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Making Bug Screens For Loki
One of the many benefits of being a professional seamstress is that you always have the ability to “make it yourself” if it involves any type of fabric/fiber application at all. Additionally, living and traveling in Alabama and the Southern USA means that 95% of the time you are going to encounter some type of…
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Building Side Panels and Overhead Bins
The last few months we have continued to work on the van conversion as much as time would allow. This time we are back to working on the van cabinets. The final push to finish the main build of Loki required that we finish off the top inside space to make it more functional and…
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Installing Van Seat Swivels Bases
From the very beginning of Loki’s renovation-conversion to a camper van, almost 3 years ago now, I had Swivel Seats on the list as a top priority. We installed new seats in the Big Red Bus conversion we did so many years ago and it made all the difference in the living space of the…
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Installing Van Cabinets, Refrigerator, and Freezer
It is hard to believe we have come this far with the van build this fast. We have finally finished Loki’s lower living space section and the garage type area in the trunk. All of our cabinet work is what we are calling our “Shanty Chic” design… aka, functional and strong. We continue to be…
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Installing a MaxxAir Maxxfan Plus Vent Fan
This week we finally managed to get the long awaited vent fan installed. As you can tell from the first photo below, it is starting to get a bit chilly in the mornings here. While this weather is not the time that we really need the vent fan, it is something of a must have…
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Sun Shades and Water Tanks
This is a quick update on our van conversion progress this week. We have been working as much as we can over the last month because we are trying to take it on a road trip to Colorado in December, so the plan is to have water, electrical, and some cabinets done by then. On…
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Hitch, Cargo Carrier, and Generator Install
Long before Beyonce donned her custom denim covered pick-up truck and attempted to become an instant country singing legend, there was our conversion camper van, Loki. Early on, we decided to use recycled denim as the main material for the inside of the van, like Re-Covering the Cab Headliner or when we did the door…
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Re-Covering the Cab Headliner
Throughout this project, we’ve been removing, repairing or recovering, and then reinstalling various parts of the van as time allows. Next on the list was the headliner. We began by removing the button snaps that cover the screws. Once the screws were out, we brought the headliner inside and set to work recovering it with…
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Installing Dometic FreshJet 3 in Our Van
Now that we have dealt with the ceiling thickness issue, and installed all the shore power connections, we are ready to install the FreshJet 3 AC unit in the van. Technically this wasn’t our first time installing one of these units, see a long time ago post Installing the AC Units on our MCI Bus…
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Installing Shore Power for the Camper Van
This is part of our ongoing installation of the AC, which started with Making an AC Frame for Dometic FreshJet 3 and the Review on How to Install a Dometic SmartStart Accessory Kit. Today, we had to wire the inside of the van to accept the 120V power from the source and then transfer it…
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