I met this couple painting their van in a field. They’d just finished converting it into their full time home. It took them just 10 days!
Meet Gavin, Rose and their baby daughter, Jhonah. An off-grid family living in the UK, running a sustainable clothing company, Dairy Clothing LTD, from their van.
This is their home
It took them 10 days to make
It’s a Ford Transit dormobile. 2.5 DI.
It was a 10 seater minibus
They spent 3 days in B&Q carpark
Electronics
All of the electronics cost £400. That includes a 165W panel, Harvest controller, 600W inverter, battery and connectors/wires.
110Ah battery and volt sensing charging relay
This is charged by solar and also when the engine is running using the VSR.
Fold out sofabed
And separate cot
Kitchen
They use wood for heating
Because it has a log burner
The cost?
£2500 all done with service – thats the van and conversion. Nice one.
I hope this inspiration for people who want to do the van thing but are on a budget and have little time. If Gav and Rose can do it whilst looking after their baby and running a business, you can too!
Congrats to them. If you see them on the road say hi.
Dairy Clothing – their business
They make custom clothes from climate neutral organic cotton and fabric that is going to waste. One and a half million tons of fashion waste goes to landfill every year. Colour and sustainability is what they’re about.
Their website: dairyclothing.com
Instagram: @dairyclothing – more build pictures on there
Thanks to Gav and Rose for showing us their new off-grid home. What do you think? Share if you like this camper. Leave comments and questions below – I always read them
Also see: This bus will make you want to live in a bus
And: Glastonbury 2016 by campervan – Europe’s biggest, filthiest and muddiest festival
chris walden