WHAT NOW? IT'S THE END OF OUR SPRINTER VAN RE-BUILD

• May 16, 2021 by Chesca & Ben |
• Language: EN
• Play Time: 00:21:02
• SAILING YOUTUBERS

We don't really know what to do with ourselves now the van build is reaching its end. 4 long months and we're finally here, tidying up the van with some last minute jobs while we wait for our cushions to be upholstered. Once they're in we're good to go! This week we fit our wonderful composting loo, and get back to feeling ourselves after a pretty exhausting start to the year.

» Composting Toilet (gifted) - http://www.simploo.co.uk/

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⤈ I N T H I S V I D E O ⤈
0:00 - 0:46 - Intro
0:45 - 01:58 - Goodbye to the Build Mess!
01:58 - 05:03 - Fitting the Step Pt1
05:04 - 06:49 - A Familiar Face
06:49 - 10:06 - Finishing Touches
10:07 - 13:00 - Final Wickes Trip?
13:01 - 16:03 - Getting Back to Ourselves
16:04 - 20:03 - Fitting the Composting Toilet
20:03 - 20:23 - Wrapping Up
20:24 - Bloopers

⤈ M O R E V A N B U I L D ⤈
Watch our Africa Van Build 2.0 from the start
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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
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Van Life UK Playlist
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Van Life Portugal Playlist
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Van Life Spain Playlist
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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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Discover how Chesca and Ben transitioned from overlanding in a Sprinter van to sailing the seven seas aboard their Freedom 40. A deep dive into the technical reality of their 'learning-in-public' maritime journey.

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