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A little more progress tonight. Installed one lighting kit for now.
Attached File Built the cabinet face out of some good 8 foot pine boards. Counter sunk and pre drilled all holes. Set it in its permanent position. I think it came out pretty well. Attached File Attached File |
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My brother in law did something like that. The hardest part is how to heat it. Especially without dying in your sleep. In the summer it's a hot box, but you can open the doors. I found it was great in concept, but fell a little short. But have fun. I can tell you for a fact that I made sure it was insulated far better than 95 percent of the campers I have worked on.  Heat if I use it in the off season will likely be with a propane powered little buddy. Which with a little ventilation to pull in some fresh air will be absolutely fine. There will be a co, propane and smoke detector installed before heat is used. |
| Spent 2hrs going down the van life rabbit hole on YouTube this morning. Some really cool builds out there. One guy had a bad ass sprinter he actually put a shower pan into it and the drain ran to a boat bilge pump and pumped it into his grey water tank which was inside and able to be used year round. and he had a little composting toilet that hides away under a cabinet. |
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Spent 2hrs going down the van life rabbit hole on YouTube this morning. Some really cool builds out there. One guy had a bad ass sprinter he actually put a shower pan into it and the drain ran to a boat bilge pump and pumped it into his grey water tank which was inside and able to be used year round. and he had a little composting toilet that hides away under a cabinet.
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Spent 2hrs going down the van life rabbit hole on YouTube this morning. Some really cool builds out there. One guy had a bad ass sprinter he actually put a shower pan into it and the drain ran to a boat bilge pump and pumped it into his grey water tank which was inside and able to be used year round. and he had a little composting toilet that hides away under a cabinet. There is some cool shit out there. People are creative. |
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Did a little more work on the cabinets tonight. Attached File Attached File Attached File This for some reason has been relaxing for me to fart with after work. Beats being lazy I guess. |
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Beating the heat might be a little challenging without putting on an rv a.c. unit. But then I have comfortably slept under a tonneau cover in the bed of a pickup in July at oshkosh. As long as you can have some ventilation I would think it will be fine. I can tell you for a fact that I made sure it was insulated far better than 95 percent of the campers I have worked on. Heat if I use it in the off season will likely be with a propane powered little buddy. Which with a little ventilation to pull in some fresh air will be absolutely fine. There will be a co, propane and smoke detector installed before heat is used. Quoted:
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My brother in law did something like that. The hardest part is how to heat it. Especially without dying in your sleep. In the summer it's a hot box, but you can open the doors. I found it was great in concept, but fell a little short. But have fun. I can tell you for a fact that I made sure it was insulated far better than 95 percent of the campers I have worked on. Heat if I use it in the off season will likely be with a propane powered little buddy. Which with a little ventilation to pull in some fresh air will be absolutely fine. There will be a co, propane and smoke detector installed before heat is used. It doesn't like you have any windows that open in the rear of that van. Unless you're planning on sleeping with doors open, that's not going to work too well. The easiest option might be to try replacing entire doors with those from a passenger van with windows. Hopefully, those will have the style of windows my Astro had. Those pop outward at the bottom so you can have them open, even when it's raining. At camp sites with power, I used to hang a box fan over the driver's side 2nd row window to move more air through the vehicle. It worked brilliantly. If you're really adventurous, you could install one of those low voltage mini attic fan things some RVs have. |
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Ventilation looks like it might be a real problem. It doesn't like you have any windows that open in the rear of that van. Unless you're planning on sleeping with doors open, that's not going to work too well. The easiest option might be to try replacing entire doors with those from a passenger van with windows. Hopefully, those will have the style of windows my Astro had. Those pop outward at the bottom so you can have them open, even when it's raining. At camp sites with power, I used to hang a box fan over the driver's side 2nd row window to move more air through the vehicle. It worked brilliantly. If you're really adventurous, you could install one of those low voltage mini attic fan things some RVs have. Quoted:
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My brother in law did something like that. The hardest part is how to heat it. Especially without dying in your sleep. In the summer it's a hot box, but you can open the doors. I found it was great in concept, but fell a little short. But have fun. I can tell you for a fact that I made sure it was insulated far better than 95 percent of the campers I have worked on. Heat if I use it in the off season will likely be with a propane powered little buddy. Which with a little ventilation to pull in some fresh air will be absolutely fine. There will be a co, propane and smoke detector installed before heat is used. It doesn't like you have any windows that open in the rear of that van. Unless you're planning on sleeping with doors open, that's not going to work too well. The easiest option might be to try replacing entire doors with those from a passenger van with windows. Hopefully, those will have the style of windows my Astro had. Those pop outward at the bottom so you can have them open, even when it's raining. At camp sites with power, I used to hang a box fan over the driver's side 2nd row window to move more air through the vehicle. It worked brilliantly. If you're really adventurous, you could install one of those low voltage mini attic fan things some RVs have. |
Check into sliding tracks for your under bed storage. It would make the area more usable.
https://sprinter-camper.com/heavy-duty-storage-drawers-for-sprinter-vans/ |
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Murder van? I call it my roadtrip/camper van. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4vlhG_pkNM
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Ventilation looks like it might be a real problem. It doesn't like you have any windows that open in the rear of that van. Unless you're planning on sleeping with doors open, that's not going to work too well. The easiest option might be to try replacing entire doors with those from a passenger van with windows. Hopefully, those will have the style of windows my Astro had. Those pop outward at the bottom so you can have them open, even when it's raining. At camp sites with power, I used to hang a box fan over the driver's side 2nd row window to move more air through the vehicle. It worked brilliantly. If you're really adventurous, you could install one of those low voltage mini attic fan things some RVs have. Quoted:
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My brother in law did something like that. The hardest part is how to heat it. Especially without dying in your sleep. In the summer it's a hot box, but you can open the doors. I found it was great in concept, but fell a little short. But have fun. I can tell you for a fact that I made sure it was insulated far better than 95 percent of the campers I have worked on. Heat if I use it in the off season will likely be with a propane powered little buddy. Which with a little ventilation to pull in some fresh air will be absolutely fine. There will be a co, propane and smoke detector installed before heat is used. It doesn't like you have any windows that open in the rear of that van. Unless you're planning on sleeping with doors open, that's not going to work too well. The easiest option might be to try replacing entire doors with those from a passenger van with windows. Hopefully, those will have the style of windows my Astro had. Those pop outward at the bottom so you can have them open, even when it's raining. At camp sites with power, I used to hang a box fan over the driver's side 2nd row window to move more air through the vehicle. It worked brilliantly. If you're really adventurous, you could install one of those low voltage mini attic fan things some RVs have. |
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We have a 2016 Chevy Express and when we went to take the kids Trick or Treating last year all the kids where saying "White van!" "Aaaugghh!" So next year I will have my 5-year-old rub his hands all over the van after putting ketchup on them. Maybe have a piece of clothing hanging out of the side door.
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We have a 2016 Chevy Express and when we went to take the kids Trick or Treating last year all the kids where saying "White van!" "Aaaugghh!" So next year I will have my 5-year-old rub his hands all over the van after putting ketchup on them. Maybe have a piece of clothing hanging out of the side door. |
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We have a 2016 Chevy Express and when we went to take the kids Trick or Treating last year all the kids where saying "White van!" "Aaaugghh!" So next year I will have my 5-year-old rub his hands all over the van after putting ketchup on them. Maybe have a piece of clothing hanging out of the side door. |
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We have a 2016 Chevy Express and when we went to take the kids Trick or Treating last year all the kids where saying "White van!" "Aaaugghh!" So next year I will have my 5-year-old rub his hands all over the van after putting ketchup on them. Maybe have a piece of clothing hanging out of the side door. 
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A bit of small work today. Sanding, installing door and drawer hardware, installing cabinet floors and drawer bottoms, lighting and more insulation on the floors in the storage areas. Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Not too late to include a wood stove in your build.
https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com/products/cb-1210-br-cubic-mini-wood-stove I think a box of tooth picks will provide all the BTU's you will need 
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Not too late to include a wood stove in your build. https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com/products/cb-1210-br-cubic-mini-wood-stove I think a box of tooth picks will provide all the BTU's you will need
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Not too late to include a wood stove in your build. https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com/products/cb-1210-br-cubic-mini-wood-stove I think a box of tooth picks will provide all the BTU's you will need |
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Not too late to include a wood stove in your build. https://cubicminiwoodstoves.com/products/cb-1210-br-cubic-mini-wood-stove I think a box of tooth picks will provide all the BTU's you will need |
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How much weight are you adding? Have you put any thought into beefing up the suspension? The van is a 3/4 ton van that was used for a plumbing and heating company. It probably had three times that in shit in it before I got it.
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