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08-21-2019, 07:22 PM #4926
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08-21-2019, 08:06 PM #4927
dreamer....
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08-21-2019, 10:07 PM #4928
this. I'm amazed how well our travato drives. and, casually getting out of bed in the morning in the winter and being able to take a leak, make coffee, have breakfast and get dressed in a warm van without getting outside is awesome. especially with the youngins in tow.
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08-22-2019, 08:52 AM #4929Registered User
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08-22-2019, 08:59 AM #4930Hucked to flat once
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08-22-2019, 09:37 AM #4931
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08-22-2019, 09:56 AM #4932Registered User
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08-22-2019, 09:58 AM #4933
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08-22-2019, 10:02 AM #4934Hucked to flat once
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08-22-2019, 10:03 AM #4935Hucked to flat once
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08-22-2019, 10:24 AM #4936
Sure. But a topper is like $3k. My slide in was $7k. A van is a $70k build out.
I'd argue that a $4-5k bump in price to go from sleeping bag in a topper to a super comfy slide in is a no brainer. But an extra $60k just to be able to shuffle from the driver's seat to the bed without going outside seems like a bit much.
And the van still sucks at carrying firewood in the fall. Or towing anything heavy. Or carrying a bunch of dirty tools. Or doing any of the other things that pickups are useful for. But that's a different story.
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08-22-2019, 10:37 AM #4937Hucked to flat once
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That’s why I have a pickup and a van. I like my van to camp in and my pickup to do pickup things without having to take the slide in out.
I’m not telling anyone how to spend their money.
And there are plenty of used toppers on Craigslist for $500 depending on what type of pickup you drive. But then we could talk about why anyone would need a new pickup requiring a $3k topper when an old one would work.
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08-22-2019, 10:40 AM #4938
Nailed. This is my take as well. Trucks are versatile and useful all year. Expensive van builds are insane, IMO... but I'm not rich, nor do I have the bandwidth for both a truck and a van.
I'm sure they're nice inside, but fuck, that's a lot of money to roll down the road.
Let's see some more pics of the ski rigs.
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08-22-2019, 10:41 AM #4939
I hear you. I just see a lot of #millenials rolling around in their #vanlife as a daily driver because they can't afford a second vehicle because they're #broke because they spent all their money on a stupid van that cost 10x more than a much more practical camping setup. It seems #dumb.
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08-22-2019, 10:49 AM #4940Hucked to flat once
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Solid gen x'er here with no car loans. My advice...be stoked about all the clowns with expensive vans. I'm upgrading my van in a couple years on the cheap when the recession hits.
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08-22-2019, 10:51 AM #4941
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08-22-2019, 10:59 AM #4942Registered User
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This is the Millenial with no car loans plan as well. Just hoping the old Astro makes it to then. It's way the fuck better than sleeping in my buddies truck bed with a topper or shitty slide-in pop-top. Now if you've got a full-size truck that can handle a hardsided camper, that's a different story. But you're not buying a nice hard-sided slide in and an F250 for south of 15-20K around these parts.
My 5K all-in setup is simple. You don't get a pickup truck setup as comfy for 5k. I reach over and start it up in the AM to get my boots warm. Pull out the mimosas, make some coffee, and only get out once I'm bundled up and need to take a shit.
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08-22-2019, 11:03 AM #4943Registered User
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I would love a nice van once retirement hits - here is hoping #vanlife blows over leaving many a nice van for sale. I am thinking a little 10-12ft cargo trailer behind an 4x4 van would have me and the MRs set for most of the year of travels
Now though - I just want to limit the number of engines I need to maintain. What with:
-truck
-mrs' pos Subaru
-motorbikes
-sleds
not to mention the bike collection, ski collection, kids and wife's bike and ski collection and a house - if you are a bit obsessive compulsive on the maintenance side of things - you can spend your entire weekend wrenching, repairing and not doing. I think this is where the phrase "first world problems" originated.
The truck and trailer are both very low maintenance - so that works for me for now.
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08-22-2019, 11:18 AM #4944
Aimed at the $70k bro-club... you know what I mean. Whether that's an "up-fitted" van or a shiny new truck, it just feels antithetical to my ideals of ski-soul.
I love seeing the older vans and RVs out there in the snow. Your Tiger was the main inspiration for my own rig.
$100k vans just scream DWEEB to me. Maybe my opinion will change one day.
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08-22-2019, 11:50 AM #4945
ha- not even on ski trips- just when I drive to the hill.
I'm in no way am knocking the truck if that's what you dig. I just dig the van
while it's not a "cool" van, my van cost $32k brand new and we've put probably $7-8k into it. we kept ours fairly open/ basic to work for whatever we need it to work out for.skid luxury
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08-22-2019, 12:03 PM #4946
Yeah, I don't disagree at all, just fun to poke at you a little from afar...
And, what Conundrum said relative to the future secondary market.
Especially if a recession hits, which economists are discussing a lot right now.
I relate to this 100%
IDK, i think it makes it moar c00l, but I'm a weirdo - so, pay not attention to me.
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08-22-2019, 12:22 PM #4947
Lots of subtle dick waving happening. Thanks Toast for acting like "I don't get it" to stoke that easy fire.
There is no one best way to do it. Regardless, you are finding a way to buck the mainstream. No matter how popular it seems it is still a counter culture movement which in my opinion is always cool. TGR loves to act cooler than cool by flexing their e-peen. Whatever, just go hate on Outside magazine or Epic/Ikon to get your fix. Ha
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08-22-2019, 01:18 PM #4948
In fairness, rolling around in a $150k van is a not particularly subtle waive of the dick. It's basically the new Hummer.
But most of the vans on here are far more reasonably priced and clearly awesome. Don't get me wrong - I get the attraction. And there may well come a time when I don't need the utility of a pickup truck, so owning a van makes more sense. But until then, I feel it is my obligation to (in good humor) poke fun at the #vanlife movement for managing to combine a "back to nature" mentality with totally over the top consumerism draped in a blanket of glamping.
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08-22-2019, 02:03 PM #4949
Speaking of truck campers
https://m.pinkbike.com/news/vehicle-...wer-wagon.html
Dope little set up!
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08-22-2019, 02:42 PM #4950Registered User
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I think that I've seen that setup in Moab. We all laughed that the dude puts his name on the side of the truck with all his spancers. Gave us a chuckle. I mean, even you are sponsored and a fancy pro dude who gets his camper paid for, who does that? At least be a little subtle.
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