Where do you start?
The design and construction are based on cabinet making and not on framing carpentry. Almost 80% of the construction was done in my workshop (garage) and then installed into the van.
You can build one too
If you are considering building your own camper van I am sure you will find that you will run into problems that are beyond your knowledge base. Before I even bought the van I told my wife that I had two major concerns; would I get frustrated and be forced to give up and never finish and the other was would it look completely tacky and and eyesore when it was done. I thought of this every day and made every effort to avoid this unacceptable outcome.
Don't set an unrealistic deadline. If you have never done this before give yourself a year. It isn't cheap in fact I was about $10,000 over budget. Remember you don't know what you don't know. Even though I was over budget it was clear I needed the things I had overlooked. Not making major compromises was the absolute right thing and it's paying off every day on the road.
It's worth every minute I invested in this project so my advise is to move forward with determination and don't give up.
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Just a Truck
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Sketch Up design of Dodge Ram Promaster Camper Van. Our Van Life