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Falling out of the van

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Yesterday started off like most other days in our van build. It did not, however, end up like most days Our evening and night was spent with me (Don) in bed, an ice pack on my left ankle, iced, wrapped, and elevated (R,I.C.E.). A heating pad on my left shoulder. My left wrist, well, left…

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15 Secrets and Tips for Van Life
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15 Secrets and Tips for Van Life

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Living van life can be one of the most, if not the most, rewarding experiences and adventures in a lifetime.  Not only does it open up so many doors for meeting new and interesting people, but it also affords you the opportunity to explore and adventure to places most people only dream and read about….

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March 12th The Ceiling is almost done

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The ceiling is turning out better than e had hoped. Of course, our expectations as with all of our van build is high, but we are really digging how it is looking. We are using thin tongue and groove cedar attached to a 1/4 inch plywood board. We decideed to go with a “blueish” stain…

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March 11th, Progress, and relaxation

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Today was a great day for the van build. Everyday is actually a great day for a van build, but today was exceptionally great. The ceiling is coming along great. We accomplished most of the ground work so get this portion of our van build completed. The 1/4 inch plywood that the cedar and starry…

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March 10th a new day for a van build

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The van build is coming along well! In the last week, it feels like we have accomplished a good bit. Despite the rainy weather for most of the past week, we were still able to get some stuff done on Raven. The last few days, however, the weather could not have been any more perfect….

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March 3rd van conversion and It’s raining again

Bynatndon

Today… It’s been somewhat of a slow morning for our van conversion so far today.  When we say “slow”, we really mean we haven’t started working on our van build yet and it’s already 9:56 am.  That is not to say we haven’t been busy and productive though.  Don was up and at ’em at…

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Our Roof Rack for our Sprinter Van

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Our Roof Rack for our Sprinter Van If there is one thing van lifers know and those who are considering living in a van need to know is that power, climate control, space and storage are limited, so, having a roof rack on your van is something that should be incorporated into your build. When…

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Van Life – Why We Chose to Live and Travel in a Sprinter 144
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Van Life – Why We Chose to Live and Travel in a Sprinter 144

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How Van Life started for us Van life is not a lifestyle we were naturally inclined to aspire to from an early age.   At least, not in the typical social culture that currently exists.  From our earliest of memories, we have been taught and indoctrinated that in order to and be considered successful, there…

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We are nat n’ don in the wild
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We are nat n’ don in the wild

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We are Nat and Don, along with our little nomadic pup, Kona, living and traveling in our converted van, a Mercedes Sprinter 144. Technically, as of writing this blog, we are currently building out our van while living in a 35′ RV on some friend’s property somewhere outside of Jacksonville, Florida. I mean hey, if…

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We’re Nat & Don. in November of 2020, we sold our school bus home and bought a Mercedes Sprinter van to convert. We’re currently building that out and plan to be back out on the road this coming Spring! We hope our journey inspires you to run down your dreams, whatever they may be! Thanks for hanging out with us!

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