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Thank you for the replies. ^ Yes, maybe it just too far north and the solution is to leave, it's a van after all, so follow the sun and go south might the thing to do. Tilting the solar panels is such a great idea. Using linearactuators to tilt the panel frame towards the sun might just be the...

How do you guys survive winter on solar? I've been trying to calculate solar needs and the winter month in northern Europe are harsh. Some calculations(based on realworld data for a solar panel station near where I live): Averaged during the summer month, the solar panel will produce 4 times...

Interesting. I have been renting a small garden lot with a shed/tiny house on it (250 sqft) to live in part-time for the past few years. It's with running water, electricity, a sofa/bed kitchen workspace, but no waste water. So the sink drains straight into the garden and there's no toilet but...

Thank you so far for the feedback. Those are some interesting solutions. Building a chair into a desk seems cool. Just not sure, whether that's comfortable enough. But it might be a decent idea to store an office chair that way: Measure it and built shelving around it, so that it has a place to...

Hello, not a vandweller yet, I have about 2 years of studying left. I plan on using that time to save up money, buy a van and start converting it. So that buy the time, I graduate, I'll be ready to move into a van fulltime. I've done a fair bit of hiking and bike travelling. Both require one to...

Hello everyone, might have to head over to the introduction area soon, anyways, at this point, i'm brainstorming as much as possible to convert a van and one important factor is a proper workspace. I will be able to work mostly from a pc/laptop, so the question is: how to build a proper office...