It has at all times been our dream to journey around the globe in a van. So, we had the loopy thought to pack up our home and dwell life on the street for a number of months. We purchased a sprinter van and transformed him into our dream tiny dwelling whereas we travelled to among the most beautiful locations in Australia.
Now, allow us to introduce you to Cooper – our trusty journey companion and home-away-from-home!
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Who is Cooper the Van?
Cooper is a retrofitted Mercedes Sprinter 316. We initially purchased him as an empty cargo van and customised him over the course of six months.
The Cockpit
At the entrance of the van is the cockpit. Besides the motive force and passenger seats, we even have an intuitive dashboard system that tells us all the small print about Cooper. It additionally has CarPlay, so we are able to play our favorite street journey tunes.
Hunter’s “Room”
Right behind the cockpit is Hunter’s little space. We put in a toddler’s seat and made certain there was ample area on the ground for her to play. We preserve her books and toys in bins that we are able to simply retailer after they’re not in use.
The Living Room/Dining Room/Office
We knew we had restricted area to work with when constructing our van. That’s why we added a swivel desk. It can be utilized as a eating room desk, or it will probably swivel round in direction of our bench for use as a desk. On prime of that, we are able to transfer it in direction of the kitchen if we want additional prep or counter area whereas cooking.
The Kitchen
The kitchen is certainly one of our favourite areas within the van. We have an extra-large sink, a 2-burner induction cooktop, and a mini fridge. The additional storage beneath the cooktop holds all our cookware. We additionally put in a slide-out pantry the place we are able to preserve spices and different little snacks!
The Bedroom
A very good evening’s sleep is essential, so we opted for a set mattress as a substitute of a convertible one. We additionally added a small child-size mattress for Hunter, which she will use when she’s sufficiently old to sleep and not using a crib. At evening, we dangle magnetized window shields to dam out mild and provides us privateness.
Storage
Most of our clothes is saved above the kitchen and dwelling space. We additionally constructed just a few different storage cubbies above the mattress and cockpit to maintain different knick-knacks. Underneath the mattress (accessed within the again), now we have our “garage”. This is the place we retailer larger gadgets, electrical tools, and extra clothes.
The Bathroom
We made the aware resolution to construct Cooper and not using a rest room. However, we at all times journey to locations with public bogs, so it has by no means been an issue! And if we have to bathe, now we have an out of doors bathe with each cold and hot water.
We hope you loved this little tour of our household van. If you want what you see, you will get the total dimensions and structure of our conversion right here.
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