Episode 01
Getting the van ready
Before the road: the pick-up, the camper shell, the wiring, the seats, and a golden retriever in charge of quality control.
The experience
Before knocking on a host's door, we needed a home that moves. Ours is a 4x4 pick-up with a camper shell sitting on the bed. Simple on paper. In real life, weeks in the garage.
The shell
A year on the road fits into a few square metres: a bed, somewhere to cook, somewhere to store things, and a desk. Because this is not a holiday van. It's our workshop. It's where we'll edit the videos, build the websites and wire up the automations for every place that hosts us.
The wiring
The part nobody sees and everything depends on. Laptops, cameras, batteries, connection: nothing can give up in the middle of nowhere. So we ran the cables, fitted the switches, tested, and started again. Not very photogenic, but it's what lets us ship a website from a dirt track.
The seats
Recaros. We'll spend a year sitting in them; that was not up for negotiation.
Ground crew
A cousin for moral support, and a golden retriever who inspected every screw with the utmost seriousness. Nobody asked for his opinion. He gave it anyway.
What's next
We leave Tunis on 1 January 2027. The van is almost ready. The next stop might be your place.