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<p>[QUOTE="DRTDEVL, post: 12016016, member: 106279"]Not gonna work. You need to get the 170 EXT model in order to have room for a tiny bed and 3-pallet capacity. This isn't a full conversion, just enough room to sleep behind the driver's seat. A converted van will already be pushing the weight capacity of the 2500 after adding up cabinetry, holding tanks, heating/cooling systems, insulation, etc., and the 3500 isn't good for this work as it gets worse fuel economy and the dual tires are tucked underneath the van, thereby taking up the necessary width to slide a pallet between the wheel wells.</p><p><br /></p><p>You have to pick: Use the van for work, or use it for play. It won't do both at the same time very well.</p><p><br /></p><p>How about moving to where the rent isn't so high?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DRTDEVL, post: 12016016, member: 106279"]Not gonna work. You need to get the 170 EXT model in order to have room for a tiny bed and 3-pallet capacity. This isn't a full conversion, just enough room to sleep behind the driver's seat. A converted van will already be pushing the weight capacity of the 2500 after adding up cabinetry, holding tanks, heating/cooling systems, insulation, etc., and the 3500 isn't good for this work as it gets worse fuel economy and the dual tires are tucked underneath the van, thereby taking up the necessary width to slide a pallet between the wheel wells. You have to pick: Use the van for work, or use it for play. It won't do both at the same time very well. How about moving to where the rent isn't so high?[/QUOTE]
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