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Category: Camper Van Build

  • Best Portable Shower

    Best Portable Shower

    Camper Van Modular Bathroom 2020 AWD Ford Transit 350, 148 wheelbase Our tried and true design we built after trying out many ideas we saw from others on social media and we were just not satisfied. We tried them all out on many trips for two years and now have our happy balance of needs

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  • Van Windows – Winking

    Van Windows – Winking

    November 16, 2021 “…Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes, And Nod is a little head, And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies Is a wee one’s trundle-bed; So shut your eyes while Mother sings Of wonderful sights that be, And you shall see the beautiful things As you rock in the misty sea

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  • Van Flooring – How Firm a Foundation?

    Van Flooring – How Firm a Foundation?

    November 18, 21 Which custom floor build is going to take on the lively bumpy trails of adventure we have in store? Mr. Knightley is our Ford Transit, high roof, 350 AWD van. What is layered, leveled, sealed, and insulated to make the best foundation to strengthen, buffer and beautify the foundation; the floor? What

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  • Camper Van Bed Direction

    Camper Van Bed Direction

    Lay Down Sideways Sleeping? Our sideways sleeping prototype works for our 6’2” Bill which would save space along the sides for other essentials like most other van camper builds do, but is that what we do just because others have tried it out first and think it is the best option? It doesn’t quite feel

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  • Building with 80/20 Bones

    Building with 80/20 Bones

    Framing – Aluminum Sytem March 28, 2021 Bill has been so excited to start getting the parts delivered that he needs in order to get the bones built. The frame of each piece of the build is being made out of 8020 (pronounced, eighty twenty) aluminum rails series 15 and many of their other parts

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  • Camper Van Buried in Snow

    Camper Van Buried in Snow

    Everything Came to a Halt 3/21/21 Wow. It didn’t take long for everything to come to a halt. Cheyenne, Wyoming received 31-36″ of snow in just two days. Yeah, that’s like 3′ of snow and the snow drifts were up to 6′ or more. The delivery trucks had found us in our brand new neighborhood

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