From the son of a professional campervan builder I am very impressed. What you have achieved with your limited resources, effectively in a field! is quite remarkable. Congratulations to you!
Hi David, thanks for showing the finished result of all your hard-, very good- and well thought-out work. You can be proud of what you did, and now start using and enjoying your lovely small campervan that will allow you to visit places of interest you can't get to by narrowboat. Good luck, and have fun, Peter.
Very nice. The most enjoyable part of your video was the fact that you did not have any annoying music or ridiculous lead in / out logo. The info is what I am here for not some amateur film making. Much appreciated. Super build.
well done !!! im just starting my dispatch camper after having an LDV LWB for 6 years.In that 6 years i changed the layout 4 times because over time you adapt your van to your needs .Your van is personal to you and you should be very proud ,have fun on all your future trips away.
Finished at last, and so worth your effort. Looks really cosy and self contained so you're ready for anything. Thanks once again for your time sharing the journey with us. Ta!
Great Job , and congratulations. I was just thinking earlier today, where is the vlog. from David. I especially like the flooring. I somehow had the impression that your van was a Volvo. Guess I was mistaken . Good thing you don't live in Arizona, Scottsdale is 102 F, today and the carpeting in you van would have really heated the vans interior. Amazing piece of workmanship. Cheri o for now. Richard
Wow, that is absolutely fantastic! And you did it yourself! How brilliant is that! Such a practical layout, no space wasted at all, and even an emergency loo! I love the table! You should be very proud of such an achievement - well done!
Well this has been an interesting diversion from "Cruising the cut" and the final installation looks neat and compact. You should be pleased with yourself, and look forward to many interesting weekends away which no doubt you will report upon. Well done David.
Loved watching the build series and I think it looks great! Nice and cozy inside and all insulated up for winter time. I look forward to seeing some weekend travel videos with you spending some time in the van!
Really nice conversion. Well done on having the guts to start cutting holes in your van for the vents and windows .i think I would be procrastinating still. Just stood there drill in hand coming up with excuses not to start.
Congratulations David. You have done an amazing job and thank you for taking the time to share the conversion with us, it has been fun, educational and entertaining.
This is amazing. I was just at an RV show recently and this is easily just as nice as most of them. Your cooktop and sink are by far a better setup than most I have seen..
Really quite an impressive job, considering you didnt have a workshop or garage, you did everything outside in not the best of weather, respect. Enjoy!
Nice to see it finished, looks great and ready for odd trips away. Hope you enjoy... Just think how your life's changed from before the narrow boat journey. Now what's your next project?
Congratulations on completing the van build David I would be stoked if I could do half of what you have done mate. Looking forward to watching some travel videos. They should have a BIG thumbs up button I reckon.
I love using the magnetic catches for all of the panels, instead of hinges, and finger holes instead of door hardware. Makes access very easy, and eliminates more moving parts. Nicely done!
Nice job, I'm at a similar stage with my vito conversion. Just need to use it now and see what bits I'll change. Next year I hope to get round to putting water tanks underneath and a few other bits.
Congratulations David. 👏 Well done. Been watching from the beginning and can't believe you managed to achieve all of that work at the side of the canal in all weather with no workshop. Very impressive. Looking forward to any van travel videos henceforth. 👍
Well Vando, Thank you for that tour; of course, as in all the other van conversion vlogs, I didn't understand a word of what you said about the technical aspects, but they were great entertaining viewing notwithstanding.Very well done you. We now await the tour-ing vlogs!
@@Vandemonium XD same, even commentry on calm sports or even documentries you would highly effective. you have a very proffesional and calm voice over which works well to a lot of subjects...could be the new David Attenborough =)
I stream all over the world on TV and internet and I can tell you my video editing team always talk about the hours just rendering video. I have to say its impressive for you to do solo. there has to be a lot of time working on these and there great! keep going we love them.
Watched so many campervan video's and eventually came across yours. First impression was another boring vid. After watching a few more they became enjoyable to watch no stupid annoying music no dancing or pulling stupid faces at the beginning of the video and they were quite amusing. I am just starting my own conversion and found your vids very helpfull. Very funny when you say you measured and cut everything but when you tried to fit it together it just didn't fit so you chucked it and made another one, made me laugh. Thanks hope my conversion works as good as yours.
For extra shelf storage for things like tea bags and coffee you could screw jam jar lids to the underside of your shelf then screw the jars to the lids. Ps. I stole this idea.
WOW WOW WOW!! SIR David,,,and i say SIR as its needed here. Never would i have guessed you could put so many features into such a space,,,and never have guessed so neatly done!! You surprise us daily!! Thanks for the hard work,,engineering,,,and style of the finished project.,,,,we are envious!! Thanks for sharing,,,,and good luck to you!!
Anyone who has built their own camper van will know it’s bloody hard work, costs more than you budgeted for & takes way, way longer to complete; if it ever is! So well done, been a huge learning experience I imagine & you should feel justifiably proud of your achievement. FYI: “In certain areas of Western Sydney, 'bint' functions as a term of endearment (if a somewhat cheeky one) devoid of standard derogatory connotations.”
It would be sad if I commented before watching just trying to be first. Edit: Okay, I've finished watching now. Again, I'm disappointed not to see running water and burning gas. Surely you could have made a cuppa. However, I'm very impressed by the work. I've been watching from the beginning and the transformation is significant. I could not have done that. Good job, David.
Nice build, shows what's possible using basic materials and some common sense. One concern: stuff on shelves and no bulkhead. If it's not strapped down or shut in, it's a projectile come collision time. Maybe a fastenable flap over the front of the shelves? Other than that, very nice job.
Bulkheads should be compulsory for safety ( except when swivel seats are used. ) Even maybe a collapsable folding mesh bulkhead ? Sliding Concertina style ? REMEMBER - The Items in the back of a van are Travelling at 70 mph ! when you hit the brakes they carry on moving at 70 mph. I had ring bound map books in the overcab storage spaces UNTIL one Fell down & hit a customer in the FACE ! whilst going up a steep cobbled bumpy hill. Now it holds paperwork, Kitchen roll & other safe items. rags & dusters etc. nothing hard or heavy.
There's a wooden end stop at the end of the shelf to stop stuff up there going forwards when I brake. I'll only be storing soft stuff like teabags up there when on the move as well. Fear not.
Congratulations and well done David. It's been immense fun accompanying you on this journey. I wish you many happy and safe road trips. Enjoy! You deserve it. Not too many folks I know would have undertaken this project as a newbie. :-)
Absolutely brilliant job David! It's my intention to do a similar thing sometime in the future and the thing I love about your project is the fact you started with no or basic knowledge and achieved such a fantastic end product. Gives me confidence to have a go myself
I think most people that do this start with little or no knowledge about it. You get that during the build and by reading and watching guides. I have heard no story of someone not getting a proper result becaus of not having enouth skill. If you can use a jigsaw and a srewdriver you are basically already finished :)
Overall, it turned out very nice. Well done. I was a bit perplexed when I saw your 4 ceiling lights. Why would you have the two rear ones over the bed and none over your kitchen work area? Also, I’d be s bit concerned about your tea cups jumping out of the shelf on a bumpy road.
For a self declared mechanical (and by extension one assumes electrical) numpty: Very well done, all the things you need, in a compact and usable space. I'd buy it, the CFO permitting. Safe travels!
Hello David! Many congratulations to you on finishing your van😊😀👍👍👍 She looks absolutely gorgeous! 😊 Looking forward to maybe a few Vlogs of you toodling around in her! Enjoy your 'rest of the summer' break! (& thanks for interrupting it to post this!) All love, and best wishes, Claire, Sally, and Zora ( 2 older Goldies ), Berlin 😘 😘 😘 ✌ 👍 👍 👍
Nice work , and allot of kit .... just wondering after doing it all and driving it, would you do all the same but in a slightly bigger van? It just seems allot of effort for a small space but this is obviously me overlaying what i would do ... I am 6,3 as well ;) and i can see advantages of having a smaller van, was it a case of wanting a more "car like" driving experience?... Nice van all the same and the Toyota is a good choice i feel, excellent reliability ;)
Certainly couldn’t have done better myself. I subscribe to Cruising The Cut and by extension, though not actually, your van vlogs. I imagine you will spend many comfortable days out and about in you van. Well done! Now please can you cast off and go cruising again? We miss you here in inter web land. Thing is, your the one who started the whole idea of selling up and doing ones own thing for my wife and I. We are well on with our own plans. Much like Floating Our Boat- same age and stage in life. Seems you’re a little under par at the moment. Don’t mean to be personal but if so, Get well soon.
Finally a person with good storage usage. Good job. Thumbs up for the emergency toilet. We all need one sooner or later and public toilets are horrible. Nicely done. Stay safe in your travels.
Very impressive. I have been watching your narrow boat channel and ended up binge watching your van build-out. Now back to the boat vids!
same for us.
Just like "cruising the cut" I've watched all the vandemonium vlogs and enjoyed them immensely. Congratulations on a camper well built sir.
From the son of a professional campervan builder I am very impressed. What you have achieved with your limited resources, effectively in a field! is quite remarkable. Congratulations to you!
Thank you
Hi David, thanks for showing the finished result of all your hard-, very good- and well thought-out work. You can be proud of what you did, and now start using and enjoying your lovely small campervan that will allow you to visit places of interest you can't get to by narrowboat. Good luck, and have fun, Peter.
Very nice. The most enjoyable part of your video was the fact that you did not have any annoying music or ridiculous lead in / out logo. The info is what I am here for not some amateur film making. Much appreciated. Super build.
You should be proud of what you've accomplished. Smashing.
Congratulations David on a great van conversion. The videos have all been entertaining and informative, thanks for sharing the process.
well done !!! im just starting my dispatch camper after having an LDV LWB for 6 years.In that 6 years i changed the layout 4 times because over time you adapt your van to your needs .Your van is personal to you and you should be very proud ,have fun on all your future trips away.
Finished at last, and so worth your effort. Looks really cosy and self contained so you're ready for anything. Thanks once again for your time sharing the journey with us. Ta!
Best part of building your own, you never get tired of it
Great Job , and congratulations. I was just thinking earlier today, where is the vlog. from David. I especially like the flooring. I somehow had the impression that your van was a Volvo. Guess I was mistaken . Good thing you don't live in Arizona, Scottsdale is 102 F, today and the carpeting in you van would have really heated the vans interior. Amazing piece of workmanship. Cheri o for now. Richard
Very warm indeed! With the sliding door and the vent open, it stays reasonably cool in up to 32C
I've been waiting ages for this. Congratulations. Enjoy!
Wow, that is absolutely fantastic! And you did it yourself! How brilliant is that! Such a practical layout, no space wasted at all, and even an emergency loo! I love the table! You should be very proud of such an achievement - well done!
Thank you :-)
I am really impressed at how organized and clean it all looks.
So we'll done, imho.
Thank you!
All is high quality work. Nice job, David!
You definitely should be pleased-- great DIY conversion. Just goes to show what a bit of determination, intelligence and planning can accomplish.
Brilliant! the David Attenborough narration style made it that much more enjoyable
Well this has been an interesting diversion from "Cruising the cut" and the final installation looks neat and compact.
You should be pleased with yourself, and look forward to many interesting weekends away which no doubt you will report upon.
Well done David.
I didn't realise that I suffer from OCD until I saw that the paint on the wooden slats only covers the first inch or so under the mattress. :)
I was running out of paint. And patience ;-)
Loved watching the build series and I think it looks great! Nice and cozy inside and all insulated up for winter time. I look forward to seeing some weekend travel videos with you spending some time in the van!
Nice work David. I'm looking forward to a few trip reports!
Great job !!! Congratulations !!!
Looks Great !!!
May you have many wonderful and safe travels.
Really nice conversion. Well done on having the guts to start cutting holes in your van for the vents and windows .i think I would be procrastinating still. Just stood there drill in hand coming up with excuses not to start.
Congratulations David. You have done an amazing job and thank you for taking the time to share the conversion with us, it has been fun, educational and entertaining.
This popped back up in video's I might enjoy. I saw the date and I was surprised. It is hard to believe that it has been 2years!
I know!!
Great job, I hope you have many safe and enjoyable trips in it.
This is amazing. I was just at an RV show recently and this is easily just as nice as most of them. Your cooktop and sink are by far a better setup than most I have seen..
Thank you!
You SHOULD be proud of your van as you did a great job. It’ beautiful bro.
Wow, your van looks great! You do great work!
That is a veryy impressive conversion nice job, enjoy it
Thank you!
Really quite an impressive job, considering you didnt have a workshop or garage, you did everything outside in not the best of weather, respect. Enjoy!
Nice to see it finished, looks great and ready for odd trips away. Hope you enjoy... Just think how your life's changed from before the narrow boat journey.
Now what's your next project?
Hi. Just going to start ripping on my Citroën Dispatch today. Your videos have been great for ideas and layouts.
Many thanks
Glad to hear it! Have fun with yours 👍 Cheers
Brilliant conversion, very impressive
Thank you!
What a Nice surprise! I follow you with the Narrow boats and now i discover that you're on vanlife.
I've watched since the beginning and I must say I'm impressed. It really shows what's possible with some hard work and a proper plan.
A very smart looking interior. You should be proud of yourself. You're very talented.
Thank you!
Congratulations on completing the van build David I would be stoked if I could do half of what you have done mate. Looking forward to watching some travel videos.
They should have a BIG thumbs up button I reckon.
Well done, David! Perhaps you'll take us on some UK and European road adventures!
Yes, more travels please.
That’s some job, David, what an achievement! Well done!
Lovely job! 👌🏻
Looks good. Turned out better than expected.
I've fitted out several vans in the past - and I gotta say, you've done a cracking job, well done!
Thank you
I think you did an amazing job with such a small van and the fact you've never done one before.
Congrats! Loved all the build videos that got you this point - very impressed.
Thank you
Well done David! I wish many enjoyable trips.
Very well presented video and van. Really well laid out and looks quite spacious for such a small vehicle. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you
WOOHOO. Good on ya David! All done, tried out I'm sure. Just look at all you learned and accomplished. You should be right proud of yourself 💚
Love the setup, you planned that very well.
I love using the magnetic catches for all of the panels, instead of hinges, and finger holes instead of door hardware. Makes access very easy, and eliminates more moving parts. Nicely done!
Nice job, I'm at a similar stage with my vito conversion. Just need to use it now and see what bits I'll change. Next year I hope to get round to putting water tanks underneath and a few other bits.
Congrats on the completion of you camper van sir and I think it was fantastic build. You did am excellent job.
I am a carpenter and I think you have done a fairly decent job, well done
Cheers!
Congratulations David. 👏 Well done. Been watching from the beginning and can't believe you managed to achieve all of that work at the side of the canal in all weather with no workshop. Very impressive. Looking forward to any van travel videos henceforth. 👍
Vantastic! Cheers
Well Vando, Thank you for that tour; of course, as in all the other van conversion vlogs, I didn't understand a word of what you said about the technical aspects, but they were great entertaining viewing notwithstanding.Very well done you. We now await the tour-ing vlogs!
Nicely done!
Absolutely brilliant! One of the more impressive builds I have seen. Well done!
Thank you!
really nice camper, you really would make a fantastic golf sports commentator
If only I knew anything about golf!! ;-)
@@Vandemonium XD same, even commentry on calm sports or even documentries you would highly effective. you have a very proffesional and calm voice over which works well to a lot of subjects...could be the new David Attenborough =)
I stream all over the world on TV and internet and I can tell you my video editing team always talk about the hours just rendering video. I have to say its impressive for you to do solo. there has to be a lot of time working on these and there great! keep going we love them.
Where will you be taking your first trip in the van ?
I've already been down to London and Surrey, albeit on day trips.
Great job David. I've watched your progress from the beginning. I'm impressed. You should be proud of yourself. Now get to traveling.
Watched so many campervan video's and eventually came across yours. First impression was another boring vid. After watching a few more they became enjoyable to watch no stupid annoying music no dancing or pulling stupid faces at the beginning of the video and they were quite amusing. I am just starting my own conversion and found your vids very helpfull. Very funny when you say you measured and cut everything but when you tried to fit it together it just didn't fit so you chucked it and made another one, made me laugh. Thanks hope my conversion works as good as yours.
Thank you. Converting a van is both frustrating and fun in equal measure!
You did a fantastic job on this van. It’s clean and well done. I love it and am slightly jealous. 🤩
I'm a Nomad in the USA and live in a Honda Odysee minivan , I like this channel and your cruising the cut channel
OMG Better then I would've done.. I so impressed. You did a wonderful job David. Wishing you the best times in your van.
Chris from Missouri
Thanks Chris!
For extra shelf storage for things like tea bags and coffee you could screw jam jar lids to the underside of your shelf then screw the jars to the lids. Ps. I stole this idea.
WOW WOW WOW!! SIR David,,,and i say SIR as its needed here. Never would i have guessed you could put so many features into such a space,,,and never have guessed so neatly done!! You surprise us daily!! Thanks for the hard work,,engineering,,,and style of the finished project.,,,,we are envious!! Thanks for sharing,,,,and good luck to you!!
Cheers Bill!
You may have given someone the confidence to try this themselves. I think you did a fine job
Thank you.
Bravo David! It looks beautiful. Well done.
Well done Dave
Anyone who has built their own camper van will know it’s bloody hard work, costs more than you budgeted for & takes way, way longer to complete; if it ever is!
So well done, been a huge learning experience I imagine & you should feel justifiably proud of your achievement.
FYI: “In certain areas of Western Sydney, 'bint' functions as a term of endearment (if a somewhat cheeky one) devoid of standard derogatory connotations.”
Top job David. Couldn't have done it better. Fabulous vlogs as usual as known from 'Cruising the Cut'.
Thanks 👍
It would be sad if I commented before watching just trying to be first. Edit: Okay, I've finished watching now. Again, I'm disappointed not to see running water and burning gas. Surely you could have made a cuppa. However, I'm very impressed by the work. I've been watching from the beginning and the transformation is significant. I could not have done that. Good job, David.
Nice build, shows what's possible using basic materials and some common sense. One concern: stuff on shelves and no bulkhead. If it's not strapped down or shut in, it's a projectile come collision time. Maybe a fastenable flap over the front of the shelves? Other than that, very nice job.
Bulkheads should be compulsory for safety ( except when swivel seats are used. )
Even maybe a collapsable folding mesh bulkhead ? Sliding Concertina style ?
REMEMBER - The Items in the back of a van are Travelling at 70 mph ! when you hit the brakes they carry on moving at 70 mph.
I had ring bound map books in the overcab storage spaces UNTIL one Fell down & hit a customer in the FACE ! whilst going up a steep cobbled bumpy hill.
Now it holds paperwork, Kitchen roll & other safe items. rags & dusters etc. nothing hard or heavy.
There's a wooden end stop at the end of the shelf to stop stuff up there going forwards when I brake. I'll only be storing soft stuff like teabags up there when on the move as well. Fear not.
Congratulations and well done David. It's been immense fun accompanying you on this journey. I wish you many happy and safe road trips. Enjoy! You deserve it. Not too many folks I know would have undertaken this project as a newbie. :-)
I wish I could get a van with a millennial anti-theft device here in the US. Alas, all we get here are automatics.
Absolutely brilliant job David! It's my intention to do a similar thing sometime in the future and the thing I love about your project is the fact you started with no or basic knowledge and achieved such a fantastic end product. Gives me confidence to have a go myself
Thank you
I think most people that do this start with little or no knowledge about it. You get that during the build and by reading and watching guides. I have heard no story of someone not getting a proper result becaus of not having enouth skill. If you can use a jigsaw and a srewdriver you are basically already finished :)
Mate you've got an excellent voice for documentaries/news or something
simongamer987 I think he used to be a tv presenter.
@@mikeysonlyvanspage He was, and quite good. He has a couple of showreel vids from ITV
Nice job David. It looks like a very efficient layout.
...top notch job!
Thank you
David,
Excellent work. Looking forward to your videos of the places you visit with your new RV.
Overall, it turned out very nice. Well done. I was a bit perplexed when I saw your 4 ceiling lights. Why would you have the two rear ones over the bed and none over your kitchen work area? Also, I’d be s bit concerned about your tea cups jumping out of the shelf on a bumpy road.
No, they stay there and they don't (so far) jump out of place
Well done that man, I hope you have many great adventures.
Looks great , now enjoy your great van .
For a self declared mechanical (and by extension one assumes electrical) numpty: Very well done, all the things you need, in a compact and usable space. I'd buy it, the CFO permitting. Safe travels!
Haha, thank you. Actually I was always quite confident about the electricals in part due to my time on the boat. Cheers!
Good job!!
Thanks!
Hello David!
Many congratulations to you on finishing your van😊😀👍👍👍
She looks absolutely gorgeous! 😊
Looking forward to maybe a few Vlogs of you toodling around in her!
Enjoy your 'rest of the summer' break! (& thanks for interrupting it to post this!)
All love, and best wishes, Claire, Sally, and Zora ( 2 older Goldies ), Berlin 😘 😘 😘 ✌ 👍 👍 👍
Thank you Claire et al!
Bravo! Great build. I did a Transit Connect last spring so I feel your pain and triumph. Now when are you going to start your epic journey?
Thank you! Ah, I've gone off on my narrowboat for a bit ;-)
Great job Dave. Now can we get some cruising the cut videos - please. I really miss them.
I'm going cruising again but have been on a summer break.
I could live in that no problem
You did it!!! Going to miss your updates. Have a wonderful time with your van!
Nice work , and allot of kit .... just wondering after doing it all and driving it, would you do all the same but in a slightly bigger van? It just seems allot of effort for a small space but this is obviously me overlaying what i would do ... I am 6,3 as well ;) and i can see advantages of having a smaller van, was it a case of wanting a more "car like" driving experience?... Nice van all the same and the Toyota is a good choice i feel, excellent reliability ;)
I’d certainly have a go at another one, given the funds and ideally a workshop to do it in (building the van on the side of the canal wasn’t ideal)
TH-cam kept suggesting this episode so I got curios, a very nicely done camper, something you should be very proud off in fact. 💯
Certainly couldn’t have done better myself. I subscribe to Cruising The Cut and by extension, though not actually, your van vlogs. I imagine you will spend many comfortable days out and about in you van. Well done! Now please can you cast off and go cruising again? We miss you here in inter web land. Thing is, your the one who started the whole idea of selling up and doing ones own thing for my wife and I. We are well on with our own plans. Much like Floating Our Boat- same age and stage in life. Seems you’re a little under par at the moment. Don’t mean to be personal but if so, Get well soon.
I think I'm OK... ;-)
Looks fabulous....you did a really good job...time to have some great adventures in it now.
you are highly inventive engineering this remarkable van... Very impressive an extraordinary... Thank you for sharing you are brilliant man...
Thank you
Finally a person with good storage usage. Good job. Thumbs up for the emergency toilet. We all need one sooner or later and public toilets are horrible. Nicely done. Stay safe in your travels.
Now you need to build a butty to put the camper van on so you can haul it around with you in the narrow boat!!! Huh? What do ya think??
Brilliant job. Very well planned out and executed.