Enthusiast III
Life sometimes finds a way, since I’ve joined I’ve always been trying to find a way to actually get out there and do some camping. My second car has recently turned into a third that has sat (with some electrical issues recently). My job has me away from home in West Virginia often and I’m sick of rotting in a Hotel. I’ve decided now is the opportunity to use my 82 Volvo as a light duty camper/Hotel transportation and it won’t take much to set it up, save for sorting out my electrical bugs it’s already a solid driver that I was putting hundreds of miles a month on.
My plan for now is to sort the electrical, I’m going to keep the tires stock since they’re only a year old. It’s due for new rear springs and lateral arm bushings soon anyway so I’ll look into the Overload HD springs. I’m not planning on camping in the wagon, but I’ll look at installing a functional roof rack (which will mean removing the factory one) and going with a single person roof pop-up. With the rear seats up I still have an incredible amount of room for gear and since this version was not equipped with the third row I have an under load floor space that can be locked as well.
Stay tuned!
My plan for now is to sort the electrical, I’m going to keep the tires stock since they’re only a year old. It’s due for new rear springs and lateral arm bushings soon anyway so I’ll look into the Overload HD springs. I’m not planning on camping in the wagon, but I’ll look at installing a functional roof rack (which will mean removing the factory one) and going with a single person roof pop-up. With the rear seats up I still have an incredible amount of room for gear and since this version was not equipped with the third row I have an under load floor space that can be locked as well.
Stay tuned!
