Aoraki/Mount Cook – 12316′ – Zurbriggen Ridge – AI3 M3November 2019 After spending a few days in Wanaka a weather window finally began to present itself after weeks of stormy weather that dumped buckets of snow on the Southern Alps. Numerous back and forth messaging to my climbing partner Graeme as he continued to push […]
materials used – Espar Airtronic S2 Diesel Heater with flat mounting plate and EastStart Pro Controller- $1000 from Heatso Online Store – 3 feet of extra stainless steel exhaust pipe – $30 from another builder who had extra – Fuel line hose connector – $2 at Napa (you will need this adapter to go from the […]
Summary After driving from Denver to Seattle and back in February of 2020, I decided it was finally time to upgrade the tires on my van to an all terrain tire. I went sliding around a few too many times for my comfort driving over Snoqualmie Pass in the snow with the awful Continental stock […]
Materials used – Engel Platinum MT35F-U1 AC/DC Fridge/Freezer ($1,000 on Engel website) – One (1) pair of 18″ soft close drawer slides ($21.99 at Home Depot) – 2′ X 4′ piece of furniture grade 3/4″ thick finished plywood ($25.74 at Home Depot) – 2′ X 4′ piece of 1/2″ thick birch plywood ($22.62 at Home Depot) […]
Introduction No home is complete without a full cabinet of food! Read below for how I managed to make this happen. This part of the build is also where I will have electrical wires, switches and my battery monitor installed. materials used – 12 Feet of 1″ X 4″ Oak ($21.99 at Home Depot) – […]
introduction First, before I even begin, let me make a shout out to Faroutride’s page about this that you can find here. This is the best guide to campervan electric systems on the internet and they have spent years continually updating it. It amazes me they have so much free time on their hands to […]
Introduction The kitchen and plumbing in my campervan is very important for making the van feel like a home. I decided to go with a reasonably sized water tank and a fully electric pumping system. I went as cheap as I could and avoided the costly Dometic equipment (an Ikea sink is just fine!) I […]
Introduction I wanted a place to store all my climbing guidebooks and maps, and I figured the small space above the side door was perfect. This was pretty simple to build however I did have to make sure I made it strong enough to hold 50 pounds of books. Since most of my books are […]
Introduction Elaine and I decided it was important to have a full height wardrobe to house all our clothing, including our jackets, outdoor gear, and casual wear, as well as all our shoes. Therefore, I went to work on building a full storage cabinet on the passenger side of the van between the folding bed […]