Love it Alex , you should get a set of wind deflectors for your 2 front door windows so you can leave your windows down a little at night even if it’s raining and the rain wont get in. They’re cheap as chips in Halfords 🙏
I can't remember a time where ive started watching a brand new channel, and been this excited for new uploads. usually ive got a few years of backlog to go through lol. Also I know you talked about maybe getting a van but I think this car project has alot of charm, theres hundreds of "van life" channels but very few like this one, personally I find it far more relatable and interesting to see where this goes. All dependent on if it's comfortable and enjoyable for you ofc 😀 keep it up lad
Yeah I agree with this, too many van life channels, plus he could always get a tent box too for the polo if he wanted more space, they're just pretty expensive lol
Rollo is very skilled with the woodworking, a pleasure to watch this come together. Going to be so fun watching you take the car out for the first csmping trip. I don't think you will want to come back home 😂
I admire your perseverance for sticking with your little car. You’ve definitely made the most of what you’ve got anyway, good effort. Looking forward to seeing how it goes
You might want to put a few breathing holes in the plywood, right under your future mattress. Some campers had serious problems with condensation and they had to throw out their mattress. Wind reflectors and custom window shades are good ideas too!
Great commitment to convert small 2 door hatch into camper, especially being tall guy like you. Only one problem with this design is that you are losing ton of storage space, especially in part under the bed where front seat was, and since it is such a small car, that is important thing. I saw somebody suggested to make holes on bed for ventilation, since it will be humid, that is good idea. Also wind deflectors are good thing to put on front windows, so you can crack open them. Make some removable covers for widows, so you can have privacy. Keep enjoying life man.
Absolutely admire Alex's determination to use his car and the bedside cabinet makes me chuckle. Alex may God bless,watch over and keep you safe during your adventures 🙏🙏🙏
Hey Alex, nice videos definitely a change from Carl and Alex, from experience a good way to stop condensation is to get some heko wind deflectors for the front windows, and just leave them open a few millimetres to allow air flow, and maybe get the rear windows tinted fairly dark, you can get foil bubble insulation cut to size and use sticky Velcro for the windows, good luck
Hi Alex, enjoying your ventures. Just a suggestion you may want to drill series of holes in the ply for ventilation for your mattress. Also have you left access to your jack and spare wheel? Assuming they are under the floor.
Go to a second hand shop and buy an electric knife to cut the foam to shape... Drill holes in plywood for the foam to breathe to help prevent mold on mattress. Do not use plastic to store food, use glass or metal containers to prevent mice from chewing through,also store all tissue,paper towels, coffee into metal containers. Good luck on your adventures...
Fantastic video your persistence when the conversion is really admirable well done! Excellent carpentry work and also that dog's gymnastics skills are insane!!😁
Really liked watching this video series! I have a polo too (with 5 doors) and have traveled a lot with it and a tent. This gives me ideas to make the camping even more practical
Really great idea your friend made it look so easy with the right tools it should make your adventures much better and a comfortable sleeping surface . The hinged part would be ideal place for your leasure battery and inverter . It's getting there maybe have back windows limo tinted for privacy . You can get memory foam off eBay for your mattress easy to cut to fit shape of space .
Rollo, the master craftsman!💪 Couldn’t wait to watch this on a Saturday morning with a coffee. Watching the trials and tribulations of your journey is becoming addictive. 🙌
Deffo needs a hinge for that storage trap to keep "valuables" out of sight and ease of use. Maybe even a plug in cooler into the cigarette lighter under there for the summer months. Its a good place for a small battery too. Wind deflectors for front windows and "curtains" and you've a great wee camper. I fitted a cover (black canvas) that fits on screw in studs at window height, simply to make it look tidy from the outside and keep prying eyes out. A bit like a "tonneau" cover for an open sports car, only it fits inside and nobody realises it's in fact a mini camper. Well done.
Really interesting video, I can't wait to see the end result. Another tip, in cities you can find large quantities of morels on freshly mulched surfaces, for example in the Ikea parking lot. Another tip would be, morels also grow in large numbers in forests that have been destroyed by a storm or fire. These places are usually significantly more productive than the places in healthy forests, but only for one to two years. 😉
Loads of people are doing vans it’s good to see someone having the challenge of a car conversion you have a very good friend I think I was just wondering about all that storage when you mentioned it good luck Alex
That was classic! Your mate Rollo has all the same tools as me. The guy is a star and better with said tools than I am. Lol. As for morels we used to gather some most years from our local woods and they are sooo good! Sadly since my dad passed away the Morel gathering has stopped but after seeing you on your foraging sessions I think I may have to have to have a walk and look for some yummy Morels.😄
Years ago we had a Morel randomly pop up in our garden from bark chippings which is apparently relatively common. Was a bit surprised as we'd never seen them around before, but yeah I later discovered that bark chippings in flower beds are a really common place to find Morels.,
Its looking great keep the good work up a wee suggestion if u can make a hinge when the front seat is and mibi store ur battery under there and just run a couple sockets up from it
Very nice job on your car to camper conversion. Hope you get to use it alot and have great adventures. As far as morel mushrooms visit your friends in the USA during mushroom season and you will find lots of them and have a great time.
Top marks on that frame! Look forward to seeing how you get on camping in there now. Also, that bedside table!!! I'm looking forward to it going on tour and glad you kept it!
Great video! Very clever design for your car. Rollo is definitely a very talented woodworker. But the star of the video has got to be Rollo’s dog!! I don’t own a dog, but if I ever get one I hope it’s like Rollo’s. What a proper dog! Jumping a fence to retrieve a LOG!! 😄 That was awesome!! Looking forward to the next video!
Rollo the wood working wizard , what a cracking Job 👏. Just a thought if it's hard to find a mattress that would fit all the funny odd cut outs , could you not try and see if there is a thick type of foam as you'd be able to buy a chunk and cut it into and around all the odd shapes ? . Might not be as comfortable as a proper mattress but would tie you over till you sourced a custom one 🤷♂️ just a thought 👍.
I've always been fascinated by people who live/camp in their cars and I've always wanted to try it myself. However I was always uncertain how am I gonna do that as being a broke college student I didn't have much resources and neither did I have the money to buy a big van. But this series of yours has highly motivated me. Fantastic work by you and your friend Alex! Cheers mate. Hope to see more in this series.
I'm thinking some kind of roof rack/ lockable container on top of the car. It could be good for camping gear etc, and also any extra storage space has gotta be a bonus.
Well done! Now that the nightstand is anchored you might want to put a latch on the drawer so it won’t open when you turn to the right. Looking forward to the next installment!
i love it! ) here is some sugestion for you, i did all this in my own car (Ford Escape 2009) -hide your battery (not having the overflow tube in your direction) -make an extension to plug your aux-battery into your car system, it will charge it as you drive -add a couple of power socket (12V car plug and USB) -add a lighting system -install some velcro near the windows and have some black cloth mask in order to black them out. -make a simple corrugated plastic adaptor for one of your window with a 12v PC fan in it. it will help with air circulation while you cook.
Just about to get to work....but I'll watch this first! Another great video. Enjoyed watching this come together. Rollo defo takes pride in his work. Your piece you cut for the bit by the boot fitted perfectly!
Good shit Alex, great to see you stick to that trusty Polo instead of going for that van. Also the fitting woodwork was satisfying to see. Great work to you both and good luck with your next camping adventures!
Wow, it looks great to me that it will be fine and that in time the polo will really be comfortable to sleep on, yet I don't know how to use it for my corsa d for two people but it was nice to watch it. I wonder how google translated it
Keep up the great vidios Alex. Love watching your great positivity. I think lots of people will see if you put your mind to something you can achieve anything.
If you drilled a hole through the back of the draw and the press you could put a piece of bungee cord through and tie a knot both sides to have a retractable draw. Great job so far. 👍
Love it Alex , you should get a set of wind deflectors for your 2 front door windows so you can leave your windows down a little at night even if it’s raining and the rain wont get in. They’re cheap as chips in Halfords 🙏
Good shout get a bit of ventilation
was about to say the same - same that idea on Wildbeare's channel. Dead simple and really make a huge difference to the dampness problems.
@@stevepettifer4896 must take a look at that channel 👍🏻
Omg... I had the same thought 🤣🤣🤣
That small bit of space deffo needs ventilation, and that's probably the easiest solution
Alex your friends wood work is absoultely fantastic, fair play to him. 👌👏
It is indeed!
big up rollo everyone needs a mate like that!
I can't remember a time where ive started watching a brand new channel, and been this excited for new uploads. usually ive got a few years of backlog to go through lol. Also I know you talked about maybe getting a van but I think this car project has alot of charm, theres hundreds of "van life" channels but very few like this one, personally I find it far more relatable and interesting to see where this goes. All dependent on if it's comfortable and enjoyable for you ofc 😀 keep it up lad
Yes, it's so cozy in your car!
I love your videos btw!
Yeah I agree with this, too many van life channels, plus he could always get a tent box too for the polo if he wanted more space, they're just pretty expensive lol
Rollo is very skilled with the woodworking, a pleasure to watch this come together. Going to be so fun watching you take the car out for the first csmping trip. I don't think you will want to come back home 😂
I love finding little channels like this that have the quality of much larger channels. Keep making cool stuff
I admire your perseverance for sticking with your little car. You’ve definitely made the most of what you’ve got anyway, good effort. Looking forward to seeing how it goes
Thanks!
That dog hahaha... the jumps cracked me up. 🤣
It’s a crazy dog!!!
You might want to put a few breathing holes in the plywood, right under your future mattress. Some campers had serious problems with condensation and they had to throw out their mattress. Wind reflectors and custom window shades are good ideas too!
Great commitment to convert small 2 door hatch into camper, especially being tall guy like you.
Only one problem with this design is that you are losing ton of storage space, especially in part under the bed where front seat was, and since it is such a small car, that is important thing.
I saw somebody suggested to make holes on bed for ventilation, since it will be humid, that is good idea.
Also wind deflectors are good thing to put on front windows, so you can crack open them.
Make some removable covers for widows, so you can have privacy.
Keep enjoying life man.
Looks good Alex, I like that your friend made a template out of thinner ply before cutting the real board 👍 goodjob
He knows what he’s doing!
when your mate pulls out the dewalt safety glasses you know he means business
Absolutely admire Alex's determination to use his car and the bedside cabinet makes me chuckle. Alex may God bless,watch over and keep you safe during your adventures 🙏🙏🙏
😊 thank you
Hey Alex, nice videos definitely a change from Carl and Alex, from experience a good way to stop condensation is to get some heko wind deflectors for the front windows, and just leave them open a few millimetres to allow air flow, and maybe get the rear windows tinted fairly dark, you can get foil bubble insulation cut to size and use sticky Velcro for the windows, good luck
Thanks.
I'm planning on doing this exact thing to my Ford Fiesta hatchback. This is great inspiration.
Ah, more adventures with Alex and his bedside table ! Rollo certainly knows his way around with a chop saw 👍
Yeah boi loving this car camping content my guy
And bro I reckon you should put hinges on all the ply sections just so u got the extra storage for pans chargers tins plates and other stuff like that
Footwell storage is a must mate every bit helps you can fit a fare bit
Hi Alex, enjoying your ventures. Just a suggestion you may want to drill series of holes in the ply for ventilation for your mattress. Also have you left access to your jack and spare wheel? Assuming they are under the floor.
Go to a second hand shop and buy an electric knife to cut the foam to shape...
Drill holes in plywood for the foam to breathe to help prevent mold on mattress.
Do not use plastic to store food, use glass or metal containers to prevent mice from chewing through,also store all tissue,paper towels, coffee into metal containers.
Good luck on your adventures...
Oooh those are some nifty notches Rollo :)
Love it Alex!
I'm so invested in this series, Alex. Amazing how it's coming along now, can't wait to see the bedframe in action! 👍🏻
Fantastic video your persistence when the conversion is really admirable well done! Excellent carpentry work and also that dog's gymnastics skills are insane!!😁
Loving these early uploads. Get to watch before leaving for the day!
Great. :)
It's 11pm in Cali so I'm watching before bed haha
@@just_alex Enjoyed that. Good to see you so excited about something and following it through. Will Lake Bled be a destination when its finished? 😉
Brilliant work! I converted an old Transit van years ago (helped massively by my brother, who is a joiner). This looks super neat. Happy camping :-)
oh Alex, this is beautiful! thanks for sharing - Singapore
Very satisfying to watch. I’m a stonemason so it’s interesting to watch how carpentry is done 😎
Cheers Ethan!
Well done! Having a friend with that sort of knowledge and the tools to complete the task is awesome!
You really inspire me to make smth lime this when I pass my test
Forgot to add, love your new channel and also still having Carl's. Excellent decision Alex, brilliant.
I admire your tenacity, Alex, and Rollo's woodworking skills are a joy to behold.
Cheers!
Love the storytelling of your vids mate, fab work!
Awesome, Alex!! It will be absolutely cozy!!
Really liked watching this video series! I have a polo too (with 5 doors) and have traveled a lot with it and a tent. This gives me ideas to make the camping even more practical
Really great idea your friend made it look so easy with the right tools it should make your adventures much better and a comfortable sleeping surface . The hinged part would be ideal place for your leasure battery and inverter . It's getting there maybe have back windows limo tinted for privacy . You can get memory foam off eBay for your mattress easy to cut to fit shape of space .
Rollo, the master craftsman!💪
Couldn’t wait to watch this on a Saturday morning with a coffee. Watching the trials and tribulations of your journey is becoming addictive. 🙌
Yep he’s great. Thanks for watching!
Amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. Rollo is a wood wizard for sure. Amazing buddy. Cheers guys.
So pleased for you and your break from the the norm, much respect.
Where your head goes where the old passenger seat was. Make the wood under bed and door that lifts up and u. An store stuff underneath then.
Nice 👍 you should think about putting a hinge on the panel up at the passenger seat so you can use the footwell for extra storage.
Deffo needs a hinge for that storage trap to keep "valuables" out of sight and ease of use.
Maybe even a plug in cooler into the cigarette lighter under there for the summer months.
Its a good place for a small battery too.
Wind deflectors for front windows and "curtains" and you've a great wee camper.
I fitted a cover (black canvas) that fits on screw in studs at window height, simply to make it look tidy from the outside and keep prying eyes out. A bit like a "tonneau" cover for an open sports car, only it fits inside and nobody realises it's in fact a mini camper.
Well done.
Can't beat a bit of festool action makes your whole week so much better!! 👍👍
Really interesting video, I can't wait to see the end result. Another tip, in cities you can find large quantities of morels on freshly mulched surfaces, for example in the Ikea parking lot. Another tip would be, morels also grow in large numbers in forests that have been destroyed by a storm or fire. These places are usually significantly more productive than the places in healthy forests, but only for one to two years. 😉
Thanks for the info!
Great instructional video Alex ... Good job, Rollo ...
I've just started doing the same thing to my Tiguan after I sold my caravan.
Nice work!
Love it Alex. Just found your channel yesterday. Good luck with the camping.
Thanks Garry!
Nice work! Next could be inbuilt water tank, and some solar panels to charge your stuff
Loads of people are doing vans it’s good to see someone having the challenge of a car conversion you have a very good friend I think I was just wondering about all that storage when you mentioned it good luck Alex
Vans are crazy prices these days. Better to use what you have if you can.
Great work Alex and glad that you found the mushroom in City. 👍
Amazing friend, amazing dog! Another highly entertaining video. Well done, mr. Smith.
Can’t believe you found a Morel in the middle of London 😊 Super pleased for you. Car is coming along well, Scotland soon! Exciting times!!!
Yes it was exciting!
Great craftsmanship, good luck on your journey I'm looking forward to watching what you get up to next.
So satisfying! it's coming along great and is starting to look very cosy!
Thanks Lloyd!
Cracking job Alan again love the car conversation keep up the great work
rollo and his lifestyle seems pretty cool and awesome and interesting!
all these new skills your learning will set you up for life 👍
That's the plan, learn lots this year!
Mmm tracksaws ...... What a game changer they are. Nice work scribing in.
Yeah they are clever tools!
I’m loving this channel, I wish you all the success
Thanks!
For the bed mattress use something like a foam that you can cut to shape
It was really inspired me the most when you said the life is challenging where we ll become stronger with all of that
That was classic! Your mate Rollo has all the same tools as me. The guy is a star and better with said tools than I am. Lol. As for morels we used to gather some most years from our local woods and they are sooo good! Sadly since my dad passed away the Morel gathering has stopped but after seeing you on your foraging sessions I think I may have to have to have a walk and look for some yummy Morels.😄
Will be in touch, got covid at the moment. Another good video. Fun seeing the progress.
Absolutely brilliant I love seeing a bit of woodwork in the video I’m very into that
I'm so pleased you decided to stick with the Polo conversion.... 🤘
Alex, if you find yourself planning to fish in Michigan ever again, you should know that there are some incredible morel hunts in the region!
Loved the vid Alex, your boy Rollo has skills! Cant wait to the finished product. Roll on the next instalment.
He sure does!
Years ago we had a Morel randomly pop up in our garden from bark chippings which is apparently relatively common. Was a bit surprised as we'd never seen them around before, but yeah I later discovered that bark chippings in flower beds are a really common place to find Morels.,
Its looking great keep the good work up a wee suggestion if u can make a hinge when the front seat is and mibi store ur battery under there and just run a couple sockets up from it
Very nice job on your car to camper conversion. Hope you get to use it alot and have great adventures. As far as morel mushrooms visit your friends in the USA during mushroom season and you will find lots of them and have a great time.
Yes I’m going to north West USA in a months time! I’ll be looking for them!
If you dance with the timber up to the saw your find it'll set you up for a good cut 😉👌🏼
Top marks on that frame! Look forward to seeing how you get on camping in there now. Also, that bedside table!!! I'm looking forward to it going on tour and glad you kept it!
Thanks for watching!
You can buy a glove used for rose cutting, I’m sure it is good for bee keeping.
Great video! Very clever design for your car. Rollo is definitely a very talented woodworker. But the star of the video has got to be Rollo’s dog!! I don’t own a dog, but if I ever get one I hope it’s like Rollo’s. What a proper dog! Jumping a fence to retrieve a LOG!! 😄 That was awesome!! Looking forward to the next video!
Im loving the challenge and its all coming along brilliant
It’s nice to see something different from a van conversion and your doing it to your car
Thanks!
The frame of the bed which goes in the passenger footwell you should have it on a bit of a hinge so you can store things underneath.
Love it great job your nearly on your way...watch out for them bee's.
Don't forget the spare wheel in the boot you might need it someday
Rollo the wood working wizard , what a cracking Job 👏. Just a thought if it's hard to find a mattress that would fit all the funny odd cut outs , could you not try and see if there is a thick type of foam as you'd be able to buy a chunk and cut it into and around all the odd shapes ? . Might not be as comfortable as a proper mattress but would tie you over till you sourced a custom one 🤷♂️ just a thought 👍.
HD FOAM about 2inch thick should the trick
I was thinking the same about a hinge at the front.
It is a nice storage space
***put the ply on hinges for some valuable storage space👍👍👍
Rolo's carpentry skills are next level!
I've always been fascinated by people who live/camp in their cars and I've always wanted to try it myself. However I was always uncertain how am I gonna do that as being a broke college student I didn't have much resources and neither did I have the money to buy a big van. But this series of yours has highly motivated me. Fantastic work by you and your friend Alex! Cheers mate. Hope to see more in this series.
Fantastic yet again, really love when these vids come out 😊 happy camping
Thanks!
I'm thinking some kind of roof rack/ lockable container on top of the car. It could be good for camping gear etc, and also any extra storage space has gotta be a bonus.
Well done!
Now that the nightstand is anchored you might want to put a latch on the drawer so it won’t open when you turn to the right.
Looking forward to the next installment!
Beautiful. Always wanted to go to london
i love it! )
here is some sugestion for you, i did all this in my own car (Ford Escape 2009)
-hide your battery (not having the overflow tube in your direction)
-make an extension to plug your aux-battery into your car system, it will charge it as you drive
-add a couple of power socket (12V car plug and USB)
-add a lighting system
-install some velcro near the windows and have some black cloth mask in order to black them out.
-make a simple corrugated plastic adaptor for one of your window with a 12v PC fan in it. it will help with air circulation while you cook.
Just about to get to work....but I'll watch this first!
Another great video. Enjoyed watching this come together. Rollo defo takes pride in his work. Your piece you cut for the bit by the boot fitted perfectly!
Thanks James, yeah he's a good carpenter!
Good shit Alex, great to see you stick to that trusty Polo instead of going for that van. Also the fitting woodwork was satisfying to see. Great work to you both and good luck with your next camping adventures!
Thanks!
Big shout out to Mav 🤙🏽 he got all these people riding his wave
Yeah big up Mav! :)
Nothing better than waking to see this video pop up 😁👍🏻
Hope you enjoy :)
Wow, it looks great to me that it will be fine and that in time the polo will really be comfortable to sleep on, yet I don't know how to use it for my corsa d for two people but it was nice to watch it. I wonder how google translated it
wow, great work! looks really good
There's a foam cutters in Roffey called southern foam. They might ve able to make your mattress
Rollo is talented! Nice work!
He sure is!
Nice work guys! Looking at my ford fiesta in a whole new light! love how you can lift it all out if needed. genius.
Cheers James!
Keep up the great vidios Alex. Love watching your great positivity. I think lots of people will see if you put your mind to something you can achieve anything.
just subscribed to ur channel ...and am going to binge watching over the week end.......keep it up and be safe along the way....
If you drilled a hole through the back of the draw and the press you could put a piece of bungee cord through and tie a knot both sides to have a retractable draw. Great job so far. 👍