Introduction Having a comfortable place to sit was one of the most important things we wanted in our van conversion, and no better way to do that than to build an actual couch (loveseat would probably be the better word to describe it). Although I can in fact stand up inside the van, I would […]
Introduction In deciding what we wanted in our van, we knew storage was going to be very important, however with a folding bed, a large portion of one side wall becomes lost due to the bed having to fold up. So we decided a great way to add some good storage is to integrate some […]
Introduction The bed in our Ford Transit conversion will be a folding bed, hinged on the passenger side, so we are able to open up the back half for more space during the day, especially since we may be working inside at times. Having a nice place to sit, with a table surface to work […]
Introduction Elaine and I decided the floor was the most logical place to start a van conversion, so that’s what we did. In an effort to make everything we do to the van reversible (just in case), we opted for vinyl planks laid atop a plywood underlay. We did not want to glue a large […]
Mount Aspiring – 9931′ – SW Ridge AI4November 2019 After returning to Queenstown after climbing Mount Cook and dropping off Graeme at the airport for his return flight to Auckland, I took a look a the weather forecast and was amazed to see a two day window of perfect weather in just a couple days time! So […]
mount wilhelm – 14793′May 2023 This was a last minute trip I cobbled together after another work trip to West Papua, Indonesia. I actually was unaware there were overland options between West Papua and PNG, so I ended up booking a circuitous series of flights from Timika-Jakarta-Singapore-Manila-Port Moresby on a 40 hour marathon of travel. […]