Ruby on Wheels


A developer on the road

Breaking into my own van

All of sudden the door to the bathroom wouldn’t open any more. It appeared that the lock on the door broke. Too bad that all screws to the bathroom construction are inside. I had to disassemble the roof window to...


The first technical issue

After co-working in paradise for a few weeks and visiting my co-workers at HQ, I found an oil puddle below the transmission. Looking a little closer I realized that the transmission was completely covered in oil. It might be connected...


Ordering my solar system

Today I ordered all the components for my future solar system. :tada: As I’ll be working from my van I want to be 100% autonomous for several days even on cloudy and rainy days. Estimating the required energy To get...


The first ride

On my way back from the Git Merge conference in Brussels, I picked up the camper van near Düsseldorf. My first ride started with 188,987 km on the odometer. Google told me that I should make the 566 km to...


My future mobile office

Today, I checked out my future mobile office near Düsseldorf, Germany: A Mercedes-Benz 209D from 1984. It’s fully equipped with a small kitchen (fridge, stove and sink), a table with two benches on the left and right that can be...