This week I've torn the kitchen apart to saw into the steel shelf system so that a giant water tank can get installed. The water tank is HUGE.. way bigger than I wanted and probably more water than I never needed, but since it was a steal at 30 bucks, I am thrilled to have it. Many of these water tanks cost over 200 dollars or more (some over a thousand that are custom molded to fit specific van models or RV models) It is installed indoors so that it wont freeze up in winter, though I dont plan on camping much in cold weather anyway.
My cabinet skills are improving. I've made a kitchen cabinet to hold the portopotty. It cost a total of 12 euros for the sheet of birch plywood. I reused the white table hinges that were 15 bucks for the set. The top was a former table made of pine, about 10 bucks. There is a drawer on the top that stays in with an old spring I found in the garage. The bottom cabinet has recycled hinges. It's nothing fancy, but it's also perfect.
Here is the awesomely huge water tank. Yeah... industrial size to say the least
From the outside of the van, you can see that the little cabinet fits right over the new diesel heater I'm installing. I like having the heater where I can see it. Maybe one day when I get used to running it I wont like it in that spot, but for now the location is fine. The intake is on the step and the heated air goes up into the bed through a tube and will deliver hot air to the middle of the van. The new 180ah battery has also been deposited under the bed and will be hooked up soon to the solar set up.
One step at a time!!
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