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...

GRPC and GraphQL are both fantastic technologies. Each have their advantages and disadvantages. I've long wondered if a server could easily allow the client to choose to use either. In this post...

I recently implemented a GraphQL + GRPC server, with a bridge between the two. This way, clients can connect via GRPC or via GraphQL but have complete feature parity. In this post, I'll analyze the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The first thing I did when building my VanLife van was rip out all of the factory-installed cargo gear to make room for insulation. Insulating a van requires understanding how (and where) you want to...

The first time I began to realize the potential of a van was when I encountered this blog post on Bearfoot Theory. Her open layout which manages to incorporate a work table, bed, shower, toilet...