Portable solar is an essential way to add more capacity to your camper’s existing solar system. It’s also a great introduction to clean, unlimited electrical power. Portable solar can be very expensive but it doesn’t have to be. For less than half the price of commercial systems, I can show Read more…
During our travels in North America, we always escaped the cold moist weather by heading to the desert so mold was never an issue. That’s not easy to do in Europe so we installed some anti-condensation mats that should help mold from growing under our mattress. With a dehumidifier and Read more…
When you break it down to the simplest forms, there are basically 2 main components to a solar system not counting the battery. The solar panel and the solar charge controller. While many of you understand the job of a solar panel is to convert sunlight into electricity, not as Read more…
Update: Drilling holes wasn’t a good solution for our van’s set-up. We ended up going with anti-condensation mats instead. We talk all about it in this video below. —–Original Post—– We have had a couple of bouts with mold under our mattress in the van after cold winters. With 5 Read more…
Last year while we are at Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf, Germany displaying our van at the Dometic booth, we got to stroll around and see some of the exciting new concepts showcased here. One of the most interesting concept vehicles is at the Hymer booth. This is the Hymer Vision Read more…
We have owned 5 campers in our 12 years of living on the road. In this video, we talk about all of our old layouts, what worked and what didn’t, our decisions for choosing the best layout for our DIY van build, and things you should consider when planning your Read more…
A few of you might not know just how we are qualified to go around giving advice to people about living full time on the road. I thought this video might provide some background of who we are. From a T@B trailer -to- an Airstream trailer -to- a Four Wheel Read more…
We’ve spent the better part of 12 years overlanding the world with our family in all different types of campers: from a T@B trailer to an Airstream trailer to a Four Wheel Camper to a Casita Travel Trailer to Sprinter van. The two rigs we get asked the most about Read more…