Would it be hard to live in a Falcon panelvan?

[FalconXV]

Would it?

[jstanovic]

Yes...

[stock1991]

No , if you're organised. Sleeping is taken care of, everything else can be done outside

[napoleon]

I had an XF panel van on my P plates. Did a ton of camping in it , like every second weekend and was also the daily driver to work.

One side had a bed the other was clothes/cooking equiptment.

Head had to be at the barn doorsas the rear was raised otherwise wokewith headaches.

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[mick taylor]

More easy than a wagon or sedan or a ute, get a trailer as well would help and keep the back of the van just as a bedroom.
Tailgate type is best and they had a extension tarp setup you could buy to fit over the rear back in the 70's, but one could extend on that and on the sides you can make a setup that lock into the gutters and a tarp going out from there to poles and pegs.

[sgt_doofey]

Roof racks + awning = shelter.
Cooking and relaxing under the awning. Sleeping in the van.

[XB GS 351 Coupe]

Camping it would be great, permanent living would see some challenges. There are plenty of youtube videos on this subject, not particularly a Ford panel van, but things such as living in a Jeep. living in a Prius is popular.

[351LTD]

No Problem,lived in my XC coupe between wife's (only thing i wanted to keep)

[BradEL]

I Sleep all the time in my Territory, bought it for the purpose of having a good vehicle to sleep in and travel around in. If you organise the rear area it is okay. I have spent a few weeks at a time in it without trouble. I now have a shelf above the area where my feet go (when lying down) which i can store cooking equipment on, clothes, food ect.
Anything i dont put on the shelf can be stored in the front seats at night then moved when going off again.
The only real hassles come when you get rain. Nowhere to dry anything once its wet..

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by 351LTD

No Problem,lived in my XC coupe between wife's (only thing i wanted to keep)

Did you sleep between em to stop em fighting too much?

[DJR-351]

Used to do it all the time time in my old XAGT Panel Van () but that was in my late teens/early 20s, like to be a bit more comfortable these days though....

[wodahs]

people live/have lived in far worse
if you circumstances find you in such a need it is doable

I have found myself living in such arrangements but I am a long distance driver and after you load up the cab and sleeper of a cab over Kenworth with all your gear a small fridge and some cooking gear , and I tend to take the dog

[Falcon SXR8]

well the saying goes, " you can sleep in a car but you can't drive a house"

[Rallye Sport]

I've seen people living out of a lot smaller cars, I admire the adapt and overcome attitude when times get tough.
I've camped out of the back of a BA Falcon wagon no worries. Checking into van parks over the weekends for some amenities and social contact made it a little easier.

[CyberWasp]

Where there is a will there is a way.

[Crazy Dazz]

I once fell asleep in the back of a mate's PV.

Woke up back in his carport. Wondered out the front, looked around, and wondered where the hell I was,
and whose PV I'd been sleeping in.

[nstg8a]

If I split up with the missus I’d buy a van (a proper van though not a pano) and give it a crack. Do the backpacker thing for a bit.
Only issue is decent vans are rediculously expensive for the basic utilitarian vehicle they are.


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[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

If I split up with the missus I’d buy a van (a proper van though not a pano) and give it a crack. Do the backpacker thing for a bit.
Only issue is decent vans are rediculously expensive for the basic utilitarian vehicle they are.
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You can always build your own.

Spend a lot of time away (upto 10 months out of the year) if I take the panel van I've camped in it while onsite, if to far from accommodation but I've come very fond of motels with the PV.
No reason why you couldn't set up the panel van for long term living. portable cassette toilet, solar shower, portable solar panels with a second battery setup for lights, stereo, TV phone etc.

Panel vans and (hippie) vans was one of the reasons I built the Ford trader, the sleeper is based on the size of a Peterbilt. 60in with full headroom. Gives me the same floor space as a small van with full offgrid living standards. dunny, kitchenette, solar shower, TV DVD, stereo, 5ft lounge and fold down bed and still be able to carry 1.5T of stone or pull a gooseneck.

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Originally Posted by roKWiz

You can always build your own.

Spend a lot of time away (upto 10 months out of the year) if I take the panel van I've camped in it while onsite, if to far from accommodation but I've come very fond of motels with the PV.
No reason why you couldn't set up the panel van for long term living. portable cassette toilet, solar shower, portable solar panels with a second battery setup for lights, stereo, TV phone etc.

Panel vans and (hippie) vans was one of the reasons I built the Ford trader, the sleeper is based on the size of a Peterbilt. 60in with full headroom. Gives me the same floor space as a small van with full offgrid living standards. dunny, kitchenette, solar shower, TV DVD, stereo, 5ft lounge and fold down bed and still be able to carry 1.5T of stone or pull a gooseneck.

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You truck people are a different breed, and thats a compliment. You make it sound like is a 2 minute $50 job to create something like that trader which looks pretty well sorted. And also it looks the part too. I dont doubt the possibility of living out of a pano for a short period, but depending on work commitments and available camp sites close to laundromats etc to myself it comes across as only a short term arrangement. A holiday week down the coast sort of deal. Full time it may be a challenge.

[roddy1960]

Yes , but there's a fair few families that have begun in the back of a Ford , Holden or Chrysler panel van .

They were the ducks guts in the seventies and early eighties ..... shaggin' wagons all over the place then ..Sundowner , Sandman spring to mind . Ford Escort also made a Sundowner ..

Would spend an overnight or two in one but it'd be hard to live in one for too long .

[roKWiz]

Originally Posted by roddy1960

Yes , but there's a fair few families that have begun in the back of a Ford , Holden or Chrysler panel van .

They were the ducks guts in the seventies and early eighties ..... shaggin' wagons all over the place then ..Sundowner , Sandman spring to mind . Ford Escort also made a Sundowner ..

Would spend an overnight or two in one but it'd be hard to live in one for too long .

And the Transit Sundowner, van scene is still alive. roddy

[mike_nofx]

Live in or camp in?

If you mean live, i'd probably consider every other option first before planning to live in a panelvan.

Maybe your top 10 cars site isn't generating enough clicks to pay for a home without wheels?