I have recently discovered that if you tell someone you live in your truck, and said truck happens to be nearby, the next thing that person will say is, “Let me see your set up.” I’m sure for many vehicle-livers this is a great chance to show off their organization, their DIY skills, or their ability to somehow put an actual kitchen sink in their car; this is not the case for me. Up until very recently this conversation went something like this, “Oh, sure, come take a look”, long pause, “See that pile over there? That’s my stuff, and I usually sleep in this pile over here.” People usually say something very nice like, “Oh, minimalist, I like it.” But their disappointment has not escaped me and so, for them, I resolved to make a thing for the truck.
The problem with making things are many:
- I have no tools.
- I have no knowledge of how to use any tools.
- I know at least two people who are missing parts of themselves due to woodworking tools.
- I now have a fear of wood and all methods with which one can bend wood to their will.
- All of the websites I could find that try to teach you how to build things in your truck presuppose that you don’t have a crippling fear of wood.
To try and solve this problem I turned to a material I consider more docile and unassuming, the PVC pipe. I also leaned heavily on a braver and more knowledgeable friend.
Together we learned that you should measure many many times, that even if you do it will never be right, and that that’s okay. I learned that even if you consider yourself a proficient counter, as I did, you are wrong and you need to buy twice the number of connector pieces that you think you need.
Here is the finished product
And here is all of my stuff out of the truck, pre-organizing
Hopefully sometime soon I’ll add the kitchen sink.
Wander and Waver 