Why is van insulation important? Campervan insulation is really important in order to moderate the temperature within your van. Typical campervan conversions will use a panel van as a base vehicle, but the thin metal walls will very easily transfer heat and equalise to external temperatures. If you’re in extremely hot or cold climates this…
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You’re probably here because you want to make your van or tiny home quieter. As pure-bred commercial vehicles the exposed sheet metal in vans are anything but quiet. Road noise quite can be quite horrible due to lots of ability to vibrate, resonate and rattle which can make it feel like you’re on the inside…
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Best Composting Toilet
You may have heard this one before, but everybody poops. Just because you are on a cross country adventure or visiting your uncle’s Alaska fishing cabin doesn’t mean that you can take a break from this essential human activity. The best composting toilets not only satisfy this primal necessity, but they do so with less…
Ask anyone who is getting into stand up paddle boarding (SUP) and they will tell you that the hardest part is not keeping your balance on the board. It’s getting the board from your garage to the water. And unless you’re driving an extra long pickup, chances are you aren’t going to be able to…
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Best 12v LED light bar
Are you looking for off-road lighting for your adventure vehicle? What about accent lights for your van conversion? Look no further than 12v LED light bars. There are so many different light bars on the market, it’s time consuming trying to compare them all. So, we’ve put together the 5 best in class light bars…
One of the most essential components of your van conversion will be the electric cool box or refrigerator. The trusty standard cool box and ice are just fine for short trips, but for longer trips and off grid excursions, you’ll need something more permanent, consistent and reliable. Enter a 12v fridge! Or better yet, a 12v fridge freezer.…
Throughout the van build you’ll be suffocated by indecision. There are just so many options and one of the first is which van should I get? Here are some things we considered when weighing up whether to go for the ever so popular sprinter vs promaster. (Relay in Europe) Sprinter vs Promaster head to head…
Solar panels are a fantastic alternative for anyone who wants to reduce their footprint or entirely disconnect from the grid. Over the years, they have become more efficient and less expensive, expanding their market. In fact, whereas solar panels were operating at roughly 14% efficiency in 1960, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) achieved 29.8%…
The first thing we did after preparing our van so that it was spotless was to cut a massive hole in the side to install our window. Now being novice van builders at this point, this was quite a daunting task. No matter how many YouTube videos you’ll watch making cutting a hole in metal…
If you’re anything like me you’ll love staring at this piece of equipment. So apologies in advance for any obsessing over the power your solar panels are generating or how much power 30 seconds of hair-drying actually uses! What is a battery monitor A battery monitor is a device which is able to tell…