VanDweller's stepvan conversion part 7

PART 7

MAKING IT LIVABLE

MORE COMING (OBVIOUSLY)

	Cooking: Coleman folding portable propane cooktop. Works amazingly well and heats the place as you cook.
	Table: fold-up hinged. Shown up, then down & secured (de-rattle your housetruck at every opportunity!) with the passenger seat (out of the Chinook project, bolted through the floor of the van with seat belts, big bolts, big washers, and double-nutted) swung forward for travel. Long piano hinge into a 2x4 trimmed with a little shelf above it. The reason the door channel is uncovered & unattended to is there will be a window in there for the ol' merging blind spot. But there isn't enough clearance to put one in that opens & has a screen... I'm thinking one out of the rear doors would be perfect. Or both. We'll see.
	Toilet: Thetford marine portable
	Lights: '70s custom van funk from previous housetrucks & vans. Fun.
	Storage: "Nomad Object Gravity" is the process by which through you, over a few hundred miles, everything finds its ideal place. A deep sink is a must for travel (this one's 8") and utilizing vertical space is good too.
	Securing everything: "U"s & bunji! Like a boat everything - everything - must be secured. Especially on slick countertops and wood floors. Plywood & carpet are more forgiving, but still - if it isn't screwed down, bungee it. Marine cleats are $5 a piece; copper plumbing Us are 23 cents each. You can gather which I prefer. So far there about 20 in use.
	12-volt outlet runs plug-in 12-volt accessories, including a tiny inverter that charged SheDweller's phone & ran the computer. In this pic you'll also see a coozie screwed into the wall. Great non-intrusive drink holder or pouch for cell, etc.

Part 8: Travels in Day Sailer!