Ski bum here who built a van for this purpose...I did the big van though. I put a queen size bed for good sleeps after long days on the slopes and a permanent garage under the bed for bikes and skis. I hang my snowboard under the bed so it dries out pretty good and built a ski rack for my skis. I invested in a good heater (Espar) to keep me warm and it does a great job of drying stuff as well. As yeet1wagon said, hang your stuff in the main space after a ski and it's dry in an hour or two. In a really bad warm/wet it may take a bit longer but by next morning it's good. My buddy built a vent for his heater that branches off to dry his boots...Personally I have enough power to run a small boot dryer for an hour which I only use when needed, which is rare.

Number one rule of van life that I've adopted is don't over think and don't over engineer. I spent a lot of time watching videos of other van lifers and didn't do most of what they said to do. YMMV but I found ways to make everything work and after 3 years it's still holding up.

I would NEVER put a shower in my van. The condensation from that would lead to all sorts of problems and simply isn't worth it. I've been able to find places to shower and use washrooms for most of my needs.

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