October was a light month in terms of spending (and progress). While it was physically a slow month, we spent a lot of time doing research and redoing some of the work we realized we had done incorrectly. Example: adding conduit to the build. Initially we didn't think it was necessary, but after hearing some …
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How we insulated and prepped our Ram Promaster 2500 for solar power So it has been a little while since we have shown any updates on our progress during the conversion of our 2017 Ram Promaster. This is partly due to the fact that progress has been somewhat slow. In our last post, we were …
First of all, don't let these numbers fool you. I didn't realize when I started recording spending that I would be writing monthly summaries so I didn't record purchase dates of the items. My August financial report was posted Sept. 16. So this report REALLY only includes the purchases to round out the month, though …
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There are a lot of glamorous social media accounts out there that make it seem like everything is all fun and games. But there are a lot of very open people too. And sometimes those people just happen to have some of the coolest van builds I have seen. With tons of information about how …
After a couple of weeks of using the van to haul things around, we were finally able to get started with the conversion. The first step we took was to remove the bulkhead. This was pretty straight-forward, although it wasn't exactly easy. We are converting a 2017 Ram Promaster 159" Wheelbase. Removing the Promaster bulkhead In …
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The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. -Rocky Balboa Will it ever stop raining? Probably. When it starts snowing. I'm just glad we have been able to get some work done. Although, the rain gives me plenty of time to plan ahead and now, time for writing. August was a big month when it comes …
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You've met us, now meet our van. When we were searching for something to buy for our conversion project plan, we had a couple of criteria that we had defined based on some research. Something big enough to sleep in Something that could have a kitchen area Decent gas mileage Preferably listed through a dealership …
