Our van has a lot of windows and the blinds/curtains that were already in the van don’t block much light and you can easily see through them. We decided to use Reflectix for the windows, this will also help with insulation in the cold. We got the 24 inch by 25 feet roll from Lowes […]
Cooking & Water Due to our space being small we had limited options for a kitchen, so we decided to just have a propane stove, cooler, and water jugs. We plan later down the road to build a built in kitchen, but right now we are fine with what we have. We use our stove […]
Our bed layout is pretty simple. We planned to put the bed on the passenger side of the van and put bedside storage on the drivers side of the van. The bed layout is permanent, meaning we keep our bed in bedmode 24/7. We planned to use Eric’s queen size bed in our build. We […]
For our flooring we decided to go with vinyl peel and stick. The main reasons we decided on vinyl flooring was because of how cost efficient it is, along with it being lightweight, and easy to install. We spent $120 on our flooring. We used 3 sheets of 5mm plywood for a total of $42 […]
Our van is a 1997 Ford Econoline-150 conversion van. When we purchased our van it had about 91,000 miles. The van started out with a full interior, 4 captain chairs and a bench that transitioned into a bed. The van had a rear stereo that Eric couldn’t figure out how to work so we planned […]
Eric and I finally finished the van and it was time to plan our first van trip. We both agreed that the mountains would be a great first van trip. So, we decided on going to the Great Smoky Mountains area. It was mid October and I have always wanted to see what the mountains are like during the fall.
I never really imagined myself ever taking a trip to Auburn, Alabama. Honestly, I didnt even think there was anything to do there. What brought me to Auburn, Alabama was Eric and I’s van. We found our van listed on Facebook Marketplace in Auburn, so we needed to make a trip there to check it out.
