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Haystack

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What up all, long time lurker and I decided to finally join. I found out about this site from a buddy of mine who was crashing with me for a bit. I guess that's not really relevant but yeah.

I find myself in the rubber tramp section most of the time, and I'm hoping to build up a van for myself eventually. I've been casually looking for a van for a few months now, but I'm waiting for one to find me that has a good feeling to it you know? I'm not trying to jump into anything. Just wanted to say hi and thank you all for this great community and resource.
 
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LURKER ALERT! hehe - Hey welcome to STP! Hope you find your DIY and make it your own! :)
 
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Welcome, I'm doing the same thing myself.
Trying to get set up for under2k .since that's all we have.
I'm thinking an old short box cargo I found for $750 some futon mattress and a Coleman to start out.
 

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Welcome, I'm doing the same thing myself.
Trying to get set up for under2k .since that's all we have.
I'm thinking an old short box cargo I found for $750 some futon mattress and a Coleman to start out.

That's my plan as well. Try and find the right van and start with the bare essentials then go from there. I happened to find a van today on a corner for sale for $300. Overall it was in ok shape, but the tranny was shot. Good luck in your search Johny and keep us updated.
 
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Welcome to StP. I'm also still on my way to rubber tramping status.

I've been lurking vehicle auctions for the past two months now... I see some nice things go up for sell pretty often.

Thanks man! Yeah I've been looking at local auctions as well, I just haven't found the right van yet. I don't want to rush it at all.
 

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Thanks man! Yeah I've been looking at local auctions as well, I just haven't found the right van yet. I don't want to rush it at all.

Same, but I'm getting to a point where I'm just going to make a decision, live with it, and write in the book as part of the adventure. My daily driver is good for another 200k miles if I take care of her... despite how much I whine about not having a nice 4x4 SUV. I have one too many anchors that I can't just cut loose at the moment... it fucking sucks.
 

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I found a 1959 international bus set up for hunting camp (bunks wood burning stove, propane ect ) for $350.
But it don't run ,not shure if it would worth checking into or not.
But wouldn't mind have the room for a few more ppl.
 

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someone here put up a govt vehicle auction website a few years ago. it seems to be awesome!!!! alot of schoolbus conversion vans and buses for dirt cheap.
 
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I found a 1959 international bus set up for hunting camp (bunks wood burning stove, propane ect ) for $350.
But it don't run ,not shure if it would worth checking into or not.
But wouldn't mind have the room for a few more ppl.
That sounds like a chill setup. Even if it dosen't run it sounds like a good price if you got a place to park it and live in it.
 

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