Bro. Fkn THANK YOU. I’ve been looking for a solution for a week. This doesn’t require cutting holes in the bus, losing roof access, moves more air than other fans, and is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Easiest bus DIY I have ever seen. Kudos.
Great advice, I th8nk if you modify the fan you could probably get it to close and seal, and you could route the knob off the fan and into the side wall or roof to access and control faster. Just some upgrade ideas, but over all I love your out of the box, low cost, and innovative ideas😊 keep the good work up!
In this video we show you a cool emergency door roof vent fan hack (try saying that 3 times fast!) that can save you a ~$200+ and a day or two of work! Let us know what you think!
Awesome hack! i was thinking about the bolts on the L brackets, try wingnuts, easier on fingers and more tork. Im definatly going to use this on my bus. this hack has multiple uses!!
Great video guys, definitely going to give this a shot before I commit to a more expensive solution. Thanks for the great videos and best of luck with the project!
Thank you! And yeah definitely try it first and see if you're ok with it. We love it and honestly think it's one of the coolest things we've done in the bus haha, its just so simple but saves so much money! Let us know if you do it so we can see!
I don't know the science behind it so take it with a grain of salt, but everytime I've had a box fan tip over forwards or backwards and stay on, they always stop working after running on their side. Dont know if the motor just wasn't meant to spin that way or of the lack of airflow when on the floor causes it to overheat. Just thought it was worth mentioning.
You could get a junk yard car radiator fan, they are 12 volts. Harbor freight sells a cylinder fan, like a bilge fan but bigger, same wattage consumption as a bilge fan but moves a lot more air, 1300cfm.
Cool idea, I had a similar fan and was trying to figure out how to mount it permanent in my bus and gave up on the idea, I didn't think to make it removable. Thanks for the idea,going to give it a try, too bad I can't find a 12v box fan.
think it be a good idea to make the raised lip higher in the front of the hatch about slightly passed the edge of the hatch itself , that way you cn leave the fan is and the hatch half opened while driving the bus , rain whont get in as eazily while driving either should be reasonably eazy to make from some aluminium plate rivited to the existing raised edge
Genius guys! Why I never thought of this idk! However I do have hesitations on how this would work in the rain. But I suppose you can close the hatch n bring it inside.
Thank you! and we were concerned about it too. The hatch does have a lip on it to be used open in the rain and we just had our first rain storm a couple days ago and it did a good job blocking the rain, a little still got in if you were blowing air into the bus, but if you were blowing the fan up and out it actually pushes the rain away from the hatch and none gets in which is super cool!
The Voyager Project sweet! I'm totally doing this on my bus when I get it! I look forward to following you guys on your adventure thru the youtubes! When do you leave? Will you be headed to the rtr in January? I'd love to connect n check the bus out!
Let us know when you do! We'd love to check it out! And we're leaving really soon, like in a week soon (fingers crossed) we're much further ahead progress wise on instagram than youtube since the videos take so long to make! And yes we'd love to show you our home! (whats the rtr? lol)
Nice video on the fan, I've seen several videos love the beds. I might have to try the fan. My vent is right in the middle of the van so that will work perfect. I have pleanty of room for an actual bed, but the murphy bed is a great idea. Can u make it so it is higher up off the floor?
I don't see why not, but unlike our bus, your van won't have its own vent hood, so it won't be water proof unless you make one. They can be bought at places like Menards also to be used for attic vent fan hoods
This motor works with AC (120V), not DC (like a 12V battery), so it is more complicated to change the rotation. Plus those blades are designed to work very efficiently in one way, and not at all in the other.
If you can find a similar box fan that runs on 12v, that would be the ideal option. That way it can be powered directly from the battery and the inverter doesn't have to be running. We just went with the 120v because it was what we had available at the time.
+Kris B.K. I'm sure it could! Our solar system in particular powers a battery bank which supplies power to the bus. So I'm not exactly too sure on how to power it directly off of solar
the thing is, rain always falls at an angle, you need a way bigger lip to keep rain, it might be possible to add something like it to the hatch but in reality this set up will never work as good as a factory made rain proof vent.
blowing down is a bad idea because of axial thrust. it is designed to take thrust into the motor but not away from. it will shorten the life of the fan .
Just FYI-this tip is still helping people. It was HOT in my bus today, but tomorrow I am trying this out. Thank you!!
I'd spend a little bit more money on a box fan that had forward/reverse controls.
Bro. Fkn THANK YOU. I’ve been looking for a solution for a week. This doesn’t require cutting holes in the bus, losing roof access, moves more air than other fans, and is ABSOLUTELY PERFECT. Easiest bus DIY I have ever seen. Kudos.
I was literally staring at my roof hatch , this is perfect!
Great advice, I th8nk if you modify the fan you could probably get it to close and seal, and you could route the knob off the fan and into the side wall or roof to access and control faster. Just some upgrade ideas, but over all I love your out of the box, low cost, and innovative ideas😊 keep the good work up!
Awesome video fellas! Might have to try this on the RollWithItBus!
Thanks guys! You guys are killing it in your build too! If you do use the idea let us know! We'd love to check it out 😁
Great word ! Real solutions for real people.
THANK YOU!
LOVE that you guys do step-by-step and with pictures!
One of, if not, the best fan ideas I've seen so far. Perfect for my future cargo trailer. Thank you.
Great discovery.
I would just add security nuts or double nuts to the screws holding the angled brackets, so that they do not vibrate off.
Thank you!
This is the best thing ever!!! we are in the middle of our bus build and didn't want those small fans so this s AMAZING!!!!
In this video we show you a cool emergency door roof vent fan hack (try saying that 3 times fast!) that can save you a ~$200+ and a day or two of work! Let us know what you think!
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Glad I found this, was looking for a cost effective way to vent the bus and was dreading the alternatives.
That is a million dollar idea! Thank you!
No problem! Glad to hear you like it! 😄
How does it save money when it uses way more power than a 12 volt fan? It eats more battery power.
Hopefully you have lots of good solar.
Great idea! Totally going to try this!
Awesome hack! i was thinking about the bolts on the L brackets, try wingnuts, easier on fingers and more tork. Im definatly going to use this on my bus. this hack has multiple uses!!
Great video guys, definitely going to give this a shot before I commit to a more expensive solution. Thanks for the great videos and best of luck with the project!
Thank you! And yeah definitely try it first and see if you're ok with it. We love it and honestly think it's one of the coolest things we've done in the bus haha, its just so simple but saves so much money! Let us know if you do it so we can see!
VERY CREATIVE IDEA!!! Where did you find the Emergency Hatch and what size is it?
Brilliant man well done!!!
I don't know the science behind it so take it with a grain of salt, but everytime I've had a box fan tip over forwards or backwards and stay on, they always stop working after running on their side. Dont know if the motor just wasn't meant to spin that way or of the lack of airflow when on the floor causes it to overheat. Just thought it was worth mentioning.
You could get a junk yard car radiator fan, they are 12 volts.
Harbor freight sells a cylinder fan, like a bilge fan but bigger, same wattage consumption as a bilge fan but moves a lot more air, 1300cfm.
You guys rock
May need your help on a few things.❤ did you leave your metal sidewalls on or replace with pannelin
Cool idea, I had a similar fan and was trying to figure out how to mount it permanent in my bus and gave up on the idea, I didn't think to make it removable. Thanks for the idea,going to give it a try, too bad I can't find a 12v box fan.
Great Hack. Cheap and gets the job done. I like.
Thank you 😁! 🙏
Pretty crafty lol
think it be a good idea to make the raised lip higher in the front of the hatch about slightly passed the edge of the hatch itself , that way you cn leave the fan is and the hatch half opened while driving the bus , rain whont get in as eazily while driving either
should be reasonably eazy to make from some aluminium plate rivited to the existing raised edge
How would you suggest building a rain cover over? I don’t have a trap door
Thank you for the fan tip, I sure wish I knew this two month ago..😅😅
Haha thanks! And yeah that's what a lot of people said 😂
Hahaha, fantastic fan isn't gonna like this genius hack. Nice job.
Sweet video, man. I'm psyched to check out your other bus videos ... you definitely have the builder-tutorial thing down. nice
The vídeos are back, keep up the good work guys
Haha they are back! We're trying to do one once a week, and thank you 😁
great idea!
Looks cool, but flies and bugs???? Like maybe some kind of mosquito net frame around the fan would be good.
Not a bad idea and should be easy to do! Thanks! We'll look into it 😊
genius! i tried with a regular twin window fan but this right hur .this right hur is the shit! perfect!
thankyou its awesome ill have 2
Excellent idea, thanks for sharing
Great idea guys!
Genius guys! Why I never thought of this idk! However I do have hesitations on how this would work in the rain. But I suppose you can close the hatch n bring it inside.
Thank you! and we were concerned about it too. The hatch does have a lip on it to be used open in the rain and we just had our first rain storm a couple days ago and it did a good job blocking the rain, a little still got in if you were blowing air into the bus, but if you were blowing the fan up and out it actually pushes the rain away from the hatch and none gets in which is super cool!
The Voyager Project sweet! I'm totally doing this on my bus when I get it! I look forward to following you guys on your adventure thru the youtubes! When do you leave? Will you be headed to the rtr in January? I'd love to connect n check the bus out!
Let us know when you do! We'd love to check it out! And we're leaving really soon, like in a week soon (fingers crossed) we're much further ahead progress wise on instagram than youtube since the videos take so long to make! And yes we'd love to show you our home! (whats the rtr? lol)
Use lock nuts on the L brackets, no chance of them coming loose with all the vibration
Great fan hack!!
But it would only run of shore power ?
Excellent idea one the fan.
Nice video on the fan, I've seen several videos love the beds. I might have to try the fan. My vent is right in the middle of the van so that will work perfect. I have pleanty of room for an actual bed, but the murphy bed is a great idea. Can u make it so it is higher up off the floor?
So smart
hahaha Such a good idea! I'm building my bus right now (you can see it on my channel) and its a city bus so I'm going to do it with both hatches!
Damn, you have two?? Lucky! Haha, but thanks! And good luck with your build! Let us know when you get the fans in we'd like to see it 😁
Hey guys just thought id let you know I got a new vid up putting them in my bus and I gave you guys a shout out for the idea!
That's awesome dude! Thanks for the shout-out, and we'll check out the video 😁!
Good idea but a two way fan would save all the Agro but then it's gonna have to come out to open and close the hatch but you could hinge it I guess
Borderline genius!!!!!!
Could this be done with a smaller fan on a van, like if I cut my own hole in the roof?
I don't see why not, but unlike our bus, your van won't have its own vent hood, so it won't be water proof unless you make one. They can be bought at places like Menards also to be used for attic vent fan hoods
awesome videos, great job on the bus
This is a really really good haking hatch idea. Hell yeah
Perfect
Sweet! Saving this vid! Smart idea!!!
Rather than turning the fan, wouldn't it be easier to reverse polarity of the leads and have the fan reverse direction?
This motor works with AC (120V), not DC (like a 12V battery), so it is more complicated to change the rotation. Plus those blades are designed to work very efficiently in one way, and not at all in the other.
Would it pull out more power than a 12V fantastic fan? I am worried it may drain a regular van battery.
If you can find a similar box fan that runs on 12v, that would be the ideal option. That way it can be powered directly from the battery and the inverter doesn't have to be running. We just went with the 120v because it was what we had available at the time.
I use mine as needed. It rarely runs for very long stretches of time. It’s fairly efficient
Fuego!!!!
Great idea!!!
Can this work on solar power? great idea
+Kris B.K. I'm sure it could! Our solar system in particular powers a battery bank which supplies power to the bus. So I'm not exactly too sure on how to power it directly off of solar
Bestest hack! 👌🏼
Why is your link to a $47 fan!?
Impressive!
the thing is, rain always falls at an angle, you need a way bigger lip to keep rain, it might be possible to add something like it to the hatch but in reality this set up will never work as good as a factory made rain proof vent.
Love it tks for some tips
Use magnetic
blowing down is a bad idea because of axial thrust. it is designed to take thrust into the motor but not away from. it will shorten the life of the fan .
You could replace the box fan five times and the AirMaxx is still more expensive
get a remote control fan so when you wake up freezing you can stop the process without leaving the bed.
cool
That was the shiZnet!😀
These fans are $22 everywhere now including family dollar
Just buy yourself another [desk] fan for the inside of the bus and keep the much bigger fan in the safety hatch. Problem solved.
which 1 is top an who is bottom
That cheep Chinese fan wont last, waist of time.....