Camper Van Build: Framing, Storage & Kitchen Progress! After a productive first day, the camper van rebuild is coming together nicely! I’ve now got the bed frame marked out and tested—it’s super solid, and I’m happy with how it’s shaping up. There’s plenty of headroom above the mattress, so we won’t feel cramped while sitting […]
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Reconfiguring for the Perfect Adventure Building a camper van is never a one-and-done process. Over time, you learn what works, what doesn’t, and what could be improved. After traveling extensively in our camper for the past few years, my wife and I have decided to redesign the interior layout to better suit our new travel
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Optimizing Camper Van Insulation with Thermal Imaging and Window Tint One of the biggest challenges of camper van living is managing interior temperatures, whether it’s keeping cool in the summer or staying warm in the winter. Recently, I got my hands on a thermal imaging camera for my iPhone, and I decided to put it
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Optimizing Our Van Layout for Ultimate Travel Comfort For those who have followed our van adventures, you know that layout optimization is key to a smooth and enjoyable travel experience. After a few years of trial and error, we’re now refining our van setup to be more efficient for two, possibly three travelers. Here’s our
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The next step in our “rebuild” – how we installed a better insulated roof and ceiling in our VW T4 Long Wheel Base High Roof Transporter Camper Van. Fun for the whole family! Hahaha…
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Our VW T4 Transporter is a long-wheelbase factory high roof model – so it has a GRP roof. I don’t want to make too many holes in it so I had to figure out a way to mount solar panels without bolting them on, and in a way that I could easily remove them. This
Cutting a big hole in the roof of our factory high roof VW T4 Transporter wasn’t supposed to be this tricky! Please support our channel by visiting these links: Fiamma Turbo Vent 28:
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We decided to spring clean our VW T4 camper van… and that started a series of fortunate events. Out came our galley kitchen, fridge, cabinets and rock & roll bed. But why? We do need to do some work on the insulated roof and ceiling – but there’s always things you want to do to
Why we tore our VW T4 camper van interior out! Read More »
Making an awesome overlanding style custom center console for our van with AC + ICE 6x9s and 12v sockets with USB connections! Please support the channel by subscribing and clicking the links below. Episode 9 in the series about how I retrofitted air conditioning to our VW T4 camper van – just taken our van
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This is Part 1 of how I made a custom center console cabinet out of plywood to house the air conditioning unit. Please support the channel by Subscribing and visiting the links below – Thanks! I’ll demonstrate how I made the template for the side panels to fit below the factory dash, and the challenges
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