Pony Express - van conversion

[izmepeggy]

My van. Chevy City Express.

 

[HersheyMint]

My van. Chevy City Express.

Pretty cool!

 

[Willow Flats]

Wow Izmepeggy, that's a great set up. Super stealth too! Nobody would even know there were horses on board. Does the ramp fold up or detach?

 

[Kelly]

Curious what the interior height is on your van, looks like plenty of room for the smaller minis.

How tall is your tallest horse Willow?

My interior height is 48 inches, the interior length is 77 inches and the interior width is 48 inches.

Cappy was 35.5 inches and had plenty of room. I think @Thistlebee said her horse is 39-40 inches and just fits perfectly.

 

[izmepeggy]

Wow Izmepeggy, that's a great set up. Super stealth too! Nobody would even know there were horses on board. Does the ramp fold up or detach?

It folds in half length wise. Then has a pin i drop in at the top to keep it in place. I take it off after loading. The ramp was a wheelchair ramp tappered at the top. A friend that works on horse trailers did the welding.

 

[Willow Flats]

How tall is your tallest horse Willow?

My interior height is 48 inches, the interior length is 77 inches and the interior width is 48 inches.

Cappy was 35.5 inches and had plenty of room. I think @Thistlebee said her horse is 39-40 inches and just fits perfectly.

Annie is a little over 37" it's nice that they can see out of the windows too.

 

[Kelly]

Hubby got the AC all hooked up in my van! He added outlets to the exterior of my van so I’ll be able to plug in at campsites. One outlet for the AC and another outlet for lights, microwave etc.




This is a picture from the inside of the van.




Thank goodness we got the low profile AC unit because it barely fits in the garage with a couple of inches to spare.

 

[MaryFlora]

Be still my heart!

Just in case it doesn’t fit in your garage due to any further modifications in the future, I have room! Just saying………

 

[BSharpRanch]

Idea for your cart transport….

http://dyerbuggyworks.com/equipment/buggy_racks__accessories
Im thinking of hubby doing something similar to this.


Oh, and where did you stow your ramp?? In the last horse compartment??

I have the ultimate cart carrier for my van! It's an electronic scooter carrier! I never even thought about one of those till I seen one on marketplace. I've used it twice now and absolutely LOVE it!

It swings out to the side so that you can load the carrier up then load the horses. Then swing the carrier in place and raise it up!

 

[Kelly]

Oh cool, I’ll check them out. Thanks!

 

[MaryFlora]

Stop that! All of you van people just stop!

 

[Kelly]

Hubby got both hi ties up and working on my van today.…and he also got the ceiling insulated so I am ready to go! The hi ties come off and will stow safely inside the van while traveling down the road.

 

[secuono]

IDK where everyone gets their micro minis from. Seems there's only big ones out this way. My oldest is 38" now, these babies at 31~ inches, so probably won't stay teeny.
Anywho, I could fit 3 in if they stayed teeny, but if they're 36+, only two. Darn.

 

[LindaM]

Following this thread with great interest! My two are 31 and 33”- think they’d fit in a Ford Transit Connect?

 

[MaryFlora]

This is such an interesting thread and I love seeing how you all transport your minis without truck and trailer. Ingenuity on the hoof!

The high ties look pretty slick, Kelly, and I had to laugh….”high” is such a relative term with minis! You and your mini buddies have some fun camping ahead!

 

[Kelly]

Sometimes their way is better! Loving how Breezy loads in the van these days, it is so much easier on me! He came up with this idea all by himself!!

 

[HersheyMint]

Sometimes their way is better! Loving how Breezy loads in the van these days, it is so much easier on me! He came up with this idea all by himself!!

I'm a big boy Mom. I can load by myself. Let's get this show on the road

 

[MaryFlora]

Love that! He gets in the car faster than most people do!

 

[Kelly]

Video of Breezy loading into the van…

 

[Kelly]

Got my van all cleaned up, vacuumed and Pine Sol. Made up my bed and am getting ready for my next trip