What do you think?
Rate this book
Van Build: A complete DIY guide to designing, converting and self-building your campervan or motorhome
- 2021 New and updated version based on community's feedback, including gas system, bed options, cooling and more. Get the latest updates, modern tools and design.
- Build your dream van. Jumping into van life and living in a home on wheels doesn’t mean you need to give up comfort or modernity.
- This book will guide you through every step, from choosing a van, to designing the layout, to plumbing and electrical systems, to self-building your new dream home — all in as little as 21 days.
- Zero Experience Required. We built our dream van with zero prior experience! Before the build, we had desk jobs — and had never even touched many of the tools we used.
- 222 pages of details. We cover every step of the process with charts, lists, photos, and descriptions to help you design and build your own campervan or motorhome from scratch.
- Save Money & Time. We spent 9 months planning for our build, scouring an overwhelming number of articles and videos for the best and most useful information.
- This book will save you months of research, and help you make fewer mistakes.
- This book can help anyone building a van anywhere in the world. It has recommended stores for Australia, United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA), Canada and New Zealand, as well as well as comprehensive list of tools and material.
- More information can be found at www.thevanbook.com
- Build your dream van. Jumping into van life and living in a home on wheels doesn’t mean you need to give up comfort or modernity.
- This book will guide you through every step, from choosing a van, to designing the layout, to plumbing and electrical systems, to self-building your new dream home — all in as little as 21 days.
- Zero Experience Required. We built our dream van with zero prior experience! Before the build, we had desk jobs — and had never even touched many of the tools we used.
- 222 pages of details. We cover every step of the process with charts, lists, photos, and descriptions to help you design and build your own campervan or motorhome from scratch.
- Save Money & Time. We spent 9 months planning for our build, scouring an overwhelming number of articles and videos for the best and most useful information.
- This book will save you months of research, and help you make fewer mistakes.
- This book can help anyone building a van anywhere in the world. It has recommended stores for Australia, United Kingdom (UK), United States (USA), Canada and New Zealand, as well as well as comprehensive list of tools and material.
- More information can be found at www.thevanbook.com
221 pages, Paperback
Published July 15, 2020
3 people are currently reading
57 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews
February 25, 2024
Kim, ik ben er klaar voor!!
January 11, 2021
Amazing. Tore through this quick, easy and extremely well organized how-to, that I actually bought for my boyfriend who wants to build a van, but now I think I’ll probably build more fo the van than he will!
Will update this once we build, but it’s getting us excited and seems extremely sensible with great suggestions for products, and step by step 21-day action plan.
Will update this once we build, but it’s getting us excited and seems extremely sensible with great suggestions for products, and step by step 21-day action plan.
June 30, 2022
Not really any good for a design
There is no mention of gas soundness testing and no explanation of cable sizing and fuse ratings. In the wrong hands this could end badly so beware it's not that easy to do this safely
There is no mention of gas soundness testing and no explanation of cable sizing and fuse ratings. In the wrong hands this could end badly so beware it's not that easy to do this safely
May 15, 2022
Beginning Point
This books is an excellent point to start designing and developing your own dream van.
It is not comprehensive but it breaks everything down into small sections that are easy to understand and build off of.
This books is an excellent point to start designing and developing your own dream van.
It is not comprehensive but it breaks everything down into small sections that are easy to understand and build off of.
October 5, 2020
A great How To on building out your own van. If you’re somewhat handy and have the time, this book lays out the basics.
November 23, 2023
Excellent Campervan Build Guide for beginners
I have learned quite many things form this book. This is easy to read guide book and enough for the kick off.
I have learned quite many things form this book. This is easy to read guide book and enough for the kick off.
December 26, 2025
Will become my blueprint once I actually own a van. :-)
February 26, 2021
Great guide but one key topic missing
This is a fantastic guide covering a full conversion and goes into great detail around electrics and plumbing however it does not not cover Gas/LPG installation.
This is a fantastic guide covering a full conversion and goes into great detail around electrics and plumbing however it does not not cover Gas/LPG installation.
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 reviews