{"id":15451,"date":"2017-09-29T21:10:56","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T01:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/?p=15451"},"modified":"2019-06-01T08:54:58","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T12:54:58","slug":"man-travels-world-ambulance-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flightsafetynet.com\/man-travels-world-ambulance-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Travels The World In Ambulance Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2014Ian Dow said an epiphany inspired him to buy the ambulance.<\/span><\/h3>\n

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. \u2014 A man is traveling the world in an ambulance he renovated.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ABC News<\/a>\u00a0reported that Ian Dow bought the ambulance for $2,800 on eBay.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dow said he was originally searching for a van to convert.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter getting burned by a Craigslist seller — he backed out after I drove 12 hours to buy his Sprinter — I was depressed and I crashed my motorcycle. Then I had an epiphany. I was in pain and needed some emergency help. Sitting on the couch that night with a busted shoulder, I searched eBay for ambulances, found a cheap one, and even Google Earthed the charity listed as the seller, finding the ambulance parked right outside.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dow said after putting some work into it, including a sundeck on the roof, the ambulance makes him \u201ccomfortable and happy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the Sprinter would have cost me $8,000, I felt like I got a screamin\u2019 deal,\u201d said Dow. \u201cI finished it with materials I like. The teak floors, subway tiled kitchen, exotic hardwood table, cedar-lined closet, bamboo cutting surfaces and guitar inlay accents all keep a smile on my face.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

How does he make a living to pay for his travels?<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been on the move for 10 years now and haven’t had a steady job the whole time,\u201d he said. \u201cI once was an art director on a film, a set designer and fabricator, an artist manager, music producer, graphic designer, painter. Life on the road is surprisingly cheap and I manage to survive with very little funds.\u201d<\/p>\n

His advice for others looking to do something similar?<\/p>\n

\u201cJust do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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