Deciding what one needs in a vehicle one is going to live in encourages much thought and planning. You have little space to work with and every square inch counts.
I don't want to mess with the flooring, the walls or the windows. The Kraken is pretty nice and reasonably well insulated for my purposes, as I don't plan to have him in any extreme hot or cold weather. Unlike a typical cargo panel van, the Kraken has windows all around the cargo area because it once was a people moving wagon and those windows offer great visibility which is wonderful to me.
I'm essentially looking at a couple of furniture structures to provide some basic support and minimal comfort as I travel.
The build-out on the Kraken is going to be very minimalistic. The reality is that I need more space for my glassblowing show: inventory, tools, tent, tables, et cetera than I do for everyday living amenities, at least for now.
I've basically decided on a table and a bunk. The table will some day hold a basin and possible water tank and a small camp stove of sorts. The bunk obviously will be my bed.
The table will be on one side of the van and the bunk on the other. Both will run along the length of the cargo bay instead of the width. At 6 foot tall, I need a full length mattress on which to sleep but I don't need it to be very wide, maybe a narrow twin will do.
During my last two years of minimizing my possessions I have given away many of my tools and am left with the basics. Do you think a screwdriver and hammer will be all I need? Perhaps I should shop the flea markets and find furniture that's already built that will fit my needs. What to do... Time will tell the story.
On thing is for sure, the captain's seats in back need to come out!
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