You can view individual posts about the construction below or view them all (in reverse order).
For anyone wishing to do a project like this themselves, you might want to check out what not to do.
- I Bought a Van
- New Stereo
- Rear View Camera
- Installing the Subfloor
- Building a Raised Floor
- Insulating the Walls
- Installing a Skylight / Insulating the Doors
- Framing the Ceiling
- Paneling the Walls (Part 1)
- Under Floor Drawers
- Water Pump / Battery Box
- Building the Bed Frame (Part 1)
- Building the Bed Frame (Part 2)
- Building the Bed Frame (Part 3)
- Carpeting the Bed Storage
- Paneling the Walls (Part 2)
- Paneling the Walls (Part 3)
- Building the Kitchen (Part 1)
- Building the Kitchen (Part 2)
- Propane and Propane Accessories
- Paneling the Ceiling (Part 1)
- Paneling the Ceiling (Part 2)
- Paneling the Ceiling (Part 3)
- Building the Ceiling Cabinets (Part 1)
- Building the Ceiling Cabinets (Part 2)
- Re-Plumbing the Kitchen
- Dividing the Cab
- Building the Ceiling Cabinets (Part 3)
- Venting the Water Heater
- Building the Kitchen (Part 3)
- Staining
- Building the Kitchen (Part 4)
- Building the Kitchen (Part 5)
- Building the Kitchen (Part 6)
- Building the Second Bed
- Building the Rear Wall
- Staining the Rear Wall
- Building the Cab Door
- Carpeting the Cab Wall
- Building the Stove Cover
- Recessed Lights / Battery Cable
- Electrical (Inverter Setup)
- Electrical (Fuse Panel Setup)
- Paneling the Beds
- Finishing the Battery Vent
- Finishing the Trim
- Skylight Cover / Gray Water Tank
I have a list of “maintenance” items not really related to the construction aspect, more to ensure the vehicle is mechanically sound. You can also view them all.
Amazing job!
Enjoy.
Hey! Just found your blog and it’s great! My girlfriend and I just bought a Vw T4 and will start to build it into a camper this weekend. Have read a few of your posts and will finish them all today. Great with all your photos!
Great articles providing readers like me free informations and lessons how to build a camper van from scratch
Thank you very much sir
I love your blog
Sam
70 years old from Texas
Excellent notes. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Amazing !!
How to make shower?
Oh buddy. Just ready your “lessons learned” and couldn’t agree more. For a road warrior-good times vehicle, less is more. I’ve been thinking about going deep on my van that has a simple bed in the back and plastic drawers but I keep coming back to the fact that I usually sleep in a tent with no rain fly looking at the stars. Van sleeping is usually just for Walmart parking lots on long stretches. Fans, electricity, a good cooler with ice, Coleman two-burner: Game over. Thanks for saving me from so much work!