Of Paws And Wheels

The moment is finally here that we have running water in the van!!! (even though its ice cold... - winter in the uk) We had a few leaks and had to google some things up and some parts were just not the right size - so basically trial and error but we made it and finally its all set up. The only thing thats missing to the addition is the gas installation to get hot water going. I will let you know about that in another video when it happens.

Today we were able to finally assemble the solar panels to the roof. I have explained how we wired the batteries and what equipment we got. I will write it all down in this post so you can check what you might need. I'm a bit worried about the weight of it all since the bars are metal and the panels aren't that light either. We will invest into an inverter as well very soon. So I'll keep you posted on that.

Like so many other van lifers we have condensation build up under the mattress.... One more issue is that the van still doesn't have windows installed since it's winter in the uk and it's raining constantly... We are trying to solve the moisture build up in this video but it will be an ongoing issue since there is no insulation under the bed slabs. I will keep you posted on this problem.

The time has come to install the extractor fan in our box van bathroom. I hope the video is somewhat helpful even though we have our own technics on how to drill a hole in the van wall ;) I have opted for light switches without LED since they can be very bright during the night.

This video took a while to make since the construction of shower and toilet have been done in between other projects and the house move was in between as well. But finally the video is here. We have decided for a composting toilet. I just found this the most convenient for me to deal with the business. The shower has only cold water for now since the gas installation is still in process and the diff of the van broke and needs fixing so we wouldnt even be able to drive anywhere to fill up lpg.