Mounting pull-out mosquito nets
When working out of my van in warm areas, I either had to close the doors to keep flies and mosquitos out of the van or accept a bunch of insects invading my office while enjoying a fresh breeze. The...
Installing an additional window
A part of the left sidewall wasn’t insulated and provided enough space for a fifth window. The previous owner gave me a window similar to the other ones that he never managed to install. It seemed reasonable to install the...
Building the wardrobe
I built a couple of small storage compartments spread across my van that I used to store my clothes. The cabin of the truck offered much more space than I had in the van, so I decided to built a...
Cladding the bedroom with wood
After renovating the insulation, I started cutting the wall panels out of 4mm birch plywood. It took quite a while until the oil and wax dried in the cold stable. While the oil was drying, I built decorative strips out...
Renovating the insulation
When the temperatures dropped, I shifted my focus on the interior of the truck. The cabin was decently insulated: 6cm of polystyrene covered by a vapor barrier that was meant to prevent warm and damp air from the inside to...
Fixing the door lock
The original side door had a lock that required a key inside and outside to close and open the door. The inner closing mechanism didn’t work well and after a couple of days it stopped working entirely. I had to...
Attempting to fix the roof
Before fixing the broken roof, I wanted to further identify the root cause of the damage. Removing the rotten side panel revealed all the damage the rainwater had caused over the years. Most of the rain collected by the roof...
Starting the new project
I was so excited having bought a Mercedes 1113. As I didn’t have a truck driver’s license to drive the truck legally on German roads, I only went on short cruises around the corner. Driving this old beast seemed like...
Buying an old Mercedes 1113 truck
While building my new toilet at the farm of my friends in Bavaria, I spotted an ad of someone selling a Mercedes 911 truck close by. I’ve always been fascinated by the beautiful trucks that Mercedes built in the 60s....
Building a wooden toilet
I haven’t owned a toilet for more than four and a half years. I always found ways to do my business. I either used public toilets, toilets in bars and restaurants or dug holes with a shovel in remote areas...