Astro Camper Van Build 3 - Ceiling Insulation & Wiring

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Build our own!

We are going to be doing this in our van! I am so excited.

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Video ~ Van Life; 12v Crockpot!

Published on Sep 24, 2015I've been looking for a 110v crockpot, but this one might work much better.

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Video ~ Van Life: How to cook meals in a van

Published on Jun 1, 2015 

People actually ask me this all the time...like....for real. So here's my response lol. It's revolutionary, it's amazing, yes folks there are no special effects at all. It's 100% real.

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Video ~ Mercedes Sprinter Work Van Kitchen Custom conversion RV DIY

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Video ~ Van Living Bed Couch Design Camper Van

Published on Apr 5, 2015This video shows my bed in detail and how it can be converted to a couch. Thanks for watching. Happy Easter :)

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Video ~ Worktop, cupboards & sink/hob - Vauxhall Movano Camper Conversion.

Published on Apr 17, 2016A lot to get through in this video update of my Vauxhall Movano stealth campervan conversion: including the worktop, seat, kitchen cupboards and the Smev 9222 sink/hob installation which didn't go according to plan!

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Video ~ GGC - 46 - DIY Winter Camper Van Mod: The Kitchen Sink

Published on Jan 13, 2016For our second winter living full time in our camper van, Paula wanted to be able to use the kitchen sink like normal, even though our plumbing is winterized. She's so demanding. Here's the solution that we came up with.

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Video ~ Induction cooktop in a Sprinter Conversion Van

Published on Jun 5, 2016

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In this video, I describe how I cook while living in a van using an induction cooktop. I also give a review and demonstration of the Mr. Induction SR-1882 induction cooktop. Amazon affiliate link: http://amzn.to/22GKnwp

These are my three favorite pieces of cookware for induction cooking. I forgot to mention why I opted against a cast iron skillet. I didn’t want to risk scratching the glass and I didn’t want to deal with the hot handle. 

1. Chantal Stainless Steel 1.8 qt Tea Kettle 

2. Calphalon 3 Quart Stainless Steel Saute Pan 

3. Couldn’t find the fry pan. The brand is T-Fal.

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Van Build 15 Installing the Bed Frame (29 March 2015)

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Camper van bench seat/bed

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Bambi Tour!

East Van Dwellers Vlog ~ Bambi Tour
As promised, a tour of our 1985 Dodge Camper Van Bambi.
It is a little chopped as I had to cut out a lot of my coughing due to still having a horrid cold.
2nd part of the cleaned out Bambi still to come.

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Video ~ Kitchen in a Box

This video is giving me a few ideas. It's pretty good how everything fits. I also love boxes and containers.

Published on Jul 16, 2013This is a scout basic camping kitchen. Used for about 4-6 boys at a time. the boys will do all the cooking and cleaning, from about age 11+. Video taken at the Long Beach Area Council's Camp Tahquitz.

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Video ~ VanLife - The Kitchen

Published on Aug 4, 2015Corey gives a tour of our van's kitchen, where we've cooked most meals in our tiny home van kitchen over the past 2+ years of vanlife.

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Bambi's homecoming

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Video ~ Van Life - DIY Campervan Table & Soft Storage

Video ~ Campervan Bed Design

Published on Feb 16, 2015Side bench camper van bed design

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Video ~ Van life : Diary of a van man 9 - Bed time! Campervan conversion

Published on May 24, 2016

Showing you the fold out bed design and a little explanation on how i built the bunk :) Next video wont be up for aout 3 weeks due to a holiday and then a knee operation afterwards. but! how cosy is the van looking now?!? :D

Video ~ Building and Installing a simple kitchen.

Published on Jan 30, 2014In this video I quickly take you through the process of building a simple and very affordable kitchen that is a good solution if you'd like to convert a van on a budget. The added storage next to the kitchen provides lots of additional counter space as well as lots of room for storing things you'd prefer to keep out of sight, like garbage! Thanks for watching and be sure to checkout http://tinyhouselistings.com for new tiny and small homes for sale added daily.

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Bambi Tales: 8th October

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Bambi Tales


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Camera Check!

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New post on new blog.

When Kylie Met Bambi

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Wanderlust Estate - Van Dwelling

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Video ~ DIY Murphy Bed Build

We love this idea but long ways with a desk that comes down to make supporting legs.

How to Take a Sponge Bath

Checking out other ways to stay clean in our van.

Video ~ More RV shower options.

Here are a few more options and ideas for making your own RV shower. I am putting some of my favourite ideas in this post for reference. I hope you find them useful aslo.

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This is an interesting idea for heating your water and also some water storage.

Video ~ SELF-BUILD MOTORHOME 1 - SHOWER CONSTRUCTION

This inspired us to install our own shower system as our van, that will be here in 11 more sleeps, is missing a shower. I have done a load of research during the week and will find all my bookmarks and put a post together with the options that are on top of our list so far.

Fridge Research: 002

A few options for fridge/freezers for your van or rv. This guy always makes me chuckle.

Fridge Research: 001

Fridge research. We are looking for a fridge/freezer that we can put in a cupboard on a draw under the sink or something. Need too look into ventilation and such to see if it is safe. Also need to do more research on the different power outputs n what not. So much information and a tad confusing. We can do this!

Paint Option for Van.

This is a great video (of many from Van Life) on painting your own van. It looks like an awesome product and we want to do both inside an out for extra noise proofing and protection. Check out the video and read the info below and don't forget to check out his webpage for even more information on painting your van and loads more guides.

Designing Logo: 002 & 003

These are not the colours we would stick with. Just thinking of different looks.

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Designing Logo: 001

Just playing around with logos for our blog and social networks. Logo 001

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BAMBI: "New to Us" Van!

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The Totally Awesome Passenger Seat Workout

I could do some of these at my office desk while we are saving for our van.

Published on Aug 29, 2016Are you traveling & stuck in a seat? Keep your body happy, try these exercises as you’re rolling along! AND! You can get a printable copy of the workout plan here:
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Walk Through 2015 Roadtrek Zion RAM Promaster RV Conversion Camper Van

This is pretty cool.

Published on May 2, 2015Built on the Ram ProMaster chassis and perfected by Roadtrek, the Zion is a versatile and luxurious coach that will have you fulfilling your bucket list locations in no time. The open concept floor plan allows you to pack all your outdoor adventure toys, from bikes to kayaks, there is plenty of room in the spacious center aisle. The beautifully designed interior, permanent bathroom, spacious galley, large refrigerator, comfortable sofa and bed and an abundant of storage makes the Zion the perfect coach for all your travel needs.

RVJedey Vlog: Episode 04

Love watching RVJedeye's Vlogs. He is new to the scene and is such and inspiration for us.

Published on Sep 5, 2016In this episode: On the road at St Andrews State Park in Florida, a great stop. Also driving the RV and we're getting naked... a tour of the showers and my first trip to a bath house!
Check it out, subscribe, Share the link and as always, love to read your comments!
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The "Facebook": Vader Raider
Twitter: RVJedeye
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Making Money On The Road Workamping Job

This looks like it would be a little hard for me as my physical condition isn't so good at the moment but if I was well enough I would totally do this.

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Meet Emily and her van home!

I love watching interviews and van tours. Justin Credible has some cools ones.  

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Workamping jobs.

I want this Workamping Job!!

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Rambling post on why we want to live in a van.

So a little more about us.

We are both hoping that we find ourselves and our old talents once we are no longer surrounded by all the distractions we have in our current life.

At the moment we have a Desktop PC each, a laptop each and I think another one or two that I need to "fix". Between us, we have 5 mobile phones. 2 in use, the other 3 for our games that we play. We also have a TV and a Playstation. I think there is a Gameboy hidden somewhere in a cupboard also.

I would like to get back into my crafting and sell my wears and my partner wants to write (she is so very talented and should be writing the blog instead of me ha ha)

It is hard working out where to start and I really want to get some of it done before we have the van. We need to trade in some of the electronics. We would like a Kobo or somesomething like it so we can shrink our book collection and stop trying to read from our phones in bed. Need to get 1 well rounded laptop each and get rid of all the others. We got the Desktops for our games as we are big gamers, or at least we use to be. The online gaming community that we use to find compfort in has become quite toxic and isnt filling the void for community like it use to.

We don't even have a van yet but the van and rv community has already reached out to us and giving us so much support and love. 

On the weekends we would like to start sorting though our things. I have picked up some overtime the last coupld of weekends and this long weekend is my birthday weekend so nothing is getting done just yet. Once overtime is over, each weekend I will set myself a goal and get stuck into it.

Anyone have some tips on letting go of stuff or how to get rid of electronics? Please leave your tips and ideas below.

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Maybe a VW is too small for us?

We have been looking at a few Volkswagens, but this one has us thinking it might be too small.

On a serious note, there are so many VW to choose from.

• Panel van, a delivery van without side windows or rear seats.
• Double-door Panel Van, a delivery van without side windows or rear seats and cargo doors on both sides.
• High Roof Panel Van (German: Hochdach), a delivery van with raised roof.
• Kombi, from German: Kombinationskraftwagen (combination motor vehicle), with side windows and removable rear seats, both a passenger and a cargo vehicle combined.
• Bus, also called a Volkswagen Caravelle, a van with more comfortable interior reminiscent of passenger cars since the third generation.
• Lotação (share-taxi), a version exclusive to Brazil, with 6 front-hinged doors for the passenger area and 4 bench-seats, catering to the supplemental public transport segment. Available from 1960 to 1989, in both the split-window and "clipper" (fitted with the bay-window front panel) body styles.
• Samba-Bus, a van with skylight windows and cloth sunroof, first generation only, also known as a Deluxe Microbus. They were marketed for touring the Alps.
• Flatbed pickup truck, or Single Cab, also available with wider load bed.
• Crew cab pick-up, a flatbed truck with extended cab and two rows of seats, also called a Doka, from German: Doppelkabine.
• Westfalia camping van, "Westy", with Westfalia roof and interior. Included optional "pop-up" top.
• Adventurewagen camping van, with high roof and camping units from Adventurewagen.
• Semi-camping van that can also still be used as a passenger car and transporter, sacrificing some camping comforts. "Multivan" or "Weekender", available from the third generation on.

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Leveling the RV tip?

Ok so I may be new to all of this but something doesn't seem to be quite right, ha ha. There must be a real art to leveling your Van or RV. Does anyone have any tips on this?

Looking to adopt Betsy!

This little cutie has stolen our hearts. We are hoping that she is still available and that the current owners are still traveling to give us even more time to scratch up a bit extra cash for our offer. Check out the pictures as well as the description below. Just don't you snatch her from us *waggles finger at you*

Video Creation Tools

Phone and Data on the Road

I have been researching mobile internet options today and came across some of David Bott's videos. Very helpful with loads of information and rather entertaining. The following video is his latest post (yesterday at the time of this post). Also be sure to check out his blog Outside Our Bubble, there is a link in the description under the video. So much information and a few laughs along the way.

“I will not die an unlived life."

“I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear
of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid,
more accessible;
to loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.” Dawna Markova

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From Sprinter Van to Off Grid Tiny Home in 3 Minutes

I would love to be able to convert our own place.

Van Conversion Floor Plan 2

The extra floor space with a bunk bed would be nice but my health is not the greatest at the moment and I feel it would be too painful getting up and down one of those. The ladders always look so flimsy.

Have to think on it some more and maybe have a go when we go looking at some vans.


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Van Conversion Floor Plan 1

We really would like a shower and toilet in back so we can go off grid when we are ready.

Video - Winter Van life

I don't think we will be ready to live in a van by winter but I am sure we will be doing a few practice runs for this. We will be testing for any leaks and such so this video is really going to be handy when we get to that stage. I also love to crochet so I can start to make some extra blankets and even design a bed hat that could work.  

A Shorter To Do List

Hi again wonderful wanderers. So today at work I got to thinking of some useful stuff I could be researching while we are still deciding what kind of RV we will get.

Stuff like how to set up the internet and the costs. I have see some some people with high range wifi antenna so I need to look into that.

Insurance, but I think we will need to wait until we know what size it will be and all that jazz. I have to renew my licence this week sometime so I will ask then.

Would like to see if there are any address options. Here in Canada we need to have a street address for our licence as they won't accept PO Box. I am from Australia and still not up to date with this kind of thing. We do have some family members and friends that would be ok with it, but I dont like to impose.

And lastly (for now) we need to start asking our family and friends if they have a mechanic they like and trust. Even if we are lucky enough to get a nice running motor we will still need to get it checked out and keep it serviced and I have had some bad rip off experiences with mechanics.

Buying A New RV , A Checklist Avoid Nighmares

I will be doing this when we start checking some out in person even if we are going pre-loved first.

Thanks to The Deprey's you should check out their YouTube Channel funny and informative.

Checking out RV Jedeye's RV

Well, I am already meeting some great people from the awesome Van and RV community. Full timer's, Weekenders, and dreamers like us.  So much great information out there but is it also great to talk with those walking the walk. 

Checking out RV Jedeye's (Love the name!) very first RV. 

If we don't find a van we like or think we can stay married in this is the style RV we are being pulled towards.

Free 1980 DODGE SPORTSMAN RV

So we have this opportunity to get a free 1980 DODGE SPORTSMAN RV.

All we have to do is have it towed. We are talking with people to see what they think and who we know that would like to help/teach us how to do some of the repairs that are needed.

" IT HAS PARTS MISSING ,LIKE ALUMINUM SIDING, AND TAILIGHTS, DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ENGINE AS THERE IS NO BATTERY AND IT IS ALSO MISSING THE STEERING BOX "

My wifey is talking to her father about it at my request because he is very knowledgeable but is now talking her ear off and I owe her big time.

Any thoughts? Love to hear them.

Van Research - 1979 GMC Vandura

I am liking the idea of the raised top for the feel of it being roomier but it does take away the stealthiness if we are in between parks and need to do a Walmart stay or something to that effect.

Van Research - Aluminium Truck and Working Van

How hard would it be for a beginner with no experience to make this livable? The whole roof is translucent though so would need to cover some of that up I am guessing. From what I could see in the photo's these trucks look like old mail vans. These ones are too far away for me but it could be another option to look out for. If not for first van maybe the next project.

Maybe we could buy this 2nd hand Carpet Cleaning Van and then Sell the cleaning stuff to go towards converting it?

Chevrolet express van - Classified Ad


So many choices...

Girl builds a camper van - 32 months in 4 minutes

This is just magic to watch and inspirational. She wrote a free e-book on how to choose the best van for your needs. I signed up to her newsletter and downloaded the book. Will keep you posted.

Information overload!

Well hi again. I was up way too late watching video's and reading blogs. That didn't stop me from waking up and watching more videos as soon as I woke up.

Knowing that we are really going to be doing this with in a year is both exciting and hella scary.

After talks with my wifey and watching some of the videos together, I now have a better idea on what direction we are heading. Hopefully this will help me sort out my thoughts and ideas a little more.

I am hoping to do some videos but I dont have the best gear and am deciding if I should just wait until we start going out looking at vans or do I do some vlog type videos and record the research side to expand or explain what I put up on the blog.

Oh dear I just went and added more things to think about to my list.

Let me know what you think.

Don't just chase those dreams... live them!

<3 K

RV Bed Sneaky Trick, Save And Use Your Full Size Mattress

Oh I really love these guys. Comfort at a reasonable price.. win win.

RV Inspection Check List

Well, that isn't scary at all... I think we need to go through and see what is relatable to a van or what we want/need.

Van Research - 1986 Dodge Camper

So this lil cutie seems to have what we would need. We still have to sit down and work out what we want/need in a van and then work out our budget for the van itself and then any changes/upgrades we want to do. In the meantime, I will post ones I come across that I am drawn to and we can come back to them when it is closer to buy time. 

If you have any suggestions on great vans for a reasonable price please feel free to leave a message.

VW - Sweet Set ups

A girl can dream right? We know we are unable to start in something like this but its good to keep the dream running hot.

VW - To Pop Top or Not

To Pop Top or Not? It would give more head room and be great in the summer. I am just not all that certain if it would be usable in winter in Vancouver? More research on that subject.

VW Conversion Floor Plans.

This one took a little while to understand what was going on with all the lines but I think I can kind of see it now.

Planning Stage

Within a year my wife and I are hoping to be in a Van or an RV slightly bigger. The idea of becoming full-time van dwellers is rather exciting.

We have decided to blog our adventures and mishaps in hope to help others and find our way into the Nomadic community.

So strap yourselves in and enjoy the ride, let the adventure begin!

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Edit* I am now going solo and my have my own blog https://vandwellinglife.blogspot.ca/

This blog will be closing soon.

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