There is a fine line between a sweet van and a free candy van...which is ironic given the sweetness of candy, but ultimately the difference between seeming quirky and creepy. You'll have to be the judge with this next van, but I wouldn't park it in any school zones until you've fix the body damage on the side. Find this 1991 Ford E350 4X4 offered for $14,500 in Black Canyon City, AZ via craigslist.
If you are in the market for a causal camping vehicle, you might be tempted to get a full-time camper conversion or get an actual Winnebago, but I think you'll find a few big negatives. First, is that if you don't have covered parking, it will upset your neighbors (particularly in parking restricted urban areas) and second it is worthless for anything other than camping. And thieves know they are easy pickin' because of minimal security features and are typically filled with easily fenced stuff. What you REALLY need to get for camping is a heavy duty work truck. Like this 2005 Ford E350 Van here on eBay offered for $6,800 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Richmond, VA.
The fourth generation Ford E-series van may have shared many of its components with the F-series pickup, but it was technically built on its own platform. However, most of the mechanical components are shared, starting with powertrains and continuing to interior parts, so you can expect a degree of similarity. What you won't expect to see is an F-series van or an E-series pickup, but here we find this thing, putting the E in El Camino. Find this 1999 Ford E350 Pickup offered for $6,000 in Bonaire, GA via craigslist.
They say that driving a car in Alaska is like owning an Italian car in any other part of the country. Metal parts will rust immediately and for every twelve months of ownership you can only drive it for six. Additionally, the only thing more prevalent than rusting carcasses in last frontier state of Alaska is freshly slaughtered caribou, so why not combine those two into one single craigslist ad? Find this 1987 Ford Econoline Van with free caribou meat for sale in Anchorage, AK for $850 via craigslist. Tip from ANCMatt.
