The first step in the Van build is to find a suitable van for the experience your are after.  After traveling around Australia we found out what works and what didn't work.  These discoveries are all part of the Vanlife journey.  We learnt that as you get older that having to stoop all the time and getting dressed while laying down on the bed are little things that a stand up van would eliminate.  We also were lucky that our old van only had mechanical issues during our trip that happen while we where camped in cities/towns.  So a reliable van was essential as we didn't want to push our luck this time and it had to be not to expensive.  The Van that meet all this requirements was the LDV Deliver 9.  Which seems to tick all our boxes.  At under $45,000 and a 3 year warranty we know the next 2 years lapping Australia can be relatively carefree.