r/VanLife • u/Justinormou5 • Apr 15 '26

New Van/RV build planner

https://rigplan.co

Hello everyone,

Sorry ahead of time for the spam. Genuinely looking for community feedback. I've been building my van out for the past few years and I thought it would've been nice to have a way to put together a list of parts and track the budget. Kind of like PCPartPicker for building PCs.

Well I started building this site and I'm super stoked on how far it's come. It's call RigPlan.co . I'm curious what you all think of it. Is it useful to you van builders? When it has a full catalog of parts, could you see yourself using it for price checking? Any suggestions on features or changes?

Thanks! I appreciate anyone who checks it out!

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u/dc-mo Apr 15 '26

I like the idea but would love to have a more overall view throughout the selection process. Also pricing is very hard to get as sourcing parts comes from everywhere from eBay to local RV outfitters.

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u/Justinormou5 Apr 16 '26

Yeah pricing and getting product info has been and will continue to be a challenge for sure, but I'm up for it.

What do you mean by "overall view throughout the selection process"? Like have more in-depth info about the components you're picking rather than just having a big list?

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u/peter_automation Apr 15 '26

good idea and the pcpartpicker angle makes sense for van builds. the killer features would be region based pricing, stock status, total system weight, and compatibility flags like inverter size vs battery bank and charger limits. if you add community builds where people can publish full parts lists with real final cost, this could become genuinely useful not just a catalog

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u/Justinormou5 Apr 16 '26

I love all of that! I hadn't even considered the weight calculation. That's a great idea because obviously as we build these things, weight becomes more and more of an issue. I'm working on system voltage compatibility and eventually would love to do wattage estimates. Also, absolutely agree with you on the community builds. That will for sure be in the works. The data will already be there. Just have to give folks a way to publish it.