Van & Gear

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Your van is both a resource (health you have to protect) and a build: you install parts that grant passive buffs, carry consumables in your stash, and — purely for fun — repaint and rename the rig.

How gear works

You buy gear as items, then manage it in two places:

Van parts go into the Van screen, one part per slot. Installing a second part in an occupied slot swaps the old one back to your stash.
Consumables live in your Stash and are used from there.

Parts feed a single buff profile that the game recomputes whenever your loadout changes (and after loading a save). The buff keys are: bigger gas cap, bigger grub cap, van wear reduction, extra show Vibes, taping stealth (fewer busts), tape quality, and road luck (fewer nasty surprises).

Van parts

Functional upgrades, one per slot:

Part	Slot	Price	Effect
Aux Fuel Tank	tank	$16	+8 max Gas
Roof-Rack Larder	rack	$12	+12 max Grub
Heavy-Duty Shocks	tires	$18	Van wears 3 less per leg
Rebuilt Engine	engine	$26	Van wears 4 less; climbs grades clean
In-Van PA Rig	sound	$20	+4 Vibes at every show
Matte "Nobody Here" Paint	paint	$22	Much safer taping (stealth)
Nakamichi Dragon Deck	deck	$30	+10 tape quality
Dashboard Disco Ball	charm	$8	+3 Vibes at every show
CB Radio	radio	$14	Fewer nasty road surprises

Decorations (creative-mode parts)

These live in their own decor slots. They're mostly for style but each carries a small built-in buff:

Decoration	Slot	Price	Effect
Tie-Dye Curtains	curtains	$6	+2 Vibes at every show
String of Prayer Flags	flag	$5	Fewer road surprises
Bumper-Sticker Collage	stickers	$5	Slightly stealthier taping
Dancing-Bear Hood Ornament	hood	$4	+1 Vibes at every show

Consumables (stash)

Bought as gear, used from the Stash:

Item	Price	Effect
Full-Size Spare	$10	Automatic — saves you from the next blowout, no button
Crew First-Aid Kit	$9	Use for +15 Vibes
Jerry Can of Gas	$7	Use for +6 Gas
A Pinch of Something	$12	Use before a show to bless your next tape (quality floored at 92)

Creative mode: paint & name

Free and cosmetic: pick a paint theme to recolor the van art and name the rig. Both are saved with your run. This is pure customization with no gameplay cost.