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Found some more goodies out of the garbage! This is old 1960's cedar panelling. We wanted something for the ceiling that was thin, lightweight, and cheap. And this fits the bill for sure! In preparation for the ceiling, we took down some of the ceiling insulation and made grooves for the...

They are quite light and strong. The long 12' ones, I bet I can support them up on ends and jump on the middle and it would be fine. We do plan on putting in hydronic heating, so maybe heated bunks, hmmm...

Oh boy, very busy! So busy, we needed all hands on deck! So the girls did all the super easy math stuff. Gee, they're great! ?‍? Women are very good at multitasking. They worked well as a team too. Very efficient. But there is no "i" in team, so "I" am going to stand over here! Well, that...

The rock wool wasn't as itchy as fiberglass. I still have fiberglass in the old ceiling I left. I wouldn't do anything with new fiberglass in a build though.

Things are really piling up. Lets get rid of it by installing it into the van! We opted to start the interior by insulating the floor, at least a little bit. We plan on doing more insulating on the floor, but this will be a good thermal break for anything immediately mounted to the floor...

Wow, these things are serious! Makes regular RV's look like they are second hand out of a dumpster.

I know, I know, everyone wants to see the interior in and done. But we still have prep work and preventative maintenance to do first! Had about 25 holes like this in the floor. Most were from self-taping screws that the bakery had done to mount all their racks and such. Bimetel corrosion...

Things are rolling right along with interior business. On the way home from work, scored this sweet countertop for next to nothing! Got the ceiling insulation all squared away. Sometimes you can't score good deals. Been trying to source some used material that would work well for the van...

Thanks! And you know, that is a really good point about the tires and road speed. What better speed governor on a manual transmission than to just remove a couple of gears!

Everything I read says they are kinda required. Some people even install them in the walls. I can't give up that precious wall space though. You just gotta measure 8 times and bite the bullet, cutting into the roof.

The time has come. After much mental strain, anxiety, and attempts to delay, the roof needs some holes. The roof is one giant sheet of aluminum. Way too pretty to mess with, but we must push forward! Gee willy these fans are expensive! But boy do they sure work great. We got a simple, in the...

Like an Espar heater?

Insulation is in full swing! Started with the rear wall. The space was 1.5", give or take. So we started with a layer of 0.5" foam, cutting it super exact to the space required. Lots of little bolts and bumps and brackets to fit these to. My OCD was exploding. One layer done. The second...

Wow, great build! And a wealth of information! Keep up the excellent work!

Paint all done, all exterior stuff refinished and reinstalled! with all that done, we'll be able to start insulating and covering all our access that we don't require anymore. She is actually semi-presentable now.

Thanks! I just wish there were more step van builds. Especially 4wd ones!

Since the paint has been dry, we kept mounting stuff to the outside. Using a 10' ladder to get to the roof all the time is going to get old. So we mounted these awesome folding steps. Now it's super easy and convenient to access the roof for things like cleaning the solar panels or having a...

I recently purchased a 12v "off grid" standup fridge/freezer from Unique. It was the same price and draws the same low power as all the ARB and Wynter style chest fridges, but is 180qt. I just need to attach some brackets to bolt it into a cabinet and fab up some door latches and I think it will...

I do have link. Here you go. I got the 3000K lights. They have an awesome gasket seal on the back of the light. Unfortunately, they leaked water inside. The water comes in through the hardware holes for the bolts. Added an o-ring to the mounting bolts and that seemed to fix the issue...

Got the second coat of paint done and let it dry for a couple of days, nothing special. But now we can start throwing things onto the exterior! We replaced the rubber for the rear door stops. Because, you know, you never want to reuse old rubbers. Cleaned up and painted all the exterior...