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Fri Aug 29, 2025 11:42 am

FB Virginia

Fri Aug 29, 2025 12:23 pm

danfromsyr wrote: FB Virginia

That tracks.

Fri Aug 29, 2025 3:28 pm

danfromsyr wrote: FB Virginia

This has been up for sale on several Vanagon-specific groups on FB for several months. The interior detail is pretty interesting. I'm not sold on the wood stove, though.

Edit with more pics-

Fri Aug 29, 2025 8:56 pm

I’d run it.

8)

- Dave

Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:20 am

I posted about this one weeks ago but not in this thread, on 6/20 in the Good Deals thread. I figured someone might actually be interested in it.

Wood stoves are not uncommon in "long term" campers, especially the more creatively imagined ones.

Sat Aug 30, 2025 9:48 am

dhaavers wrote: I’d run it.

8)

- Dave

Qualify? ...I do believe there's a 2 banjo minimum :P

Sat Aug 30, 2025 4:36 pm

RoryGirl wrote: dhaavers wrote: I’d run it.

8)

- Dave

Qualify? ...I do believe there's a 2 banjo minimum :P

LOL!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sat Aug 30, 2025 8:14 pm

RoryGirl wrote: dhaavers wrote: I’d run it.

8)

- Dave
Qualify? ...I do believe there's a 2 banjo minimum :P
Would 5 ukuleles count? Refs, can we get a ruling here?

:lol: :wink: 8)

- Dave

Sat Aug 30, 2025 10:42 pm

I just see this as an old timey cedar sided hot sauna like the kind my relatives had in the northwoods of Minnesota, just on wheels and maybe able to travel?
I like it!!

Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:42 am

Honestly, I like it. Looks very cozy. Has ceiling ventilation you can run while cooking or to clear out smoke. The reclaimed wood and antique cabinetry work well together. Unconventional, yes, but well executed!

Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:58 am

The concept of burning wood in a confined space with a huge fire load is Darwinian

Mon Sep 01, 2025 7:02 am

Top-heavy!

Mon Sep 01, 2025 10:16 am

It's rustic for sure. The wood and the seams.. We have a few of those home brew campers around here. I give them plenty of distance in the event of a roof blowing off or something. You know if it's a truck the owner never considers how few bolst actually hold it to the frame. Could you drive that in a state with tight vehicle condition regs? With out of state plates?

Mon Sep 01, 2025 12:18 pm

All it's missing is a Cracker Barrel logo :lol:

Mon Sep 01, 2025 3:32 pm

That van has been posted a number of times over the years. I believe it was an Oregon van for awhile so it has made it across the country.

It’s good to see the chimney has received much needed improvements since 2019.
chompy wrote: From Instagram. Its kinda cool to me but wall of shame for many of you! :lol:

Tue Sep 02, 2025 5:52 am

maybe it needs to be moved to awesome or it's own post for posterity

Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:20 am

danfromsyr wrote: maybe it needs to be moved to awesome or it's own post for posterity

seeing the axe blade hit the dirt makes me think "Wall of Shame" is appropriate...

Tue Sep 02, 2025 6:59 am

I second the motion for it having its own thread. A volunteer with search fu could comb the Gallery for photos from the various threads and create the timeline. The fact that the van is bicoastal should help qualify it. Presently rests about 3 hours from me.

We could interview the current owner and make this a real thing.

Tue Sep 02, 2025 8:22 am

campism wrote: I second the motion for it having its own thread. A volunteer with search fu could comb the Gallery for photos from the various threads and create the timeline. The fact that the van is bicoastal should help qualify it. Presently rests about 3 hours from me.

We could interview the current owner and make this a real thing.

Need a volunteer to administer the Go-Fund-Me?

Skills? TDI?

:D

Tue Sep 02, 2025 8:35 am

I have been watching it for nearly a year on Facebook market. It started at like 24k - now it is down to 14k.