Comments by "David Leigh" (@davidleigh443) on "VAN TOUR: STUNNING TINY FORD CONNECT HAS IT ALL" video.

@tammieparrishmiller3669 I never watched 30 Something, but I agree Marie is beautiful. I am a single 62 year old, also with a History degree. I am currently doing a nomad-type job in Minnesota, I am planning to retire next April. Thanks Marie for inspiring future nomads like me.
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@tammieparrishmiller3669 Thanks for asking. I am in NW Minnesota. Very small town. About 50 miles east of N. Dakota. Weather-wise-vey gusty, farm area. I grew up in Massachusetts, but I have lived in Florida and Las Vegas for 20+ years of my life. My nomad dilemma is do I want to tow a trailer/camper or to I want to be more stealthy and have it all in a van. For me , I look at campers in two styles. I have seen Hiker Trailers which have the rear galley so that you have a bedroom, a rear kitchen and your tow vehicle for storage. I also liked the runaway campers, which are very lightweight , but no rear galley. There is a nice video by Slim Potatohead featuring Dani a woman who was living out of a Runaway with her two dogs in the Arizona desert. And, then there are the vans. I really liked Marie's set up. Very clever, but you have to be extremely minimalist.
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Wow. Marie's build is great. It is amazing how much she has incorporated in her tiny van. Did she say what the dimensions of the van's box was?
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@tammieparrishmiller3669 Yes I am expecting cold weather, but I grew up in cold weather in New England. Although it has been a long time since I froze . The company I work for-Express Pros, provides free housing (Hotel) as long as I work for their client -Digikey. I expect to work all the way through next April. Excellent pay, no housing expense, good deal in my view. As for that video, if you type in: You Tube Slim Potato head Dani, it is the first video which comes up. I don't know if Dani mentioned it but there is a guy in Indiana named Charles Moman who used to have 2 different Runaways. He and his wife have filmed a dozen or so videos on Runaways. My favorites are the Runaway Rally which Runaway hosts every February where Charles interviews runaway owners and asked them about additions that they put in their campers. Great food for thought. Other than that I get most of my build-out ideas from having watched Bob Wells' Cheap RVLiving site for the past 5-6 years. It has been great talking with you also and rather than chew up Glorious Life on Wheels space here if you want to ask me any more questions or something you want to pass on you can always email me at Dleigh2010@gmail.com. May that awful STL humidity evade you. Take care. David
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Tammie Parrish Miller Thank you. I look forward to hearing from you. And I agree Bob W is a true hero.
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