I would be wary of carrying a knife with you while out of your van. It might make you feel safer but carrying a weapon in public can land you in a lot of trouble. Maybe swap the knife for an alarm, a loud noise is usually enough to scare off anyone.
For added security in your van, .Ii have read posts on other websites of people tying a cord between the 2 front doors. This stops the doors from opening while your inside and might be a cheap option to try. On the rear doors then a simple door bolt, see how vandog did this on his van, will stop the rear doors from being opened from the outside.
For added security in your van, .Ii have read posts on other websites of people tying a cord between the 2 front doors. This stops the doors from opening while your inside and might be a cheap option to try. On the rear doors then a simple door bolt, see how vandog did this on his van, will stop the rear doors from being opened from the outside.
) your van while on the road. A van conversion project is head bang, knuckle scrappingly a challenge while it's parked at home while you do it but doing this while living in it will be interesting to read how you overcome issues with the work and living in it at the same time.