Saturday, March 6, 2010

Big Red Van is Born

Our Big Red Van (affectionately dubbed BRV by my wife Dawn) was actually born long ago, in 1979, when Led Zeppelin was at on top of the music charts. But today is when the BRV started it's new life with us, and this blog is going to chronicle our adventures.

How did this whole BRV thing come about? Dawn had been dreaming about buying a small Class B RV/campervan, since she enjoys camping but has trouble staying in tents because of her severe allergies to grass and plans. I liked the idea of having a self-contained vehicle/bed for road trips and weekend getaways, but each time I looked at them I was in sticker shock, as even used ones cost tens of thousands of dollars. I thought, "Why not just buy a big used cargo van and put a futon in the back?" That would be way cheaper and much hipper. And so I did, and presented my creation to Dawn for her birthday. She was very excited, as you can see below.




-Amber