From first-time builders. For first-time builders.
Start with our 35+ page ebook: the things we wish we knew before building Boxie. Then use the checklists and companion app to make a plan for yours.
A 35+ page ebook · 1 year of the Build Manager app · 4 checklists · Our community
One payment. No automatic renewal.
Ebook & checklists to keep. App access for 12 months from purchase.
35+ pages of honest first-build lessons · Yours to keep
One real van. Plenty of lessons.
Made by Arthur & Saskia, while converting a Peugeot Boxer alongside our day jobs.
THE VANMATE PACKAGE
Seven useful pieces, working together. Start with the lessons, organize the decisions, and reach for the right checklist when you need it.
A candid, 35+ page ebook about the decisions, surprises and mistakes from our first conversion. The useful bits behind the finished-van photos.
Open a real sample page ↗Read a lesson in the ebook. Turn it into your next task, purchase or budget decision. Keep the moving parts of your own conversion together.
Open screenshot ↗The ebook helps you think through the decisions. The app gives you somewhere to keep track of them. These are real interface screenshots with example build data.
Scan a photo, review the suggested entries, then confirm what to add. You can also enter expenses yourself.
Open screenshot ↗Record your items and estimate missing weights. Replace estimates with measured or manufacturer values as you go.
Open screenshot ↗Start with the lessons. Use the app as you build. Back to the ebook ↑
Take a structured list to the viewing. Know what you still need to check before committing.
Work out what to buy, borrow or leave for later—before the shopping gets ahead of the build.
Think through how you will secure your van and belongings before you head off.
A final run-through for the moment you stop building and start finding out how it all works.
Join our WhatsApp community to ask questions, share progress and swap lessons with us and other builders. A conversation—not a paid consultancy or a promise of instant technical advice.
THE FOUNDING OFFER
€29for the whole package
One payment · VAT included for EU customers
Secure Stripe checkout · Delivery by email after payment
Ebook + 4 checklists + 12 months of app access from purchase + community. No automatic renewal. The downloaded files stay yours.
Built after work. Learned the hard way.ARTHUR, SASKIA & BOXIE
We converted a Peugeot Boxer L3H2 into Boxie alongside our full-time jobs. It took the better part of a year, plenty of plywood, and a few conversations we would rather have had before making a hole in the van.
The advertised price was not the full decision. One surprise alone was €3,300 in Dutch BPM tax.
A layout that worked in our heads met the reality underneath the floor. Replanning was less fun the second time.
We copied a similar build. Our exhaust was in the way. Same idea, different underside.
That is why we made this.
Everything we did wrong, so you do not have to.
FROM CHECKOUT TO YOUR NEXT STEP
Pay once through Stripe. Your email includes the ebook, checklists, app activation link and community invite.
Save your PDFs. Start with the decisions you are facing now—you do not need to read everything before taking one useful step.
Activate your account, add your next tasks, and start keeping your shopping, budget and weight planning together.
IS THIS FOR YOU?
For first-time DIY builders who want a clearer start, honest lessons and somewhere to organize the work.
It is not a certified wiring guide, structural design, mechanical inspection or a guarantee of a legal conversion. Use qualified specialists and check the rules that apply to your van and country.
The 35+ page English ebook, four paid checklists (buying, tools, security and first trip), 12 months of Build Manager app access from purchase, and the WhatsApp community invite. The pre-build checklist is also available separately for free.
Your included app access lasts 12 months from purchase. There is no automatic renewal or automatic charge. Any later access would be a separate choice. Your downloaded ebook and checklists remain yours to keep.
The planning approach and our first-build lessons can be useful elsewhere. Our own experience is Dutch; taxes, inspections and conversion rules are not universal. Check current local requirements before acting.
Yes—use the ebook and checklists together for your shared personal build. The package provides one app account, not separate collaborator accounts. Please do not publish or resell the files.
No. They are planning estimates, not certified measurements. Check manufacturer specifications and use a weighbridge for actual vehicle and axle weights. Estimates do not establish compliance.
This is our first offer for the first builders who buy the package. We want to learn from people putting it to use. The price shown at checkout is what you pay; no subscription is added.
Check spam first, then email hello@vanmate.nl. Download links are valid for seven days; save the PDFs to keep them. If a link expires, ask us for a fresh one. Your statutory consumer rights apply; see our terms.
YOUR BUILD WILL HAVE ITS OWN STORY.
The lessons, the checklists, the app and the people behind them.
Get the whole package · €29 ↗35+ page ebook · 4 checklists · 12 months of app access · Community
One payment. No automatic renewal.
STILL AT THE “MAYBE ONE DAY” STAGE?
Get clear on the van, the budget and the life you want to build around. We will email you the PDF. Build-tip emails are optional.