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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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A full size van is going to give you more room and be better off road than a minivan. But if you can score an Odyssey off your folks I'd say it's a no brainer. Way better mpg. Keep it in their name for lower insurance.
I'd take the odyssey. Take out the middle seats. Fold the back seat down but keep it accessible so I could bring friends or climber hitchhikers if needed. Black out the windows with something easily removable so I could still see easy while driving. Put in a curtain divider behind the front seats, so I'd have privacy/stealth but could get into and see out the back easy. Put a roof box on and keep light, less valuable stuff up there like clothes. Get a big bouldering pad for a bed. Have a fold out table, chairs, and a screen tent/canopy for an outdoor kitchen/living room. Pack my guitar, djembe, and iPad for rainy days.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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i hope that your homeless sojourn
cures you of your cultural conditioning
as demonstrated by your thread title.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 9, 2012 - 11:16pm PT
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DANG silver if that has shag carpet I'm all over that hahaha
Norwegian I'm not sure exactly what you are trying to say, but hopefully by the end of my trip I will...
Fet, when I'm home (in a couple weeks) I'm going to check out the odyssey and see if it is big enough for me to sleep in (i'm 6'4") and maybe start making a platform for it
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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'81 El Camino with astro turf on the payload
or the old Audi allroad circa 2002 (get a stick shift)
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Aug 10, 2012 - 04:20pm PT
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I've got a Sienna and you could sleep in the back easy, but I don't know about the Honda.
A platform is great because you have a lot of storage under it, but I would design it so it breaks down to a couple pieces so you can move it to the center and use the back seat. I could easily see climbing at say Yosemite and you meet up with some folks and you all want to drive to the Needles, or Kings Canyon, or Smith Rock etc. etc. If you can still use the 3rd row seat you can seat 4-5 people and then THEY can pay for your gas to your next destination.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 10, 2012 - 04:44pm PT
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cars are tools.
life does not happen under their job.
they deliver you,
to your life.
and in them we sleep,
to awaken to life.
you do not live in your car.
americans are lost in their evolutionary pursuit.
they believe that sleeping is living.
i hope that your crooked journey
teaches you to unlearn everything that our culture has taught us.
cheers.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Aug 10, 2012 - 04:54pm PT
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my case substantiated,
i often awake in my car.
i get up and unwrinkle my spine
because it is usually a rental,
and smooth out my digs
and walk into a meeting upon
which hinges millions of dollars.
i cannot tell you of the many times
that my colleagues have witnessed me
climbing out of my back seat bed,
only to look upon me funnily in
the 5-star conference room as we
duel for pastries...
or better yet,
i awake in the ford at the footstep of my
new york jobsite, just as the crew is half-a-cup
deep; i exit the vehicle, tassle my hair and
hit the outhouse cause there's no boulders around.
car sleeping is not desperate,
instead it is logical.
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2012 - 05:38pm PT
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Norwegian now I hear you... Deep man, I feel ya.
Fet that is a good idea. I need something long, but the multipart system should work great. I agree that having use of the back seat would open up more opportunities.
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lars johansen
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Aug 10, 2012 - 06:17pm PT
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Let's see....if money is no object, Sportsmobile! If it is, I'll take the Toyota Van.
lj
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briham89
Big Wall climber
los gatos. ca
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2012 - 06:21pm PT
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Money is definitely an object... No free ride for me
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 10, 2012 - 07:02pm PT
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Usually the seats come out of mini vans real easy. Build a plywood deck and cover with furniture foam then go with real sheets and blankets. Good storeage under the bed. I have several different compartments under the deck in my Town and Country AWD. String assecory cord arround the windows and hang curtains. I also have a curtain between the front seats and the back. helps big time with light polution and privacy when sleeping in truck stops and wall marts, etc.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 10, 2012 - 07:23pm PT
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I have privacy glass on the Town and Country. Can't even see the curtains from the outside.
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Scott Thelen
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Aug 10, 2012 - 07:50pm PT
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Get a $1000 Subaru with a 2.2 engine put another $1000 into fixing it.
Have a good time you f*#king dirtbag ;-]
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