Other travelers often spot the antenna coming out of the top of our van and notice us getting work done in the middle of nowhere. We get asked almost daily how we’re able to do this, and how our cell booster network repeater works. After years...
We need the best internet while traveling. And not just for Instagram, either. Our livelihood depends on it. Between us, we spent over a decade working entirely on the road. We paid our way through the U.S. national forests while taking our van...
When we began our cross-country vanlife trip, we wanted to share the trip with friends and family — so I started looking for a road trip map planner. Road trip apps like Roadtrippers are popular and well-designed, but they require a monthly...
Is it possible to have all the conveniences of home while on the road? Is solar power enough for everything you could want on the road? How do you actually build an off-grid vanlife electrical system? Having a fully off-grid electrical system means...
Once I had planned and installed the solar panels and battery in my tiny-home/van, I was prepared to begin wiring everything up for my camper van electric conversion. Okay, maybe prepared is an overstatement. I was… eager, then. It was March...
For my camper van electric conversion, I wanted to have an entirely solar off-grid solution. To live for days or weeks in the woods, I could not rely upon shore power. But I’d never wired anything before, and knew nothing about batteries or...
With the walls up, my van was almost starting to feel like a living space. The ceiling and floor was all that was left to hide the industrial cargo shell. Wood Ceiling Time: 1 dayCost: Under $100 At this stage of the project, I was still in San...
With the insulation and plywood walls up, the inside of the van was starting to look good. I had planned my electrical system, but had no idea how to install solar panels for a van roof. Before I could move on to the ceiling, though, we needed to do...
Plywood van walls were the thing from the van build basics which first transformed the way my cargo van felt. It went from an industrial/shipping vibe to… something vaguely cozy within just a few days. Why Plywood Van Walls? I liked the...
There’s not much living space in a cargo van. A swivel passenger seat can help fix that. As I built out the basics, I turned the passenger seat in my Ford Transit van into a mobile office, and a place I could even get work done. Extra Cabin...
