When Ride published the big Vanlife report two years ago (issue 01-2020), Sandro Schmid had just moved into his camper. He told the author at the time: "As the go-to guy at Velosolutions, I was getting more and more stressed by all the driving around. Now I always have my apartment with me." This is located in the box body of a former refrigerated van.

In the first two years of the pandemic, camping in a van became even more popular, which made it more difficult to find somewhere inconspicuous to spend the night. A problem that Sandro doesn't have with his "box truck". Nothing on the outside resembles a camper van. For camouflage, the man from Graubünden hangs a fluorescent vest over the driver's seat and in the beginning he always had a construction helmet on the dashboard. To keep the camouflage high, Sandro does without side windows. Only a skylight lets daylight into his living box and, of course, the hinged doors at the back.

He shows bike Youtuber Jasper Jauch his rideable one-room apartment in all its details, as most self-builders like to do. It's all about electricity, gas, boiler, inverter, water pump, solar panels, hobs, rainforest shower and, of course, the bike garage. Sandro also reveals how much all the fun cost. Anyone who is currently working on the perfect conversion will receive some interesting information. Others can consider whether they would live permanently in an apartment without side windows.

What else Sandro Schmid does: www.sandro-schmid.com