The Final Days Before The Pacific Northwest

Everything that I’ve been thinking about just to keep myself going for the last year and a half. The life I’ve been dreaming about is eight hours away.

Making Great Headway

For about 60 seconds I felt like I was going to pass out with horror, but the solution is pretty obvious and not that big of a deal, even if it wasn’t going to turn out super pretty.

The Emotional Highs and Lows of a Van Build

I’ve got this general sense of being totally overwhelmed sitting in the back of my mind, and these moments when I’m so uncomfortable and can’t seem to get something to work right just hit me really hard.

Pre-TripCarson CostaApril 18, 2019Van Build, Vanlife, Inner Thoughts, Self-doubt, Wiring, A Peek Inside My Weird Brain, Frustration, Wasps, Flowers, Warm Weather, Dirty, Why?Comment

Every Time I Think I'm Done...

I can’t help but think about what I would do differently if I were to do another build. There is one big thing that I wouldn’t do the same way over again if you dared me to.

Pre-TripCarson CostaApril 17, 2019Van Build, Vanlife, Plumbing, Electrical, Insulation, Wiring, Planning, Water, Sink, Fuse Box, Range Oven, Fridge, Learning, Time Crunch Comments

Marathon March

Suddenly, a whole category of van build tasks was wiped off the to-do list. The roof is finished. The only thing left to do is toss the solar panels up there when we’re ready to connect the electrical system.

Van Build, or Comedy of Errors?

I was adamant, though, that I was going to break ground on this thing today. So we finished the prep work — cleaning the surface and marking off the exact places we were going to drill— and got out the drill.

Pre-TripCarson CostaApril 2, 2019Vanlife, Van Build, Mishaps, Comedy of Errors, Indiana Jones, KonMari, Marie Kondo, Tidying Up, Ventilation, Fan Install, Subfloor, Insulation, Electrical, Wiring, Solar, Solar PanelsComment

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