Josh Denston’s really like of camping was reignited after expending much too many lockdowns at home. ‘The pandemic actually made me want to give our women all the camping experiences I experienced when I was younger,’ he points out. ‘I was seeking at RV YouTube video clips with [my daughter] Fred each and every night time right before mattress, and she was so intrigued as to how these people today lived in a automobile!’
Just after seeking for vans on-line, Josh and Jenna scored their desire RV on Facebook Marketplace in 2020 a common Winnebago Sundancer.
It experienced everything they were being seeking for lower kms, minimal to no rust, cruise control, air conditioning, fuel cooktop and oven, plumbing and photo voltaic electricity – it had even been converted to a Suitable Hand Travel. But, it was the retro vibes and clever layout that really captured their hearts.
‘The to start with time we turned the key and heard that V8 rumble was a authentic moment!… It was this sort of a time capsule,’ says Josh, referring to the head-to-toe blue carpet interior, orange joinery and white melamine benchtops.
In a bid to give it a considerably-wanted new glimpse, but however spend tribute to the van’s previous, he and Jenna refinished all of the inside with new oak counter tops, vinyl plank flooring, and new upholstery, curtains, blinds and paint. They conceived a palette of smooth greens, whites, stripes, tartans, heat tones, and retro lemon wallpaper to hark back again to its primary era.
‘It genuinely tends to make it sense like a house on wheels!’ suggests Josh.
The finishing touch was to re-spray the cabin and absolutely vinyl wrap the caravan’s exterior. The pair also enlisted buddy and ‘logo style and design extraordinaire’ Joel Pringle to redesign the ‘Sundancer’ branding to match the RVs new search. The authentic structure is now replaced by a yacht skimming by the ocean with a solar flare guiding it.
Just after becoming in storage all over Melbourne’s lockdown, the Densten’s Sundancer has liked quite a few relatives trips absent. ‘The established up is great,’ claims Josh. ‘We pull up to the campsite, open up up the awning and we’re all set in less than 5 minutes.’