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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! 😎 ...
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Van Diaries 8 – External Power Plug
External Power Plug A while ago, we tested sleeping in our van during winter. Fortunately, we had a portable heater ...
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Van Diaries 7 – Revisit Electrical
We're back!... from our overseas trip. And now it's time to start frantically preparing our van before we leave. We ...
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How We Save On Gas
It takes a little effort, but every cent adds up! I'm not sure we've ever actually dedicated significant time to ...
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Van Diaries 6 – Sweet Shelves & Storage
So to recap, we're done with the bulk of the furniture and are ready to look more into storage, shelves, ...
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Van Diaries 5 – The Counter Part 2: Countertop
* Disclaimer: If you haven't figured it out by now... we're still learning how to blog effectively... 😛 Planning phase ...
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Van Diaries 4 – The Counter Part 1: Framing
Framing of the cabinets is our focus today. We sat in the van for quite a while... convincing ourselves how ...
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Van Diaries 3 – The Electrical & The Mirror
The electrical in the van was pretty straight forward ...
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Van Diaries 2 – The Bed
Today, we built the bed... A bed is critical to any good camper van (Do I even really need to ...
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Van Diaries 1 – The Van and The Fan
Time was running out, and the van was far from ready... I'm not sure how we waited until June to ...