Hitting the road

We are on our way. Conversion = finished.Our conversion project certainly demanded more than we expected, and of course took an unexpected amount of time to complete. We arrived in Victoria to work on the van on September 20, with grand ambitions of being on the road quickly. We were proven wrong...Departure Goal #1: October …

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DIY VanLife: GMC Savana Camperization – cupboards, counter, shelves

We've done some more building - and are happy to report that this part of the process was fun and relatively simple! We decided to build some indoor living storage space where we can keep food and supplies, as well as a shelf for some odds and ends.#1. The CupboardsWe bought a 20L water jug …

DIY VanLife: GMC Savana Camperization – Bed, Storage, Kitchen

Naive expectation number one: constructing the inside of the van will be waaaaaaaay easier and less finicky than building the initial interior "shell".Ha. It turns out the finickiness was very high and compounded by the fact that this part of the construction timeline overlapped with Thanksgiving weekend and my mother's "Birthday Week" - both of …

DIY VanLife: GMC Savana Camperization – Insulation and Walls

When I worked my first field season in northern Alberta in the summer of 2011, I learned a few very important life lessons: 1.     If it can go wrong, it will2.     Things always take longer than you plan3.     It could be worseI would like to add two pieces of advice to this list, which we …

The days of summer

It has been a whirlwind of activity for us this summer, both in climbing and otherwise. I spent 85 days in the field again near Vanderhoof, BC, collecting bird, beetle, and vegetation data for my Master’s research. It was a fantastic summer, however unfortunately the flat interior forests offer no opportunity for rock climbing.Graham spent …