Nissan Elgrand Stealth Camper Van Tour | Pt.2 (Updates: Rear Kitchen Build & 12V Shower)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ค. 2021
- Welcome back everyone, from Scotland! In this video, I give an updated tour around my 2006 Nissan Elgrand 'Stealth' Camper Van.
Since uploading my first video to this channel almost a month ago, I have been busy upgrading the van with additional features to improve the general usability and comfort of the van.
While this video is a quick update, I thought it may hold some useful tips for anyone watching who is in the process of building their own camper van or even converting their MPV for use as a camper!
Please feel free to ask me any questions in the comments, as always, and I'll get back to you as quickly as I can. As I'm sure you can tell, I filmed this video 1/2 way through a 7 day trip up to the highlands of Scotland, which was an amazing trip.
Connect with me on Instagram, here: / _ctbuilds
Products I've used in my budget DIY van build so far:
- 12v Fan:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RXMLDQ...
- 12v LED Lights:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B076LP3S8...
- 12v Shower:
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08QJ4P48...
🚐 Model of the van is a 2006 Nissan Elgrand Highway Star 3.5L - (LPG Converted)
See you in the next video!
Ps. I'm doing my best to upload weekly.. So make sure you've subscribed if you enjoyed this one 😉
Connor.
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The kitchen at the back is great. Definitely makes me want to go for something with a tailgate rather than barn doors
Cheers! Oh tailgate all the way 100%.. so many more options and a natural shelter / awning for extended outdoor dry space 🙌
Am watching this from Kenya and I am wowed! That's some ingenuity and loads of fun. A self contained mobile home. Imagine taking a roadtrip in one of these over the Christmas holidays. Delightful.
This is awesome to hear ! 😁 yeah it’s amazing dude 🤘
really useful, thanks man
Need an update vid on the Elgrand
Another good video , and you've gained a new subscriber . Look forward to seeing more videos and info , id recommend a awning on the back of van to open the space and it will give a dry space to do your cooking and would be a good area to dry your clothes and some privacy for a shower , just a simple tip . Its what i intend to do with my Elgrand , when i eventually purchase one . I was considering doing a vw caddy van conversion until i looked into a Elgrand conversion . I like your simple idea.
Awesome! Just bought an Elgrand this week and your videos have given me some great ideas/inspiration. Thank you :-)
Ahh glad to hear it dude !!
Love the Elgrand videos. Would love to see you working on the van’s improvements in the future.
Cheers dude ! I’ll absolutely be bringing a lot of updates. I’ve got a lot of projects on the go so will always be updating on the journey 🙌 thanks so much for the support 😁⚡️
That’s really cool mate
Glad that you enjoyed it, Harry!
Keep ‘em coming, getting lots of inspiration from you. I’ve removed the middle row of seats, left with the runners though, still thinking on it and wondering if I should have removed the back row of seats instead. Planning on using the seats to make a bed set up something like yours. Also saving for a Yeti cool box, check them out, could be useful to you too. I converted to LPG when I bought the van, just before prices increased, still works out lots better although is never going to feel cheap. I use the train for commuting more these days, still worth it to be able to keep the Elgrand!
Ahhh yes the yeti cool boxes are incredible ! Friends have given them great reviews. Thanks for the love! Glad to hear you’re enjoying yours and doing little upgrades over time 🤘
Great stuff !
Particularly like the DIY rear kitchen unit.
Am just starting out with an E51
Rider aiming to create an economical, luxury, stealth 'campering' van - modest spend and leaving the interior intact.
Share kitchen unit plans / would your Dad make to order ? 😁
Keep up the inspiring work !
Good set up I’m looking at doing something like that with my one
Great ! Glad you enjoyed it Terry. Definitely worth building a simple set up and then just getting out there and using it :)
Those little USB desk fans are great!
Try it plugged into a solar panel for daytimes. I can run my 3 speed one at all 3 speeds from my ipad sized solar panel (28W - 4 separate panels and it'll run from just one on a decent day!).
100%!! They’re awesome and a life saver in summer haha
Brilliant
Thanks so much Giovanni ! Glad you’re enjoying the videos 😁
Any update on how is it going? So far it was really good.
i am suggesting an agm car battery, you can reuse all your car components like lamp, fan, usb, tv, radio and use a 12v fridge via the cigarette port. with solar panel and solar controller you probably can wired it to charge the battery when it is not charge by the car alternator.
Definitely a good idea ! My next upgrade for sure will be increasing the power system’s capability. For now I just kept it simple - but that’ll happen in the future for sure 😁
Thanks for the videos, so helpful! Is there any room for a small portable/foldable toliet in the front with the bed down? Just buying an Elgrand and going to start out with the set up like your first video, so hopefully room for a Boginabin type toliet in front of the bed then? but not sure there would be room after you fit a rear unit? Thank you
Glad you’re enjoying! In this setup
I’d say the only space for a toilet would be in front of the passenger seat - as the bed fits right up against the backs of the seats. Not tonnes of space here! But always easy to flip the bed up and have one down there. Just not easy in an emergency to access haha. Without the rear unit, plenty of space if just a bed 👍🏼
Just bought an elgrand
Hi mate, How do you cook when its windy or raining?
Hey dude! Not got the van anymore but that’s a tricky one.. not impossible but harder - something simple is parking next to walls or big trees if possible to gain natural shelter for then using the back :)
Failing that - inside on a little stove with the window open works well as long as the surface is sturdy enough and you have a couple windows open for ventilation! Just be real careful with that option.
You spoke on previous vid fuel cost on this heavy motor ,Has loading it up like this ,altered your consumption much
I'm thinking about getting one to. What's your mpg?
Hey mate - 20-30 mpg is what you should expect. Check out my video on LPG as a solution to make it a little cheaper !
How did you fix the unit to the floor ?
Hey! Hope this makes sense.. so basically I slotted bolts with t shaped ends into the stock seat channels. I used those to fit a sacrificial piece of plywood to the floor. I then screwed the unit down to that piece of wood!
Definitely could’ve mounted it more securely, but as it’s fitted so tightly and has weight to it it really didn’t need much fastening. Hope that Makes sense !
@@ctbuilds
Thanks mate sounds like a good idea !👍🏻
Hello
Do you carry a spare wheel ?
Hey ! I don’t always, no. As the lpg tank is fixed now where the stock spare wheel was mounted. If I have space Inside then I Chuck it in but I don’t always.. Bit of a risk but I plan to find a solution soon! 😁
@@ctbuilds yes keep us updated please . Do u make any contact with the lpg tank if u go over any high bumps ?
Muraad Juma not at all! The tank is the same height as the spare wheel was so I have plenty of ground clearance even going slightly off road & down big ramps !
Are you an EOC member?
Only on the fb groups. Not yet on any other sites ! Need to get on there :)
@@ctbuilds Do it, the forum is a great place with a wealth of knowledge! :)
Decored cats ??
Yes indeed ! Only the rears but ideally would get the fronts done too considering this has LPG fitted now too.