So I have spent the last 2 years traveling, mainly on a KTM 1190 motorcycle and just recently finished West Africa. I bit the bullet and have ditched the bike for a 4x4 Sprinter van. After such a long time on the bike, I could talk all day about lessons learned in terms of whats practical and whats not for motorcycle travel, but I'm interested in some of the smaller things that are not so obvious when it comes to van travel
What made your life easier on the road?
What do you wish you didn't put in your van/vehicle?
What has been worth its weight in gold?
What did you do during your conversion that you wouldn't do again?
What are the smaller things that made your life better living in the van?
Heaters, induction, air con, genius storage systems, access points for things, guilty pleasures etc etc etc etc
For me, I am spending the next few months converting a 158"WB 4x4 T1N to continue my trip up the east coast of Africa and across Asia/Americas for the next few years.
If there was anything I learned from long term travel on the moto is, if it's not permanent/accessible within about 10 seconds, you're probably never going to use it (at least me), or it will remain in its permanent set up.
What is definitely going in
A permanent (but small) shower room inside
A permanent large bed at aft end with bicycle & misc storage underneath
A permanent sofa which pulls out into double bed (storage underneath)
A Hot water system
At least 50L fridge
At least 500AH of battery run on solar
I posted on the Sprinter forums and people came up with some really interesting stuff I would have never thought of.
I'd love to hear from people who have already finished their first conversion or overland rig and things they would do differently.
What made your life easier on the road?
What do you wish you didn't put in your van/vehicle?
What has been worth its weight in gold?
What did you do during your conversion that you wouldn't do again?
What are the smaller things that made your life better living in the van?
Heaters, induction, air con, genius storage systems, access points for things, guilty pleasures etc etc etc etc
For me, I am spending the next few months converting a 158"WB 4x4 T1N to continue my trip up the east coast of Africa and across Asia/Americas for the next few years.
If there was anything I learned from long term travel on the moto is, if it's not permanent/accessible within about 10 seconds, you're probably never going to use it (at least me), or it will remain in its permanent set up.
What is definitely going in
A permanent (but small) shower room inside
A permanent large bed at aft end with bicycle & misc storage underneath
A permanent sofa which pulls out into double bed (storage underneath)
A Hot water system
At least 50L fridge
At least 500AH of battery run on solar
I posted on the Sprinter forums and people came up with some really interesting stuff I would have never thought of.
I'd love to hear from people who have already finished their first conversion or overland rig and things they would do differently.
