I will probably only travel in and around Ontario. I may plan a cross country trek at some point. I haven’t gone to the states with the van. The borders are so strict nw and if they strip my van when trying to cross i’m kinda screwed. It happened to a frend of mine a few years ago. As much as I would love to see America I’m not sure it is worth the trouble.
I got the van for a place to sleep when I work away from home. The Mrs. is not a good candidate for RVing full time. I would need a bigger rig for two of us and a dog. I want the hard shell so I can walk around the van with a little more comfort. If I’m parked the wind up penthouse is fine but it would be nice to not worry about it and just driving away.
I am in Southern Ontario so we do run the full gambit of temeratures here. AC is really on needed for the 3 months of summer. With the high humidity and basically sitting in a big metal box AC is a good thing. I have thought of the solar panels that can be set up outside the van. I’m toying with all the options right now but if I can get a hard shell then a roof mounted system would be good as well.
I’m think I will need a generator for AC anyway (yes/no???)