Allison & Wonderland teach you how to make an adventure out of a vehicle and an adventure out of life! This is my official VanLife van tour. I have a Nissan NV200 SV. The size is very similar to a Ford Transit Connect. The cargo […]
Category: Build Out
$4K VanLife Build Out
In this video I go over how much I spent to build out my VanLife van! I have a small Nissan NV 200, and I really recommend tiny van minimalist build outs. Everything is portable and removable, even the floor! Here’s what I spent: $1846.92 […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 15: Bed Platform
July 24, 2021 9am-9pm with a few hours break from 11am-2pm for lunch and a visit to an estate sale. Bed platform installed on August 3, 2021. I wanted to build a bed platform, but it turns out this took longer than one day. My […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 14: Moving In
July 14, 2021, 8pm to 11pm I moved all my van life stuff into the van. When I used to drive when I was younger, driving gave me a lot of anxiety. I drove my parent’s car when I was learning to drive and I […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 13: Ceiling
July 11, 2021, 9am-3pm I put up a ceiling! I certainly had other intentions for this ceiling of nice vinyl coated plywood, but it would take so much time and work, and I was in a bit of a hurry to get my Wonderland van […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 11 & 12: Siding
Build Out Day 11, July 3, 2021, 9:00am-1:30pmBuild Out Day 12,July 4, 2021, 8:00am-6:00pm (Yes I spent my 4th of July Van Building!) It’s time to put the siding and the ceiling up. I was going to use vinyl coated plywood, but I was not […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 10: Products
Build Out Day 10, June 26, 2021, 2:30-5:30 It’s 110 degrees (F) this weekend so there will be no VanLife building outside. Instead I open all the packages that came from the internet and organize my VanLife Products. You can tell in this video I’m […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 8 & 9: Wool Insulation
Day 8: June 19, 2021, 9am-12:30pm, 1:30pm-7pm &Day 9: June 20, 2021, 1:00pm-4:30pm On day 8 and 9 of my Van Life Build Out I put in the wool insulation. It is 100% natural from New Zealand sheep. I purchased it from a company called […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 7: Vent & Skylight
June 13, 20219:30am-5:00pm I installed the vent fan and the skylight! It was a very productive day! I bought my vent and skylight at a marine supply store. For the vent, my van is too small for a Maxxair, so I used a Marinco Day/Night […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 6: Cabinets
June 7, 2021, 6:30pm-8:30pm I’m still waiting for the wool insulation to arrive so I put together my rolling metal cart furniture covered with fabric from the fabric store. I also put on some rain guard “eyebrows” over the windows, so the window can be […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 5: Floor Completed
May 15, 2021, 9:30am-5:30pm I made a cardboard template for the van floor (maybe this should have been one of the first things I did).I used the template to adjust the rigid foam insulation for the floor.I put in the birch plywood sub floor.I put […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 4: Floor Insulation
May 9, 2021, 9:15am-5:15pm I put in the duct insulation. I used R-8 HVAC Duct Wrap. Most Van Lifers use Reflectix. I also put the floor the van came with back into the van. Most people keep this around to use as a template for […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 3: Cork Flooring
May 8, 2021, 9:30am-6:45pm I finished the KilMat on the walls, doors, and ceiling.I cut the headliner.I took a trip to a marine supply store for my vent. Most Van Lifers use MaxxAir, but my ceiling area to put a vent is too small, so […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 2: KilMat
May 2, 2021, 9am-5pm We (my mom and I) started with a trip to the Home Depot for some materials. I bought floor insulation, birch plywood sub floor, and vinyl coated plywood for the flooring and siding. The flooring layer I wanted was luxury vinyl […]
#VanLife Build Out Day 1: Strip Out
May 1, 2021, 9:30am-2:30pm Wonderland passed the Make It Rain test where the garden hose was run over the roof to check for leaks. I stripped out and cleaned the van, took out the floor, and took off all the panels. The floor mat will […]