Throughout the 4 months we spent working on our van build we made a trip to Home Depot almost every day. I say that and I’m not even exaggerating. The worst trips will be halfway into a project when you realize you don’t have the one thing that you need to finish. You don’t need to be a cabinet maker or professional carpenter to take on a van conversion but there are a few tools that you will find yourself using over and over. In this post we round up the tools you need for a DIY van build!
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Guide to Insulating Your Van
Insulation is one of the first things we did during our van build in order to be able to control the inside temperature as much as possible. Ideally you want to be able to keep the warm in on a cold day and keep the hot air out on a warmer day. There are quite a few ways of doing it you can use depending on how much time and money you want to put in. Here is our guide to insulating your van including options for products, what we used and how much it all cost!
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Now that you’ve got your van it’s time to figure out the best layout. A lot of factors can impact this decision and you want to make sure that it will work for you and your lifestyle. This is especially important if you’re doing all the work yourself because you don’t want to completely redo it in a few months when you realize it doesn’t function well (or at least that’s how I felt throughout our build). This post goes through five questions that will help you identify what is most important for you and your van!
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We just bought a 2019 Ford Transit cargo van! We are so excited to convert this empty cargo van into our tiny home on wheels! After not having a permanent home for the last year we are so excited to have our own space that is not rented or shared! We have seriously forgotten what that feels like! The first decision we made when looking to buy was deciding what van we wanted. We quickly decided we wanted a Ford Transit and are really happy with our decision so far! Here is every reason why we bought a Ford Transit instead of a Sprinter van!
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