dsw4x4
Adventurer
Sounds like a awd chevy would be right up you alley for your uses the prices are right for these vans bang for the buck is great. If you want a van or RV you can take on trails don't let people fool you, most SMB's do not get used to their potential. However any decent newer 4wd conversion can be used and will usually out perform the driver. I have taken my extended 15 pass bone stock quigley up Kane Creek and Poison Spider Mesa in Moab (both rather difficult rated trails for a stock rig) it was just my girlfriend and I with no other vehicles, not a lick of problems or any body damage. Only casuality was a gouge in the plastic ford hubcap. When we go to Moab we usually take trails across the state to get there and take trails across the state to get back home. Not something you can do when you tow your toys to go play. So in my opinion 4wd in a van is not a waste because it allows us a rig to tow camp wheel and haul bikes in. If you have a hankering for exploring 4wd van is the way to go.
Derek
Derek