Through two van conversions and living on the road for over half a decade, this page shares every detail and tip on vanlife.
A minivan camper conversion certainly doesn’t have the space for a full wet bathroom. However, there are ways to have a complete van conversion with a bathroom in a small space! When designing our campervan, we knew we wanted a permanent toilet that was hidden away within the build, and we also knew we needed…
When looking for a new van to build out, never in our wildest dreams did we think we’d be doing a minivan camper conversion. However, when the opportunity presented itself to buy an iconic Toyota Previa, we couldn’t resist. It drives amazingly, is really comfortable, and has surprisingly more space than you’d think! This post…
Overhead cabinets add so much extra space in a campervan conversion… especially when the van you’re converting into a campervan is a minivan! Originally, we were only going to do one extra overhead cabinet, just behind the driver’s seat. However, once we got to the end of the van ceiling, we realized the easiest way…
Camper van solar panel mistakes are inevitable. There’s always room for error when converting a camper van. And just as we did, you’ll surely have mistakes here and there. Don’t let it deter you from converting your own campervan though! Mistakes are just room to learn and grow. With that said, we made or almost…
Renogy’s flexible solar panels for campervans are perfect for a minivan conversion. They’re lightweight, bendable to fit the curve of the roof, and not too hard to install. Flexible solar panels for a campervan are the best way to get solar power to smaller campervans. The power makes the minivan feel more like a home,…
Choosing the best solar panels for your van conversion can be daunting. There used to not be very many options for solar panels for van life, however, times have certainly changed. There are a couple of things to consider when choosing the best solar panels for van conversions, and obviously, it’s not a one size…
Never in a million years did we think we would have a rear kitchen camper conversion, yet here we are. Similar to our bed set-up, we just didn’t have the space to really have the kitchen in the main part of our van build, so a rear kitchen camper it was. With the egg shape…
Oh my goodness. When we were trying to decide on the best leisure battery for our campervan, I wish we had this post to look at. After loads of research trying to figure out what the best batteries are for campervans, I felt like we made a solid decision on our batteries—especially considering the price…
When building out our minivan, one thing we were certain of was keeping as many windows open as possible. This meant that we would have to get super creative with how we converted the van walls. It wasn’t as easy as just putting up van wall panels and calling it good. We had to consider…
Our total campervan electrics kit .. aka… everything we used for the electrical side of our campervan build. To make things easier, this is a separate post from our solar panel kit. Head here to read everything you need to create power for your campervan electrical system. Oh my goodness, the daunting task of the…
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