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The last of the sheet aluminum roof panels will be coming off soon, adding thinsulate to the sprayfoam, vapor barrier, wood underlayment with preset t-nuts, then finished with aromatic cedar. I have been taking weights along the way of the governments original buildout. I am pretty sure I will be coming in much lighter. I will have to go back and find it but the desk and cages I removed came in around 775ish if I remember correctly, each one of those aluminum panels is about 50-75lbs. Finally starting to come together and comfortable to live out of. I completely forgot about asking the viewers to guess the weight, one of my first videos and not many views!! Thanks for watching!!

Thanks! When I found it I knew it was perfect for a conversion. Year and a half into the build now, one little project here one there and now its getting more comfortable. I noticed you are using the same style framing in your van. Looking forward to what you create!!

Thanks! A little here a little there allows me to really think about the details and next steps etc. coming along good though, I have several build videos worth of content just in my super busy part of the year and no time to edit!!

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Thanks! Super happy with the van so far, bunch of little minor issues popping up that I will need to address soon enough though. I'm approaching 150 t-nuts so far and still need to dismantle and rework the ceiling, driver wall 90% completed. The van is becoming more and more comfortable!

@ rock on. It looks great. You’re much better with the details than me lol I just make it fit and go, for the most part . Mine’s been in the shop all the lifters were bad. Should be running like a top soon. Ready for some winter vannin.

Thanks! I'm not the first though....

Good, just wrapping up a ton of staging work before the holidays. Getting ready to put out the next video on the build out.

Yeah the size of that place was insane!

So unfortunate!

Scared? LOL Nope.... No one can be completely stealth, but some are more concealed than others. I bought the van primarily for work and when I was looking for a van it was the only one that met my specifications. 1 ton extended cargo van, I do have rear windows, don't really care either way. I prefer the dark "cave like" feel inside my van. If I want to see out I will install exterior cameras. Lets face it some people just don't like people living in vehicles in their neighborhoods, and I just prefer not to draw any extra attention to myself. Sometimes I am in a quiet residential neighborhood, other times I am parking at a high end resort. I have a lot of expensive equipment that people don't need to know I have. Computer lights bleeding through my window coverings would just draw unwanted attention, especially if I am parked up in a residential neighborhood, and sometimes I am on the computer working for 10hrs at a time. "Stealth Nonsense?" That depends on your situation and perspective. Its not nonsense to me, I am protecting my equipment by not drawing attention to my van. I imagine its for similar reasons you wear a mask, people just don't need to know what's going on inside. "Stealth" is just a search term people use to find content on "concealed" buildouts. We all have different reasons for living the way we choose to live. I watch your content because you are unique and don't give a f'k what people think. Cheers bro....chuckle on!!

@vanlifeadjustments You speak some good facts? To my friends absolutely. I like your comments though you put that absolutely.

I'm part time. I work a lot on the road. Sometimes I am on the road working for 2 days, sometimes 2 weeks, other times like this last trip on the road for a month or more. If I am working with other people then sometimes we'll rent a house for longer periods of time. Van camping while on the road working has helped me save a ton of money not having to rely on hotels and air bnb's.

@vanlifeadjustments That's also my friend. That gives you freedom because you're working on your own for yourself. And that's the way to do it to help with that 9 to 5 nonsense. You're doing your thing. Love it keep on rocking my friend and live life on your terms, which is what you are doing now.

Thanks, its a slow build, I'm not in a rush. Much further along now, just haven't had much time to edit my content until recently.

I was more into the jeeps, but yeah very cool! I believe the company name was "Canady's Customs"

Its not too bad, someone has too process the insurance claims!!

yeah that place was a mega Bucees!

I work in the corporate staging industry, easiest way to describe the work is Rock N Roll set ups in resort ballrooms, audio, video, lighting, and scenic elements for large corporate functions. I often get to see big names perform in this smaller more intimate setting, albeit as just a worker bee....lol

@@vanlifeadjustments Okay, sweet.

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@@michellemack6439 I'm on the road so can't get into great detail, but you can look at "adjusterTV" on TH-cam. A bunch of how to get started on that YT channel. Also "adjuster university" on YT. I have friends in the industry so my starting out experience was a lot different. Online course work cost me around 300 and took about 80 hrs. Good luck! Let me know if you have any other questions. Matt with adjustertv and Jeremy at adjuster University are the pros for getting started.

Thanks Kenny!! I am in the final stage of finishing my FRP paneling on my walls. Many set backs during this portion of my build. I filmed a lot of content and am now in the process of going through it all. Getting back into my busy season, so a lot of stealth camping for work on the road in the near future!!

My channel is more for keeping my community of friends and family in the loop of my life, getting monetized and making money from creating youtube content is a secondary benefit. This channel is just a portion of a larger plan I have in motion. Although, Substack sounds good!!

The journal thing is great. 👍 Maybe you can do some Substack articles.

Oh yeah I am always entertaining new irons to put in the fire. Right now I am on hurricane watch, in the event of a major landfall I will be on the road for a couple months doing catastrophe insurance adjusting helping people navigate their insurance policies and making sure they get what they are owed. I am not a "nomad", I have a home base. I camp in the van to save money while I am on the road working. Corporate events are starting to ramp up again for the season in the PHX metro. All ideas welcomed, last night my wife and I were just talking about other potential passive income ideas. Thank you for the input!!

@@vanlifeadjustments I also have a home base and use my van as a freelancer. I share the info about work in film because it’s a sort of hidden market. People usually get into it from knowing another person in the business. There is so much location work out there- people assume it’s only in California. I’m glad you have the insurance knowledge to help people in stressful circumstances. Hard to navigate the system.

@@LilyGazou Started a substack account @vanlifeadjustments

Yep, I did this video over a year ago and since I have pulled all kinds of big shit, skids, backhoes, dump trailers etc...

lol...right the amount of time you spent watching and then commenting.....lol JK

Thx for checking out my channel!! Yeah the first and primary function of my van is the office space. I'm a catastrophe insurance adjuster when the big shit happens like hurricanes etc. When I'm not doing that, I work in the rock n roll industry as a stage set carpenter....crazy scenic sets! I'm building my van for super stealth city camping. I'm really looking forward to testing the parking laws as my vehicle is registered as "commercial" so wondering how the laws apply to someone working in their van and getting the infamous "knock" in the middle of the night. Would they do it to a fiber optics cable truck sitting on the side of the road working putting fiber together? We'll see!!

@vanlifeadjustments In fact, I'm putting up a video today. Me making my bed. I took out my original electric bed from my Van and made my own. You're better off morespace.

What transmission is in them? 4l80 or 6l90? I currently have an 08 gmc Sierra with a 4l60 and it struggles with my travel trailer. The trailer is around 5k lbs. looking at an 04 Chevy express 2500 with the 6.0

Yeah I'm impressed by this company from Quebec. A little pricey, but worth every penny!

I noticed you were van camping close to home up in the white mts. We thought about going up to Jack fest last weekend, just didn't align with everything else. Headed up to Whitehorse lake and doing some van camping near Williams this weekend.

THX, Its coming along slooowlyyy. But getting done the way I envisioned it.

@@vanlifeadjustments yeah I’ve picked up a close to “normal” work schedule YUCK on the weekdays and putting some money and time back into my hauling business to relaunch full bore next season … So if I’m out of town, van camping is always the preference choice I missed the jack fest my friend Alma reminded me but I’m all I’ve the place lately

@@vanlifeadjustments slow is just fine …

@@Adventure_Ready_Life Yep we know Alma as well, we are good friends with the Hancock's and the AZ libertarian ecosystem.

Hey thx PDR! Yeah I will need to power a few ac outlets - computer audio video gear, kitchen galley for my juice machine, and if I have room enough in the build - a micro wave. I prefer propane so will not be using an induction stove. Also ran 14 gauge 3-wire multi strand on the same run. I'm in corporate staging which is basically rock n roll set ups in resort ballrooms. We get pretty OCD with cabling socapex, either con, fiber, dmx on our stage set ups. I was meticulous about making sure it was hodded together, protected from rubbing on steel/wood and secured real well. I think it'll be alright. thanks for the comment!! Working on my stainless steel kitchen galley at the moment! 👍🤙✌

yep already done did it...75 sq ft of it

Yeah I rarely film while driving, I was filming the progress on the many bridges under construction on the 17 and caught this blow out on tape, could have taken out my windshield!!

@@vanlifeadjustments yeah I just started riding adv bikes again, and I forget how much semi truck tire shrapnel there always is out on the hwys

That I bought a 1 ton van so I would be able to tow my rv and then had all kinds of issues when I went to hook it up? yep....

Finally got a little time and money simultaneously! This wall was a pain in the butt!! I could have done it many different ways. Almost ready for the frp panel install, then on to framing out the office and galley. Hurricane season almost ready to pop off, gotta get ready!!

Came here to give the same advice

The sound deadening is a secondary benefit, I did it primarily for the butyl protection on the steel floor. I know there are plenty of other products I could have chosen to protect the steel. The van is from the AZ desert with no rust. Thanks for the comments!!

The van is a 2008 1 ton 3500 chevy express extended with a 6.0 V8, the trailer is a 26 ft Thor Wanderer Glide Light. Empty the trailer weighs 3600 lbs. The Van tows real nice...FYI I had to get commercial financing for the van because it was a 1 ton. Couldn't find any personal financing lender because of its size and towing capacity. Glad my video was helpful!

@@vanlifeadjustments thx for taking your time to give me that info

Thanks! Even though I had some quality issues trying to upload off my phone onto my editing platform, I enjoyed making this one!

Yep I am very happy with mine so far! what did you pay for your 2020?

making some Benjie's!!