Author:
Ines Kröger
May there be more light: Front and back headlights, working headlights and now a LED Light Bar mounted to the roof of our Sprinter!
Big cities like our hometown Hamburg, Germany have thousands of street lights, but the Pan-American Highway and its graveled roads far away from any civilization probably do not. So we thought it would be great to have some more light! We won’t always travel the main roads ...
A “dirty” thing – waste water. To be self-sufficient with the campervan you need electricity as well as fresh and clean water. But where to but the dirty water? In the greywater tank!
Our grey- or wastewater tank is placed where it takes up the least space: underfloor, below the vehicle, outside of the living space. We mounted it right where you usually find the spare tire (and its holder). It fits ...
When we chose our vehicle, it was pretty clear that to be autarkic we need a small bathroom or a wetroom in our campervan. This is our shower tray made of stainless steel!
One of the main reasons we chose a cargo van is the possibility to have a bathroom. We do not want to be on campgrounds and truck stops all the time or always searching for a place to wash in the morning and definitely do not want to ...
To expand storage and save room inside of the vehicle, we want to fasten equipment e.g. sand ladders and canisters on the outside. The required brackets are called lashing tracks which we installed to our Camper.
Cargo can be secured with lashing tracks, this is how you can secure gear or equipment to the outside of the Camper and extend the storage.
The tracks are available in different lengths and ...
We planned our layout and now we have to realize the build – but in what order? Here is our step-by-step plan.
We have the vehicle and we have the windows - what’s next? Roughly speaking, we are working our way from the outside to the inside. And this is what our plan looks like.
Step 1: Metal bodywork/outside installations
First is the installation of the awning, it will be screwed and glued ...