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Hi! We're still alive :) In fact, we couldn't be better! Our second month was exactly like I imagined our trip: lot's of mountain biking, epic landscapes, nice weather, slow pace and not too much driving. Here is a write-up about our second month (including a Van Report...)...

Garage This, my dudes, is the very last entry of our Build Journal! Yay! Well not exactly, as there will be some add-ons and improvements along the road, but we'll take care of that later. In this article we present you our final garage layout and how we achieved to fit SO MUCH stuff in it...

We took some time in Salt Lake City to perform this small upgrade: an on board mountain bike tire inflator. Why "mountain bike"? Because we tapped into our Air Lift system and it has some limitations (such as air compressor low volume displacement and max 100 PSI); make sure to read the intro of...

Floor Vent We are adding a second floor vent to cool down our bedroom (and the whole van too)! It’s similar to the fridge vent except that we added a gate, an inline fan and a duct to route the air above the bed. http://faroutride.com/floor-vent/ We're almost done with our van conversion...

Insulated Window Covers While curtains work for houses, we think insulated window covers are a better option for campervans... They are lightproof (for shade & privacy) and insulated (to keep us cool in summer, warm in winter). We're obsessed with functionality and with the rare earth magnets...

Budget is probably the biggest contributor of the "GO/NO-GO" decision for a trip like ours. A few years ago, we had to make guesstimates about our foreseen travel expenses. We wish we had a baseline to start with... So, in hope of helping future travelers, here are our actual expenses for the...

Just checked your post, it is very VERY similar to what we plan to do! In fact, I have the exact same hot water drain pan in the van, with shower curtain already sewed, and some PEX tubing that will act as the shower curtain rod. We just need to figure how we will attach the PEX to the ceiling...

Ahah, good to know! I'll keep the updates coming!

Today marks our first month on the road! Time flies! We made an article about our lessons learned, van report & some highlights: http://faroutride.com/first-month/ Cheers!

Exterior Shower We LOVE riding our mountain bikes. It can only means two things: 1-We drink a lot of craft beer 2-We take a lot of showers. Let's focus on the latest item: http://faroutride.com/exterior-shower/ Cheers!

Speakers Upgrade We're on the road now and we've been carrying the speakers & thinsulate for too long... it's using too much of our precious living space, so we finally stopped at a Walmart parking in Ohio and did the job! To make a long story short, we had the factory 2 speakers system and...

Today is Day 1 We still have a backlog of conversion articles to write (insulated window covers, rear air-vent floor intake, "garage" final build-out, speakers upgrade); the last weeks were just INSANE, time flew by. But today's article is pretty special, as it marks the very beginning of our...

Radio Upgrade We celebrated our first day as full-timers by… doing some upgrade to the van! We upgraded the basic Ford factory radio with a Joying Android aftermarket Radio; it got WiFi, Bluetooth, USB port, SD card Port, 7″ 1024px touchscreen display, yadayadayadablingbling. Oh we’re glad we...

Weight Summary So here we are, we just packed the van and left our home! It feels unreal! We stopped by the scale and just published the weight summary of our build: http://faroutride.com/weight-summary/ We are pleased with the conversion added weight, but shocked by the payload we're...

In exactly 5 days, we move in the van! No more house! We're in the process of packing the van. One does not simply pack a van… as stuff is added, more shelves & hooks & baskets & misc-wicked-storage-features are added to make room for everything. Test drive, realize everything is falling...

Mosquito Screens And here is the only part of the conversion we didn't build ourselves: the mosquito screens. We've seen them installed on other vans near our area and we just knew we couldn't match the quality and functionality of those (and it would take us forever to make). They're...

Oh, thanks for the tip!!

Air Lift Suspension Kit Installation We hesitated a lot of getting the extended-length Transit, knowing that it would limit our off-road capability. Indeed, it did not take too long before we bent the metal bracket that holds the trailer wiring in the back... We're still happy with the...

I would have though our Wish List would get smaller as the conversion progress, but there is always new stuff that sneaks into the list!! Thanks for the kind word, Happy travel!

We just upgraded the pressurized water system (http://faroutride.com/pressurized-water-system/) with a quick-access shower/bike-wash/filling-station. It's actually really convenient to fill our hydration pack or wash our legs/feet after a muddy ride! Good product, we found it on Amazon...