Our Unconventional Life

Starting the ambulance conversion seems like a daunting task. But just like any big job, if you have a good understanding of where you want to go and then break it down into smaller tasks, eventually you'll get to where you want to be. First and foremost, we want to get our new vehicle insured and on the road. Before we can do that though, we have to decommission it as an ambulance. The State of New Hampshire tells us the following: 266:78-r Vehicle Formerly Used as Ambulance to Having Identifying Features Removed. -  Prior to driving on the ways of the state, a vehicle which was formerly used as an ambulance or rescue vehicle but is on longer licensed as an ambulance under RSA-153-A, a person shall remove any siren, red forward and side emergency lights, gold lettering, red cross, caduceus, or other medical insignia, "Keep back 500 feet", "Emergency", "Ambulance", "Rescue", or other lettering or insignia that might cause the vehicle to be mi...

With Apologies to Dewey Bunnell and America The other day my co-worker Dave asked me what was new? "Well", I said, "Angelika and I bought an ambulance". "Huh...", he replied, "didn't see THAT coming". Actually, Angelika and I have been scheming about the best way to get ourselves into some kind of mobile camper outfit for many months now. This is a means to an end. We each have a long term bucket list goal in mind: I intend to through hike the Appalachian Trail, and Angelika is going to ride her bike across the country. When I hike the AT, Angelika is going to shadow me in the camper and then I'll do the same for her when she does her cross country bike ride. This is just the first step in what we intend to be an adventurous life in retirement, which will be good fodder for more blog articles in the future. We started out down a more conventional path last Mother's Day by going to the local RV dealer to see what they had to offer. We ...