Van Conversion Part 5 Van Conversion Part 5 is the end of the end for my blogs about converting a delivery van into a camper. Just like Disney Land, I expect the camper to change and evolve as time goes on. I’ll update that process as it unfolds in the future. But for now, on […]
Van Conversion Part 4 Van Conversion Part 4 is sort of the beginning of the end: time to put it all together! Start at the Beginning In this case, the beginning is that thing you have to do before you can do anything else, i.e., the floor. Originally, I intended the camper to be a
Van Conversion Part 3 Van Conversion Part 3 is all about the cabin interior framing…which isn’t to say there is external framing, because there isn’t. How Good is Your Model? For most of my engineering career I got to play with models, computer models actually. This is part of the reason I know a little
My Creative Process My creative process usually starts with a problem to solve. Typically, this would involve fixing something that broke or redesigning/fixing something I’ve bought, but doesn’t quite meet my needs. This time around it involves fixing my broken headphones (see pic above). There’s Your Problem The accident of greatest concern to nuclear power
Planning and Design Part 3 This is Planning and Design Part 3 of this may be the last of planning and design posts(?). Where We Left Off At the end of Part 2, I presented the two floor plans I’ll use to build the camper interior. Admittedly, these plans probably don’t make any sense without
Van Conversion Part 2 Van Conversion Part 2 picks up pretty much where Part 1 ended. I finished removing everything I didn’t want, so now I can put in the stuff to make it a camper. This begins with the windows. Let’s Be Clear I knew early on in this process that I would be
Planning and Design Part 2 This is Planning and Design Part 2 of however many it takes to do right by the subject, or until I get tired of writing about it. When We Last Left Our Hero …he was off chasing another rabbit. As I mentioned at the end of Part 1, I had
Planning and Design Welcome to Planning and Design Part 1… Typically, planning comes before design, but it’s really all just a big muddle. You have to make a plan regardless of how small a project may be. One of the things my dad liked to remind me about was what he called the Six P’s
Tape falls firmly into the adhesive family of tools. And as with most adhesives, there will be some you like, and some you don’t like. A specific tape may work great for one person, but not so much for some one else. One of the best descriptions of tape ever is Buzz Lightyear’s in Disney’s
Van conversion part 1 is “demo day!” I get to get rid of all the stuff that made it a delivery van. This means taking out the shelves, rug, partition door, and the wood and metal pieces on the walls. These are all shown in the BEFORE photo. Before In the Beginning My plan was
