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@LilyGazou Here is a link to where you can download an owner's manual for your Roadtrek roadtrek.com/owners-2/. Just scroll down to "owner's manuals" and select the year, then Dodge or Chevrolet and click "download". I have found this a very useful website for all things Roadtrek. A blank cargo van might suit your use case better. Outfit it with the functions you want using 'easier to figure out' equipment.

If you decide to sell it, I'd be happy to do a video about it on my channel. Roadtreks for sale always get lots of interested viewers.

Yeah, I'm sorry this video wasn't as succinct as it could have been for you.

As with most things, a "ban" is just a problem to overcome. Many sources for denatured alcohol. Not a problem.

Hi Gwen, thank you for the question. The Roadtrek is a Canadian product. As such, I don't think the fabrics will be something you would find in the United States. My first inquiry would be to the Roadtrek manufacturing facilities in Ontario Canada. They may provide you with the mill that produced the fabric for them and you could contact that company to determine if any still exists. If by 'upholstery fabric' you are referring to the seats in the vehicle, I would do the same research project with the seats as focus. The interiors of these Roadtreks were hand built by crafts people in limited numbers so things like fabric would have been outsourced, from manufacturers of those materials, for use in their construction by the Roadtrek artisans.

@@RoadtrekRich Yes, I thought of that as well. I as married in Perth, Ontario canada. I thought Road trek in Canada was out of business, which i why I didn't look there first! Thank you !

@@GwenRN Their contact info shows them in Cambridge, Ontario on the Roadtrek.com official website.

Hi. I don't know what AV stands for. I assuming a door, comprised of a wood frame surrounding a panel. I don't know the condition of the "broken" glass. If it is just cracked but still in place, the "cover up method" would apply a sheet of vinyl over it, front and back to keep it from getting worse. Then cover the area with a "trimmed to fit the area" panel and fasten it with extra strong velcro. If you want to remove the glass, and install a different panel, that will require breaking out the glass. Once the glass is out you'll be able to measure the "slot" it sat in and size a new wood panel accordingly. Now you will need to to gain access from one end or side to install the new panel. The construction of the door frame determines how to "deconstruct" it if that is how you want to proceed. But there is a short cut. That is to cut a slot the same dimension as the "slot" on the inconspicuous "top" or "side" of the door, the hinge side, down to a depth where the new panel can be slid into the frame. This new panel can be cut to a dimension that "fills" the area that was cut away to give access to install the panel. The "cover up" method doesn't require any tools. The "cutting a slot method" requires a table saw and fence to cut the slot. What would I choose? The "cutting a slot method". I have the tools to do that. The results would be more satisfying to me and invisible to anyone looking at it.

@@RoadtrekRich AV = audio- visual. The glass is not broken. The frame around the glass is splintered. So, Im looking to replace the glass with a wood which blends with the rest of the van. Thank you for your reply.

@@GwenRN Got it. My Van didn't have that feature. I've had to re-glue the frames on a couple of doors. I think the frames are oak. So an oak veneer plywood the right thickness would probably get you close to a match.

If you need measurements let me know.

You're welcome.

I just use my phone. And google maps. My Prius has nav.

Hi. You are probably a high functioning individual that doesn't need a video.

​@RoadtrekRich actually no i really didnt... i was just aggravated with a bafang bbshd install... thought i was going to need to change my bike chain length... which i didnt... but i did have to change over to a 19mm offset front sprocket... which should be here at the end of the week... i usually have everything done in a shop... but ofcourse because of all of the little issues with compatibility you run into on an ebike kit installation... no shop will do it... so im learning a whole of things about working on bikes that i didnt know... and every video i warch... it usually takes 15 minutes of listening to mindless babble... half the time that has nothing to do with the subject matter of the video... to get to an answer and its really annoying

Thanks for the comment ! Give it a try.

👍 Hi Ron. Thanks for stopping by !

Hi Sandy, It very simple. You can even have a place like Home Depot cut a hobby panel of material to size. Then just glue it together ! Thanks for the comment !

@@RoadtrekRich Thanks! I have so many materials laying around here, I'll slap something together. Home repairs have had me a bit enslaved lately. It'll be my next 'fun' project. I deserve it!

Thanks for the comment! The cover comes in very handy.

Hi. All the parts I updated in the "house portion" of the Roadtrek worked just as they had throughout its life. I replaced them with the updates because those performed more efficiently than the originals. Unfortunate that your experience has been what it has been.

I don't know where you are but here in California, the 4X4's are everywhere. Even in such a small town, we have at least two conversion companies building them. I don't know if they start with a 4X4 chassis...I haven't done research on that. I have a different use case so... But I can post a list of them for sale here in the area next time I'm looking around on the classifieds.

Hi Bill. I've refurbished, rebuilt, restored, maintained, repaired and operated vehicles since I was 14. For me, the "how would I" or "where would I" was answered a long time ago...I just do it. That's not the average person. The admission price is a factor. A much newer unit is going to have an admission price near or in most cases over 100K dollars. With interest rates the way they are, I'm not sure, but I can check, the down payment, taxes and fees would pretty much cover the price of one of these older ones. Ongoing, a person would have a monthly payment. Between 8 and 10 years, with interest, they would have purchased the vehicle twice, have one, and it would have gone through it's depreciation cycle during their ownership. Vehicles do have parts. Hard parts and soft parts. What do I mean? Soft parts are things that are designed to be replaced. It's rare to encounter a soft part that isn't available or can't be fabricated. Hard parts have long life spans. On these vehicles, 100-200K or more. They are commercial chassis...beefy. As far as a class B "house portion", the "rv" part, in the one I drive, I've updated every component that existed in the original to modern, contemporary features. Solar, compressor fridge, webasto style furnace, batteries, lighting, low start up air conditioner, generator, "composting" toilet, etc. It is possible to have the same style of comfort without the cost. But I understand when a person has the perception that buying something "newer" is going to somehow "buy" them security and peace of mind. If a person is relying on others to provide them with the needs their vehicle has, then their costs are going to be monumentally higher. Are there costs to owning an older vehicle? Of course. My experience is that they are for different things and lower. For me, with my life experience, the reward versus the risk is greater than the differential in price between the current average asking prices of 24K for an older one versus 100K for a newer one. Time is my friend. The average asking price for the vehicles I listed is more than I paid for my Roadtrek. Will they sell? In the car biz, there's an old saying, "there's a (you know what) for every seat...just wait". Like I say in some of my videos, I don't give advice, I just tell people what has worked for me. We all have different ideas and thoughts about things and I appreciate you discussing the concerns you have. Thanks Bill.

What about Barth's, Bill? Homes and dressing rooms of movie stars out on those "on location", "cowboy movie" movie sets? They even made small diesel pushers and pullers...I came very close to buying one, once upon a time.

@@RoadtrekRich Well, you got me there: I've only worked on cars since I was 16 (1966). But they're more complicated nowadays (PC chips). However, the mechanics are pretty much the same -- chassis, brakes, etc. And the electrical/plumbing an RV has -- have done that in homes during my life as well. I'm a "Renaissance Man" of the Handyman world (if you will) so I'm not concerned about that. Nor the tools (I still have for various trades as I used to build houses for Habitat for Humanity). I'm just saying I had personal experience with an older vehicle I had to give up on (after keeping it 32 years) because I couldn't get parts for it. Even tune-up parts. So it was over (my BEST car ever, too). As for the high prices of RVs -- what vehicles are NOT high-priced nowadays (as the pickup truck makers)? Even the Crap-Makers (Coachmen, Forest River to name 2) overprice their crap RVs. But that's just how it is, ESPECIALLY for Class Bs that have ALWAYS been overpriced -- even the old Roadtreks were outrsageous cost-wise. But any RV I get NOW would have to be my Daily Driver to make sense paying big $$ on it each month -- so it'd have to have an engine! Better yet, I LIVE in it. But as an expensive "option" when I already have a Daily Driver? Something to be used only occasionally and stored MOST of the time -- like most people do with their RVs? Don't think so, it has to be my one-and-only vehicle and/or I need to live in it. I could even afford a pretty serious $400-500K Class A in that case (but they're too big, and have other issues I don't want). No, right now I have a Jeep (Gladiator) and it can tow a small TT easily and still have carrying-capacity left over (I insist on that). But were I to sell the Jeep, I'd likely buy a "non-full-amenity" Canadian Class B such as the well-made (and pretty decent warranty) -- two things American RV makers fail to accomplish -- and that'd be a Pleasure-Way Tofino. Again, it'd be my Daily Driver (and do some other things for me) and wouldn't cost much more than my Jeep did. Wouldn't need to LIVE in it though as I'd have an apt or house to live in. But to LIVE in, I'd need a "full-amenity" Class B at the very least. Not likely though as I'm not a "nomad" type, so wouldn't like living on the road. But something like a Tofino (reminiscent of the old VW camper-vans, which weren't "full-amenity" either) is a reasonable possibility. UNLESS I Move to The Villages (Florida) and can get by with just a golf-car, for ALL my needs there. Not possible anywhere else in America but done there in The Villages by thousands of residents daily. But then there's moving back to CO as an option, too -- so I'll need my Jeep. Decisions, decisions... -- BR

@@RoadtrekRich Yes, Barth for sure...didn't name them ALL Rich. How about Beaver motor-homes? Yes, "those were the days." -- Mary Hopkins TODAY though you have to get a Prevost Marthon to be in the same quality ballpark those old ones were. Sorry, but I haven't been able to find $1M+ change in my couch cushions thus far. Don't think I ever will. -- BR

@@billredding2000 Time marches on. We'll see what the future holds when we get there.

I use it sparingly. I rarely use it for anything but the microwave. And I rarely use the microwave. How long I can run it depends on what the load is. I also have lithium power banks that charge through solar panels that I use to bake bread, recharge batteries for tools and the batteries for e-bikes. Each power bank has its own small pure sine wave inverter.

Hi. Thanks for commenting. I like bottles too. Mine doesn't fit under the coffee maker so what I do is fill it with hot water the night before, empty that out in morning before making the coffee and fill it again with hot water so it will warm up the inside of the bottle before I pour in the fresh brewed coffee. It helps to keep the coffee warmer longer than pouring into a "cold" bottle.

We seem to cut from the same bolt of cloth with regard to this RV thing. Start with good "bones". Take care of the equipment. I do whatever I can myself. When I need something I'm not equipped to do, I have someone, who is, do it. I've thought about selling this one more than once but I wasn't sure what I would get to replace it. At this juncture, what would I do? (I'm a designer). Over a winter, I would empty the living room in my home base, tarp it off from the rest of the house, layout the 70 to 90 sq ft. of the living (in a small van) space and begin my personal design. That way I would have a laboratory to adjust everything exactly how I want it and "live with it" as I made changes or revisions. Everything that went into it would have a custom fit "home". Forms suggest functions and visa versa so I would be able to observe the "design" manifest itself. I have a couple "base vehicle" candidates but I'm hoping something more innovative, maybe a hybrid van? comes along. If I saw the vehicle, I would know "it's time". Haven't quite seem it yet. One thing that intrigues me is substituting the bed for something else. WHAT? Yes. A bed takes up an enormous amount of the available space. I'm thinking more along the lines of a hammock. In Hawaii, I fell asleep in one instantly and slept like a baby. I'm lucky, I can fall asleep anywhere. The vehicle is already, essentially, the framework to suspend it from...it's a "roll cage"... I have lots of "ideas". And a mind that is non stop when it comes to picturing them.

@@RoadtrekRich Your designer/engineer mind and creations are always intriguing! I could do just fine in a regular old, converted 'van', I don't need the oak cabinets & high-end upholstery, but one of the reasons I went with the RT was as a decent (I hope!) investment. It will continue to hold it's market value much better than some of the alternatives. Plus, I'd rather be out USING and enjoying it than trying to sell it and/or shopping the market for something else i know I'd end up putting massive man-hours into (which I've already done on the RT!). Then, I consider that I pay Sales Tax again every time I buy something else :( . I'll keep my Bilstein shocks, brand new brake lines & calipers, new Falken tires, steering stabilizer, etc, etc ... I even 'invested' in a few expensive OEM parts for back-up (water pump, fuel pump, alternator & a few other bits). I'm not starting all over, lol!

@@SandySez Yes. It's holding it's value and even increasing. These are vintage now. They may even qualify for special plating here in CA. I'm going to check. Lower insurance rates for those. Limited use. I calculate all the parts and I call or visit an RV shop to get an estimate on installation of them then add that to the "value" I establish for the vehicle. WIth what mine now has, in CA, I would need an offer over 25K to let it go. I see them here frequently for that and more. Mine is now coming into a "low mileage" category because I live right in the heart of everything fun, I don't travel very far.

@@RoadtrekRich ​ @RoadtrekRich I'll have to check on vintage registration here in Fla. I had a couple of VW's tagged Vintage but it was yrs ago. I had the RT titled as an RV & insured as a 'pleasure vehicle'. When I bought it, it was titled as a Dodge van. I'm close to the price range you mentioned too. But I have no generator or awning (don't want either, lol), @ 89K miles. My son lives just a little North of you (in Ukiah), I've thought about driving it out West when I get ready to sell it .... better market value, I think.

@@SandySez At least for now. California is losing people by the hundreds of thousands. It's the first time since the gold rush the population is decreasing. I love it. When people say "we're moving to Idaho, Texas, etc." I say that's fantastic! When are you leaving? Do you need help packing?