Adventure Van Equipment Summary
Planning what to pack for an adventure that is largely based on having no plans is an odd task. Up until now, our camping gear collection was for backpacking trips - teeny…
Adventure Van Living Space
Welcome to the first floor entertainment plaza: the van living space. It's a Swiss-army of a living area that includes a kitchen, bedroom, office, storage, lounge and sometimes bathroom.
Adventure Van Cabin Area
Up front is our high class luxury cockpit that will surely cause valiant battles when racing for the keys.
Adventure Van Exterior
We didn't do a whole lot to the outside of this adventure van. It is a mid 90's Dodge and came painted in bedliner with the fiberglass top installed, which happened to…
Van Shelving Construction Process
Things we worried about when building the van shelving and bed: Durability, weight, price, aesthetics and materials. Things we should have worried about: Right angles.
Installing The Van Overhead Lighting
I wanted to do something a bit different for lighting. Rather than just make it smell, feel, and taste classy, I wanted to make it look classy.
Dashboard Restoration
We plan on spending a decent amount of time in the front of the van moving from place to place, so we decided to do a full dashboard restoration to…
Installing Walls And Solar
The walls and solar installation were a bit of a joint effort because how we were going to run wiring. This was determined by what we were doing with the…
Adventure Van Flooring Install
Here's the part where I have to emphasize that this isn't a guide, but rather a documentation. Most of the things we did on the van were... experimental. And probably not recommended.
Refurbishing The Van Exterior
There were a few vehicle maintenance issues that we had to address before we could really get to the meat and tomatoes of our build.
