Smooth Sailing for Your Next Adventure
Updated on June 18th, 2021
Having a van bed frame has made it all seem real. The whole point of having a camper van is to have somewhere to sleep while out adventuring. Without a bed in your van, you are basically just a food truck. We decided to make our bed a short queen. This is a pretty standard RV mattress size which means we could order a mattress and bedding without having to make any alterations!
[Read more…] about Van Bed FrameUpdated on December 28th, 2020
When we started planning for the van, we did not budget anything for van flooring. We had a lot of leftover hardwood from our house that we thought we would just repurpose in the van. About thirty seconds before starting to measure and cut for this hardwood we decided it was a terrible idea. This hardwood has been junk. It scratches, chips, and does not handle humidity changes well. All things that are a pretty bad idea for van flooring.
[Read more…] about Van FlooringUpdated on October 2nd, 2025
We were so excited to start the building the van cabinets! It was the first time we were really going to see something that made it look like a home. It was a lot of work, and was our most detailed project yet, but the results are awesome.
[Read more…] about How to Build Van CabinetsUpdated on June 16th, 2021
I was so excited to install the van wall paneling. This was the first step that I was going to start seeing my design decisions in action. We chose bead board as the van wall paneling for a few different reason, but mainly because I love the look of it and it is much simpler to install than something like shiplap would have been. Also the fact that it’s made out of MDF instead of wood makes it more adaptable to temperature swings.
[Read more…] about How to Install Van Wall PanelingUpdated on October 2nd, 2025
We are starting to get to the fun stuff now, framing the cabinets and bed! Good thing because the van mattress arrived last week and it’s taking up a lot of space in our living room! We have decided for safety reasons to anchor the bed and cabinets to the walls and this requires us to place framing for everything to screw into. We decided to do this before wall paneling so that we knew where the paneling would need to abut the railings.
COntinue ReadingUpdated on October 2nd, 2025
Van Insulation is very important because it helps keep the van cool when it’s hot outside and warm when it’s cold outside. We plan on using our van only for adventures and not full time so we did go slightly lighter duty on insulation than someone might if they are planning to live in their van. We also chose not to insulate the floor. Andy gave an in-depth explanation about why we didn’t insulate the floor in our Subfloor Video at around 5:30.
