1999 Astro Dirtbag Mobile
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Its no sprinter, but shes mine. |
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Looks great. Thanks for sharing. |
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That is one of the coolest vans I've ever seen. |
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She's a beaute! Did you insulate it at all? |
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Tristan Higbee wrote:Looks great. Thanks for sharing. I didn't know what a Yeti was, so I looked it up. For everyone else as ignorant as me, it's apparently a high quality cooler.Thanks man, also cool thing about the Yeti is it can handle dry ice. Basically a freezer. |
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RocknRone wrote:That is one of the coolest vans I've ever seen. total cost?Total Cost Estimate Van 5000 Solar 400 Bed and Kitchen Materials 500 Swivel 350 Yeti 350 Bike Rack 200 Cargo Top Carrier 250 Total 7050 Thanks RocknRone! |
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Ben Dueweke wrote:Hey, Funny enough I have almost the exact same van. It's a 99 Astro that is white with those same hubcaps. It has windows in the back though. Anyways, where do you live with this van? I noticed you don't have any insulation. I'm asking because I want to tear out the interior because it's ugly but I'm worried It won't be suitable to colorado winters.I did't do any insulation because of space. My original build had a bed that converted into a queen for me and my ex. I hit my head on the ceiling every night. Maximizing every inch was my priority. Especially for bed height. Measure the tallest thing that needs to fit under so you have head room. As for warmth, ya it gets cold. I have down booties, down comforter and a 15 deg bag. I was plenty warm in Yosemite for the winter this year with snow. If I had a bigger van, I'd insulate everything. One thing that I still might do next winter is put something on the floor so my feet stay warmer. Astro for life! |
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caughtinside wrote:Nice rig and thanks for the price breakdown. I had no idea you could get a solar system on a van for that little.Ya man, every day I'm pretty stoked on how much free power I have. I'll never not have one now. |
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way to rig an awesome set up at a impressively low cost! |
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Dream machine. Thanks for posting. |
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How's your experience with the yeti cooler been? Sounds like you love it in your op? Do you buy blocks of ice for it, if you do how long does a block last? |
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Willie Wilson wrote:How's your experience with the yeti cooler been? Sounds like you love it in your op? Do you buy blocks of ice for it, if you do how long does a block last?Block ice is what I always look for. If it's cold out a block will last me about 10 to 12 days and hot about 6 or 7. If I really have something I want to stay cold I'll wrap the cooler in a sleeping bag. Thats a huge help. |
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By Tristan Higbee |
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i'm looking into getting an old astro and turning it into a living space...thoughts on all wheel drive? |
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Nice work! |
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Nice rig. What are you using your inverter for primarily? I'm in the market and afraid to go with a cheap in price one as I fear it affects the quality. Do you have it hooked to a switch or an ignition switch? |
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Peter nichols wrote:i'm looking into getting an old astro and turning it into a living space...thoughts on all wheel drive? nice set up.Hey Peter, the AWD is not a true AWD. You really only have 2 wheels driving at any time. The most hard core roads I've been on were some pretty wash boarded roads near the Red in KY and it did awesome. |
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Ryan N wrote:Nice rig. What are you using your inverter for primarily? I'm in the market and afraid to go with a cheap in price one as I fear it affects the quality. Do you have it hooked to a switch or an ignition switch?My astro was pre-wired to have my alternator charge my additional battery but it never really worked well. Someone told me that an alternator was not great at replenishing a large deficit battery and would never be ideal for anyone really using a house battery as I do. |
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I've seen this van...and the owner, neither of which are impressive. Pretty cool troubler, though ;) |
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looks great! Just got a 2004 Astro, looking to do something similar. I might have to hit you up for some advice. |