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I took my family to Arches in the early 2000's and asked one of the rangers there if they knew what ever happened to Abbey's trailer or exactly where it had been located while he lived there. While she expressed interest in knowing that herself, she old me that nobody knew. I got the same answer when I asked her about Abbey's favorite tree, a juniper tree near the entrance to the park and was told the same thing.

haha the grass rub for the spill is a hell of a move I see you brother

What´s the name of that guy?

remove the rear tires , place jack stands under the rear axle!

ive thought about converting my vans top with one of those truck toppers also. Its refreshing to see someone that actually did it! Gives me some inspiration

You had me at garlic bread. SOLD!

Beautiful

Love your ways

did you notice any improvement in height/appearance of the rear after doing this? I just changed my 2/1s out for 3/1s and am confused/dissapionted they look the same (like almost flat)

This is a public service announcement for anyone with limited experience planning to attempt this job on your own van. Please reply if you have clarifications to offer. Basic point: before doing this job, check the drivers side rear wheelwell to make sure you can see the shock stud over the frame rail and that it is not obscured by any hoses. None of the videos on youtube really convey the potential difficulty of removing the top nut from the old shocks. The problem is extremely limited access. It’s enough access to get the new shock on and tightened, but chances are the old shocks aren’t going to come off like butter and so the access becomes inadequate in that case. There is potential for the nut to seize or strip. If it doesn’t seize or strip, then you’re good with the videos on youtube, but if it does, then you have no options (that I know of) other than going through the wheelwell with a sawsall with a 12” metal blade (which is dangerous because the gas tank is about 2 inches away) and carefully cutting the top stud off through the bushing area, or just brute force break the stud off the shock by wrestling with the bottom part (which is not guaranteed to work). Access through the wheelwell is crucial, and in my case with a 1998 E150 conversion (check your van for this too!), your access to the top shock nut through the wheel well on the drivers side will be blocked by three lines: The gas tank atmospheric return line, and the two coolant lines to the rear climate unit. You will need these out of the way for access and also because you wouldn’t want to accidentally cut them. The gas vent line is pretty easy to disconnect and pull out of the way, but there is no way to reroute the coolant lines without disconnecting them, and you can’t disconnect them without draining the coolant. In my case I just took the opportunity to delete the entire rear unit.

Is the oven insulated

What is with these videos where the shock body of the shock is large? On my van, I have new aftermarket shocks that need to be removed, and there is nothing to hold onto, because the you can only see the chromoly shaft and there is no "body" to grab onto. How the F@!!k o you stop the chrome shaft from spinning?

I got a 2006 E350,,I love to fix it like yours but I'm too busy traveling,,time for me is everything,I'm 60 yrs old, I do have a bed ,2 bicycles inside,on the roof I got a kayak and a paddleboard,,I save my money for gasoline to travel,,

I think if you made a couple of videos a week consistently you could possibly get huge. It’s really good stuff.

Funny stuff you should keep it up. I enjoyed it. I wouldn’t mind seeing a video on how you did your power source in your van with details and some more humor.

Incredible creativity, did you paint the outside of the van as well. Looks totally unique.

I've been reading and watching van conversion blogs and videos for over a decade.... and this is one of the most real videos yet. ❤❤❤

My favorite van build video! Love it!!!

Nice video. What was the final adjustment that made everything better?

A healthy mam proud to collect the hard earned taxes of other healthy men. A Hole.

I love your initial comment about your vehicle can hurt you. You must be Catholic like myself. Lol. How did you find out which springs you needed and are you happy with? I have a 1990 Ford E250 campervan and it needs new springs. I cannot find any id marks and want to make sure I am happy after purchasing and installing. Thank you!

That unscrewed with his hand lol definitely not a video for those in the rust belt 😂

this is probably the best vanlife video on youtube

How do you like the bilstien shocks??

Its been two years hows it holding up so far?

Thanks for sharing the video bud! Do you also have highway speed shakes problem?

How did you get the bottom end in, after you finished the top end?

Loved your video. Great job not over-talking stuff, and l loved your ingenuity. Thankyou!

I was looking at one for my cabin and haven’t seen anyone use one indoors how has it been?

😂😂😂😂

Why does everyone get hung up on (It's an outdoor oven) What about the fumes ? What about the CO2 ? What about proper ventilation ? I don't get it, How is this any different from a regular gas/propane oven that are in many homes all over the world ??? I have one (Camp Chef) that I use in my kitchen,

Yeah read monkey wrench gang n found him to be the type of person I’d much prefer to be alone in the desert. Def got the impression that he was not into free thinking at all n that he somehow wanted people to subscribe to what his ideas. Neat shack guy

Loved it 😂

I have a similar van and I love it

Funkadelic! What kind of oven do you have?

Good job man, I liked.

So helpful! Access to the upper nuts is abysmal.

Way to go Flaster 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

Thanks, knew it was gonna be a pain.

What evidence do you have that it's Ed Abbey's trailer?

Love the authenticity haha! Thanks a lot for this, it was helpful for my 91' econoline. Cheers!

Hey Jason. Liked your video. I'm also considering the E250. Do you know if it's wide enough to put the bed along the width direction? I'm 5"11. Thanks!

So great!!

So damn good Jason! Listen to your mah!

If an RV has 6 wheels, then how many does a hypocrite have?

This is nuts. I'm a naturalized French, born Brazilian citizen. Came across Desert Solitaire on a complete whim, and it's been a life changing experience getting to know Abbey's work and growing nostalgic about a beautiful place and time i've never known of. If this truly is his trailer, where he wrote and experience his face off with that serpent, and where he sit and wrote those little quips and stories i grew fond of, then it is indeed quite a magical find.

Very cool away from it all 🙏🏼

Safety glasses helps 😁

God video. Informative and well edited..