The tub is what sold me. I can see myself in it with the back doors open, bubbles in the tub, whiskey in hand. Overlooking the ridge at sunset. Haha ✌️
Enjoyed your story and seeing your newly restored van. It's good to learn from other people's experiences. Wishing your family many more safe and happy adventures together.
Thanq for showing us your home on wheels, I really like the blind on the windscreen. The bunk above the drivers seat looks very claustrophobic, but the children are only small, they probably think its an adventure. Its a nice home on wheels. Please stay safe on your journey.
That is the exact van I'm looking for when I sell my bus I need something to stand up in but the bus is just too big for me with my disabilities like they said I waited to retired cause I wanted to travel and now with disabilities it's hard I got the bus but it's huge and it's only me my furbaby passed away last week so it's just me now so van will be good anyway stay safe stay strong stay healthy God bless and enjoy life great video✌💖💪👨🍳🎅🚌👍
Yeah I think these vans could be perfect for a lot of people and they're so much cheaper than the sprinters! So sorry to hear about your fur baby 😰 Heart breaking. Stay positive and stay safe! Thanks so much for watching by the way!
I'm sorry that you lost your furbaby. Maybe you could adopt a senior pet? You'll never replace the pet you lost, but for companionship.... a new one could enrich your life with its own unique love. So many in shelters needing a home. A win-win for you both!
Idk if I were older an disabled I would get a newer van like a sprinter so you have reliability an can stand in it has way more room and way more van lifer accessories for it… I see ppl buy these older vans do minimal maintenance to them and take em out on the road and are breaking down once a month to every other month spending thousands and they always say they wish they just got a sprinter bc in the end they’re spending just as much if not more on gas an repairs and hotel stays for time the van spent at the shop even the ones that work on them theirselves say the same
WOW, what a great reno! Kudos to you both for being such wonderful parents, truly, I mean it. You are providing adventures and learning experiences for your children that they would never get in a sticks and bricks school. And for only $10k! I'm a travel consultant (currently still laid off due to COVID bringing travel to a halt) and I have clients who've spent $10k+ for their family of four vacation to the south and that's just one week! How many fun-filled weeks will your boys have with you both....just so amazing, I love it! Bless you both for doing what you do! Much love from Canada xo
A very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing what your motivations were for creating a few different options for traveling, and for shifting your lives such that you can home school your kids, work from home, and unplug from the institutional grind. That grind, more often than not, keeps most people tethered to home & work in often soul-crushing ways. I imagine the pandemic was another factor in encouraging that shift in priorities. I'm glad she was able to find an alternative to working in an ICU, and moving to something less stressful and 'crazy-making' than the last 22 months have been. Blessings to you all on your journey. 🙏🕊💞⭐
This is almost exactly what I want. I have 4 kids, so I need more seating. Which means I'll need to compromise with some of the other things, but this is an awesome van. Thanks for sharing.
Nice clean renovation. We just finished ours, it has the exact same layout. 1986 Dodge B350, overall cost was $12k. We opted to paint the brown stripes over with a Blue/gray tree line and blacked out the chrome, brought the exterior out of the 80s a bit.
Sounds like an awesome build! And 12k is pretty impressive. Travis told me he wanted to leave his paint original because he was really in to the retro look, but I think I would have to side with you lol. Any plans to travel in it?
@@BasicallyNomads We've taken three 5 day trips. Family of 6, camper sleeps 4-5, 270 awning with zip down walls sleeps 1-2 more on cots. We need a bit more space, scheming on bus conversions :) .
Cool build. I'm building the Chevy version of your Van, mines a Coachman and low mileage from out west but the interior was awful and falling apart, it was all luan and stick on vinyl wall covering.
I am actually converting a van very similar to this one and LOVE how the couch folds into that bed which is what I need. If you could please send me in the direction of how and what you did to do that, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
I am I C U Nurse also. Going to build a can to explore National Parks for the next few years. Fewer seeing your ideas. Just need to joy life as long as I can.
I notice the kids were playing with toy cars, not staring slack-eyed at a tablet. Maybe as adults they will be able to do crazy things like, carry on a conversation, hold a job, be comfortable in their own skin, extreme stuff like that.
For your own personal safety have an 8" survivor knife, stun gun, mace, and machete, I added a Bruni New Police 9mm Pak blank pistol (very loud) and a .50 cal Umarex TR50 Paintball Revolver paintball airgun to my RV arsenal. Both are non-lethal and each is under $100. I added on each side of the RV solar motion sensor LED lights and have an intruder alert. Remember even if you do not have a gun you can bluff "Go away I am armed with a gun.". It may be a good idea to have some M80 firecrackers when you hear a weird noise or someone prowling around light one and throw it out the window the bang will scare most living entities away.
You should've titled this video as an 80's camper van, since the van is a 1989, although this generation of the Ford Econoline did last until the 1991 model year.
Mauve isn't even really pink; it's like if pink were actually a sort of...lilac...putty. It's the sight equivalent of "what if I mixed grape Kool-Aid powder in this Dijon mustard...?"
White is used a lot in tiny spaces because it makes it feel bigger. Also reflects the most light, which is usually a good thing (better lit by windows, needs less lighting, etc) though I can see it causing strain if there's too much light.
This is crazy I could do this myself an maybe with gf but deff not full time with kids not gon happen…. Also why have kids if you need to save money by living van life? I don’t understand how some ppl think…
@@Coover90210because they said they’re doing it to save money so obviously they’re living in it to save money instead of renting because they’re not going to go on camping trips when they have a place to live if they trying to save money that costs money 🤦🏼♂️😂
@@Coover90210even if they weren’t full time and went on trips in this I could never travel for weeks a time with this many people to sleep in a crammed space especially energetic kids I was giving my opinion on what I would do no need for you to hop into my comment replying
@@05Elantra98GSGang no need for you to lead with snarky comments like "I don’t understand how some ppl think…" when the real problem seems to be your lack of 1) comprehension and 2) social skills.
@@Coover90210 lol do you just look for people to argue with online bc you’re that miserable in life don’t worry about how I lead my comments I’m blunt if you are easily triggered stay off the fuccin internet bc the world is full of triggers and you have to learn how to control what you LET trigger you instead of expecting the world to cater to you and every single other person that refuses to go to therapy and heal and expects the world to cater to everyone’s single triggers 🤦🏼♂️😂 grow up get a life and leav me alone
I ll never understand why people blur out their lic plates. When it out there for the public to see all over the place. Anyone can see it at anytime. They can even take pictures of it or video tape it. As it is all on public streets etc..
What a man! His wife & kids are so fortunate. May God bless & protect!❤
The tub is what sold me.
I can see myself in it with the back doors open, bubbles in the tub, whiskey in hand. Overlooking the ridge at sunset. Haha
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Enjoyed your story and seeing your newly restored van. It's good to learn from other people's experiences. Wishing your family many more safe and happy adventures together.
Very charming. I love how they redone the interior.
Thanq for showing us your home on wheels,
I really like the blind on the windscreen.
The bunk above the drivers seat looks very claustrophobic, but the children are only small, they probably think its an adventure.
Its a nice home on wheels.
Please stay safe on your journey.
Nice ride! I have an 86 same layout. Happy travels....
That is the exact van I'm looking for when I sell my bus I need something to stand up in but the bus is just too big for me with my disabilities like they said I waited to retired cause I wanted to travel and now with disabilities it's hard I got the bus but it's huge and it's only me my furbaby passed away last week so it's just me now so van will be good anyway stay safe stay strong stay healthy God bless and enjoy life great video✌💖💪👨🍳🎅🚌👍
Yeah I think these vans could be perfect for a lot of people and they're so much cheaper than the sprinters!
So sorry to hear about your fur baby 😰 Heart breaking. Stay positive and stay safe! Thanks so much for watching by the way!
I'm sorry that you lost your furbaby. Maybe you could adopt a senior pet? You'll never replace the pet you lost, but for companionship.... a new one could enrich your life with its own unique love. So many in shelters needing a home. A win-win for you both!
Idk if I were older an disabled I would get a newer van like a sprinter so you have reliability an can stand in it has way more room and way more van lifer accessories for it…
I see ppl buy these older vans do minimal maintenance to them and take em out on the road and are breaking down once a month to every other month spending thousands and they always say they wish they just got a sprinter bc in the end they’re spending just as much if not more on gas an repairs and hotel stays for time the van spent at the shop even the ones that work on them theirselves say the same
I need to know more about that bathtub!!
WOW, what a great reno! Kudos to you both for being such wonderful parents, truly, I mean it. You are providing adventures and learning experiences for your children that they would never get in a sticks and bricks school. And for only $10k! I'm a travel consultant (currently still laid off due to COVID bringing travel to a halt) and I have clients who've spent $10k+ for their family of four vacation to the south and that's just one week! How many fun-filled weeks will your boys have with you both....just so amazing, I love it! Bless you both for doing what you do! Much love from Canada xo
What a joy to see a beautiful family enjoying life together! ❤❤❤ I wish you many years of adventures in this gorgeous van 👍
I love the retro vans. Yours turned out very nice.
I have this same van for just me and for my lady companion. Can't imagine having two more people in there.
Really nice especially the tub for the kiddos to bathe in . It's nice when a guy is truly a handy man 👨 🙌
Love the wallpaper...actually love it all! Great job, happy travels.
That's cool. Looking for a van build for me and the kids. I cant handle driving a huge RV 😅
I love it! Great use of space!🙂
Beautiful life you have built for your family ❤.
I have an '02 Pleasureway Excel RD, and after 4 years FT, it hasn't given me any problems (well, the generator but I've learned to live without it).
Stunning. Bath and room for kids. Best of luck. Safe travels
What a wonderful life style, specially as a family!!!
it's beautiful ❣️ bathroom at last is a very good Idea 👍beds layout idea ♥️grt job guyz 👍👍
They did an incredible job!!
You sure did beef that up! Great work! Love the wallpaper. This is great no fuss but still great style, wood work beefed up Love it!
I love this van, exactly what I need. Enough space, not expensive.
We're legitimately considering one! So much cheaper than other van options.
What an awesome team these two are.
Excelente vídeo, felicidades. Saludos desde Zinacantepec, México..
A very inspiring story. Thanks for sharing what your motivations were for creating a few different options for traveling, and for shifting your lives such that you can home school your kids, work from home, and unplug from the institutional grind. That grind, more often than not, keeps most people tethered to home & work in often soul-crushing ways. I imagine the pandemic was another factor in encouraging that shift in priorities. I'm glad she was able to find an alternative to working in an ICU, and moving to something less stressful and 'crazy-making' than the last 22 months have been. Blessings to you all on your journey. 🙏🕊💞⭐
Super inspiring! Thank you for posting this
Absolutely love it
Oh the front license plate surprised me! haha
This is almost exactly what I want. I have 4 kids, so I need more seating. Which means I'll need to compromise with some of the other things, but this is an awesome van. Thanks for sharing.
A sportsmobile EB27 has 4 captains chairs and a Rv build with 2 beds. In total it has seatbelts for 10! It’s a rare setup
Nice clean renovation. We just finished ours, it has the exact same layout. 1986 Dodge B350, overall cost was $12k. We opted to paint the brown stripes over with a Blue/gray tree line and blacked out the chrome, brought the exterior out of the 80s a bit.
Sounds like an awesome build! And 12k is pretty impressive. Travis told me he wanted to leave his paint original because he was really in to the retro look, but I think I would have to side with you lol. Any plans to travel in it?
@@BasicallyNomads We've taken three 5 day trips. Family of 6, camper sleeps 4-5, 270 awning with zip down walls sleeps 1-2 more on cots. We need a bit more space, scheming on bus conversions :) .
Cool build. I'm building the Chevy version of your Van, mines a Coachman and low mileage from out west but the interior was awful and falling apart, it was all luan and stick on vinyl wall covering.
Absolutely gorgeous
Inspiring! Great buildout
How do you maintain the van engine, my AC is the old frion. Anything advice
I am actually converting a van very similar to this one and LOVE how the couch folds into that bed which is what I need. If you could please send me in the direction of how and what you did to do that, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
Hey, I made the tour for them, but I have no idea how the bed works. So sorry!
I found a 90 for 15,200 I’m looking to get
How many of those mattresses did you buy? Two or three? Or any suggestions? I have the same van and it needs a mattress. 😊 Love this video.
Sweet!
You did do a great job on your Van! How much you pay for it? Keep on Rolling!
Great van!
I am I C U Nurse also. Going to build a can to explore National Parks for the next few years. Fewer seeing your ideas. Just need to joy life as long as I can.
Great story, travel well!
Thanks Kelly!
I notice the kids were playing with toy cars, not staring slack-eyed at a tablet. Maybe as adults they will be able to do crazy things like, carry on a conversation, hold a job, be comfortable in their own skin, extreme stuff like that.
Nice build guys!!!! What size is you bathtub? Thinking about one for my build.
I need this for me and my daughter I’m disabled from medical neglect.
Cool story
I just bought an Airstream B190 with a similar layout. We need to redo the bed. Can you tell me how you did it and the dimensions? Thanks!
Hey, This was just a tour I did for my friends. SO sorry, but I've only converted buses, which can be quite a bit different.
Nice mod interior, BUT I always wonder the condition of the chassis, rust.. What actually matters most on a vehicle.
Sweet....
How do you get by parking on the grass I got a $80 ticket for that
For your own personal safety have an 8" survivor knife, stun gun, mace, and machete, I added a Bruni New Police 9mm Pak blank pistol (very loud) and a .50 cal Umarex TR50 Paintball Revolver paintball airgun to my RV arsenal. Both are non-lethal and each is under $100. I added on each side of the RV solar motion sensor LED lights and have an intruder alert. Remember even if you do not have a gun you can bluff "Go away I am armed with a gun.". It may be a good idea to have some M80 firecrackers when you hear a weird noise or someone prowling around light one and throw it out the window the bang will scare most living entities away.
so schön 🌺 Grüße aus Deutschland 💞
I know this is an old post....but I am curious....what "mobile profession" does the husband have?
I'm just waiting to upgrade my van short on the money need help
Love the family, love the build but why there is no toilet. It was almost perfect. Sorry it is just the way I feel. luv yah!
You should've titled this video as an 80's camper van, since the van is a 1989, although this generation of the Ford Econoline did last until the 1991 model year.
I might change it! Thanks for the heads up.
@@BasicallyNomads You're welcome!
“I just wanted to jam out, man, ya know?” My future epitaph.
Mauve isn't even really pink; it's like if pink were actually a sort of...lilac...putty. It's the sight equivalent of "what if I mixed grape Kool-Aid powder in this Dijon mustard...?"
Flushing toilet would have been more convenient
Chick in the thumbnail looks like beast with those huge arms 😮
Whats their IG?
Hers is mrs.amber.allard
Get that white paint outta there! Too glaring. Wood is much warmer and softer on the eyes. You need sunglasses with that white interior.
🤣 real wood would have been nice, but anything is better than the old faux paneling, right?
@@BasicallyNomads i like it, i dont like the wooden cabin feel, clausterphobic. To each his own! God bless.
White is used a lot in tiny spaces because it makes it feel bigger.
Also reflects the most light, which is usually a good thing (better lit by windows, needs less lighting, etc) though I can see it causing strain if there's too much light.
This is crazy I could do this myself an maybe with gf but deff not full time with kids not gon happen…. Also why have kids if you need to save money by living van life? I don’t understand how some ppl think…
Where do you get that they are full time or need to save money? I watched the whole video and had the exact opposite takeaway.
@@Coover90210because they said they’re doing it to save money so obviously they’re living in it to save money instead of renting because they’re not going to go on camping trips when they have a place to live if they trying to save money that costs money 🤦🏼♂️😂
@@Coover90210even if they weren’t full time and went on trips in this I could never travel for weeks a time with this many people to sleep in a crammed space especially energetic kids I was giving my opinion on what I would do no need for you to hop into my comment replying
@@05Elantra98GSGang no need for you to lead with snarky comments like "I don’t understand how some ppl think…" when the real problem seems to be your lack of 1) comprehension and 2) social skills.
@@Coover90210 lol do you just look for people to argue with online bc you’re that miserable in life don’t worry about how I lead my comments I’m blunt if you are easily triggered stay off the fuccin internet bc the world is full of triggers and you have to learn how to control what you LET trigger you instead of expecting the world to cater to you and every single other person that refuses to go to therapy and heal and expects the world to cater to everyone’s single triggers 🤦🏼♂️😂 grow up get a life and leav me alone
I ll never understand why people blur out their lic plates. When it out there for the public to see all over the place. Anyone can see it at anytime. They can even take pictures of it or video tape it. As it is all on public streets etc..