CampmobileThis is Doug with a 'guest post' as permitted by the Chief Blogmeister. As we will be spending the greater part of the next two months driving, eating and sleeping in the non-Roadtrek, I thought I'd offer a fifty-cent tour for those who have yet to see it.
Our campmobile is a Buick Rendezvous with the rear seat removed and a 3/4 inch particle board sleeping platform riding atop four 18 x 24 inch plastic storage containers. Two of these are our suitcases; one holds our laptop, small crank/dynamo radio, books/games, etc.; the fourth, non-perishable food. Built-in compartments to the rear contain our tent, small cookstove, toolbox, medical kit, hatchet, bicycle pump, and the critical roll of duct tape. Above us are two bicycles and a luggage carrier about the size and shape of a coffin. In it are three soft-sided travel bags holding Coleman stove, cook gear, lantern, sleeping bags, bike helmets, and two camp chairs.
With all this storage space over and under us, the only item visible in the rear windows is a blue air mattress, which folds up to the size of a large pillow when not inflated. And in a stroke of genius, J created 'cubbies' for each us by modifying two plastic hanging shoe bags and attaching them to the rear of the front seats--perfect for flashlights, notebooks, toothbrushes, camera, extra eyeglasses, and other small stuff.
Following our shakedown cruise to the Sunshine State, some minor re-arranging is in the cards--mostly to place the things we use the most in the most accessible places. Duh. We think we're going to be very comfortable as we head west in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned.
Our campmobile is a Buick Rendezvous with the rear seat removed and a 3/4 inch particle board sleeping platform riding atop four 18 x 24 inch plastic storage containers. Two of these are our suitcases; one holds our laptop, small crank/dynamo radio, books/games, etc.; the fourth, non-perishable food. Built-in compartments to the rear contain our tent, small cookstove, toolbox, medical kit, hatchet, bicycle pump, and the critical roll of duct tape. Above us are two bicycles and a luggage carrier about the size and shape of a coffin. In it are three soft-sided travel bags holding Coleman stove, cook gear, lantern, sleeping bags, bike helmets, and two camp chairs.
With all this storage space over and under us, the only item visible in the rear windows is a blue air mattress, which folds up to the size of a large pillow when not inflated. And in a stroke of genius, J created 'cubbies' for each us by modifying two plastic hanging shoe bags and attaching them to the rear of the front seats--perfect for flashlights, notebooks, toothbrushes, camera, extra eyeglasses, and other small stuff.
Following our shakedown cruise to the Sunshine State, some minor re-arranging is in the cards--mostly to place the things we use the most in the most accessible places. Duh. We think we're going to be very comfortable as we head west in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned.
2 comments:
If Subaru can offer an LL Bean Edition on their Legacy and Forester models, I think Buick
should offer the Monomanian Modification Option on Rendezvous
Where's the hangin' t-shirt that says: "When this van goes a rockin', don't come a knockin'" ?!?
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