The Living Room

Full disclosure, I named my xbox Zeke back in 2011 and we have been together since.

Ten points to Gryffindor if you get the reference.

When Jake originally broached the idea of vanlife, I stated I would only consider it I had a couch and Zeke.

First we needed to find a tv, or monitor, or some sort of viewable screen. My solution: find a cheapo small tv on Offer Up. Jake’s solution: scour all electronic stores for the highest resolution on the largest screen possible that would fit along the side of the Sub. The compromise: a budget of no more than what we sold our big tv for (hence a nice financial wash) with a screen no larger than 27” since anything larger would be obscene (our faces are only several feet away from it anyway) and Jake could pick whatever he wished within those parameters.

We went to Best Buy not less than a half dozen times before bringing something “home”.

Jake mounted it on a swing arm which was genius. Then we were left contemplating how Zeke would live with his new roomie. Mounted, but where? Hidden with electrical, but how? What about the road bumps, he isn’t the young buck he used to be. Conclusion (for now): he lives in his cozy car box while we travel and gets a nice lil’ basket to sit in when at base camp.

So my friends, I have a couch and Zeke.

Yes, it is the mattress and bed frame. But you see, when the pillows are along the side of the van it is couch mode. (Pillows at the rear doors = bed mode).