When we built our first van in 2018, the most controversial thing we did was to not insulate under the van’s subfloor. We still stand by that decision because it was a standard height van, and every inch we could eek out mattered. Choosing not to insulate the floor gave us an extra inch of […]
Van Life Diaries
Cutting Holes in Our Van: The Van Life Diaries 4
Updated on October 15th, 2024The scariest part of a van build has to be holes into the body of the van. It isn’t particularly hard, but the consequences of doing it wrong are VERY high. And on top of that, it happens super early in the build and so you haven’t quite gotten into the […]
Planning and Prepping: The Van Life Diaries 3
Updated on August 22nd, 2024I am a big fan of the planning phase of any project. Prepping? Not so much. Planning is the dreaming and organizing, two things I’m great at. Prepping is just all the little stuff you have to do before you can actually start on any of the fun stuff. It’s tedious […]
We Bought a Broken Van: The Van Life Diaries 2
Updated on May 24th, 2024We bought a van with a broken transmission. Not just shifting a little funky broken, but truly will not go into any gear broken. Was this a good idea? Probably not. Andy and I have done a lot of crazy things over the years and this doesn’t even register in the […]
A New Plan: The Van Life Diaries 1
Updated on May 24th, 2024There is one thing that living and cruising on a sailboat for the last four years has taught me. Flexibility. It does not come naturally to me but practice makes perfect. When pretty much everything about your life is at the mercy of Mother Nature you get pretty good at rolling […]