The End Of Our Vanlife?

It's a fair question to ask after what it took us to get to Ecuador during a global pandemic if we are done with vanlife. The answer is no. The current situation requires us to wait a while, but we - okay I - spend a lot of time thinking about the next rig. The last vehicle we made some choices based on fitting into a storage container for the boat ride across the Darien Gap from Pamama to Colombia, but the next rig will have no such issue. Our plan is to go see South America and then sell the vehicle here and when we go finish Central America we will buy a vehicle there and sell it there when we are done. With no crazy size requirements there are lots of possibilities. Here are some of our musings.

First a truck with a camper. What it lacks in good looks it also lacks in function. There are times on the road when you need to be able to "stealth camp." That amounts to pulling into a residential neighborhood and parking for the night. The ideal way is to park and cover the front windows while slipping into the back to sleep. The truck camper isn't a great option for that. The second idea is the old, rusty, Ford van. I don't like fixing things enough for a rust bucket like that and it would be nice to be able to stand up inside in the next van.

I know I could convert a tiny van, especially since we wouldn't take as much stuff as we did leaving the States. Let's be serious though. These things are super tiny. So maybe something bigger?

With these rigs we could have an ensuite guest room! There would be room for hitchhiking serial killers and maybe even some hippies. Anyone want to buy a ton of bus seats? Otherwise I don't know how I would be able to dispose of them once the conversion began. The fuel economy and ease of operation might be lacking as well. Pam seems to be against getting a commercial driver's license for Ecuador for some reason. Oh well, a boy can dream. We will probably just have to wait and buy a vehicle that is already converted to vanlife when the pandemic subsides enough for us to overland travel with relative ease. That's all for now. PEace and love peeps!