- Moved my desk, worked on cable management (it’s not the best) but I’m very happy with it!
- Why does your hair always come out perfect the day before you’re getting it done?! ;-) Loving this DevaCurl Super Cream and Ecoslay Orange Marmalade combo.
- An update on the battlestation I posted here a couple months ago!
- Who’s taken their van to an island?
- Wood+Black+Purple
- This is the book that started it all! Bought it in 2017, then bought our van in 2018, built it out a few months later, and have been vanning full time with my wife and dog for almost two years now.
- Summer Cut!
- Super excited about how my hair looked this morning! I did double buns for sleep instead of one pineapple and had much better results than normal! Used no product to refresh, only fluffed at my roots 🎉
- Day 2 hair never comes without the day 2 frizz *eye roll*
- Love a good curl day.
- Temporary build for the summer in my Transit Connect
- #vanlife reality 😭
- Birthday curls decided to act right. 8/ 10
- Slowly getting there
- I cut my own hair yesterday and couldn’t be happier!
- Not sure if its a victory, but I think I did something right after 5 days of trying (reupload with image crop)
- Curly hair journey. Just needed to cut off those stubborn end to let my curls bounce back
- I think I found my hairdresser for life 🤗
- Built a custom desk for my custom PC
- hair before and after my medical issue was fixed !
- Came across some old photos today...I cant believe how much my hair has improved
- The SS Perry! Interior pics @carbon.being.design
- Finally tried gel, loving the results.
- exactly been 1 year since I started the CG method - before/after
- No products this is right before the shower. I know a lot of you guys are gonna ask me about my routine I currently don’t have one I just wash my hair every two weeks with Shea moisture. Are utilize a shower cap after my showers to scratch up the curls as well as a bonnet for sleeping.
- 9 months pregnant. Quarantined. Trying to be positive during uncertain times! Lol I had a good hair day!
- 4 wash days: same routine, different results
- New Tape and Paint Job, New Bed, New Units. New lease of life for our Transit!
- Curly hair men day!!! Fresh off a Rezo cut
- Ski Life! We sit somewhere between a van and an RV. And not quite sure where we belong. Imported straight from Japan, we are only 17 feet long and less than 6 feet wide. About the size or smaller than a Sprinter Van.
- Trying to embrace my waves and stop wishing for curlier hair
- Day 3, been in a pineapple for 24hrs, just mowed the lawn, somehow best hair I’ve had in months 🤷🏻♀️
- Cut off 21 inches at home!!! My curl pattern looks totally different and I feel 5lbs lighter :D
- 2nd/3rd day hair is looking pretty good. Not bad at all.
- Cleaned up this river rock bed with the Weed Whacker
- Feelin my curls today!! They are usually a nightmare 😂
- A little wash day success.
- Hair done before a camping trip, although it looked nothing like this the next day haha
- Before Shower - 30min After Shower - 1hr 30min After Shower.
- The Importance of Scrunching Out the Crunch (Before/After)
- One of the finer moments of van life.
- After hiking from GA-ME this summer, it’s time to embark on the next adventure. Just scored this ole girl for $1600
- A lot has changed but the eyebrow raise stays the same (March 2020 vs Now; current routine in comments)
- Basic, I know. Little Update but still pretty happy with my very first battlestation :) Any Suggestions?
- Camping sauvage
- Had to take an ID pic for work, and everyone keeps talking about my hair! (air-dried, a bit of residual conditioner for product)
- Ive been out East and Ive been out West but I still like Michigan the best
- Stick with it! Your future self will thank you
- 2 years ago I posted the left pic in this sub because I thought it was a good hair day. The right is me now!
- Upgraded the view
- My battlestation
- young Girls HairStyles
- I got curly bangs!
- T I G E R |GT| interior pics coming soon...
- Trading/League grinding station
- I am so plopping happy I found this sub!
- One year later, April 2020 update
- How else was I going to spend my birthday? 1st metric century!
- Finally mounted the monitors
- Total newbie to makeup in general: my attempt at recreating the Sunflower Stare look from the Tartelette In Bloom palette. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.
- Lumberjack look
- Do y’all ever have good hair days and have no where to go because there’s a global pandemic so you just take pictures to post to Reddit?
- An honest look at my station. Suggestions welcome !
- Self quarantine, no problem.
- CAMPER ORGANIZATION TRAVEL
- protein overload vs. balanced and moisturized
- Posted up with another van lifer
- Forgot to celebrate my curliversary
- Finally got a nice routine going again
- Volume turned all the way up today
- 1 year into my natural hair journey! (before and after pic) - I’m so so happy with my hair!! It’s been such a long road and I’m still learning everyday. After years and years of damage and hair loss I chose to love my natural self.
- Bitextural!
- This RV is actually my own. 2016 Winnebago 2401RG. Cozy AF. All we’ve done is add some Command hooks, a shelf, coffee maker and the cutting board.
- 1989 Astro van build ; just a few months of work and progress is slow. I have been slowly been cleaning the back and doing rust treatment ! So here is a before and after.
- Loving the mane today.
- 89 G30 Ambulance
- Found this at my local dealer by the service department. 4x4 v10 duly.
- Old good hair days vs new good hair days.
- I got my hair done today and I asked for black................ does this look black to y’all?
- Has anyone else noticed a major change in their hair/curl pattern after a cut? What do I do?
- I woke up like this
- College apartment battlestation (for when theres no IKEA around...)
- The NERVE of this Coronavirus making us stay inside even with a good hair day
- Gotta love natural lighting
- I was actually planning a trim before quarantine. This is a lot to take care of. I’m doing my best.
- Garden phase one 🌿
- V3 of my Chevy Astro interior. Think I finally figured it out.
- My progress! 18 months CG.
- Build update: removed flooring & rust spots then treated it with a rust resistant paint
- First proper CG session - I’m really chuffed!
- Upgraded from a laptop, good to be back in the desktop gang!
- I finally did it , 1989 Astro . Can’t wait to do the road trip of a life time .
- HURRAY FOR A DOUBLE HELIX
- Solar panel install. What do you think?
- Tiger Foam Insulation round 1
- 2.5 Months of blood, sweat & tears; the van build is finished!
- Update: Insulation progress and 2 Roof Vents installed.
- Day 1 of CG vs day 8
- Putting the floors in
- Selfbuilt campervan, cant wait to go explore.
- I did a big chop in October and have been slowly nursing my poor at-home bleach blonde hair, hot pink hair, and cherry coke hair back to health. Last night I didn’t use conditioner for the first time and I like the results, but my hair has been looking like the one on the right for a while :)
- This is my home
- Made some updates to my van! Always room for improvement
- Rainy Dayz 🌧️🚐
- My cake day was blessed with some awesome day 4 hair 🙏🏼
- Wanted to share my great hair day since I’m the only person who gets to see it! My routine costs about $3 a month and I’ve been using it for 7 months now!
- I’ve been lucky enough to see some truly amazing views in the last four and a half months I’ve spent living in my van. This is one of the more recent ones. Cheers
- Getting there......
- I finally got good summer curls!
- Scotland. At least Tuesday will be cloudy
- Sticking with the CG method for a few months has paid off
- New additions!! TV and Map + a View
- All the comforts I need
- With and without gel. Been using gel for so long, I forgot how much hair I have!
- 4 months, a Big Chop & lots of Deep Conditioner later! #Tadaa (worth the wait;)
- Got lost trying to pick my mom up one day, and saw this big girl for sale on the side of the road, 1983 GMC Vandura. Currently rebuilding!
- 15 month difference
- One true CGM wash and the waves from my childhood are making a comeback!
- Month 4 of my curly hair journey 🎉
- Finished the build! Ready to head southwest in 2 weeks!
- Beach Hut interior (small)
- 85% done....good enough for 3 weeks in the desert ✌️
This simple Eurovan was given a #vanlife conversion. What do you think? - @tinyhouselistings on Instagram
- Looking for ideas on how to cover the areas around the windows! TIA
- First beach trip in the books
- New Acquisition - Final Vantasy IV
- Update. Posted a Quigley diesel with electric pop top a while back. Came in for an emission test today. He has since installed a sun shade and built his own cabinets. Fresh and gray water tanks are under sink. All interior lights are recessed LED.
- After about two weeks of incredibly frustrating, frizzy, temperamental hair that wouldn’t hold its curl, took ages to dry, and wouldn’t form a gel cast (right photo) I decided to say “screw it” and throw in some protein. I think my hair is happy 😆 (Details in comments)
- First day on the road in our new baby.
- Some of you asked for interior pics of our 2018 Ram Promaster. Here they are.
- POWDER CHASING MODE: ON!!
- Pulled over for lunch on the side of the road.
- Another progress picture. My garage area is almost completed!
- Results of first DevaCut
- First major home improvement project: storage rack for long things so that I dont have to wrestle my surfboard to reach my clothes, the fishing poles have a place to go, and creates more space in the garage for when I build it out
- Wet VS Dry always intrigues me!
- Having a great hair day and had to share it! Its hard to believe that I used to fight my curls and want straight hair so badly. This sub has really helped me feel confident with my own hair. Thanks everyone!
- Just a reminder to get that haircut you’ve been avoiding
- finally cut off my damaged ends!
- What quarantining in a van looks like after going full-time 3ish weeks ago
It looks like were in for great weather this weekend! Ticket link in bio for this Saturday afternoon The Dawg Trio - David Grisman, Sam Grisman and Danny Barnes along the Ammonoosuc River Park, Littleton. This show is in conjunction with the 50th annual Littleton Arts & Culture Festival happening around 23 Ammonoosuc @littletonstudioschool @whitemountainscience @iyengaryoganorth #nharts @littletonareachamber - @littletonmainstreet on Instagram
- New wavy here!! Would my hair benefit from CGM? See below for more details.
- Today marks one year to the day since discovering my curls! I used to wash my hair every single day, and I remember staring in HORROR at the lady who said that one day I would be going three days without shampoo. Guess who was right?
- 1 month out of making this my full time home. What would you add to your build if you could do it over?
- Building this van has given us the freedom to show our beansprout the continent. Feeling grateful for this community that helped so much along the way.
- I’m a travel RN and here’s my DIY rig. 2016 Ford F-150 XLT 8’ Bed Build. Completely hand made, almost 100% wood. Bottom drawer is 4’, top drawer is 2’. Insulated walls with screen doors makes for a nice camper! Link to more photos on the build process in the comments 👍🏽
- Good things take time (and a lot of product trial and error)
- 2 months well spent building this
- It was -15 that night, but fortunately she started in the morning.
- 1 year since I cut off my chemically straightened ends and started learning about taking care of curls from this community! Best decision ever!
- Quarantine curls be like:
- Subaru update : I got a sheet on and a temporary blanket, now just for other bedding , led lights, and some curtains
- Nissan Urvan pop top, coffee stained ply-plank floor. 2m long couch folds out into bed - supported by legs built into cabinet. Slide out desk for working remotely. Remote + Dimmer for LED lights, $7. Retracting faucet with shower mode from eBay for $60. Cost $11500 AUD total, including engine work.
- I feel like Im losing my curl pattern, help
- Chillin by the sand dunes, happy quarantining everybody
- Building the van while living in it is not recommended. Either way, I am stoked on how it is turning out!
- 2 years ago, this sub made me realize that living in a van isnt such a crazy idea. Fast forward to today, I finally moved out of my apartment and started vandwelling full-time!
- Finally some good weather in SoCal!
- Getting my subfloor laid tonight! Finally starting to come along
- Made it through the Rite of Passage today.
- Its official, The Dude and I are full time Van Dwellers!
- Floors in. Dont mind those rough edges.
- I finally have power!
- Stage one complete, 2008 Chevy Ecoline 3-350!
- Got our bus to the point where I’m ready to share. Meet Atlantis. 2013 Ford E350 shuttle bus conversion.
- Scrunch out the Crunch SUCCESS!!!
- People recommended both a protein mask and leave in conditioner on my last post. I think they helped!!
- Growth has been made
- Social distancing ourselves from NYC
- Enjoying the weather in this topless Vanagon before installing the new camper top
- Some days the curls look so good you gotta document it
- Finished the sub floor and wall insulation in Helga the loaf of bread.
- Just havin a good hair day (:
- The finish line is finally in sight. I started in early March and everything has taken at least twice as long as planned. I’ve learned more skills throughout this process than I have in the last 20 years combined. Thanks to everyone for posting their photos, tips and ideas to keep me going.
- Our build is complete! Ram Promaster 3500 Ext. Its probably a bit too instagramy for some of you but we want to show off our hard work!
- “Berth control”... 4 berth to none in 5 mins
- Those wash day feels!!
- Not 100% done (will it ever be?) but finished moving in yesterday!
- Update, far from finished but bare bones are in and we are ready for our first road trip.
- Making progress on the interior!
- It ain’t much, but it’s home
- 1 YEAR CURLY GIRL!!! & I will nevaaaa go back!
- She’s almost ready for adventure!!
- Thought Id try SheaMoisture Curl Stretch Pudding. Aint nuttin got stretched. The curls look even tighter says the wife.
- My one year anniversary of van life is coming up, things I’ve learned: #1, I don’t need this much space, #2 I wish I bought something with better gas mileage
- It looked different in my head. Whoops!
- Before I purchased a already converted van I was living in San Francisco out of my car. I was basically homeless. Things weren’t working out for me with my apartment situation with my then roommates. Following Dave Ramsey techniques I was able to save money and pay off my debts and buy this sick van
- This half finish project makes me feel like Im in a space ship...I probably look like I wear tinfoil hats
- The inside of my Chevy Express on the way back from a short trip to the Uinta National Forest
- Groceries galore (sink has made a great spot for things I don’t want falling over riding down the highway)
- Been feeling like I’ve hit a plateau but then I looked back at some photos...routine in comments
- More photos of my Van build
- Yo soulmate if you’re out there today would be a good day to say Hi!
- Camper my wife and I stayed at in Joshua Tree
- Ignore the dishes/mess, did some renovating
- She’s not without her blemishes, but finally finished my ceiling install today.
- Transit Custom H2L2 - About as finished as It’s ever going to be!
- We got a mattress!
- What do you think reddit? Did some interior work this week! Removed the seat stumps, New flooring, and a sweet cabinet to start making into a sink/stove cabinet. To make it all even better, The whole flooring project only cost me about $65!
- Shag carpet installed in the “retro” style 1990 B250
- Everything AND the kitchen sink! Decided to rebuild the kitchen after a road trip
- Almost there
- All ready for when the country goes into total corona lockdown @tristan_pelletier
- 1989 BlueBird conversion
- A little progress shot from the weekend. So close!
- My camping and Work car. Tonight in the north of the Netherlands
- Coming along nicely
Kleinbus and I have been together since 1986, bough new in Michigan. A family member restored. - @jorge_f_pena on Instagram
- Starting Thursday my pup & I will be full timers🤙🏾
- Todays Home Depot parking lot project was giving my camping gear a dedicated home
- This Van.
- Floor insulation
- Its coming along. Still a very long way to go. Any advice on floating shelves near roof?
- Just got our flooring in finally!
- Ceiling and windows finally insulated! covered with faux sheep 🐑 skin and fabric. Tie dye 🌈 soon come!
- Its far from perfect and I had to take some time off to go climbing but I think the wall came out pretty nice
- Thank god I have something to do with my weekends during the pandemic.
- Far from finished, but the bed is finally made for the first time and I just felt like this is the only place that would understand my sense of satisfaction :)
- Would appreciate your thoughts/advice on what to do with the walls.
- I didnt realize my hair grew this much in 5 months... This is the first time ever my hair has grown this fast...or is it just me?? 🤷
- almost ready for the road
- Hey it’s done.
- Today was my second day insulating. My van is now irreversibly going to be a dwelling.
- Im officially a hobo, and nothing teaches me that I have way too much stuff like pulling a hard all-nighter to clear my apartment. I have a whole lot of organizing and downsizing ahead of me
- The simple way to attend your childs college graduation... The Prairie Schooner!
- Surprisingly, below freezing wasnt too bad with half a dozen blankets
- Went with a contractor and it was well worth the weight off our shoulders.
- A few years after having my first van totaled by a drunk driver, I am back in action and putting some work into my new build (2015 Transit 148 HR)
- Got a lot of questions about the bed so here’s a photo of the sleeping set up in Turt.
- Never really finished, but feeling good about the progress Ive made
- Window is INNNN. CR Laurence makes very solid products. I also installed their slider window on the other side not too long ago.
- Both walls done! Time for the ceiling...
- Progress with my build (taken 26th Jan) I would share a more recent photo, but there are tools and mess everywhere!
- Made it to Cali
- Halfway mark progress pic, starting to feel like home.
- The subfloor is officially complete & down!
- Best and most affordable way to insulate this bad boy ? Was leaning towards polyiso because of price , but if anyone has any advice with similar van , I’m open! Cheers
- Just finished the ceiling, tough one.
- Next generation of van dwellers
- Progress!
- Its a POS compared to most vans here, but its my POS home away from home.
- Finally installed a bug screen to keep the damn mosquitos out of the van. They sell van specific ones for like $200...Made my own for $40
- The difference that polyurethane makes on wood panelling (album in comments)
- 1994 Dodge B350 Conversion
- Just finished framing and insulating the floor in a 2017 medium roof Transit
- Framings finally finished, very proud of my window setup!
- Almost there!
- Progress from this weekend!
- Build finished and moved in! Here’s a not so great picture. Full build album to come soon!
- Progress I feel worth posting! 80/20 rails for solar & roof rack installed. Floor slats finished with first piece for rear cut out. 3/4 done with rear wire reroute.
- Still making our way west. Found a cozy spot on the UW campus in Madison to do some work and make dinner before hitting the i90 again.
- Just finished the walls today :D
- Ceiling installation complete.
- Got my ceiling mural in today
- Floor: complete!
- Progress pic, cabinets this week!
- My simple, budget 1999 Econoline. I move in full time tomorrow!
- So close to finishing! Been a year and a half working on her (all DIY). Built her on public streets, friends garages, and eventually my backyard. I give you DisastroVan v2
- Ready for the weekend!
- Anyone Else Gotta Have Their Tools?
- Electrical layout is an Art Form
- Inside of the ambulance with twin bed set up on teak floors
- Ill be posting a lot about this build I just started. Hopefully some good information will be shared with you.
- Three days of build..flooring, bed frame and insulation done
- Build is going well!
- The sequel to my not straight cabinets: tiny cabinets that don’t actually close all the way.
- A Blank Slate
- Update. Stained the walls and fitted flooring.
- Vanlife isn’t always mountains 😂
- Can’t think of anything else I need!
- Splurged on a rotating passenger seat! Now to finish the kitchen ...
- Current Astro interior! (Excuse my messy bed)
- Making progress on the benches. You’ll be able to access under them for storage of some camping gear and what not.
- Walls are up.
- After 45 days of travel, weve stopped to make some upgrades. Doubled our fresh water. Added more lights, a WiFi signal booster, a toaster.....
- Van build update: Floor installed (mostly)
- Went for more floor space
- The moment I’ve been stressing about for months is now behind me.👌
- Floors are complete! Tell me they look nice and make me feel good!┌( ಠ‿ಠ)┘
- Still in progress but I love testing the van out when its nice out
- Van build update, Birch everywhere!
- Finally can see the light. 😍
- Another view...
- Tea and a good book (Let my people go surfing) I highly recommend!
- Clean slate. First stage of prep work done!
- First van build, proud of how I’m getting along so far!
- 20 years old and Im building this van to climb out of. Couldnt be happier with where my money is going!
- Before and after SOC. At this point I’d really appreciate it, if my hair started being transparent just like in anime, cause i can’t see sh*t.
- Made so much progress this week — it feels like the home stretch!
- Got my 1999 Ecoline 4 days ago, super happy with the progress I’ve made. First time using a drill!
- Mafaniel was an ambulance in a former life. I’ve finally gutted him to the point of being able to build! 1.5 months in. Stripping out foam adhesive was the shits
- Things take time & patience. Its not a perfect IG build, but I wouldnt have it any other way.
- Progress! Doing electrical work this weekend
- IKEA Skorva horizontal bed platform in a Promaster 159wb
- Here my 1983 GMC Jimberly that I’ve been rebuilding! Sending you through the process.
- We got our flooring down!! 😊
- Ceiling going up. So satisfying!
- Framing completed, wiring roughed in, paneling installed. Ask away!
- Three weeks into my build..
- Finished Insulating!
