Add a rooftop tent and you're good TO GO ....! ! !  :-)

On Fri, May 13, 2022 at 2:13 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>  It's Friday, so OK to post something like this.  I have owned VW vans
> since 1974; current '85 is approaching 300,000 miles of fun.  Has a recent
> Subie 2.2 motor conversion, a new rebuild of transmission, and soon will
> have new front suspension and new brakes all around.  So obviously, I am
> committed to this thing.
>
> Others have eyed my Vanagon with envy.  My tintop parks nicely in garage,
> gets 22 MPG, I smile everytime I drive, especially when I see reflection in
> glass store front windows.
>
> So....Toyota Sienna.  About a 2005-2008.  Fits in garage.  Has A/C that
> works.  Drivetrain is exactly like my daily driver, a 2004 Toyota
> Highlander.  V-6 motor.  Robust.  Parts and service are available
> anywhere.  Price on San Diego Craigslist is typically around $6000 to
> $9000.  Plentiful.
>
> My idea would be to strip back interior.  Build my own bed and camper
> interior.  Screens on windows.  House Battery in that deep space in the
> back of Sienna.  Butane stove.  Ice chest.  Custom curtains.  All the usual
> junk too.  Totally doable.  Great campervan for 2 people.
>
> Please don't hate me.....just thinking.
>