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Very basic during the prototype phase:
Front seats from a citroen C5 with armrest with a diy rotating plate so they can be used when parked up - invaluable, expands the living space so much.
Water - Sink i found in a skip. Got a tap for it that has a flexible end and a shower like mode. I designed it so it is next to the sliding window so you can point the nozzle out and take a cold shower. I just wear swimming trunks and don't give a fuck. No curtain required.
It's fed by a 45 L cement mixing bucket mounted to the bottom of the van with a fill pipe from inside the van with a little hole as a breather. Also under the van I have the 12V pump and an expansion tank to level flow. The pump is on a footswitch to save water and electricity. Really happy with it since it would take up a lot of space if i had all the hoses inside and the pump would be loud.
Sink just dumps the grey water on the ground under the van idgaf.
Electricity - My cousin is an electrician so in this aspect he did help me a lot, very simple setup with a used domestic solar panel i got for 25$ going into a 15A MPPT i got for 40$ then it connects to a fuse board and an old van battery (got a better one on the way) .
Also have a maxxair deluxe for £200, and fitted cheap exterior lights, really nice especially by the sliding door.
Carpentry - took an old czechoslovakian bench and slapped chinese aviation seat belts and it works for 2 europeans or 1 american.
Made a shitty countertop with reclaimed wood, its my 2nd attempt at woodworking in life but it survived two trips so far.
Then i took two palets and slapped a double matress on it. That's it rest is just cosmetics, insulation and pimping the van out.
My advice is just go for it but plan ahead and buy a low mileage old van without horrendous rust. And buy a battery powered blower because it gets INSANELY dirty inside after going hiking to blow all the dust out. Makita make a blue one for big bucks but you can buy a chink fake
