The Fatmobile: Final Push
November 16 begins our first trek in the Fatmobile, kicking off a 2-week adventure driving from southern Virginia down to visit family in Florida and then back home. We’re so close to having the van ready, but need a little help getting over the final hurdle.
We’ve gotten new tires, adjusted the alignment, oil change, and solar panel installed. Our biggest needs now are:
- a 200 amp-hour battery for the solar panel to charge
- 16oz propane tank(s)
- a basic tune-up
- fixing the electric to the 12V/cigarette lighter on the dashboard
- new wiper blades (with a spare set)
- If possible, it’d be great to have cruise control that works, too, but that’s not a necessity!
How can you help?
The biggest way to help is to donate to our GoFundMe campaign. Initially we thought it would just take $300 more to reach this goal – but that was based on an incorrect estimate we’d been given. So it’s going to be closer to $500.
We have a wish list, too! It includes the battery we need along with a 4-pack of propane tanks. Or, if you’d prefer to contribute to the comfort of our trip, there are things like blankets, pillows, and sheets on the list, as well.
The Fatmobile, in all her glory. 
This will be where I sleep on the road. That seat is a futon and folds out into a single-wide bed. The box beside it is a custom-built box that has multiple functions: a table while I work, a chair for guests, storage for the extra battery, and our on-the-road toilet (a 5-gallon bucket with a toilet seat attached and biodegradable human waste bags inside). 
The large box on top of the black tiled counter is a full kitchen in a box, made for camping but will work in our van. The counter is a box Chris made and put tiles on to look nicer (and so no one gets splinters from the plywood). 
This photo is taken from my seat in the back (and taken before we’d tiled the counter). It shows how our sink will be set up and has the kitchen box open with the interior of it pulled out to demonstrate what’s in there.
