Got tired of the old interior

For any of you that are wondering... the flooring that you see - which is enough to cover the whole back of my 108 - is only 2 boxes of flooring that I got at Home Depot... it also took less than 1/2 an hour to put in! Easy as heck!!!

whalemstr wrote:Anybody have any idea of a way to finish this wood? Stain, sealer, paint, tuck and roll leather, shag carpeting, mirrors, any votes or ideas??? LOL

Hang some lighting before finishing the panels. LEDs take a lot less power and are easier to route.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAnOsfUQ9pY

Then sit inside a while and let the music and lights twist your head into the best covering for your panels.

There are a bunch of different places online where people are "van dwelling" and they have a lot of good ideas for a camper.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5CEWqoUTwk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O11JwR_O14o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tX8SCNTlAtY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJnWuHdLP8


of course, if you are going more for a vintage van VAN-IN interior, just check out stuff like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKq25-jl5w0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLhxxXROxbU

I've been watching all kinds of videos of vans and motorhomes and remodeled buses. I owned two buses that I remodeled into offices and one into a camper. I am still trying to figure out what kind of interior finish to put on this one...

think that will work??? lol

Looking great.

Here are a few inspiration photos I have in my van file.  The photo with the box around the wheel wells with a speaker is something I plan to use. It's a good way to hide and protect the wheel wells. The island theme isn't my bag...

I plan on boxing the wheel wells for sure, and insulating the heck out of em before they are closed in too.


I plan on making a three part slide out bed that will be 3' wide and 6' long when extended. Then you just slide it back and put the cushions into a couch in the back. There will be a cabinet of some sort in the rear that opens to the rear with shelves and drawers or open storage areas under the bed area. I plan on cabinets behind the front seats. A cabinet along the floor across from the doors. A couple of cabinets or shelves along the walls etc.!

I tried to draw a quick 3D image of what I envision it will kind of look like...

As far as wiring goes, I plan on using a couple of 12 volt led strips in various places to take care of that so hiding a wire is no problem. Plus, a couple of these "stick up" style led's in other places. I do plan on having a second battery in there though. I wanna be able to run an inverter so I can charge the laptop.

It's amazing what you find laying around the house - especially when there is no wife or girlfriend telling you that "You can't use that!!!"




The above is my version of "Thinking out loud!" Lol

I think I have decided that I am going to eliminate the metal battery box and make that corner a wooden box that is large enough for two batteries. Then I can put the electronic stuff in a cabinet above the batteries. Battery isolator, charge controller, power inverter, fuses etc.

I like how you think! Much easier to picture something with the real thing...I have a question for you...Is that your reflection in the passenger rear door window? Looks kind of spooky since it doesn't show up in the other pics, just the first one...thought maybe a ghost was saying "Put my dresser back where you got it...

hahahahaha - yep that are scraggly old me!!!
not only is it easier to swipe furniture and use the kitchen table for a work bench...

but I don't have to worry about shaving or haircuts!!!

lol

I've since cut the bottom off the dresser and it is now screwed in place.
Gonna try it out with a run to town to get plywood and a few other things - probably tomorrow... I'm figuring on taking the bottom two drawers and making them into hinged cabinet fronts and a flat open underneath for longer and heavier stuff. If I do it right, I should have at least 4 lineal feet in there and under the fold out couch/bed on the other side of the dresser. Probably set it up so I can access it from the top under the couch too.

Front passenger side panel on now...


This is the view from where the "couch/bed" will be sitting...


Pretty much ran out of giddeeupandgo along with some materials I really need to continue...

Nice build. Lots of work making all these sheets to fit! Love to see how it turns out

Sometimes you need to take a little break to recharge your batteries...you've accomplished a great deal in a short timespan. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

Now to start the modifying...



and other cabinets and shelving and boxes that need to be made...
not too mention the bed!!!
lol

I forgot that I was forced to take a BEER break - due to the fact that I was gonna work on modifying the cabinets I just got - and forgot that all the tools are in the cabinet that I just painted!!!

Nice Move, Ex-lax!
Sorry, something my father used to always tell me when I did things like that...

He used to also tell me if it doesn't fit, get a bigger hammer...

LOL - the beer was cold - the sun was hot - the paint was wet - it was a perfect storm!!!

Next...
Cabinets are anchored as is the floor...





Ceiling and figuring out a couch/bed that folds up or slides together...

Looking really nice, I like all the cabinets and wood.

So far today...
Ceiling is in - could not get all the screws in because I ran out of energy...
There is a double layer of insulboard throughout the van now...




The panel behind the doghouse slides into place so I can get to the doghouse from the rear.


I have put a temporary bed in place so I can look at how I want to make it work. It will fold or slide back under itself so it ends up being a couch in the back, and a 6' 8" bed when folded out...



One of my solar ovens - and that is the spot it will sit at...


I might end up using 1 by 4's for the bed area that folds out... still haven't decided...

That place is starting to look like home-away-from-home!!! How long does it take to cook food with a solar oven...when the sun's out, that is? Looks like a pretty slick setup...

Thanks...

go to you tube and look for my channel - I haven't posted many cooking videos in while - but I have somewhere near 40 of them showing how easy this one is and how fast it is...

Gourmet Solar Ovens

The vision is coming to life! Looks like you'll have plenty of storage space as well...Nice piece of work!!!