Ah, Good. You're Here.

I've been expecting you. You've landed in a very useful position, because this site has two purposes. The first is to show you how to build a camper from a standard van and the second is to share my adventures, having done so, to inspire you to get on with it.

Beginner Friendly Van Building Guides

Here, you will find clear technical guides that deal with turning an idea into a design and building it into your van, as well as installing insulation, a solar power system, lighting, gas and electricity, and everything else you need to know to turn a van into a home. These free articles are the result of applying authentic technical guides (Haynes and the like) to real-life problems, and figuring out the difference.

Add to that some great tips on vehicle security, parking, travel, maintenance, repair and preparation for the best (and worst) that van life has in store.

Here's a recent article, to get you all hot and bothered: Short Guide To Fuses
And here are some we have in the pipeline.

Tongue-In-Cheek Adventures

When you've had enough of technical and want some typical van life blogs to inspire you to keep going... Put your feet up and enjoy some of Burtman's stories, photography, videos and general observations, that I hope will remind you why you are putting all this effort into building your van in the first place!

Here's a recently updated blog post, to show you what you can expect: Rocío (And The Mountain Forest Village Dog)

Where Did It All Begin?

If you'd like to find out how this whole caper got started, here it is.

You can find Burtman on Telegram and you can support this project with the coffee cup at the bottom of this page, provided by BuyMeACoffee.com. Thank you! :)