OUR VAN IS A HOME AGAIN! REACHING THE END OF OUR SPRINTER VAN RE-BUILD
Can you believe we’re -almost- at the finish line for our van build?! After ripping apart Sophia in December, our tiny home on wheels is finally turning back into our home again. It’s been a crazy 4 months. I don’t think either of us knew what we were letting ourselves in for. We’re both exhausted but feeling excited for the future and SO ready to get back on the road again. What a journey it’s been already - and we haven’t even left the driveway! 🤪
» Laminate Flooring from B&Q - https://bit.ly/3xJC9Ke
» Rattan webbing - https://www.seatweavingsupplies.co.uk
» URURA HOME (our custom table) - https://www.instagram.com/urura.home/
» Our Sink - https://www.jacksonsleisure.com/caravan-motorhome/thetford-spinflo-caravan-motorhome-argent-sink/
» Our Tap - https://amzn.to/33aaxj3
⤈ J O I N O U R P A T R E O N ⤈
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⤈ F O L L O W U S ⤈
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⤈ I N T H I S V I D E O ⤈
0:00 - 0:39 - Intro
0:40 - 01:14 - Our Journey so far
01:15 - 02:22 - Fitting the Flooring
02:23 - 04:18 - Finishing the Rattan Cupboards
04:18 - 06:59 - Fitting the Sink & Tap
07:00 - 09:28 - Framing the Toilet
09:28 - 11:03 - What’s Happening to our Walls?
11:03 - 12:17 - Finishing Touches
12:18 - 15:18 - Our Beautiful Custom Table!
15:18 - 17:15 - Wrapping Up
17:15 - Bloopers
⤈ M O R E V A N B U I L D ⤈
Watch our Africa Van Build 2.0 from the start
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn09Q7QKe9RSfcmCvu5KgxHZ
Our big plan - Driving to Cape Town in our Van!
» https://youtu.be/dJMnHVE1xnc
⤈ V A N L I F E T R A V E L S ⤈
Van Life France to Sicily Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NUYY2VXyhlgsLvnXZQWp0
Van Life UK Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn0ZKqneAbha94jkMnkBBGFr
Van Life Portugal Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn1NoG9YimtMCTeQpk-aqstn
Van Life Spain Playlist
» https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9T0BcGBqYn37KGDpBq683reFQuxjlhXR
⤈ C A M E R A G E A R ⤈
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⤈ W H O W E A R E ⤈
We're Chesca and Ben and River (🐶 ) and we usually live full-time in our self converted sprinter van, Sophia. After a year of travelling Europe, from Spain and Portugal to the island of Sicily, the pandemic brought us back home to the UK. Along with a secret project we'd been planning! We plan to drive our tiny home on wheels all the way from Cornwall, UK to Cape Town, South Africa. Starting in late 2021, we first need to make some major upgrades to Sophia, stripping her right back to the insulation and giving her some beefy upgrades. Join us on our journey as we turn Sophia into an overlanding rig, ready to tackle whatever Africa can throw at us.
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