The project
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
James and I worked on building a kitchen, storage and bed for his car. These are some of the images from the work we did on and off during the summer.
This trip was the first test of the set up.
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Getting provisions
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
The fanciest supermarket that I've ever gone to. We grabbed some lunch and some food to cook at camp. After giving Della a walk, of course.
Camping along the Silver Fork
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
James doing a set up. It takes about 30 seconds. We'll see how tonight goes.
We actually drove all the way to Christmas Valley, before deciding to return to Silver Fork.
Our little piece of the river
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We ended up camping just above the Silver Fork, it's late summer now, so the river is much calmer than Spring with the snow melts
Silver Fork is a tributary of the American River, which in turn is aRead more
Lazing around camp
August 14, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
We were both exhausted so just lazed around camp. Cooked some chili, went to bed early.
The moment of truth
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Finally time to try out the new set up.
The good news? It went really well.
Morning and heading back home
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We came back on the Mormon Emigrant Trail
Breakfast in Placerville
August 15, 2025 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
The buttercup cafe.





























TravelerA job well done 👏👏
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TravelerOh wow! It looks you have the professional tools ! Very cool! It’s starting to get popular to DIY the car to a camping unit.
TravelerThere is a Japanese car, I think the Mitsubishi Delica Jasper that Americans import from Japan to convert into a camper. You see them quite a lot in wilderness areas, even though they are right hand drive.
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