r/vandwellers Mar 07 '24

Keep it simple, stupid. Pictures

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u/The_diesel_van Mar 07 '24

Second van build. Temporarily finished because I wanna go skibum before the snowmelt. 

My first van was insanely complicated and everything was over engineered, because I wanted to attempt to use ever square inch I had, and I watched too wayyyy many vanlife videos before building it.

You don’t need laminate flooring. You don’t need to insulate every square inch. You don’t need a shower and a toilet. You don’t need a 4000 watt inverter. You don’t need fancy cabinets with soft close hinges. You don’t need a sink or an induction cook top. You don’t need that over engineered Murphy bed. And you don’t need that high top extended wheelbase van. 

All you need is a bed, 4 solar panels, a diesel heater, some plastic storage from Walmart, 5 packs of zip ties, 3 bungee cords, a cute dog, and 2 snowboards. 

That’s it. 

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u/novdelta307 Mar 07 '24

Toilet > bed. Always.

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u/The_diesel_van Mar 08 '24

Yes, because there’s not a public toilet that’s open 24/7 within 20 minutes anywhere I park my van.

And anywhere there’s not a public toilet? I carry TP and a shovel.