Ford Transit High Roof Stealth Camper van build out |  Urban Boondocking

Ford Transit high roof stealth camper build out.

 

Living out of a motor home, RV or van is definately not for everyone, but I have been seriously considering doing this full time.  You can consider this brainstorm for bringing this idea into reality.  

 

Urban boondocking, vandwelling, and living in an RV full time is already being done by thousands of individuals across the country.   Just check youtube, and you will find many videos of individuals and families documenting their journeys and setups.

 

I have not come across many videos where the youtubers are actual online sellers that make income while traveling to different places so I want to put down a plan in this article to figure out how this can be acomplished.  There are a few things to consider while doing this.  I am going to be considering this for myself since I am the one that will be doing this, but hopefully some of the information will help you as well.

 

So first of all let's consider some of the issues that could come up with using any type of moving vehicle.

 

Choosing the right vehicle for your plan of action.

 

My idea is to be as incognito as possible, which means a large motor home or even a class B is out of the equation.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I ended up going with a Ford Transit 250 power stroke diesel.

 

click on the above image to see what they are going for right now.  This means that space would be extremely limited.  Some sprinter vans come with built in storage racks so it may be possible to get something like that and install a living space, or these vans can come with a clean slate, and everything could be completed by myself with the help of a handy carpenter.  

 

Why a Ford Transit?

 

My ford transit is a power stroke diesel which will get better gas mileage than an RV, can use bio diesel and has a tow package to pull an RV trailer if I need to.  They are less conspicious so you can park in places where a normal motor home wouldn't be able to park without being bothered by employees.   I need to be close to places where I can aquire inventory such as garage sales and thrift stores so I would have to park in town and spend the night.

 

Equipment that would be required to be able to be as self sustainable as possible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having to rely on plugins for electricity and water hoses for water would be a pain in the butt unless you go hook up at an RV park and pay their fees, which is definately an option, but I believe there are some equipment that I can use so I limit the need for these things such as.

 

Composting toilet

A composting toilet would minimize the need for water for using the bathroom.  They are actually much cleaner than normal toilets, but do require some extra stuff to be usable.

 

Solar Panels

With enough solar panels, I could drasticaly decrease the need to hook into electrical outlets for power.  It wouldn't solve the problem completely, but it would help out a ton.

 

Solar inverter

With the solar panels also comes the need for an inverter as well as enough batteries to hold a charge long enough to run everything you needed for as long as you needed.

 

Internet equipment for stealth camping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Having smaller solar panels to power various equipment would also minimize the need to use extra power from the main solar panels on the top of the van.  These would be primarily be used to charge, and power the 4G wifi hotspot by verizon which should give a solid internet connection with an external antenna.

 

Other places to find internet

The good news is with a sprinter, it would be very easy to find open wifi spots around towns near places like Star bucks, airports or Hotels, but hopefully with a 4G wifi hotspot, I wouldn't have to use these places.

 

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