I finally admit defeat with the copper pipe light I made for the Vanlife Camper Build campervan shower—it just doesn’t match the rest of the space, so I scrap it. Instead, I replace it with a more subtle LED strip light, but not before painting the surround black to make it blend in better. 💡🖤
Then I move on to building a wall around the kitchen window, but halfway through I realize... it looks awful. 🙄 So I rip it out, change the plan, and start again with a fresh sheet of plywood. That’s van life for you—plans change, problems happen, but we keep moving forward.
The video ends with me holding the new plywood panel, ready to cut out the holes for the window and light switches—finally feeling like it’s coming together!
✅ Scrapping my DIY copper shower light
✅ Installing a new LED strip light
✅ Kitchen wall build (and re-build…)
✅ Honest van life progress, wobbles and all
👉 If you’re into DIY campervan builds, real van life ups and downs, and seeing how I tackle problems on the fly, this video’s for you.
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