Houseless, not homeless

You know what they say – you can sleep in a car, but you can’t drive a house. Chris McLeod has taken that phrase, and run with it

Words James Wallace Photos Dave Warren

“Who says you have to save up for years just to build your own version of safe, sterile and easily repeatable?” There’s a thing on Chris McLeod’s Facebook wall that says, “Freedom is being you without anyone’s permission.” If you take that prose and morph it into Van form, it’s exactly what Chris’ T5.1 represents. Yes, to some, it might look as if Chris has ram raided Woodstock, having detoured via Haight-Ashbury while reading some Timothy Leary, but to others the free-spirited, tight-budget ideology this DIY Camper conversion exudes makes it one of the most inspirational builds we’ve featured in quite some time. As Chris says, “Who says you have to save up for years just to build your own version of safe, sterile and easily repeatable?” Built to live…

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VWt (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2018

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