https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/ 2026-04-15T05:58:21+00:00 https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/ https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2025-12-24T22:59:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=rv:build:bed&rev=1766617140&do=diff Sleep system Sleep systems range from the very simple (blankets on the floor) to the complicated buids (slide-outs, Murphys, etc). Regardless of simplicity/complexity there are factors to keep in mind: * physical comfort -- most people like to sleep on some padding text/html 2025-12-24T22:59:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=rv:build:cardboard&rev=1766617142&do=diff Cardboard Aided Design Cardboard Aided Design is a method to model a van's living space at actual scale. It is a mock-up you can stand in, sit in, live in. it does not require one to actually own a van yet. The area is marked off and actual objects or cardboard mock-ups are moved into the space. text/html 2025-12-24T22:59:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=rv:build:minimal&rev=1766617142&do=diff Getting started Getting started it easy; it doesn't require money, skills, or fancy equipment. the mental preparation Vandwelling is a mental challenge more than anything else. You will be living in a way that onlookers probably will not understand and may be hostile to. You will no longer be surrounded by comforting/distressing amounts of material possessions. You will no longer have a single fixed place to call home; lacking a fixed home will confuse governments, employers, businesses,… text/html 2025-12-24T22:59:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://rvwiki.mousetrap.net/doku.php?id=rv:build:steps&rev=1766617142&do=diff Build order downsizing Downsizing (getting rid of most of your stuff, keeping useful stuff) is a Good Thing whether or not you ever move into a van. thinking * get ideas from forums, instagram, youtube, etc * consider what kind of amenities you want