago..... but......
We just made major changes to the van RIGHT???? ... YEP
Meet The New Contorted 2017 Chevy Van
2025 Chevy LT HD3500 Z71 Duramax Long Bed Double Cab 4x4 All Star Edition
Trailering Package w/Cameras & Integrated Braking & Cruise Systems, ARE CX Classic Shell
2026 Outdoors RV Timber Ridge 22CE
MORryde AllTrek 4000, 1000 Watt Solar with 990Ah LiFePO4 & 2000w Jackery
100/50 Victron MPPT SmartSolar & Shunt, Beach Lane Leveling, Power Stabilizers, Equal-i-zer 14,000 lb 4 Point Sway System