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Mostly BLM land, off random dirt roads, and parking lots at the put-in the night before river trips. Typically free. Other places we spend time are National and State Parks that either don't have RV hook-ups or we're too cheap to pay the extra money for a power plug. Those usually run us $5-$10/night. We're in Utah by the way and spend most of our time in Utah, Idaho, and Colorado.

I got some more gutting done. The back section is about 99% empty. The only things holding on are the metal roof supports and the gas pipe that runs under the floor from one side to the other. Sorry no new pictures. It was too dark for the camera phone when I was done. I did do some quick Google sketch-up models of the idea. Feedback is appreciated. Interior dimensions are about 12 1/2 feet long by 6 1/2 feet wide. The entry door is immediately behind the cab passenger seat. The plan would be for the bunks in back and the little seat behind the driver would be removable and have adjustable heights. Not sure as to the mechanism yet. The idea would be to have extra counter space as needed and the rear, upper bunks could be used as open shelves when not lowered for sleeping (or removed completely). The shower/bathroom stall would be moved from the current location across from the entry door to immediately behind the entry door on that side. We store and carry most of our gear in plastic tubs, so we'd plan the space under the beds/bunks in back for carrying tubs and coolers of various sizes. Let me know your thoughts and ideas. And a quick question for Baja, what thinkness of FRP and insulation did you use? Thanks to all.

Haha. We actually sold a crew cab F250 for the Toyota. I'm liking the trailer idea. A little sketchy when dad's not willing to pull over on a road trip but they'll get used to it. I'll just slow down to about 30 mph or so and they can make the jump from the back window.

Another thought - we'll probably never be on shore power or parked in an RV park anywhere. We're typically in primitive camp grounds.

Baja was definitely my inspiration on the possibilities; though I hope I don't end up going quite that aggressive. 4wd is hope for sometime far in the future but I think we can get many good years out of 2wd. Any input or ideas would much appreciated. We've got some criteria that we're trying to work with: Sleeping space for myself and wife and separate sleeping space for up to four kids (two at the moment, one on the way and one in the plan.). Space for gear including but not limited to skis, white water raft with boxes and frame, climbing equipment, and generic hiking/camping stuff - depending on the season. A toilet is a must, shower/toilet room will soon become a necessity with all these girls. A the big one - we're on a super budget so we can't get fancy on purchases. No problems, right. :-)

A couple pictures from a trip over the summer with it so you can see it from the outside and one down the galley (with the blue foam child barrier installed).

Well, the project begins. Probably should have started when it would be warm a little longer but all this last week we've been pulling stuff out. So far we've taken 360 lbs worth to the dump with easily twice that much weight in the garage in more trash, appliances, and four deep cycle batteries. Not entirely sure where we're going with this but we've decided we'd like to start with a clean slate. From the pictures, you can see I've had a little help. I've gotten some more done but don't have pictures yet. We've got a bit of snow that's slowed the process a bit. I pulled the shower/bathroom stall out in one piece through the back window opening. I'm going to end up cutting it up to use to fill old window/accessory holes we're not going to use anymore. The tear down should go relatively quickly. It's the build back that's going to take forever.