Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile” (61 pics)

Posted in       28 Jun 2016       6555       GALLERY VIEW

Imgur user worked on this old van for four months on week-ends and every evening after work and now that it is done, he is all excited to embark on adventurous journeys with it.
 

"I spent the last 4 months building an adventuremobile on the weekends and evenings after work. Building this van was at times overwhelming, but always exciting. The experience has taught me many things and I am excited for the adventures to come. I hope you enjoy this tour. -Evan"

1Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"The finished van/tiny home. It weighs in at 6,600 lbs. Well under the GVWR of 8,600 lbs. The total build added 1,300 lbs."

2Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Cleared out and ready to get started. It took a day to rip out all the factory trim and riveted cargo rails. I made a dump run to get rid of it."

3Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"The day I bought a 2006 Ford E250 off Craigslist. Blank slate!"

4Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
5Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
6Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
7Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
8Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
9Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
10Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
11Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"OSB floor complete. It flexed a lot because the metal floor was uneven had been dented from use as a cargo van. I eventually drilled a bunch of holes in the OSB to fill the underneath with great stuff foam. That took care of the flex."

12Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
13Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"This is the giant hole cut I cut out of the van to access the propane tank. I'll be honest, this was terrifying. I wasn't 100% sure the propane tank I bought off amazon would fit in the space, with the brackets I had fashioned out of L brackets and sheet metal. I hadn't ever used a jig saw on metal before, and I wasn't really sure what I was doing. I just went for it and it worked out pretty well."

14Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"10 gallon propane tank installed! It fits!"

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16Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
17Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
18Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"I used 30 cans of great stuff foam to fill the cavities. I vastly overestimated the amount of space that one can was useful for, and ended up making like 4 home depot runs by the end of this day. It took a while, but in the end it was a relatively cheap and easy way to insulate the dead space between the inner and outer sheet metal layers."

19Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
20Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Insulating the walls. For all the window wells, I put up two layers of reflectix with an airtight gap of a few inches between them. Seems to work well enough. The second layer is visible in the later photos. I held it in place with high strength metallic HVAC tape."

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22Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
23Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
24Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Cutting a hole in the brand new roof to install the maxxfan. A little unnerving, but this was pretty straightforward compared to the propane access panel."

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26Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
27Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
28Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Installing the flooring. I used spraylock 3100 to bond the floor to the OSB."

29Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
30Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Luan plywood with a light stain for the walls and doors. I used water based 2 in 1 poly stain on all of the plywood in the van."

31Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
32Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
33Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Batteries sitting inside the bed frame and secured in place with 3/8" bolts through the van body. The batteries total ~200lbs, so I wanted those very well secured."

34Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
35Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"300 amp hours AGM deep cycle batteries with a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter. Powers a blender or microwave without any trouble."

36Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
37Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
38Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Carpet and 1/4 plywood walls going in. I bonded lightweight carpet to the hightop with 3M high strength 90 spray glue."

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40Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
41Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
42Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
43Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Building the galley from a re-purposed kitchen cabinet, free off craigslist. These are built out of particle board, so I hacked it apart and reinforced it with hard wood."

44Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
45Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
46Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
47Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
48Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
49Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
50Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
51Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
52Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
53Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
54Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Testing the freezer, with the bear necessities. The fridge draws 3.1 amps when it cycles on. I estimate is draws around 35 amp hours a day. 200 watts of solar panels fully recharges the batteries by sometime in the afternoon when it is sunny out."

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56Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
57Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
58Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

"Water jug, and storage held in place with bungee straps. I replaced this cheap water jug with LCI water jugs that are built for military use. They are much beefier, and I am confident that they will never leak. They are 5 gallon and I have two of them. I can drain to the street or into another jug."

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60Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”
61Guy Turned An Old Van Into “Adventuremobile”

Credits:  imgur.com
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