I Am SAM the Van blog

I am S.A.M. the Van

Bye for now S.A.M. We’ll be back.

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You might be wondering why the hell we went through all this pain and trouble, only to park S.A.M. for a year or more.

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Building the kitchen

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How we designed and built the “kitchen” for SAM.

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And the winner of the name S.A.M. contest is…

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We wish we’d thought of something ourselves, but this is too good to pass up, so the egos must take a backseat.

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Building the sofabed

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This was, and hopefully will be, the most complicated construction in the campervan.

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The Delica penthouse suite

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A week after it was installed, we took it on a little camping trip and tested out sleeping in the penthouse suite. What views.

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Floor finishing touches

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Last post about the floor. Promise.

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Floor down, furniture to go

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If anyone ever tells you that you should re-floor your van over a weekend of 35 degree Celsius heat, don’t listen to them. Trust me.

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A/C good to go. Next!

SAM the Van

Had the sparky check the system with his UV light and all looked good. We lucked out this time.

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A/C fixed? Bring on the Summer

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I hope I didn’t just speak too soon. It might be premature to make that statement.

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Just checking in

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It’s been quite a while since the last post, so just wanted to check in and say yes, this is still an ongoing project!

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Music soothes the savage beast (or, Installing our new stereo)

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One of the things I love about Yvonne is that she makes me do things. Lemme explain.

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Getting SAM into shape

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Yes, we’re still here. No, we haven’t been lazy in updating this blog. It’s just that we haven’t done anything lately.

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Details, details: Giving S.A.M. a thorough cleaning

Cleaning the Delica

We could have saved time and effort by paying hundreds of dollars to the pros to detail our van, but after eating all those Christmas chocolates and sweets, we needed the workout anyway.

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Back in Melbourne: You’re home, SAM!

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I’ll admit, it could have been a much smoother start. But then again, without trials and tribulations, what would we learn?

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The Acquisition

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We were only passively looking; keeping our eye on the market. Then, out of nowhere, there he was.

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