Van Life

As we’ve been building our Mercedes Sprinter Camper Van, our next home, insulation has been a prime concern. If you’ve ever gotten into a car on a hot day, or left for work on a winter morning; it can be uncomfortable. Sure it’ll take only a few minutes to climatize with your cars heater or…

When building our Sprinter van for full-time living, we found countless ideas for the camper van subfloor. From ‘Do you even need a floor?’ to ‘You need an intricately engineered floor for all these situations’ – there’s endless advice online. We took a reductionist approach and tried to take the best pieces of advice from all the…

We’ve installed two solar arrays from scratch. The first time, we installed 700W of flexible solar, on our boat where we cruised full time for two years. The second time we, installed 825W of Walkable Solar on our sprinter van for full-time van life. We also wrote an electrical e-book for our boating audience, so hopefully, we can share…

We’ve installed 6 camper van windows while building our tiny home on wheels, and we’ve learned everything you need to know about van windows. Adding several windows to our campervan was a huge part of our van build design. Whether it’s helping you decide if you need windows or not, what types of windows are…

We installed a DIY pre-fabricated roof rack on our Sprinter Van and learned everything possible to create this ULTIMATE GUIDE for VAN ROOF RACKS. We installed Orion Van Gear’s Stealth+ Roof Rack and would highly recommend it to anyone planning a roof rack, but before you buy, read this article to learn about the ins…

We installed the new (2024) Flarespace flares on our 170” Mercedes Sprinter Van as the first major project of our van build. It was a HUGE endeavor and it was the first time we cut into our van. It kicked off our entire build with a bang and was a non-stop learning train. Everything from…

We bought our used 2023 Mercedes Sprinter Van and decided to make it our full-time home. In this post, we will share our steps for designing our campervan layout to fit our needs, as well as tips for making your perfect campervan layout. Every campervan layout is slightly different because everyone’s needs are slightly different.…

When building out a van, the first question is what is the best van for van life. There are many options, including popular options from Ford, Mercedes, and Dodge. Outside of the make, there are differences in the manufacturer, and finally, we need to decide whether the best van for van life is a used or…

Deciding on Victron Energy Components vs. EcoFlow PowerKit and your electrical system as a whole, is challenging. With the amount of articles available, you can get bits a pieces here and there, but we’ve done all the research and compiled it here. There is no “one size fits all” approach to van life, and so here…

As we self-convert a Mercedes Sprinter Van for full-time van life, we’re researching different power options to supply us with enough electricity to live and work off-grid. In this article, we share our research on the EcoFlow PowerKit and whether it will be a proper solution for our van. Read to the end of our…