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Sprinter van conversion guide

Getting Started Hello friends! This is the final part of the essential tools series. This article will list the core set of tools and equipment for fellow van dwellers. While this article is primarily focussed on full-time van dwellers, we

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Sprinter van conversion off grid

Welcome to Part 2 of the DIY van-build tool series. This article covers the essential tools we recommend you to obtain if you want to install and connect an off-grid electrical system, including a lithium battery and solar panels. Click

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Sprinter van conversion tool guide

We get asked all the time about what tools are required to convert an empty van into a home on wheels. So instead of always writing out a big list each time as a message reply, we figured it was

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There’s lots of misinformation out there about battery technology. So, we figured that we’d write up this basic article about why WE chose to use a LFP battery as the “house” battery to power all our appliances inside our home on wheels.

Full disclosure: We were provided a discount by Citroen Europass Australia for our leased vehicle. In exchange, we agreed to provide details of the Citroen Europass program and benefits, and also add links to their website within this article. Lots

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Lot’s of people pursue “vanlife” for different reasons. Some people do it for the weekend escape from 9-5 monotony, some have chosen to live a nomadic life for freedom or to save money, and others have fallen into vanlife, sometimes

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There’s something really enjoyable and fun about the idea of “stealth” camping. Further more, if you are a full time van-dweller, stealth camping or “boondocking”, as it is known in North America,  becomes an inescapable part of your daily life.

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If you are in the process of planning and designing a mobile home (including campervans) you will be all too familiar with the often overwhelming amount of advice, options, gadgets, gizmos and other so-called ‘must-haves’. Here at Comfortably Lost HQ

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Many people living and travelling with a van or other camper vehicle are keen action sports enthusiasts. Surfing, skiing, mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking and so on. Surfing, in all it’s forms and crafts, is almost a national sport in

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