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Hi there. We found the heater worked really well but it does use a lot of gas so make sure you have a big tank!

They were some wins on eBay. The seats are captain swivel seats from a T4 and the seat base is another driver side seat base. We had to cut the screws for the (would-be) handbrake from the left side of the base to prevent things from snagging on them.

@@JojoandScott O yes I was just looking at that on your next video😊

Thanks for the info! The Netherlands sure is a beautiful country. We hope to continue to visit here regularly and learn more about it ☺️

Thank you so much ☺️ it was a lot of work but totally worth it for the amazing travel adventures that followed!

Thank you 😊

Great tip, will definitely remember that one! 😊

The radio is a Sony XAV-AX1005DB and the camera is a Connects2 CAM-FD7. The radio needed a DS-FO015.2 adapter to make the radio fit the van connections. Bought that from Dynamic Sounds. We had to get a new fascia to surround the new radio. That was a Connects2 CT23FD68. We also bought it from Dynamic sounds. The camera needed power from the same live pin that the radio got. To make the radio switch on when we put the van into reverse, we had to splice a connection into the reversing lights. It would have been easier for us if we had known we had to do that right at the beginning before we closed away the more obvious reverse light cables at the back of the van. Instead we had to probe the cables that run down the driverside pillar (beside the windscreen) with a multimeter, stick the van into reverse while probing each wire, to see if the voltage went above 12V. (It’s always the last cable you try)

Hi! I’m literally wanting to install the same set up but with a pioneer halo9. My loom seems to want me to splice into a reverse camera at the front of the cab rather than the back making this hard work, where you’ve tapped in seems a good place. Can you confirm the wire colour please, I’m going to do the same so I can run a wire into the dash for the reverse connection. Great video by the way, a cool van 😎

Hi Ben, When we were researching which wire, we found different stories all over the internet. Honestly, can’t remember the colour. There were lots of similar wires making things ambiguous. The best way to be certain is to painstakingly probe each wire in turn with a multimeter. If the voltage goes to over 12V when you whack it into reverse, you’ve found your cable. (and don’t be fooled by weird cables going to ~0.5V)

@@JojoandScott Ahh really appreciated for your prompt response, I’ll have to get myself a multimeter and have a poke about. Thanks again 👍

Yeah, it really is strange that the box is a little higher than the tank. I wish we had a jack to lift the thing! We wound up wobbling two old wooden pallets underneath it in the end. Absolute faff, so it was so worth it

@@JojoandScott thankfully a kind neighbour took pity on me. Took three of us to fit mine even with the jack! You guys did a great job 😁

Thank you 😊 that’s so good of your neighbour! It’s a nightmare to install but thoroughly worth it!

Yeah, absolutely. There were so many gunner nests all around the place. We would have loved to go snorkelling and check out the wrecks, but it was very cold 🥶

@@JojoandScott In this area beneath mountain of Velebit (some150 km of airdistance in lenght) you have a lot of "vrulja" - fresh water springs due to snow/ice melting down. Even in summer time sea temperature in some places there is fresh while outside is scorching hot. You can clearly see them while driving along on magistral road. By the way, on that same magistral road a lot of commercials and testng for new cars were made.

Here is the link to the one we got: www.lpgshop.co.uk/toroidal-red-vapour-gas-tank-button-600-230-55l/ We cannot recommend LPG Shop enough. They were so happy to answer all of our questions over the phone, over lots of calls. From silly questions, to oddly specific technical questions, they were great. The tank is fantactic. It can go on for about three months if we're using both the gas heater and the cooker, or for over 6 months if we're only using the cooker. Good luck with your own one. Installing it can be hard work but it's well worth it!

Absolutely agree. No need to draw attention 😄

One of our main goals with the van was to make sure it was secure, and stealth is part of that. Sure, the big yellow thing is obvious, but adding windows makes it obviously a camper. To the untrained eye, it’s just a trade van. The DVLA also require decals on the van to allow it to be registered as a camper. Also, windows are another point of entry for thieves. So, no, it’s not registered as a camper. We have found it works really well for strath camping in busy cities and the added benefit of no windows is that it doesn’t heat up like an oven in summer!

Van building makes everything around it turn to chaos 😅

Here’s the link to the ones we bought: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203149037582?hash=item2f4ca0500e:g:iEMAAOSwp5RfkUkk The seller does them in packs of 4, 6, 8, and all sorts. We chose ones that emit a warm light

We put the van into first gear before letting the handbrake off. We probably should have said that part too. Don’t worry, we don’t just let the thing roll away 😂

Thank you so much! I think Jojo is beautiful too

@@JojoandScott oh my God oh my god, I didn't mean to insinuate that your wife is surprisingly beautiful. I don't type, I talk into my phone "talk text" and I have a bad habit of not checking things before I post. Your wife is beautiful and her voice is calming and your van, your home on Wheels is extraordinary.. please understand I meant no disrespect.Again safe travels💕

This is a very complex topic and one we looked into a lot as we designed the van. The dictionary definition of “sewage” is literally waste water that is carried away in sewers. This means both grey water and black water are technically sewage. A grey tank is supposed to be just waste water from the sink/shower so the dumping laws vary and some places deem it fine to treat as ‘soak away’ so it can be emptied on the ground. The only information we could find on the legalities of adding urine to a grey tank is that it needs to be diluted 1:5 with water and then it can be treated as grey waste. Bearing this in mind, we try to add plenty of water to our grey and and use water to flush down the urinal whenever we use it. As we don’t know exactly what our dilution ratio is we take great care to only use specific dump stations to empty our grey tank. We especially look out for ones that the grey and black get emptied in the same place as then there’s no uncertainty about where the waste is going. In France and Italy especially every second truck stop on the main highways have very good dump stations so it’s very easy in these countries and otherwise we use the appropriate facilities at campsites. We even have a collapsible bucket (shown in the video) that we can use to decant the waste water and carry it to a sewage dump when we can’t park close enough. This works well when the only option is a nearby toilet (there were lots of squatting toilets in Turkey perfect for this!). We regularly clean the tank by rinsing it with strong bleach and fresh water and empty this into dump station facilities to try and keep it as hygienic as possible.

@@JojoandScott ok as long as you know what your doing that's all that matters and I wasn't completely positive about it.

Glad you think so. We really enjoy living in it! 😁

We do have some little tweaks in mind but the main design has really worked for us. So glad you’re enjoying the videos and we hope you get well soon and able to get off on the road. There’s nothing quite like getting to visit new places 😊

Haha maybe that’s another good reason for it. When we’re in nice places, the siding door is open most of the time. It works great to let in light and fresh air. We definitely feel very safe with it locked up at night and if we have to leave it anywhere. Thanks for the kind comment, we really did lie awake at night puzzling out how to do every little thing! ☺️

Thanks for watching! The handbrake has been working fine, no issues at all thankfully 😅

@@JojoandScott was that definitely low enough? in the video it still seems to be sticking up a fair bit. In the middle of adapting mine and even with it say on the floor its still too high :/ not loving this bit.

The seat sits up very high on the seat base but we do have to park the van and leave it in gear to lower the hand break before we twist the seat around. It does look fairly high but it doesn’t impact the functionality of the swivel seat which is good. Good luck with your van I hope it all works out for you 🤞

It has to be one extreme or the other!😆 honestly, we didn’t want to buy loads of tools with all the costs of the build mounting up, so it often ended up with us using equipment that was way overpowered or the other extreme! It was a bit ridiculous 😂

Thank you 😊 we were definitely fed up with it towards the end of the build! The thin ply was laid down as subfloor and the main reason for this was to protect the insulation as we worked away building furniture. We eventually cover it with underlay and then vinyl click flooring so it’s well hidden now!

That spider remained there for a year and it was so creepy. One day in 2021 it just vanished and I’ve never been completely comfortable in the garage since! 😂

We had our minds set on either a Ford or a Mercedes and they both seem to be pretty reliable. This was August 2020 so coming out of lockdown vans were getting tricky to come by. A 2015 Ford transit ended up being the only option in our price range that was in good shape (the mechanics not the bodywork!). We have been living in the van full time for over 6 months now and have driven it to Turkey. It’s been on some mad roads, steep mountains and has endured very well. It had a pretty high mileage when we bought it so we were expecting some wear and tear and unfortunately the turbo went in south Turkey. At that point we were happy to have a Ford because we could just take it straight to the Turkish Ford garage in the next city and within 48 hours they had it fixed and back on the road! Ford garages are easy to find everywhere and the parts are not as expensive as some other models of van as well as easy to come by. The van has really impressed us overall and despite the set back is running better than ever. It starts up like a dream even in extreme cold and damp. Looking back, I would 100% go for a transit again, but that’s just our experience!

@@JojoandScott Thanks :)

Thanks for the comment! 😊

Turkey just kept throwing the amazing beaches at us. It’s a lovely place. Thank you so much ☺️

We’ve been following your old route then! We just passed through Bulgaria and Serbia. We arrived in Croatia just yesterday. It already feels like we’ve gone back in time. It must have been amazing to see it as Yugoslavia! Thank you!

Thank you so much 😊

Cheers bud

Thank you 😁

Thank you 😊 we will try to!

Thank you for the lovely comment 😊 it was not an easy time but I’m feeling much better now! Life happens and you just need to surrender sometimes. 😌

You're so absolutely right. We're both feeling great again. Taking it easy for the next little while. Turkey and the surrounding countries absolutely do have so many brilliant things to see and do. We're both hoping you get to head off on more travels again, yourself. Fingers crossed that all the pices fall into place to get you on the road again!

Thank you 😊 it’s a beautiful country and we’re so happy to be here!

It’s certainly the same back in the UK too, most places like ones we’ve visited would be roped or barriered off. It’s really nice to get to just explore places just as they are. Glad you enjoyed the video, we really enjoyed making it ☺️

Thank you 😊