I apologize for taking so long to post for those who may have been following this build. I stepped away from the project for a year and sorta got wrapped up in all the insanity of things going on in the world. I have however been making progress recently on the van and want to update the site as I just passed the URL to a friend and felt embarrassed that it hadn’t been updated in so long…..
SKYLIGHT!!! An old hippy friend of mine impressed on me the importance of having a skylight above your bed in order to see the stars at night. So that is one of the first things I did when I got going again on the truck. Cutting through the aluminum skin was easy with a metal blade in the jig saw.
I measured out a good spot right over the head of the bed and made an inner frame with 2″x3″s to support the opening. I installed a simple clear bubble skylight I ordered online, but now I sorta wished I had installed a hinged type skylight or modified this one so that it could be opened all the way. I was thinking that having a skylight that opens would be a good way to get up on the roof without a ladder. Half of my body was already through the opening while standing on the bed loft. It was easy to crawl out until I sealed and screwed the skylight down. I think I will end up changing it. I’d like to be able to get up on the roof easily to mess around with the solar panels or antennas and stuff while on the road. If I didn’t have to carry a ladder, that would be great. It could also be an emergency exit if needed.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
― Confucius