Ken,

The Deep South is a good place to winter out. Onset of winter is slow -
and spring comes early - winters are usually mild. Summers are an
abomination, however.

In Alaska an aircraft mechanic friend of mine put his whole shop in a
milk delivery van type truck - and traveled about fixing airplanes on
the spot out of his truck - even in the dead of Alaska Winter. Had a big
canopy hie would pull out over the work and then would go for it.
Perhaps something like that might work for you.

John

On 9/14/2013 7:59 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) wrote:
> I am super busy here in NJ working on Vanagons and Westies for customers.
>   However the dreaded winter is coming and even though I have a heated shop,
> etc. I really would like to go somewhere that is nice and warm outside
> during the winter months, yet still help customers and work on Vanagons for
> them.  I had been tossing this idea around in my mind for a few days and
> trying to figure out how it could happen when I got a call from a customer
> in Hawaii.  He tells me that in Oahu that there are tons of Vanagons and
> only one trusted mechanic that can work on them.  He is super booked up
> (sounds familiar) so the customer suggested I could come out there and be
> as busy as I would want to be repairing vans.  Of course it is never that
> simple.  I have a wife and four kids so I would need air fare and also a
> place to stay while I am there and a shop to work out of or use as a home
> base.
>
> I am also thinking that Florida might be a good choice for this idea since
> all of the motorhomes go south for the winter.
>
> I am just putting this idea out there.  Anyone on the list give me a way to
> make my dream of a "no winter", winter actually come to pass?
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
> .
>