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From Van to Home – Van conversion guide
Everything you need to convert your van AND do a great job. Shortcut months of researching. Skip the costly mistakes and guesswork.
- Build a complete off-grid home on wheels: Kitchen, bathroom, office, sofa bed and the rest...
- Choose the right van – and without getting ripped off
- Master the electrical system once and for all
- Avoid the common mistakes that kill your budget
- Unique interior solutions including my pull-out bed design
- …LOTS more + bonus chapter: The overlooked essentials no one talks about
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"Couldn’t have built my van without it.
Really thank you so so much for being the inspiration and helping me build my own"
– philsmithies
Discover exactly how I converted this old rusty van into my full-time travelling home – with zero experience!


DIY van conversion – chapter by chapter
What you'll learn
Each chapter walks you through a build phase in plain language — and with tons of annotated photos/diagram. From choosing the right base van, to electrics and insulation, all the way through to those final finishing touches that make it actually FEEL like home.


For anyone with the 'van dream'
Whos it's for
If you want to know exactly how I transformed this van (shown in the pictures above) with zero woodwork or van conversion experience then this book is for you. I’ll take you through the whole process in simple, clear and detailed steps, written with my former-self in mind – someone with a van-dream van wondering how it'll ever happen.

Readers who used the book to finally finish their vans
Reviews
The best DIY book I've ever read
It is so detailed and it always has me inspired. I live in New York City, and I’m saving up some money for this awesome project, to travel long and far. Thank you for your book, it is truly amazing 🙂
– Sharukh GV
I love your book and your website!
I love your book and your website! No Bullshit, only useful information about van conversion and van life. Enjoy your journey and your free life. Best regards
– Johannes
The best, most helpful book on the subject by miles
Hey, Just wanted to say I bought your book, built a van, spent a summer travelling around Europe in it, lived in it for a year in the UK (over winter!) and am now recommending your book to a friend who is planning to do the same. The best, most helpful book on the subject by miles. Thanks Mike!
– Chris
The best book, thanks so much
Couldn’t have built my van without it. Really thank you so so much for being the inspiration and helping me build my own
Actually looks somewhere I would want to live
So many conversions seem kind of shoddy and yours is the first I found (with great ‘instructions’) that actually looks somewhere I would want to live. Plus it’s great to have guidance from a fellow Brit where measurements are in metric and materials are widely available. So thank YOU for sharing your journey! I’m glad the you’ve been able to continue it by sharing it! Much love
– Tim
Buy it now!
If you’re reading this and haven’t bought this book yet then buy it now!
Beautifully put together and unbelievably helpful, we couldn’t have done our conversion without it! Thank you
– abigiltinan
You've explained the electrical system so well
You’ve explained the electrical system/build so well I feel confident in doing it myself (currently part way through mine) something I never would have otherwise attempted
– Mike Rhodes
Big thanks
Hey dude,
Just wanted to say a big thanks. After 8 weeks of toil I finished and moved in to my van last week. Your book was so helpful and your blog was the inspiration for me to start the journey.
All the best!
–Jamie
Very helpful
Mike, I’m in the process of converting my van into a weekend camper and found your book very helpful. The explanation and detail you have included for electrics, water and gas are very good. The book is worth every tenner.
– Jeff Penver
Designed to be skim‑friendly when you’re covered in sawdust.
A look inside
Clear system diagrams
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Drawings & dimensions
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Explainer diagrams
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Step by step photos
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Mike Hudson
- VandogTraveller
About the author
Several years ago I’d sit at my desk at work thinking ‘surely this can’t be it’. I had a dream that just wouldn’t go away: To make a van into my home and break away, off into the sunset. And what a ride it’s been! Life transformed into something I never thought was even possible (see blog: VandogTraveller).
It quickly became clear I wasn’t the only one with this ‘van dream’. Since then I’ve been helping others live more free lives on their own terms.






