r/vandwellers

Couldn't find nice looking switch panels so I made them myself :) Toggle switches for roof vents and air compressor / horn, battery & inverter monitor and also on top three custom dimmer knobs for various lights in the van. All held in place with magnets. Happy weekend!

Pulled up the old flooring on this new to me van because it was nasty not because I suspected any rust and was met with this headache. Starting wire brushing it away and some smaller holes have formed in some places. What would your plan of action be?

I'd been wanting to add an awning to my van for some time, but didn't really wanna spend a few hundred bucks on it, nor did I want a large assembly hanging off the side, where it would jut out and add to the horizontal clearance — especially since it'd have to attach to the fiberglass topper, which I didn't feel great about.

So I just made one.

I took a $5 2x4, notched it to fit beside the topper, painted it with some $10 spray paint, screwed in a few threaded inserts, and attached a $6 set of tie down anchors, spaced 16" apart. Now I have a low-profile mount that I can use not just for a tarp awning, but for a movie screen, string lights, or anything else I might want to hang at a camp. Best of all, I'm not limited to 8' (the typical size I found for most side awnings); it can accommodate up to an 11' tarp if I ever pick one up.

Just wanted to share in case it inspired anyone else looking for an affordable less-obtrusive alternative to massive side awning assemblies.

https://www.bougerv.com/products/rocky-heavy-duty-metal-12v-fridge

Id like to have this sit inside my kitchen counter either with a wooden block over it when I don’t need access.

Or still in the lower cabinets but on rails to side out into the galley.

Terrible idea, great one, expensive, lots of custom long jobs ?

Hello all. I have an older Northern Lite 610, which I upgraded electrically to newer standards. I added new Anderson connector, dc-dc charger, a camper battery, a fuse panel, etc, but I kept the original wiring for appliances, lights, fans, fridge, and marker lights. Except for marker lights, everything works well. So for marker lights, I planned to lead a new wire from the engine bay through the ignition-switched fuse to the 7-pin connector (built in camper) and negative wire to the 7-pin truck battery from that 7 pin connector. But when I was checking continuity, I noticed that the negative pin in the 7-pin connector connects to all other negative wires from camper appliances. So now is the question on how to do it properly? Should I just do the positive wire to the 7-pin connector to light up marker lights, and the negative would go through my main path? Or should I add a negative from the 7-pin to the truck battery, but then I technically have 2 negative wires going from the camper to the truck battery, and they are connected inside the camper. Unfortunately, the marker light negative connection with other negative wires is somewhere that I can't access, so I can't separate them. Appreciate all help!

Not sure if any moister will get properly vented since it’s not a closed space or if I need to do something w it