Van Life: Your Home on the Road

291 Pages·2017·203.02 MB·English

by  Foster Huntington

1977 Volkswagen Westfalia, Mount Hood, Oregon; contributed by Callie McMullin
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CONTENTS
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
CHAPTER 1 Volkswagen T3 Vans
Escape from New York: Foster Huntington
CHAPTER 2 Volkswagen T2 and T4 Vans
Lost out West: James Barkman
Still rolling: Callum Creasy
CHAPTER 3 Sprinter Vans
On the edge: Cyrus Bay Sutton
CHAPTER 4 American Vans
Searching the great unknown: Sean Collier
CHAPTER 5 Japanese Vans
The gift that keeps giving: Kathleen Morton and Greg Laudenslager
CHAPTER 6 School Buses
Back from The Dead: Ryan Lovelace
CHAPTER 7 Small RVs and Custom Campers
Mobile moto mechanic: David Browning
The art of movement: Jay Nelson
CHAPTER 8 Truck Campers and 4x4s
Evolution of a snow chaser: Tim Eddy and Hannah Fuller
Large and in charge: Svend Rands
Contributors
Acknowledgments
About the Author
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