Armed with a few 2x3s, and a tentative sketch in his head for a diy headboard, The Husband asked what I thought about adding a wood headboard to our bed? I like it! Looking through the back doors of most vans, the view always displays some sort of mattress and disheveled sheets. A sleek headboard…
DIY Van Conversion
Hiatus from Van Life
The decision to take a hiatus from Van life, started much the same as any decision we’ve made to embark on a journey. Without thought, or plans. Starting Location: MT Hood, OR Destination: Austin, TX Miles: 2,314 Days: 7 Season: Summer Temperature: 77 lows – 104 highs Vessel: Converted 158 WB Sprinter Van Passengers: Husband,…
DIY Travel Air Conditioner for under $35
This easy DIY travel Air Conditioner, is an energy-efficient AC unit, that can be built in about 10 min to build for less than $35! It is perfect for pets, garages, RVs, converted van’s, and road trips. It’s cooling power comes directly from frozen ice, and electricity is not required. Depending on which type of fan…
Sprinter Van Conversion diy Window Shades
Good blackout window shades are an ultimate necessity in the business of stealthy camping. Here is how we put together some simple diy window shades for our Sprinter Van. These diy window shades provide insulation, privacy, and keep the outside oblivious of the happenings on the inside. I suppose one can buy window shades online,…
Sprinter Van Conversion Insulation
5 months of #vanlife exploration to-date in this Sprinter, and we are quite pleased with the way our triple layer insulation design is working out. It gives the whole interior space a solid cozy feel, that’s protected from the elements, and free of morning dew. Even with the doors open, the inside is consistently staying…
Sprinter Van Conversion Under Bed Storage Design
Storage and organization is a major factor in all our building decisions. Everything needs to fit well, but also be accessible. The under bed storage area of the van conversion is very important. This is our garage, our trunk. The biggest area we have to use for storage ideas. No space can go wasted, we…
Sprinter Van Conversion pictures!
We are 4 months into our Sprinter Van conversion and it is starting to look pretty amazing, if I do say so. Just a month after our little bundle arrived, we found our Sprinter, the dream-mobile for any true adventurer. But with zero experience on converting a van, a great amount of time had to…
Sprinter Van Conversion Demo Day
We had a baby. We also bought a used van. The plan is to convert the van ourselves. Then we’ll travel to beaches and mountains to surf, snowboard, and show baby snow and ocean, before she turns one. This is our first baby. This is our first Van. We are figuring it all out as we…
The Sprinter Van
WANDERLUST – wän•der•lust – being in a continual state of exploration We have a baby now, so obviously we’ll be needing a nice family van. A nice large, responsible family van. A nice blacked out, windowless, unmarked family van. It is possible that we may have misinterpreted the statistic of “family van”. Or maybe we…