Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Building a Tiny Home on Wheels | DIY Bed Design for Sprinter Van Conversion 🚐
It's a privilege to learn about racism and not experience it. Each of the resources below have been super impactful in our learning and understanding of the oppression faced by POC on a daily basis. We hope that you will take the time to learn alongside us, share what you're learning with friends both on and offline and donate where possible.
Eamon and I have donated to:
Color of Change colorofchange.org the largest online racial justice organization in the US.
Black Health Alliance blackhealthalliance.ca working to improve the health and well being of black communities in Canada
Resources:
13TH on Netflix
Systemic Racism Explained youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&t=74s
Jane Elliot's Anti-Racism Exercise on Oprah youtube.com/watch?v=ebPoSMULI5U
Racism Has a Cost for Everyone by Heather McGhee youtube.com/watch?v=eaCrsBtiYA4&t=643s
Trevor Noah on George Floyd youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4Bg8mu2aM
Rachel Cargle's Public Address youtube.com/watch?v=leBPMyQ60HM&t=443s
Please share any and all resources below that have been impactful to you.
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The tiny home project continues as we bring to life our idea for a unique bed design that we've never seen done before in a van conversion. The concept is to keep our van build very open while still having seating for 6+ people and a beautiful, comfortable QUEEN SIZED bed! How are we going to achieve this in just 80 sq-ft?
Support us by shopping our handmade chai blends:
chaiwalachai.com/usa
chaiwalachai.com/store
Products Used in our Van Build Thus Far:
Kreg Jig Kit amzn.to/2zOmG2f
Electric Floor Heating & Diesel Heater from Expedition Upfitter
expeditionupfitter.ca/?ref=eamonandbec
expeditionupfitter.com/?ref=eamonandbec
Wall Panels We Wish We'd Used amzn.to/36xvx4f
Flooring amzn.to/3cYschb
Van Bunk Windows amzn.to/3dvhiz3
Water Fill Cap amzn.to/2AfAliK
250 ft Wire Cable amzn.to/3aV3pc1
Gorilla Tape amzn.to/3aTtJ6c
Butyl Putty Tape amzn.to/3fe35bs
Sikaflex amzn.to/3fcUsxW
Electrical Cable Wrap amzn.to/2Svb8Hr
Puck Lighting amzn.to/2KWS4h4
Fuse Block amzn.to/2YvEEAq
Fans amzn.to/2z7XiE4
Wire Crimper Tool amzn.to/2VVDXyF
Zip Ties amzn.to/2zU7Ner
Milwaukee 18-Piece Tool Set amzn.to/3felpl2
How Did We Get Here?
Abandoning our Van in Africa bit.ly/2Kff0HT
After an incredible 3 years of living, working, and traveling in our self converted Sprinter Van we made the very tough decision to abandon it in Africa to take a rescue flight back to Canada. As it has for all of us this global pandemic has flipped our world upside down. When our Prime Minister announced that he was sending repatriation flights over to Africa to pick up Canadians who were stuck (due to border closures) we consulted with friends and family closest to us and realized that in this time of crisis we should be back in our home country. Halting our dream of driving around the world was a hard pill to swallow which is why we knew we needed a big project to keep our mind + body busy while social distancing back here in Toronto. Enter building an off-grid tiny house on wheels!! This is going to be our 3rd time converting an empty cargo van into a campervan and we are both excited and nervous to take on this project. We want this build to be the ULTIMATE OFF-GRID VAN 🚐
Tour the renovations we've done to our self converted sprinter van:
VAN TOUR after 2 years living in our TINY HOUSE on wheels bit.ly/newvantour
Who are we?
We're Eamon and Bec, a Toronto-based couple who live full-time in our self converted Sprinter Van!! SUBSCRIBE for wanderlust travel, behind the scenes of what it's really like to live in a van, and videos all about the yummy vegan food we make + eat! VAN LIFE COUPLE.
Our goal here is to inspire you to chase after your own dreams however big (or small... tiny homes anyone?) they may be! We hope to create a community of like-minded, positive individuals who will grow to love and support one another on their own journeys.
Building a Tiny Home on Wheels | DIY Bed Design for Sprinter Van Conversion 🚐
It's a privilege to learn about racism and not experience it. Each of the resources below have been super impactful in our learning and understanding of the oppression faced by POC on a daily basis. We hope that you will take the time to learn alongside us, share what you're learning with friends both on and offline and donate where possible.
Eamon and I have donated to:
Color of Change colorofchange.org the largest online racial justice organization in the US.
Black Health Alliance blackhealthalliance.ca working to improve the health and well being of black communities in Canada
Resources:
13TH on Netflix
Systemic Racism Explained youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ&t=74s
Jane Elliot's Anti-Racism Exercise on Oprah youtube.com/watch?v=ebPoSMULI5U
Racism Has a Cost for Everyone by Heather McGhee youtube.com/watch?v=eaCrsBtiYA4&t=643s
Trevor Noah on George Floyd youtube.com/watch?v=Jb4Bg8mu2aM
Rachel Cargle's Public Address youtube.com/watch?v=leBPMyQ60HM&t=443s
Please share any and all resources below that have been impactful to you.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
The tiny home project continues as we bring to life our idea for a unique bed design that we've never seen done before in a van conversion. The concept is to keep our van build very open while still having seating for 6+ people and a beautiful, comfortable QUEEN SIZED bed! How are we going to achieve this in just 80 sq-ft?
Support us by shopping our handmade chai blends:
chaiwalachai.com/usa
chaiwalachai.com/store
Products Used in our Van Build Thus Far:
Kreg Jig Kit amzn.to/2zOmG2f
Electric Floor Heating & Diesel Heater from Expedition Upfitter
expeditionupfitter.ca/?ref=eamonandbec
expeditionupfitter.com/?ref=eamonandbec
Wall Panels We Wish We'd Used amzn.to/36xvx4f
Flooring amzn.to/3cYschb
Van Bunk Windows amzn.to/3dvhiz3
Water Fill Cap amzn.to/2AfAliK
250 ft Wire Cable amzn.to/3aV3pc1
Gorilla Tape amzn.to/3aTtJ6c
Butyl Putty Tape amzn.to/3fe35bs
Sikaflex amzn.to/3fcUsxW
Electrical Cable Wrap amzn.to/2Svb8Hr
Puck Lighting amzn.to/2KWS4h4
Fuse Block amzn.to/2YvEEAq
Fans amzn.to/2z7XiE4
Wire Crimper Tool amzn.to/2VVDXyF
Zip Ties amzn.to/2zU7Ner
Milwaukee 18-Piece Tool Set amzn.to/3felpl2
How Did We Get Here?
Abandoning our Van in Africa bit.ly/2Kff0HT
After an incredible 3 years of living, working, and traveling in our self converted Sprinter Van we made the very tough decision to abandon it in Africa to take a rescue flight back to Canada. As it has for all of us this global pandemic has flipped our world upside down. When our Prime Minister announced that he was sending repatriation flights over to Africa to pick up Canadians who were stuck (due to border closures) we consulted with friends and family closest to us and realized that in this time of crisis we should be back in our home country. Halting our dream of driving around the world was a hard pill to swallow which is why we knew we needed a big project to keep our mind + body busy while social distancing back here in Toronto. Enter building an off-grid tiny house on wheels!! This is going to be our 3rd time converting an empty cargo van into a campervan and we are both excited and nervous to take on this project. We want this build to be the ULTIMATE OFF-GRID VAN 🚐
Tour the renovations we've done to our self converted sprinter van:
VAN TOUR after 2 years living in our TINY HOUSE on wheels bit.ly/newvantour
Who are we?
We're Eamon and Bec, a Toronto-based couple who live full-time in our self converted Sprinter Van!! SUBSCRIBE for wanderlust travel, behind the scenes of what it's really like to live in a van, and videos all about the yummy vegan food we make + eat! VAN LIFE COUPLE.
Our goal here is to inspire you to chase after your own dreams however big (or small... tiny homes anyone?) they may be! We hope to create a community of like-minded, positive individuals who will grow to love and support one another on their own journeys.
