pull-out tray

SBF is measuring and fitting for the pull-out tray that will go behind the two front seats and house the refrigerator, stove, and something else, making it easy to do all our cooking right outside of the van. Eventually there will also be an awning so if it's raining or sunny and hot, you can be protected while making meals. We'll still get some food smells indoors, but nothing like if we were actually cooking indoors. And it will also be better than boiling water indoors for coffee and tea ... I imagine that just makes it humid and adds moisture we don't need. (There is not a vent fan on the rood and we don't intend to add one.)

outdoor kitchen inspiration

I've noticed a lot of traveling vans have kitchens built into them. Some of them are pretty elaborate. They look beautiful ... But it seems like that would make the van smelly or even humid and introduce all sorts of moisture. Like, wouldn't making tea or coffee in the morning just fill the space with wetness? We're leaning towards something cool and pull-out like this clever, inspirational kitchen. Plus I like going outside to cook.

This instagram feed follows a really cool van conversion. And so much YELLOW!

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musical cup holders

Did you know you can just pull out the entire cup holder section of your vehicle? I did not. Not that I ever attempted such a thing. But it's perfectly doable if you have a handy, strong guy with tattoos nearby. SBF just yanked it out and then yanked out Sister Van's. We did side by side comparisons  and the conclusion was that both kind of suck, as far as cupholders go, but Sister Van's was a little bit better. Both are a sticky gross mess and I'll have to post pictures of the new cupholder in place when we get it all washed up.

CWV's guts behind the cupholder.

CWV's cupholder unit, complete with ashtray and Hall's cough drop.

Sister Van's cupholder unit. It almost holds SBF's big ol' coffee cup. But not really. Conclusion: He's gonna have to start drinking less coffee.