“I want to get a van, fix it up as a camper with a generator and travel the back roads of America. Stopping wherever seems interesting and spending time there just listening to the locals.”
Honestly you don’t need the generator. A second car battery would do the trick. Check out ‘overlander’ and ‘expedition’ sites and you will find every sort of vehicle mod you can think of. Many are cheap and practical.
We moved west from VA a couple years ago and since then I have been tricking out my vehicle overlanding. We love wandering around and finding hole-in-the-wall gems.
I have some seen some pretty sweet tricked out vans here in NV. They usually jack them up just a little and put offroad tires on. They look like a ton of fun. Don’t wait! Do it!
Thanks for the info.
I need a couple of years to get my ducks in a row. When I head out I don’t want to have to turn around because something didn’t go right.
When I head out I’m going to make sure I have a couple of years to travel at a very leisurely pace.