I've met some very cool Germans this year, all into vanlife/tiny homes.
Last night I stayed up doodling plans for my dream camper. I'll have to do them up so as to be legible to someone else and see what you think. Idea to use a hightop lwb Fiat Ducato as a base, maybe if managed to save lots of money get a nearly new one and convert it to 4x4 before conversion. Have a notion to put a winch lifted bed sideways in the back that sits down onto a dinette area when being used, and hugs up against the ceiling during the day (no need to make bed, just hide it with press of a button!). I was thinking to buy a tiny Citroen Berlingo to facilitate overnights due to work and festivals etc, while saving up for something bigger (go live with the parents for a while in Ireland -I'm so sick of paying rent).
Maybe we will meet, not unimaginable. If I got van up and running I would probably go to Germany.
Haha, live with the parents again, too? That is what I am doing at the moment. It is possible, but it can scratch on the self esteem a little bit. I like what you are saying about your van plans. We never had a lot of comfort in the van, only a bed (huge) and some room for stuff :) It was an old ford econoline, one of the really long ones. we had a campstove for outside use which was very helpful. As you can tell we had more like a bed on wheels than a tiny home. Which is fine in summer , you don't want to be in your vehicle during the day anyways. But when its raining or cold it would be nice to be prepared a little bit better. A little corner to sit on a table probably helps, and if you can boil some water for a hot tea inside, even better :) Beeing able to stand up in the van:GREAT! And insulation is top! It all depends on how much money and time you have got to put inside. Me and my husband just bought a spacewagon and it's just fine for sleeping for a couple of nights :) But I have to say: after years of not having an own bathroom and some indoor space to run around, I am enjoying the shit out of it right now. Greetings to you in brasil! I worked at a cocoa research center some years ago, well i did my internship there.
I quite fancy being home with the old folks for a bit, being away for so long it'll be good to reconnect with family, and it's actualy not so weird for Irish families to be close like that. They've just moved into a new house so I'm quite keen to help them get a polytunnel up and some raised beds and get the ball rolling on growing some vegetables. After all the initial hard work is done it shouldn't be too hard for them to keep it ticking over. If it gets too much I can always escape to stay with friends in the south west! That's some hard core van living right there with your bed on wheels! That would be so grim in the Irish clime!!! I on the otherhand quite like my comfort, I was looking yesterday at mini wood burning stoves, how cosy would that be!?
Oooooh...the last couple of days I was chatting with a mate about my van plans and ended up doing a semi-legible van layout using some very dodgy photoshop skills - what do you think of the concept? All pie in the sky but the day-dreaming keeps me happy.
Ha, I have a steemit blog post to do on a cacau harvest when I find time - you'll enjoy the photos!
In Germany right now, came back from 3 years in the States, mostly Van Life. It's weird to be back. Everything is very german over here :D
Ah ha ha, I do hear that about Germany!
I've met some very cool Germans this year, all into vanlife/tiny homes.
Last night I stayed up doodling plans for my dream camper. I'll have to do them up so as to be legible to someone else and see what you think. Idea to use a hightop lwb Fiat Ducato as a base, maybe if managed to save lots of money get a nearly new one and convert it to 4x4 before conversion. Have a notion to put a winch lifted bed sideways in the back that sits down onto a dinette area when being used, and hugs up against the ceiling during the day (no need to make bed, just hide it with press of a button!). I was thinking to buy a tiny Citroen Berlingo to facilitate overnights due to work and festivals etc, while saving up for something bigger (go live with the parents for a while in Ireland -I'm so sick of paying rent).
Maybe we will meet, not unimaginable. If I got van up and running I would probably go to Germany.
Haha, live with the parents again, too? That is what I am doing at the moment. It is possible, but it can scratch on the self esteem a little bit. I like what you are saying about your van plans. We never had a lot of comfort in the van, only a bed (huge) and some room for stuff :) It was an old ford econoline, one of the really long ones. we had a campstove for outside use which was very helpful. As you can tell we had more like a bed on wheels than a tiny home. Which is fine in summer , you don't want to be in your vehicle during the day anyways. But when its raining or cold it would be nice to be prepared a little bit better. A little corner to sit on a table probably helps, and if you can boil some water for a hot tea inside, even better :) Beeing able to stand up in the van:GREAT! And insulation is top! It all depends on how much money and time you have got to put inside. Me and my husband just bought a spacewagon and it's just fine for sleeping for a couple of nights :) But I have to say: after years of not having an own bathroom and some indoor space to run around, I am enjoying the shit out of it right now. Greetings to you in brasil! I worked at a cocoa research center some years ago, well i did my internship there.
I quite fancy being home with the old folks for a bit, being away for so long it'll be good to reconnect with family, and it's actualy not so weird for Irish families to be close like that. They've just moved into a new house so I'm quite keen to help them get a polytunnel up and some raised beds and get the ball rolling on growing some vegetables. After all the initial hard work is done it shouldn't be too hard for them to keep it ticking over. If it gets too much I can always escape to stay with friends in the south west! That's some hard core van living right there with your bed on wheels! That would be so grim in the Irish clime!!! I on the otherhand quite like my comfort, I was looking yesterday at mini wood burning stoves, how cosy would that be!?
Oooooh...the last couple of days I was chatting with a mate about my van plans and ended up doing a semi-legible van layout using some very dodgy photoshop skills - what do you think of the concept? All pie in the sky but the day-dreaming keeps me happy.
Ha, I have a steemit blog post to do on a cacau harvest when I find time - you'll enjoy the photos!