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  • Washington
    • North Cascades >
      • Sahale Peak, Boston Peak
      • Eldorado Peak, Klawatti Peak
      • Black Peak
      • Forbidden Peak West Ridge
      • Primus Peak Attempt
      • Big Snagtooth
      • Liberty Bell Beckey Route
      • Burgundy Spire North Face 5.8
      • Ragged Ridge - Katsuk, Kimtah and Cosho Peaks
      • Colfax Peak
      • South Early Winters Spire via SW Buttress
      • Chilliwack Mini-Slam
      • Mesahchie Peak
      • Inspiration Traverse
      • Mount Shuksan Ski
      • Full Pickets Traverse
      • Mount Goode NE Buttress & Storm King
      • Mount Baker North Ridge WI3
      • Snowfield Peak
      • Lincoln Peak
      • Silver Star Mountain
      • Mount Buckner & Horseshoe Peak
      • Azurite Peak
      • Tower Mountain & Golden Horn
      • Mount Logan
      • Custer Ridge & Easy Mox
      • Mazama Dome
      • Sherman Peak
      • Mount Ballard
      • Southern Pickets Traverse
      • Corteo Peak
    • Glacier Peak Wilderness >
      • Buck Creek Pass, Cloudy Peak, Spider Gap
      • Dome Peak, Spire Point
      • Mt. Maude and Seven Fingered Jack
      • Mount Formidable NE Face 5.6 Second Ascent
      • Dumbell and Greenwood Mountains
      • Glacier Peak Wilderness Mountain Massacre
      • Clark and Luahna Peaks
      • Sinister Peak
      • Chiwawa Mountain
      • Tupshin & Devore Peaks
      • Buck & Fortress Mountains
      • Glacier Peak
    • Olympic Peninsula >
      • Buckhorn Mountain
      • Flapjack Lakes Hike
      • Grey Wolf Peak, High Divide Trail
      • Mount Ellinor
      • Mount Constance West Arete
      • Mount Olympus
    • Alpine Lakes Wilderness >
      • Chikamin Peak
      • PCT - Snoqualmie to Pete Lake
      • Foss Lakes Hike
      • Necklace and Tank Lakes
      • Enchantments Day Hike
      • Granite Mountain (Snoqualmie)
      • Colchuck Peak
      • Cannon, Enchantment and Stuart
      • Ingalls Peaks
      • McClellan Peak
      • Dragontail Peak
      • Web Mountain
      • Mount Index Attempt
      • Snow Creek Wall Orbit 5.8+
      • The Tooth South Face
      • Eightmile Mountain
      • Argonaut Peak NE Couloir
      • Little Annapurna South Face 5.5
      • Snow Creek Wall Outer Space 5.9
      • Cashmere Mountain
      • Sherpa Peak North Ridge 5.8
      • Chair Peak NE Ridge
      • Lichtenburg Mountain
      • Mount Index
      • McClellan Butte
      • Chimney Rock
      • Alpine Lakes High Route
    • Pasayten Wilderness >
      • The Craggies
      • Tiffany Mountain
      • Pasayten Mini-Slam
      • Remmel Group
      • Jack Mountain
      • Robinson Mountain
      • Monument Peak Group
    • Mountain Loop Highway >
      • Vesper Peak
      • Mount Dickerman
      • Sloan Peak West Face 5.8
      • Mount Forgotten
      • Whitehorse Mountain
      • Gothic Peak
    • Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness >
      • Star, Courtney, and Grey Peaks
      • Hoodoo Peak and Raven Ridge
      • Abernathy Peak
      • Mount Bigelow
      • Reynolds Peak
      • Oval Peak
      • Gardner Peaks
      • Chelan Sawtooth Trio
    • Southern WA >
      • Mount Adams
      • Mount Rainier - Emmons Route
      • Mount Saint Helens
      • Goat Peak
      • Lane Peak, Plummer Peak (Tatoosh)
      • The Unicorn (Tatoosh)
      • Little Tahoma
    • WA Rock and Ice Cragging >
      • Index Town Walls
      • Vantage
      • Mount Erie
      • Exit 38
      • Leavenworth
  • Colorado
    • San Juan Mountains >
      • Mount Sneffels Lavender Snow Climb
      • Uncompahgre, Matterhorn Peaks
      • Redcloud, Sunshine Peaks
      • San Luis Peak
      • Vermilion, Fuller Peaks
      • Stewart Peak, Baldy Alto
      • Jones, Niagara, American Peaks
      • Wetterhorn Peak, Handies Peak
      • Wilson Group
      • Arrow Peak
      • Mount Sneffels SW Ridge
      • Jagged Mountain, Chicago Basin
      • Teakettle Mountain
      • Dallas Peak
      • Vestal Peak Wham Ridge, Greystone Peak
      • Organ Mountain
      • Phoenix Peak
      • Half Peak
      • Point 13832 Group
      • Golden Horn
    • Elk Mountains >
      • Four Pass Loop
      • Castle, Conundrum Peaks
      • Snowmass Mountain
      • Cathedral Peak
      • South Maroon Peak
      • The Pyramids
      • North Maroon Peak, Sleeping Sexton
      • Capitol Peak, Mount Daly
      • Malemute Peak
      • Hagerman Peak
    • Sangre de Cristo Mountains >
      • Blanca Peak, Ellingwood Point
      • Challenger Point
      • Mount Adams
      • Spread Eagle Peak
      • Humboldt, Obstruction, Columbia Peaks
      • Mount Lindsey, Huerfano Peak
      • Little Bear Peak
      • Crestone Needle Ellingwood Arete
      • California Peak
      • Crestone Peak North Buttress
      • Operation Dark Snake
      • Kit Carson Mountain
    • Sawatch Mountains >
      • Iowa Peak
      • Point 13,618 - Hunky Dory Lake
      • Gold Dust Peak, Notch Mountain
      • Mount Jackson
      • Mount Belford
      • Shavano, Tabeguache Peaks
      • Mount Antero, Cronin Peak
      • Twining Peak
      • Mount Massive
      • Casco Peak
      • Mount Huron
      • Mount Elbert
      • Mount Oxford
      • Mount Hope
      • Mount Yale
      • Lackawanna Peak
      • Mount Columbia
      • La Plata Peak
      • Rinker and Twin Peaks
      • Bull Hill, Mount Princeton
      • Missouri Mountain
      • Mount Oklahoma
      • French Mountain
      • Mount Ouray
      • Grizzly A, Garfield Peaks
      • Mount Harvard
      • The Three Apostles
      • Emerald Peak
      • Holy Cross
    • Greater Park Range >
      • Kneeknocker Pass, Piney Lake
      • Drift Peak
      • Sherman Peak, Dyer Peak
      • Gore Range Traverse
      • Quandary Peak
      • Pacific, Atlantic Peaks
      • Clark Peak
      • Crystal Peak, Peak 10
      • Fletcher Mountain
      • The DeCaLiBron
      • Loveland Mountain
      • The Mosquito Traverse
      • Mount Arkansas
      • Clinton Group
      • Eagles Nest, Peak C
      • North Star Mountain
      • Peak X
      • Wheeler Mountain
    • Front Range >
      • Mount Evans, Spalding
      • Mount Bierstadt
      • Mount Parnassus, Bard Peak
      • Cupid, Sniktau, Grizzly D Peaks
      • James Peak
      • Mount Silverheels
      • Grays and Torreys Peaks
      • Mount Edwards
      • Mount Flora, Longs Peak
      • Square Top Mountain
      • Petit Grepon South Face 5.8
      • Mount Meeker Dreamweaver Couloir
      • Santa Fe Peak
      • The Citadel & Pettingell
    • Colorado Ice Climbing >
      • Lincoln Ice Falls
      • Ouray Ice Park
      • Avocado Gully and The Drool
      • Hidden Falls
    • Colorado Rock Climbing >
      • Eldorado Canyon
      • The Flatirons
      • North Table Mountain
      • Shelf Road
      • Colorado National Monument >
        • Independence Monument
  • Wyoming
    • Wind River Mountains >
      • Gone With the Winds
      • Union Peak - Solar Eclipse
      • Wind River Peak
      • Wind River Slam
    • Teton Range >
      • Grand Teton Owen Spalding 5.4
      • Mount Owen Attempt
    • Wyoming Absarokas and Gros Ventre Range >
      • Jackson Peak
      • Francs Peak
    • Yellowstone National Park >
      • Top Notch Peak
    • Bighorn Range and Great Divide Basin >
      • Boars Tusk
      • Loaf Mountain
      • Cloud Peak
      • Black Tooth Mountain
    • Devils Tower
    • Cody Rock and Ice Climbing
  • Montana
    • Beartooth Mountains >
      • Whitetail Peak Group
      • Beartooth Mountain
      • Spirit Mountain Group
      • Mount Peal
      • Granite Peak Group
      • Castle Rock Group
      • Castle Mountain NE Couloir
      • Mount Inabnit and Sylvan Peak
      • Mount Hague South Slopes
      • Mount Villard and The Granite Peaks Traverse - 5.4
      • Spirit Mountain NE Ridge - 5.4
      • California Ice WI 4
      • The Ramp 5.8
      • Linea Alba 5.10d
      • Iceberg Peak
      • Metcalf Mountain North Rib 5.8
      • Villard Spires HP West Ramp
      • Cairn Mountain
      • Snowbank Mountain
      • Mount Wood Group
      • Bears Tooth
      • Glacier Peak Catch-a-Sunrise FA
    • Montana Absarokas & Gallatin Range >
      • Black Mountain
    • Southwest Montana Ranges >
      • Sacajawea Peak
      • Arrow Peak
      • Koch Peak
      • Saddle Peak
      • Baldy Mountain
      • Sphinx Mountain
    • Glacier National Park >
      • A Taste of Glacier National Park
      • Divide Mountain
    • MT Rock and Ice Climbing
  • Utah
    • Uinta Mountains >
      • Kings-Emmons Ridge Run
      • Hayden Peak
      • Iron Hayden Wall Rock Climbing
    • Wasatch Range >
      • The Sundial Eleventh Hour 5.8
      • Mount Timpanogos
    • San Rafael Swell >
      • Ramp, Cistern Canyons
      • Salt Wash, Black Mountain, Moroni Slopes
      • Ding, Dang Canyons
      • Little Wild Horse, Bell Canyons
      • Quandary Canyon
      • San Rafael Knob
      • Miners Hollow (Knotted Rope Canyon)
      • Temple Mountain
      • Chimney Rock
      • Bottleneck Mesa
      • Window Blind Peak
      • Lower Baptist Draw & Upper Chute Canyon
    • Capitol Reef National Park >
      • Cathedral Valley Tour
      • Sheets Gulch
      • Halls Creek Narrows
      • Brimhall Canyon and Strike Valley Overlook
      • George Benchmark
    • Moab Area, Canyonlands, Arches >
      • Maze District
      • Needles District
      • Maze District
      • White Rim Trail Biking
      • Elephant Butte, Bullwinkle Tower and Lizard Rock
      • South Six Shooter
      • Elephant Canyon
      • Parriott Mesa
      • Ancient Art
      • Castleton Tower North Chimney 5.8
      • Klondike Bluffs
      • Mount Peale & Tukuhnikivatz
    • Robbers Roost Country >
      • Horseshoe Canyon, Goblin Valley
      • Bluejohn Canyon
      • Happy Canyon Narrows
      • Shenanigans, Leprechaun Slots
      • Larry Canyon
      • Merry Piglet Slot
      • Lower Maidenwater Canyon, Turkey Knob
      • Morocco Canyon
      • Monkey Business Slot
      • Hog Canyon Slots
      • Upper Maidenwater Canyon Slots
      • Mount Ellen
      • Buck Canyon
      • Point 4906
      • Alcatraz Canyon
      • Hard Day Harvey Slot
      • Mount Ellsworth
      • Good Day Jim Canyon
      • White Roost Canyon
      • Upper Stair Canyon
    • Escalante National Monument >
      • Phipps Canyon and Arch
      • Red Breaks Slot
      • Dry Fork Slots, Coyote Gulch
      • Little Death Hollow/Wolverine Canyons
      • Egypt 3 Slot
      • Egypt 1 Canyon
    • Zion/Bryce >
      • Ataxia Tower Ashtar Command 5.9
      • Mount Kinesava Cowboy Ridge
      • Birch Hollow
      • Aires Butte
      • West Temple
      • Mystery Canyon
      • Crazy Streak
    • Cedar Mesa Region/Valley of the Gods >
      • Eagle Plume Tower Eagle Feather 5.10b
  • California
    • High Sierras, Southern CA Ranges >
      • Telescope Peak, Manly Beacon
      • Tahquitz Rock Whodunit 5.9 - June 2016
      • Tahquitz Rock Long Route 5.9 - July 2016
      • Palisade Traverse
      • White Mountain
    • Yosemite National Park, Central CA
    • Northern CA Cascades >
      • Lava Beds National Monument - August 2015
  • Oregon
    • Oregon Volcanoes >
      • Three Fingered Jack
      • Mount Scott
    • Blue Mountains >
      • Twin Peaks
    • Trout Creek Rock Climbing
  • Alaska
    • Eagle Peak and Mount Ewe
    • Jatt Peak and Portage Pass
    • Rainbow Peak
    • Mount Brooks Attempt
    • Arrigetch Peaks Trek
    • Ab Mountain Hike
    • South Suicide Peak
    • Mount Hunter West Ridge Attempt
    • Cantata Peak Attempt
    • East Twin Peak
    • Mount Alice
    • Crow Pass and Hope Point Hikes
    • Indianhouse Mountain Attempt
    • Lynx Peak
    • Harding Icefield Hike
    • Hatcher Pass and Grapefruit Rocks Climbing
    • Mount Sanford
    • Mount Hunter West Ridge
  • Nevada
    • Ginger Cracks 5.8
    • Mescalito Dark Shadows 5.8
    • Birdland and Olive Oil
    • Frogland 5.8
    • Johnny Vegas 5.8
    • Schaeffer's Delight & Triassic Sands
    • Solar Slab - 5.6
  • British Columbia
    • Mount Matier
    • Taiya Peak
    • Bugaboo Spire NE Ridge
    • Mount Sabine Easy Honey 5.10b
    • Mount Sir Donald NW Ridge Attempt
    • Black Tusk
    • Squamish Ticks
    • Slesse Mountain NE Buttress
  • Alberta
    • Mist Ridge Hike
    • Mount Temple Attempt
    • East Wendell Peak
    • Loder Peak
    • Tower Mountain Attempt
    • The Rimwall
    • Mount Yamnuska Directissima 5.9
    • Mount Lawrence Grassi
    • Mount Lorette
    • Roche A Perdrix
    • Mount Edith Cavell East Ridge 5.3
    • Mount Louis Kain Route
    • Eiffel Peak
    • Canadian Rockies Ice Climbing
  • Other States
    • Arizona >
      • Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail
      • Beanfest at Cochise Stronghold
      • Baboquivari Peak
      • Humphreys Peak
    • New Mexico >
      • Philmont Trek August 2008
    • Yukon >
      • Canyon Peak
  • International
    • Mexico & Central America >
      • Mexico - Pico de Orizaba, Izta - March 2012
      • Guatemala Volcanoes
    • South America >
      • An Introduction to Patagonia
      • Cordillera Blanca - Tocllaraju and Urus
      • Nahuel Huapi National Park & The Frey
      • Exploring Pucon and Lanin Volcano
      • Cordillera Blanca - Ishinca Peak and Artesonraju
      • Cordillera Blanca - Quitaraju & Alpamayo
      • Exploring Southern Peru
      • Cerro Helio Azul & Tronador Attempt
      • Aguja Guillaumet Amy Couloir
      • Cerro Puntado & Palo
      • Cerro Colorado
      • Cerro Puno & Agudo
      • Cerro Trinidad Attempt
      • Volcan Quetrupillan
      • Cerro Placas
      • Nevado de Acay
      • Pequeno Alpamayo
      • Huayna Potosi
      • Illimani
      • Chiaro de Luna
    • Oceania >
      • Exploring New Zealand's South Island
      • Puncak Jaya
      • Mount McPherson and Talbot
      • Single Cone
      • Mount Cook
      • Mount Aspiring
      • Manakau
    • Central Asia >
      • Kyrgyzstan 2021
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  • Vanlife
    • Conversion Journal >
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      • Folding Bed
      • Coffee Table
      • Thinsulate Installation
      • The Couch
      • The Wardrobe
      • Bookshelf
      • Water System
      • Electrical System
      • The Pantry
      • Refrigerator
      • Tire Upgrade
      • Heating System
      • Composting Toilet
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  • Washington
    • North Cascades >
      • Sahale Peak, Boston Peak
      • Eldorado Peak, Klawatti Peak
      • Black Peak
      • Forbidden Peak West Ridge
      • Primus Peak Attempt
      • Big Snagtooth
      • Liberty Bell Beckey Route
      • Burgundy Spire North Face 5.8
      • Ragged Ridge - Katsuk, Kimtah and Cosho Peaks
      • Colfax Peak
      • South Early Winters Spire via SW Buttress
      • Chilliwack Mini-Slam
      • Mesahchie Peak
      • Inspiration Traverse
      • Mount Shuksan Ski
      • Full Pickets Traverse
      • Mount Goode NE Buttress & Storm King
      • Mount Baker North Ridge WI3
      • Snowfield Peak
      • Lincoln Peak
      • Silver Star Mountain
      • Mount Buckner & Horseshoe Peak
      • Azurite Peak
      • Tower Mountain & Golden Horn
      • Mount Logan
      • Custer Ridge & Easy Mox
      • Mazama Dome
      • Sherman Peak
      • Mount Ballard
      • Southern Pickets Traverse
      • Corteo Peak
    • Glacier Peak Wilderness >
      • Buck Creek Pass, Cloudy Peak, Spider Gap
      • Dome Peak, Spire Point
      • Mt. Maude and Seven Fingered Jack
      • Mount Formidable NE Face 5.6 Second Ascent
      • Dumbell and Greenwood Mountains
      • Glacier Peak Wilderness Mountain Massacre
      • Clark and Luahna Peaks
      • Sinister Peak
      • Chiwawa Mountain
      • Tupshin & Devore Peaks
      • Buck & Fortress Mountains
      • Glacier Peak
    • Olympic Peninsula >
      • Buckhorn Mountain
      • Flapjack Lakes Hike
      • Grey Wolf Peak, High Divide Trail
      • Mount Ellinor
      • Mount Constance West Arete
      • Mount Olympus
    • Alpine Lakes Wilderness >
      • Chikamin Peak
      • PCT - Snoqualmie to Pete Lake
      • Foss Lakes Hike
      • Necklace and Tank Lakes
      • Enchantments Day Hike
      • Granite Mountain (Snoqualmie)
      • Colchuck Peak
      • Cannon, Enchantment and Stuart
      • Ingalls Peaks
      • McClellan Peak
      • Dragontail Peak
      • Web Mountain
      • Mount Index Attempt
      • Snow Creek Wall Orbit 5.8+
      • The Tooth South Face
      • Eightmile Mountain
      • Argonaut Peak NE Couloir
      • Little Annapurna South Face 5.5
      • Snow Creek Wall Outer Space 5.9
      • Cashmere Mountain
      • Sherpa Peak North Ridge 5.8
      • Chair Peak NE Ridge
      • Lichtenburg Mountain
      • Mount Index
      • McClellan Butte
      • Chimney Rock
      • Alpine Lakes High Route
    • Pasayten Wilderness >
      • The Craggies
      • Tiffany Mountain
      • Pasayten Mini-Slam
      • Remmel Group
      • Jack Mountain
      • Robinson Mountain
      • Monument Peak Group
    • Mountain Loop Highway >
      • Vesper Peak
      • Mount Dickerman
      • Sloan Peak West Face 5.8
      • Mount Forgotten
      • Whitehorse Mountain
      • Gothic Peak
    • Lake Chelan Sawtooth Wilderness >
      • Star, Courtney, and Grey Peaks
      • Hoodoo Peak and Raven Ridge
      • Abernathy Peak
      • Mount Bigelow
      • Reynolds Peak
      • Oval Peak
      • Gardner Peaks
      • Chelan Sawtooth Trio
    • Southern WA >
      • Mount Adams
      • Mount Rainier - Emmons Route
      • Mount Saint Helens
      • Goat Peak
      • Lane Peak, Plummer Peak (Tatoosh)
      • The Unicorn (Tatoosh)
      • Little Tahoma
    • WA Rock and Ice Cragging >
      • Index Town Walls
      • Vantage
      • Mount Erie
      • Exit 38
      • Leavenworth
  • Colorado
    • San Juan Mountains >
      • Mount Sneffels Lavender Snow Climb
      • Uncompahgre, Matterhorn Peaks
      • Redcloud, Sunshine Peaks
      • San Luis Peak
      • Vermilion, Fuller Peaks
      • Stewart Peak, Baldy Alto
      • Jones, Niagara, American Peaks
      • Wetterhorn Peak, Handies Peak
      • Wilson Group
      • Arrow Peak
      • Mount Sneffels SW Ridge
      • Jagged Mountain, Chicago Basin
      • Teakettle Mountain
      • Dallas Peak
      • Vestal Peak Wham Ridge, Greystone Peak
      • Organ Mountain
      • Phoenix Peak
      • Half Peak
      • Point 13832 Group
      • Golden Horn
    • Elk Mountains >
      • Four Pass Loop
      • Castle, Conundrum Peaks
      • Snowmass Mountain
      • Cathedral Peak
      • South Maroon Peak
      • The Pyramids
      • North Maroon Peak, Sleeping Sexton
      • Capitol Peak, Mount Daly
      • Malemute Peak
      • Hagerman Peak
    • Sangre de Cristo Mountains >
      • Blanca Peak, Ellingwood Point
      • Challenger Point
      • Mount Adams
      • Spread Eagle Peak
      • Humboldt, Obstruction, Columbia Peaks
      • Mount Lindsey, Huerfano Peak
      • Little Bear Peak
      • Crestone Needle Ellingwood Arete
      • California Peak
      • Crestone Peak North Buttress
      • Operation Dark Snake
      • Kit Carson Mountain
    • Sawatch Mountains >
      • Iowa Peak
      • Point 13,618 - Hunky Dory Lake
      • Gold Dust Peak, Notch Mountain
      • Mount Jackson
      • Mount Belford
      • Shavano, Tabeguache Peaks
      • Mount Antero, Cronin Peak
      • Twining Peak
      • Mount Massive
      • Casco Peak
      • Mount Huron
      • Mount Elbert
      • Mount Oxford
      • Mount Hope
      • Mount Yale
      • Lackawanna Peak
      • Mount Columbia
      • La Plata Peak
      • Rinker and Twin Peaks
      • Bull Hill, Mount Princeton
      • Missouri Mountain
      • Mount Oklahoma
      • French Mountain
      • Mount Ouray
      • Grizzly A, Garfield Peaks
      • Mount Harvard
      • The Three Apostles
      • Emerald Peak
      • Holy Cross
    • Greater Park Range >
      • Kneeknocker Pass, Piney Lake
      • Drift Peak
      • Sherman Peak, Dyer Peak
      • Gore Range Traverse
      • Quandary Peak
      • Pacific, Atlantic Peaks
      • Clark Peak
      • Crystal Peak, Peak 10
      • Fletcher Mountain
      • The DeCaLiBron
      • Loveland Mountain
      • The Mosquito Traverse
      • Mount Arkansas
      • Clinton Group
      • Eagles Nest, Peak C
      • North Star Mountain
      • Peak X
      • Wheeler Mountain
    • Front Range >
      • Mount Evans, Spalding
      • Mount Bierstadt
      • Mount Parnassus, Bard Peak
      • Cupid, Sniktau, Grizzly D Peaks
      • James Peak
      • Mount Silverheels
      • Grays and Torreys Peaks
      • Mount Edwards
      • Mount Flora, Longs Peak
      • Square Top Mountain
      • Petit Grepon South Face 5.8
      • Mount Meeker Dreamweaver Couloir
      • Santa Fe Peak
      • The Citadel & Pettingell
    • Colorado Ice Climbing >
      • Lincoln Ice Falls
      • Ouray Ice Park
      • Avocado Gully and The Drool
      • Hidden Falls
    • Colorado Rock Climbing >
      • Eldorado Canyon
      • The Flatirons
      • North Table Mountain
      • Shelf Road
      • Colorado National Monument >
        • Independence Monument
  • Wyoming
    • Wind River Mountains >
      • Gone With the Winds
      • Union Peak - Solar Eclipse
      • Wind River Peak
      • Wind River Slam
    • Teton Range >
      • Grand Teton Owen Spalding 5.4
      • Mount Owen Attempt
    • Wyoming Absarokas and Gros Ventre Range >
      • Jackson Peak
      • Francs Peak
    • Yellowstone National Park >
      • Top Notch Peak
    • Bighorn Range and Great Divide Basin >
      • Boars Tusk
      • Loaf Mountain
      • Cloud Peak
      • Black Tooth Mountain
    • Devils Tower
    • Cody Rock and Ice Climbing
  • Montana
    • Beartooth Mountains >
      • Whitetail Peak Group
      • Beartooth Mountain
      • Spirit Mountain Group
      • Mount Peal
      • Granite Peak Group
      • Castle Rock Group
      • Castle Mountain NE Couloir
      • Mount Inabnit and Sylvan Peak
      • Mount Hague South Slopes
      • Mount Villard and The Granite Peaks Traverse - 5.4
      • Spirit Mountain NE Ridge - 5.4
      • California Ice WI 4
      • The Ramp 5.8
      • Linea Alba 5.10d
      • Iceberg Peak
      • Metcalf Mountain North Rib 5.8
      • Villard Spires HP West Ramp
      • Cairn Mountain
      • Snowbank Mountain
      • Mount Wood Group
      • Bears Tooth
      • Glacier Peak Catch-a-Sunrise FA
    • Montana Absarokas & Gallatin Range >
      • Black Mountain
    • Southwest Montana Ranges >
      • Sacajawea Peak
      • Arrow Peak
      • Koch Peak
      • Saddle Peak
      • Baldy Mountain
      • Sphinx Mountain
    • Glacier National Park >
      • A Taste of Glacier National Park
      • Divide Mountain
    • MT Rock and Ice Climbing
  • Utah
    • Uinta Mountains >
      • Kings-Emmons Ridge Run
      • Hayden Peak
      • Iron Hayden Wall Rock Climbing
    • Wasatch Range >
      • The Sundial Eleventh Hour 5.8
      • Mount Timpanogos
    • San Rafael Swell >
      • Ramp, Cistern Canyons
      • Salt Wash, Black Mountain, Moroni Slopes
      • Ding, Dang Canyons
      • Little Wild Horse, Bell Canyons
      • Quandary Canyon
      • San Rafael Knob
      • Miners Hollow (Knotted Rope Canyon)
      • Temple Mountain
      • Chimney Rock
      • Bottleneck Mesa
      • Window Blind Peak
      • Lower Baptist Draw & Upper Chute Canyon
    • Capitol Reef National Park >
      • Cathedral Valley Tour
      • Sheets Gulch
      • Halls Creek Narrows
      • Brimhall Canyon and Strike Valley Overlook
      • George Benchmark
    • Moab Area, Canyonlands, Arches >
      • Maze District
      • Needles District
      • Maze District
      • White Rim Trail Biking
      • Elephant Butte, Bullwinkle Tower and Lizard Rock
      • South Six Shooter
      • Elephant Canyon
      • Parriott Mesa
      • Ancient Art
      • Castleton Tower North Chimney 5.8
      • Klondike Bluffs
      • Mount Peale & Tukuhnikivatz
    • Robbers Roost Country >
      • Horseshoe Canyon, Goblin Valley
      • Bluejohn Canyon
      • Happy Canyon Narrows
      • Shenanigans, Leprechaun Slots
      • Larry Canyon
      • Merry Piglet Slot
      • Lower Maidenwater Canyon, Turkey Knob
      • Morocco Canyon
      • Monkey Business Slot
      • Hog Canyon Slots
      • Upper Maidenwater Canyon Slots
      • Mount Ellen
      • Buck Canyon
      • Point 4906
      • Alcatraz Canyon
      • Hard Day Harvey Slot
      • Mount Ellsworth
      • Good Day Jim Canyon
      • White Roost Canyon
      • Upper Stair Canyon
    • Escalante National Monument >
      • Phipps Canyon and Arch
      • Red Breaks Slot
      • Dry Fork Slots, Coyote Gulch
      • Little Death Hollow/Wolverine Canyons
      • Egypt 3 Slot
      • Egypt 1 Canyon
    • Zion/Bryce >
      • Ataxia Tower Ashtar Command 5.9
      • Mount Kinesava Cowboy Ridge
      • Birch Hollow
      • Aires Butte
      • West Temple
      • Mystery Canyon
      • Crazy Streak
    • Cedar Mesa Region/Valley of the Gods >
      • Eagle Plume Tower Eagle Feather 5.10b
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LEMKE CLIMBS

Water system & kitchen

Introduction

The kitchen and plumbing in my campervan is very important for making the van feel like a home. I decided to go with a reasonably sized water tank and a fully electric pumping system. I went as cheap as I could and avoided the costly Dometic equipment (an Ikea sink is just fine!) I have included links on the items I used below to allow future vanlifers to find the needed equipment easier, and better research the items I used.

Materials used

Plumbing
- Barker Manufacturing Company 11915 15 Gal. Water Tank Kit ($105.87 on Amazon)

- Duda Energy HPpvc050-010ft 10' x 1/2" ID High Pressure Braided Clear Flexible PVC Tubing ($12.05 on Amazon)

- SHURFLO 4008-101-E65 3.0 Revolution Water Pump ($70.12 on Amazon)

- SHURFLO (255-313) 1/2" Twist-On Pipe Strainer ($8.11 on Amazon)

- SHURFLO Black 182-200 Accumulator Tank ($35.60 on Amazon; have not installed yet and still deciding if it's really needed)
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- 90 degree Straight fittings 1/2 fpt x 1/2 barb with wings ($6.60 on Amazon)

- LASCO 13-1815 Test Plugs for Copper with Wing Nut for 1-Inch Inner Diameter ($8.80 on Amazon)

- IPOW Solid Brass Body Backyard 2 Way Y Valve Garden Hose Connector Splitter Adapter ($11.99 on Amazon)

- Dixon DGH7 Brass Quick-Connect Fitting, Garden Hose Complete Set, 200 psi Pressure ($11.15 on Amazon)

- Camco Flexible Camper Drain 37420 ($10.63 on Amazon)

- Reliance Products Aqua-Tainer 4 Gallon Rigid Water Container ($17.28 on Amazon)

- Apex, 883-6, Hose Reel Leader Hose for Reels with Male Connector, 5/8-Inch x 6-Feet ($11.99 on Amazon; for drainage)

- 25' Long Potable Grade Water Hose for Filling Tank ($18.99 at McLendon Hardware)

Kitchen
- 4' Long Vinyl Counter-top ($50 at Lowes)

- Fyndig Stainless Steel Oval Sink ($50 at Ikea)

- Lagan Single Lever Kitchen Faucet 6.25" Height ($24.99 at Ikea)

- Sink Strainer and Stopper ($10 at Ikea)

- Bass Pro Shops two burner portable propane stove (Free from Alaska fishing contest prize)

Wood for Cabinetry (Excluding Refrigerator)
- Ten (10) 2" X 3" X 8' Long Spruce Studs ($2.09 each at Home Depot)

- Extra pine panels (Purchased Earlier)


- Extra pieces of 1/2" and 3/4" plyood for cabinet partitions (Free from my dad)

- 4' X 4' piece of 1/4" MDF hardboard with white top ($15 at Home Depot)

​- 12' long 1" X 4" oak board (Purchased Earlier)

- 4' long 1" X 6" oak board ($10 at Lowes)

- 12' long 1" X 2" oak board ($12.99 at Lowes)

- 6' long by 9.5" wide and 1/2" thick Jatoba board ($79 at Crosscut Lumber)

- 30" long by 9.5" wide and 1/2" thick replacement piece of Jatoba since first piece from Crosscut was too warped on one end ($20 at Austin Hardwoods)

Hardware
- Three (3) Bronze finished cabinet handles ($3.78 each at Lowes)

- Two (2) pairs of 14" long drawer slides ($16 each at Home Depot)

- Box of 2.5 inch Kreg Pocket hole screws ($6.99 from Lowes)

- Eight (8) 90 degree angle brackets ($2.99 each at Lowes)

- Four (4) Liberty Brand soft close Inlay Cabinet Hinges ($5.18 each at Home Depot)

- Leisure Products (PM 2001 L 40 lbs 90 Degree Magnetic Mount Catch (16.47 on Amazon)

- Teflon Tape (Free from my dad)

- Various Sized Pipe Clamps (Free from my dad)

Total Material Cost: ​$700 US Dollars (Does not include tools purchased)

Tools Used

- Drill with Assorted Bits and Drives

- Measuring Tape

- Carpenters Square

- Manual Screwdrivers

- Jig Saw

- Table Saw

​- Sockets

​- Wrenches

step 1 - install the tank and pump

May 2018
With any campervan, you must decide whether or not you want running water. I decided it was worth having, and wouldn't bee too challenging to implement. I had already predetermined where I was going to store the water tank, and I built the couch to perfectly fit a 12" by 12" by 24"water tank, which I bought on Amazon. The tank came with pre-made holes for a drain, fill hole, air vent, and outflow. I also had to buy a water pump, and after some research I decided to get the tried and true SHURFLOW 3.0 gallons/minute, 55PSI water pump. This is the perfect size, because it won't empty the tank too fast (if left running constantly, it will take 5 minutes to empty the tank). This is perfect for simple tasks like quickly rinsing dishes, brushing teeth, or filling pots for cooking.

First, I cleared a spot for the water tank under the couch, and secured it in place to prevent it from sliding around with extra short pieces of 2" X 3" studs attached to the existing couch frame. I used the Kreg jig to securely attach them, along all sides of the tank, as well as above it to keep it from bouncing upwards in the event of a large bump on the road. Next, I located a spot on the underside of the horizontal beam that comprises the bottom of the couch to place the water pump. This spot is very close to the tank, allowing for least amount of distance as possible to maximize the pump performance. Because the pump can be mounted in any orientation, this gave me quite a bit of freedom of where to place it. I also purchased the pump strainer designed for this SHURFLOW pump, and it was an easy screw connection on the inflow side of the pump. The tank came with 1/2" threaded fittings with barbed nozzle ends for a water tight seal against the braided hose. These were easily screwed into the pre-fabricated threaded holes in the tank, with some Teflon tape for added seals. It is important not to screw these on too tight because the treads are only plastic! With the barbed fittings screwed onto the tank, I used the 1/2" flexible braided hose, and cut a piece to connect the outflow port of the tank to the pump strainer, pushing the hose over the barbed fittings and clamping with 3/4" pipe clamps. I then ran the electrical wiring from the pump to the fusebox, including a switch to allow for the pump to be completely off when not needed. This is all described in more detail in my electrical system article.

step 2 - build the counter-top Framework

August 2018
Once the water pump and water tank were securely mounted, and the short 3' hose connecting them was secured and sealed, I drilled a 1" hole with a spade bit through the couch frame directly above the wheel well for the outflow hose to fit through, that will eventually get connected to the faucet once the sink and counter was built. In the photo directly above on the left side, there is a hole on the far right edge just above the wheel well. This is where the outflow hose will be routed. I cut the hose longer than I knew I'd need, and pushed it through the hole and connected it to the outflow valve of the water pump.

​A number of months passed before I got the time to build the frame for the counter-top and install the sink and faucet. In the meantime after the tank and pump were installed, I built the electrical closet and pantry directly adjacent to the couch (see next articles). In early October 2018 I was able to build the kitchen counter, and started by securing a long piece of 2" X 3" stud along the length of the side van wall with the rivet nuts. This piece would act as a perfect anchor for most of the frame. I built down and out from here, precisely measuring additional pieces of 2" X 3" to make a solid and square frame that extended out enough to allow the final Cherry (Jatoba) facial boards to be flush with the electrical closet. I had to make extra sure the top of the frame where the counter-top with sit on was perfectly flat and square, so I added wood glue to these joints and clamped in place. In the first photo below, notice the finished electrical closet (bottom) and pantry (top) on the left edge, with the outflow hose sticking through. With the frame complete, I was now able to install the counter-top and sink.

step 3 - install counter-top and sink

August 2018
Using the 4' long piece of pre-fabricated vinyl counter I purchased on the cheap at Lowes, I had to first rip it down to the width needed. The counter came with a built in backsplash, and was an industry standard of about 25" wide. My frame was only about 19" wide, so I used the table saw to cut 6" off the backside, including the non-essential backsplash. I followed the instructions that came with the Ikea sink and marked exactly where I would need to cut the hole for the sink to sit flush with the counter. I decided to center it, rather than offset it. Using a jig saw, I slowly cut out the required shape and test fit the finished counter-top and sink assembly atop the framework. Everything seemed to fit well, so I secured the counter-top to the frame with 90 degree angle metal furniture braces from the underside. Securing the sink to the counter-top involved messing around a lot with the hardware that was included with the sink, but with enough tinkering, I managed to get it to work. Apparently these are standard pieces of hardware that anyone who has worked with sinks before will know how to use, however this was the first sink I've ever installed, so it took a while to figure out.

​The last thing to do was to drill the hole through the counter for the faucet, which was an easy ordeal using a hole saw. I just had to make sure to place the faucet in a spot where the triangular plastic washer that is placed on the underside has a spot to be perfectly flush against the counter without hitting a frame board or the sink. The left corner ended up being the best place. Once the faucet was installed and tightened, I plugged the hot side with a threaded brass plug (since I will only be using cold water) and attached the outflow hose to the cold side of the faucet. This involved cutting the hose to length, and using U shaped brackets to secure it to the frame so it wouldn't jolt around when the water is turned on and off.

Step 4 - build the drainage system

February 2020
Before I could even think about testing the whole system, I had to have a proper drainage solution. I decided I would have both a grey water tank on board stored underneath the sink, as well as a direct through-the-floor drain. This would allow me to utilize the grey water tank when I needed to be environmentally conscious, or simply drain through the floor when just water was draining out, and would not have an effect on the environment. There was over a year hiatus between getting the countertop installed and completing the whole drainage system due to various travels, climbing trips, and work trips throughout 2019, which proved to be an insanely busy year for me. Before I could begin the drainage system, I had to lay out how the entire space below the countertop was going to be used, decide on a refrigerator to use, and which size grey water tank to use. I purchased a 4 gallon grey water tank and decided on an Engel top door cooler (see refrigerator article). With these decisions made, I started building the interior of the kitchen cabinetry. The grey water tank I bought is a Reliance Aqua-Tainer 4 gallon size with a cubic shape, which I placed on the bottom right side of the space directly on the floor, then build a guard around it to keep it from sliding. I utilized most of the fittings and piping outlined in the faroutride model on their website here, which explains in incredible detail their water system. They were extremely helpful detailing which exact pieces of hardware and equipment are needed for this setup. Essentially, I got a short piece of garden hose with a Y valve to split the drainage flow, a quick release for disconnecting the hose from the tank, and the drain bowl with flexible hose that screwed into the bottom of the sink. With the tank secured and drainage piping connecting it to the sink, I then used a hole saw to cut a small hole through the floor, just a tiny bit larger than the OD of the garden hose, and added a second drainhose to the other port on the Y valve. This way I can switch the valves and have drainage water either go into the tank or through the floor. Lastly, I secured all these hoses with small clamps.
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Notice the blue grey water tank at bottom right with the flexible drain hose, and the Y valve.
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View of the grey water tank compartment with dual draining option. The 70A fuse to the right edge is for the Sterling B2B hot cable

step 5 - build kitchen cabinetry and drawers

I then started building out drawers on the upper portion of the space on the right and left sides of the sink, and custom cut a piece of 1/4" MDF board to fit horizontally in the middle, effectively dividing the space into two sections. I added pieces of 2" X 3" studs adjacent to the sides of the sink that would hold the drawer slides. The large area at the bottom would hold the refrigerator in addition to the grey water tank, where the area in the middle I built to hold kitchen supplies, and a portable stove that I had from winning a fishing contest years ago. I glued on the front edges of the cabinet pieces of 1" X 2" oak that I stained for a nice finish, and secured the interior cabinet walls with angle brackets. Nothing fancy, but it works well. I used the table saw to make the drawer boxes and cut a 1/4" dato on the bottom inside edges of each piece for the MDF board to slip into, then with the Kreg tool jig, drilled and screwed them all together with glue. It was very important to cut the drawer box pieces to the exact correct size, and ensure everything was square. Each drawer slide is 1/2" thick, so my drawer box needed to be exactly 1" narrower than the drawer box opening. The depth of the drawer I made as large as possible without hitting anything behind along the metal van panel (insulation, electrical wires etc). I finished the drawers with a facial oak 1" X 6" board and grab handles.
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Compartment for a portable stove
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Drawers getting built! Notice the drawer slides...these are tough to get installed correctly.
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Oak trim, and angle brackets
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Two complete drawers, and the central cabinet door. I will need to add a gas strut or chain to keep it from opening too far

step 6 - build the doors

Next, I built the door that would cover the central part of the cabinet (shown open in the photo just above and right). I built it the same way I build most of the other doors with oak 1" X 4" around with the pine paneling in the center. I again custom build tongue and grooves, as well as a dato in the oak boards for them to completely encircle the pine boards that would inset. I glued the oak pieces together, sanded and routed the edges and stained it all before installing the hinges and mounting it to the face of the cabinet. The 90 degree manget brackets hole it closed. A second door was made using the Jatoba redwood that would open to the right to reveal the grey water tank. I built this the same way I made the other Jatoba doors, using a couple pieces of 1" X 2" oak secured to the back of each piece to stack them to get the full height I needed. I left a nominal 1/4" gap between them to match the gaps I had from other parts of the build. The same inset cabinet hinges were used to mount the door to the frame, and another 90 degree magnet holds it shut.
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Assembling the cabinet door
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Finished Jatoba facial pieces. On the right is the door for grey water tank and the left the refrigerator pull-out.
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