Thread: Ever Lived in a Car?

Originally Posted by terry57

These rigs are common place In Aussie, Grey Nomads on a never ending road trip, this will be me, next year maybe.

I hope you do it and share pics with us, Terry.

Originally Posted by birding

Considered building one myself on a truck or small bus but many place I want to go need 4WD.

Converted bus would be great.
But if you need 4WD, a Unimog would fit the bill.
Google unimog camper.

Got my HT in a unimog. Papakura and Linton.

No thanks. even those VW vans are a bit claustrphobic

Originally Posted by bsnub

Originally Posted by terry57

These rigs are common place In Aussie, Grey Nomads on a never ending road trip, this will be me, next year maybe.

Whats the price of gas down under? I would have thought that nobody would be driving full size American trucks outside of America due to the gas mileage.

Petrol has plummeted in AUD so driving has become cheaper this year. Around $ 1.20 in the city, In the middle of now where it can be anything.

You must take on board that people who can afford rigs like this do not even consider the price of fuel. One would simply never buy a big rig if watching Dollars.

Add on Top that to park something like this in most Caravan parks near a city one must book ahead and pay for two Bays.

Average cost just to park this could be $ 100 buks a night.

When touring the country these rigs are totally self sufficient though and they just bunk up anywhere.

Many Australians have worked all their life and are now on the road blowing their Superannuation enjoying their life.

That's me.

My new motor will be fitted in my car when I get back in October and I'm off on a very nice road trip.

Originally Posted by birding

Why bother... Well you are self contained have your own showers and toilet, can have a small generator as we had in NZ. If you want to stop in a city you can go to a hotel if you wish not many dont have parking.

I've traveled far and wide in Thailand and in season it's a stunning country to tour.

At the end of the day my Handbag and I book into a nice hotel for under a 1000 BHT.

This is exactly why I would not piss around with a Camper.

Australia's huge and distances vast between stops, campers are brilliant there but here, NA, give me a nice hotel any-day.

What ever EH.

Originally Posted by Cold Pizza

I hope you do it and share pics with us, Terry.

I am going to do it mate,

I'm planning now and have been refining my rig every time I have returned to AUD.

With the new motor I'm good to go.

I've got a few road trips to do with the new motor just to make sure it's all good and then I'm off. Punch up 5 K on it locally first.

2017 It's game on.

Keep my crash Pad in BKK and come back when I'm finished.

All good innit.

Some examples:



This woman has lived in her mini-van for 2 years. She gives us advice on how to shower and shit in a van.

Thanks, darlin'

^

Very informative that wannit.

But hey,

Did ya notice that her car had the steering wheel on the right hand side.

She is in Septic land and their steering wheel is on the Left hand side.

Whats up with dat EH. ????

Haven't watched it tel, but it seems the lettering on her jacket is reversed too.

So that's two things she's fucked up on right there.

She might be right brained.....

Good info: her monthly costs, and how to work while living in a van.

Seconded.