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Located in the Charlevoix region of Quebec, Parc national des Grands-Jardins is a short 2 hour drive from Quebec City or 4.5 hours from Montreal. Grands-Jardins translates to “great gardens”. The park features unique landscapes including the taiga characterized by lichens (usually only found much farther north) and areas ravaged by the forest fires of…
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After a year with our basic sleeping platforms, two amazing roadtrips, and several long weekend camping trips, it was time to upgrade our Transit Connect’s camper van conversion. We were really starting to picture how we could build a modular sleeping platform with storage for our camping and scuba needs using t-slot aluminum structural framing…
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When we hit the road in our van, we try to overnight in sanctioned places as much as possible. In eastern Canada, some regions are very welcoming to van and RV travellers, while others are downright hostile. Luckily, we have found Quebec and Newfoundland to offer some amazing places for vans and RVs to stay…
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Following our initial construction of fast and simple sleeping platforms, we set out to make the microcamper van conversion more liveable with a ceiling vent, insulation, wood panels and some decorative touches. Checkout the details.
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With two weeks of vacation fast approaching, we pressed through the first iteration of our Ford Transit Connect van conversion. We had originally planned to use the first week of vacation to finish the conversion, and travel for the second week, but we realized that if focused on the conversion on weekends and evenings, we…
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When we set out to do our Ford Transit Connect van conversion, we did a ton of research and looked at countless conversions for inspiration. We scrutinized conversion kits and custom designs for how they would serve our primary purpose: let us sleep out of the van when going on remote scuba diving trips. We…
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We’re the kind of guys who do a lot of research when buying camping equipment so that we buy quality gear that will last. Here’s an ongoing list of gear we’ve owned and loved.
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Any cargo van (or even minivan) can be converted for van life, but a few models tend to be most popular for various reasons. We outline the most popular options for van conversions and share considerations for selecting the best vans for conversion.
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With COVID-19 making global travel either impossible or not practical or not safe, we have embraced #VanLife. This is something that we’ve been thinking about for a long time, and this was the perfect opportunity to take the plunge. While there’s no shortage of blogs, tutorials and Instagram accounts for planning a van conversion, our…