Van Diaries 9 – Things Are Coming Together

With not much time before our trip, it’s time to start wrapping things up and call the van ready! 😎

We have just a few more things before we’re ready to hit the road…

Van Diaries 8 – External Power Plug

A while ago, we tested sleeping in our van during winter. Fortunately, we had a portable heater and easy access to a 120V power outlet!

Sweet!! With the accessible power, we wanted to run an extension cord into the van to power the heater. 🙂

Unfortunately… with no external power input to the van, the only option was to run the cord through an open window. 😬

And now it’s time to start frantically preparing our van before we leave.

We are very excited to say hello to our friend we haven’t seen for six months!

I’m not sure we’ve ever actually dedicated significant time to saving money on gas, but with our upcoming road trip, we feel it’s pretty necessary.

So to recap, we’re done with the bulk of the furniture and are ready to look more into storage, shelves, and cozying up the place. Continue reading “Van Diaries 6 – Sweet Shelves & Storage”

* Disclaimer: If you haven’t figured it out by now… we’re still learning how to blog effectively… 😛

We sat in the van for quite a while… convincing ourselves how we want the cabinets framed out. Continue reading “Van Diaries 4 – The Counter Part 1: Framing”

A bed is critical to any good camper van (Do I even really need to say that?). Continue reading “Van Diaries 2 – The Bed”

I’m not sure how we waited until June to start working on this van conversion.
Actually… Continue reading “Van Diaries 1 – The Van and The Fan”