# Cheap Camper Vans? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320 "2018-07-19T19:55:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MarkWallace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@MarkWallace](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkWallace)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320/1 "2018-07-19T19:55:48Z")
I’m interested in purchasing a car like a ford transit, something that has a med/high roof. I would like to convert it into something that I can live in full time while traveling. So far I have 5000 saved, is that a good start? Is there anyone on here who is living in a camper van, knows someone, or has experince converting vans into something they can live in? I’m also interested in something that is low on gas, and something i can stand in, I’m a pretty tall guy and I dont wanna crouch in something that I’m living in. I’d like to hear your opinions. ---
**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320/2 "2018-07-19T20:12:36Z")
here is a very similar thread you might want to read. > [@Young Woman Looking to Buy a Camper Van](https://community.cartalk.com/t/young-woman-looking-to-buy-a-camper-van/121290/26): > > My employer won’t care! I have a post office box, and I get direct deposit. So… ---
**Author:** ![MarkWallace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@MarkWallace](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MarkWallace)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320/3 "2018-07-19T20:15:18Z")
Thank you. I will read it asap. ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320/4 "2018-07-19T20:20:02Z")
$5000 will buy you a high milage mid eighties camper van that needs a lot of restauration.Even a fully restaured VW Westfalia camper dating back to 1992 can be found for around $20,000. It is possible to convert the smaller Ford transit Connect into a camper for $5000 like this person did.The cost of the vehicule is not included in the conversion. > **[My $5000 Tiny Van Conversion: The Complete Cost Breakdown - Tiny Van Big Living](http://tinyvanbigliving.com/van-life/vancostconversion/)** > > My $5000 Tiny Van Conversion: The Complete Cost Breakdown This post may contain affiliate links, see disclosure statement for details Vanny Devito is now my tiny little home, but once upon a time she wasnothing more than a silver van. The entire van... ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/cheap-camper-vans/121320/5 "2018-07-19T23:01:01Z")
What country are you in? The full-size Ford transit van has only been available a few years in the US, and you’re not getting one for 5000 Now, if you’re in another country, it might be a different matter. Because the large Ford transit vans have been available in many versions, for decades. And you should be able to find something for 5000 . . . are we talking US dollars, british pounds, or what?