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I’m a gamer and I live off grid in the ultimate camper van with a ‘full-on gaming battle station’
The van-life expert has also revealed his three dealbreakers to living on the road
A GAMER has given a tour of his impressive camper van that comes complete with a full-sized kitchen, double bed and high-tech gaming station.
Van-lifer Trent Arant, originally from Georgia, US, has spent the last three years travelling in his Ram Promaster 159' EXT van.
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The avid gamer recently remodelled his van to add more bells and whistles, saying in a recent YouTube video: "Over the course of four months I converted it into what it is now."
"It's pretty much all that I need to live completely off-grid," he said of his fully solar-powered van.
"The cosy bedroom [has] a full-sized bed that allows me and my pup Millie to cuddle up nicely and have some extra room to spread out in while we sleep. It can easily sleep two people. I'm about 5'10 and I can sleep cofortably with extra room to spare."
The bedroom area is also equipped with two fans - one on the ceiling and one swivel fan next to the bed.
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Trent said: "I am a very hot sleeper so having this blow directly on my face while I sleep makes my nights so much more enjoyable while I'm in hotter climates."
The self-dubbed "van-life gaming pioneer" uses the ceiling above his bed for storing clothes, with a hanging closet next to the bed to house winter coats and bulkier items.
Trent said he had three dealbreakers when it comes to living in a van full time: "A good comfortable sleep, a nice big kitchen, and a powerful gaming setup."
The van's kitchen comes with a stove, oven, frigde, freezer, and a large sink with running water from a 12 volt electrical pump that is housed under the bed next to a 150 litre water tank.
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Trent boasted that his full-sized kitchen is just as big as one you'd find in a studio apartment.
The kitchen also features sleek, hardwood counter tops and plenty of storage above the windows.
He said: "Because this is one of the first things you see when you walk into my van, I really wanted it to stand out."
"The way I chose to do that was by bringing in stencil designs onto the cabinetry, I feel like it adds a lot of texture... and opens up the space a little bit. It really adds character to my van."
As for the gaming area, Trent couldn't be prouder of his "full-on battle station".
Trent previously accessed the internet via his mobile phone hotspot, but has recently upgraded to a star link satellite internet which allows him to game "in the middle of nowhere."
He said: "It's changed my life and how I operate on the road. All of this, including my lights, my fans, my refrigerator is all powered by solar power."
Trent installed 600 watts of solar panels mounted on the roof, with the power running to lithium batteries inside his van.
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The tour comes after a fellow van-lifer revealed how he saves enough money to travel by working just six days a month while living on the road.
Meanwhile, a traveler revealed how he transforms his work van into a fully kitted-out camper with a £20 Ikea find.
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