V1 — The Shakedown Build
The Shakedown Van
Status: vehicle search active. Target — a used budget panel van (Jumper / Ducato / Boxer class), nothing glamorous. That's the point.
V1 philosophy: bed, mattress, service battery, internet, diesel heater. Everything else comes after the first 10,000 km tell us what's actually needed. Every cost gets published once it's real.
See full van cost breakdown →What's in this section
Choosing a van
Jumper vs Ducato vs Transit vs Sprinter — the comparison that decides what gets bought.
Budget build
Insulation, bed platform, electrics — planned, priced, then built. Every euro logged.
Internet on the road
SIM routers, data plans per country, Starlink prep.
Electrics
Service battery + DC-DC setup for working remotely.
Diesel heater
Why and how — working in the van at -5°C is not optional.
Breakdowns
Whatever breaks gets documented — the repair, the cost, the lesson. Nothing hidden.