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05
Oct
Exterior Lighting

Exterior Lighting

Added some weatherproof, rugged LED lights to the van. Not thrilled at drilling mounting and wiring holes in the van
2 min read
04
Oct
Van Floor

Van Floor

The floor does not get proper respect in van builds. It seems like a "yeah, whatever, move on"
7 min read
03
Oct
Windows

Windows

We finally decided the layout enough to feel confident buying windows (sizes, location, type, brand, vendor). Arctic Tern by Tern
4 min read
21
Sep
Layout Decisions = Cardboard Trial

Layout Decisions = Cardboard Trial

Once the floor 'sandwich' (1/2" minicel + 1" polyiso insulation + 3/4" baltic birch plywood)
2 min read
15
Sep
Roof Top Combiner Box

Roof Top Combiner Box

Another day, another hole in the van. There's plenty of items on the roof that require wiring to
2 min read
14
Sep
Air Conditioning

Air Conditioning

Reason #6 on why we built our own van was modern DC air conditioning so that we could power it
4 min read
14
Sep
Roof Rack

Roof Rack

After the seat swivels, the next task is adding the roof rack. Seems odd so early in the build out,
3 min read
29
Aug
Bike Storage

Bike Storage

A key requirement which pushed us into a custom van build was proper bike storage. We didn't want
3 min read
28
Aug
The Workbench

The Workbench

All of us dream of a killer, large workbench with a great vise, tons of clamping options, integrated electrical outlets,
5 min read
28
Aug
La-Z-Boy Swiveling Seats

La-Z-Boy Swiveling Seats

The driver and passenger seats in our van are pretty comfy - leather and power adjustable in many ways (even
2 min read