JQG4 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Hi all! I recently purchased a 2016, slowly working towards a 'tin tent' type conversion for traveling and camping. I added interlocking foam tiles and hung a curtain to separate back area, and added a box with some supplies like a Jackery, USB lighting, CO2 detector, compressor and jump starter, front window screens and insulated window covers for all windows and a low watt heated matress pad, which combined with the jackery supplies about 8 hours of heat. In November I camped in the back along skyline drive without the matress pad, it got down to 31 and it was a bit chilly. With the matress pad, I camped at 24 degrees and was fine. No insulation yet, no heater. I spent 16 hours stuck on 1-95 in VA and having all the camping stuff in the back was a life saver! So far, I am loving my Transit Connect. It's not perfect, but at 30 mpg it's pretty close. The goal is to have it painted, add roof rack, kitchen, water, solar, multiple house batteries, bed, work area, storage and fans. More to come! Thanks for reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willygee Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Welcome..have a 16 lwb like yours.Did some boondocking every winter on way down south to avoid new england winters. Eventually bought house in Fla. Used remote start from bed in back to preheat van before early to rise. 1000w sine wave inverter fired up the coffee maker. Smart TV mounted in back. Good times. Wife uses van now for work commute but still set up for day trips or boondocking when needed. Do you follow any You tube van lifers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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