Four Wheel Camper modifications (Ep124 GrizzlyNbear Overland)
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Our Tiny House make over.
We were invited by Dan and Aya to stay in a house in Hakuba (Japan) for a while.
We made the most of that opportunity with access to Dan's workshop and good hardware stores close by to do some long overdue renovations on our Four Wheel Camper.
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Music : Epidemic sound
Intro - Campfire songs 10
00:46 - I can stil dance / Tigerblood Jewel
05:43 - The cookie factory / Golden Age Radio
07:37 - The Longing / So Vea
10:17 - Painting / Velee
11:55 - Closed eyes / Thyra
14:37 - Backwards / Staffan Carlén
Join us as we travel the world overland, exploring the cultures and traditions of all the countries we visit.
In our Land Rover Defender camper which is our full time home we will take you rock climbing, hiking and exploring across all the continents on this planet.
Great team work! Wish I had friends like this ! No one wants to do anything more, everyone wants everything done for them. Thanks guys for your contribution to a better world.
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the makeover looks great, black on white is always good
Thanks so much. Black on white is definitely a winner.
We almost bought a white Defender with black roof a few years ago.
Would suit the current camper colour scheme quite well 😉
Made the Grizly a lot better looking:):)
How can anyone not love Steph, if she isn’t a 10/10 than I don’t know what is. She is an absolute allrounder..
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🤣🤣🤣🤣😆😆😆👏👏👏, I just love those kids. "When does your Mom drive?"" When Dad's been drinking". Love it!
Nothing like the brutal honesty of kids👍😂🤣
Camper looks great with the black details!
♿Amazing how much dust you can gather on a trip. Nice video guys keep them coming.♿
Very nice i like campervan.
Well done again. Thanks for sharing. I like the way, you present your experience.
What a great friendship, in a stunning country, some good R&R, kudos to Dan and his family, what an adventure!
Super la musique de fin ! Si vous pouviez faire plus de plans avec ce genre de musique .... J'aaaaadore et ne dois pas être le seul
Good job.
You guys have the best attitude for adventure. Thank you for your hard work to make these videos and bring us along!
Fun watching you guys with kids helping. Fun treavels!
8:36 My Dad taught me that rule and I remember it to this day. "Measure twice, cut once." 10:11 Beautiful job on the cabinetry. Wow! Great refurbishment! Take care.
Hey Joe
Wise words indeed, I'm a plumber and mechanical pipe fitter by trade so I can tell you I've made a few miscuts over the years 😜
You guys are doing something that most of us only dream of. I would be bloody useless, as any form of DIY leaves me cold ! I'm full of admiration. Stay save guys.
Great job guys...you rock 👌🤘👍🇦🇺🇫🇷
Thanks for sharing and great mods. One of my projects while I wait out COVID is to remove my water heater as well that I never use and fit in another 10-12 gallons of fresh water tank. I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming!
Great make over of your rig , looking good . Love your videos they are always interesting . Enjoy them very much . From Steve Stott in Sutherlin Oregon U.S.A.
Looks all great (omitting the hair cut ... )
Great job. Watching the two of you working together, you can sense the love, as well as the commitment to a high work ethic. The camper looks great. You both give off a strong sense of peace and tranquillity. You both define “The Journey is the Destination”. Domo Arigato Goizimasu. Andrew C G.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
Hello Lee and Stephany, so nice to watch your juorney... Its my dream to do same like you too...Congratulation..!!
Nice job of yours, Stephanie and Leigh! Agree with you on the hot water installation, there are easier, cheaper and lighter ways.
Mullet man and Frenchie are awesome!
Ha ha the mullet is looking slightly more respectable these days, as far as a mullet can anyway 😜
This was a month ago 😉
@@leighdearle5965 Must say with every episode respect for Frenchie grows 10 folds. Talk about a skill and she seems to be a natural pro. You are very lucky to have such a perfect partner.
Brilliant episode as always
👌👍job well done guys👏👏🤟🤟
Looks good. Great job.
That was one needed overhaul, those black areas really is an improvement to the look of the camper. I understand that Leigh keep Steph around, she's quite skilled and so petite that she fits in a cupboard 🤗😉👍🍻💕
She's a keeper
Nice video! Love your camper modifications!
Loved it.
Beautifully done by your own hands guys❤️ loved this vlog of your refurb! Safe travels
You did an awesome job!
Very nice work friends, you are pro !
Bravo pour le "bricolage" ça lui redonne un air de jeunesse c'est sympa.
Good work and its good always to have some changing 🌹👍🏽
Haa Leigh you'll be allowed to cut the Frenchy's hair soon! Nice work all round, soo good to get those jobs done. Japan and its culture look as beautiful as ever. Thank you for sharing...:)
Thanks for the ideas. Going to use them on my Jayco rebuild; basically the same thing. Recommend getting a Mr. Heater, a Buddy Jr. Space heater. Powered off of propane but it'll cook you out of your camper. I know. Question as 1st time viewer, how well does your solar panel do for electricity? Rock on!
Great episode, thanks as ever for sharing, a ray of sunshine in these uncertain times. Stay safe and bon chance!
I have watched all your videos since the beginning and the minor paint job on grizzly for me is an awesome combination. It looks better 😊
Guys, excellent video and great work, really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing, safe travels
Hi Steph ans Leigh , im Alberto , from Chile I've been following them for a long time, I like their program
I 've said it before people the world over love to get along when allowed!! Thing is though kids the world over always drop Dad in the mucky stuff just make sure Dan's missus does not see it!! seriously great calming video
quel courage, bravo bonne continuation
Frenchie tu est la meilleure !! ⛏⚒🛠🔧 avec Leigh bien sure ! 😉 Merci a vous
Thank you for special sweet detail video as all great watching in are young pair doing as slow travel around world
You guys are getting around, more more more. Take care.🙌
Neat Job Guys....Like the things you taking out that you never use....Keep It Simple and Stupid KISS principle
Living full time we have to cut back where we can.
We usually try to stick to a 6 month rule.
Every 6 months go through everything we own, if we haven't used it then it's got to go. Other than essential items such as spare parts, recovery etc... 😉
Good on you guys, nicely done 👌 Aaaaand the most important thing: The Mullet is back!! Yes!!
Great work guys good job and good luck
Nice work!
I don’t know whether anyone else has said this but you really don’t need those fridge vents. They were put in when the camper had a gas fridge. With the compressor fridge you do not need to vent it unless it is exceptionally hot. You should consider blocking the holes with maybe polystyrene insulation that is a tight fit. It will stop the drafts and you can if necessary remove it for when it gets really hot ( like high thirties °c) you will really notice the warmth when you have the air vents blocked
Thanks for the great advice.
We did have some dense air filter covers that would could remove but we noticed the fridge using more power and getting really hot last year in Kazakhstan during the summer so we removed them.
There is a fan at the back of the fridge does this not need some sort of air supply?
Leigh Dearle the fan is used to move air around the back of the fridge , it should have some ventilation but that can quite easily be inside the camper. Think of where some fridges are placed in homes they are buried in cabinets for example. When it gets super hot yes have the vents open, but for normal use, they just let the draft in! On the danfoss compressor you have on your fridge there will be a terminal that can be wired so the fan only comes on when the temp is past a certain point. As for it using more power when it was hot , yes it will obviously bit they are still super efficient compared to a gas fridge. Also if the fan was in the original fit out it’s possible it was for the absorption gas fridge. Honestly you don’t need all that venting
@@CrichieB awesome info thank you so much.
That would make a big difference we will definitely give it a go.
Fantastic skills steffi
Got it from my mum. She can do anything. And much better than me.
Leigh looks like an Aussie Robert Deniro in Taxi Driver
Yay, Stanley got a mention ;-)
Still the best 😉
Brilliant video!
nice upgrades! Maby add some more drawers in the new spaces you have? :D all the best from the netherlands!
Plastic boxes, perfect fit. 😉 easy.
Good Job Friends !
This seems crazy. I've installed those furnaces. They are very light and burn almost no propane. I'm an Electrician.
The furnace was reasonably efficient but the hot water unit was definitely not.
The propane furnace doesn't come close to the diesel heater though. Those things are amazing and it was the best upgrade we made.
Also much less condensation with the diesel furnace set up compared to the propane.
Send u love from Spain! Love u guy's!
Never underestimate the skills of a woman! Good jobs both of you. Housekeeping 101. Lol.
Bonjour à vous 2, quand ont fait un joint au silicone, il faut poussé et non tiré comme a fait Leigh. En poussant le silicone rentre dans les interstices! Si ont tire le joint ne rentre pas dedans et provoque des fuites par la suite!! Et merci pour les videos!!
Ho . Interressant. Merci.
Молодцы!
..GOOD ONE, KEEP SAFE..
When dads drunk lol
That was so hilarious, we never told Dan so he saw it for the first time today when he watched the video haha
He loved it!
Nice
Good stuff! We just recently came across your channel on youtube and we love it! I think we binged it in an entire day, lol! We currently overland with our Land Cruiser and a teardrop camper, we are throwing around the idea of getting something similar to what you have in the future. Can't wait to see more of your adventures!
goood job
You guys are awesome. Liked the work of the Chief engineer - Stephy. Leigh... what's going on in the back of you head? Mollet you call it? 😆
Glad you guys are still doing well.
Ha ha the terrible mullet...
It was a bit of fun during isolation, it doesn't look quite so bad anymore 😉
Removes heater. Pipes freeze 😂
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 vocês são divertidos e lindos .. parabéns pelos vídeos, eu acho maravilhoso... vocês têm um fã aqui no Brasil. Sucesso sempre!!! Beijos e abraços!! ❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
The world: Hardware store
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Australians: Bunnings
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We have been on a Bunnings world tour 😜
It's always exciting to check out every new countries Bunnings 😉
Félicitations pour votre nouvelle maison. J'ai bien compris qui était le chef de chantier....
13:18 I wonder if a small fairing on the forward side of the fridge grille would help a little. I've seen them on one or two trans-saharan trucks and on UNHCR medical Defenders for their vaccine/medcine fridges. - just two or three inches wide of very thin aluminium bent out to keep the worst of the dust away from the grille, a bit like a wind deflector.
You could try taping something on (even cardboard) the next dusty road you are one to see if it helps or not. Maybe wipe the outer face of the grille first with a tiny amount of cooking or engine oil on a tissue - just enought to make dust stick so you can see if it's working not after half a mile or so.
That is a really good idea. You mean a sort of air dam, mounted vertically, forward of the vents? That should help a lot.
@@donewhiskey yeah something like the window wind deflectors that you can fit to car doors (not seen one of those for years though - showing my age)
You see bigger ones on US truck bonnets above the front grille sometimes.
I have a feeling that it won't help too much, but it's an easy test with a little smear of oil to see if there's any change in dust accumulation and it's only a bit of tape and a strip of cardboard to test it out before you commit to making a real one. It may not work at all in this case.
If the trans-Saharan truckers use it for their cab fridge vents there must be a reason - life is hard offroad out there and nothing is done without good reason.
I've also seen what looked like an inertial separator on the engine airr intake on a couple of huge trucks there too - for convoy travel in dusty sand.
I watched driver's mate open the flap to drop the dust out of one at a fuel dump. Box was empty (no filter or oil bath) but I saw the baffle plates clearly and recognised it as the same basic design as an inertial separator off an aviation turbine engine.
This separator was about 4 foot square and a foot thick, mounted just behind the cab opposite the exhaust stack.
A length of ducting then went out to the "standard" saharan snorkel air intake at the top of the cab. About 2 bucketsfulls of fine brown dust was quickly raked out of the rear vehicle's separator, the bottom of the box regreased with old sticky oil/grease and off they went again over the horizon in convoy.
Mother of invention etc.
@@gordslater we will definitely look into that, thanks heaps for the idea.
We actually had another guy comment who reckons we don't even need the vents for our refrigerator...
He says maybe they were from when a previous propane fridge was installed.
Kool👍
Les japonais aiment les cabanes en bois. Mon frère les a pconstruit et déconstruit en Colombie-Britannique pour livraison.
Love your hair cut ! 😜
Ha ha don't lie... It's terrible 🤣
I did it for some fun, never take life too seriously.
I have had some crazy haircuts over the years 😉
Brilliant work! It has given me inspiration to get me working on my Deffer. With the fridge vent, have you considered making a custom cabinet filter?
Greetings from Germany. I also like the easy and lightweight solutions for our Unimog. We also have no pressure water system and no boiler. What is your preferred way of making hot water? How much water do you carry?
Greetings, Jürgen
If we need hot water for dishes then we'll just boil a little bit in our jetboil. Super efficient and gas available everywhere.
We like cold showers 😉
Our total water capacity is 150L.
@@leighdearle5965 We also use a kettle to boil hot water and mix it for washing or eventually showering. We also have a Swiss Army rubber water bladder, which is heated by sunshine - we simply place it after driving on our motor hood and that is sufficient for showering after 20 mins. As a yoga teacher I totally agree - cold showers are great. Best if taken outdoors with a small bowl in rivers, lakesides or waterfalls. Continue your great vids - best overland travel channel!
6:29 never trust a kid with secrets :)
That was so funny, we didn't tell Dan about it instead waited for him to watch the video.
Wish I could of seen his reaction...
Je veux bien récupérer le chauffe eau 😂
Trop tard.... on en a fait don à un gars du village qui vit dans un bus aménagé. (On n a pas filmé) mais il etait super content.
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My comment too! When does Mummy drive? Out of the mouths of babes!
What do you guys do when either one of your FARTS while sleeping whilst in Grizzly?
I am from Iraq, I love adventures, and a new follower for you. Please accept me
C'est un plaisir de vous revoir. Avez-vous homologué, en France, le Bear en camping-car ou il est resté camion? Grizzly devait-il également être homologué? Séparément ou ensemble? Merci a vous!
Contrôle technique et immatriculation avant toutes modifs et sans le camper. Pas de retour en France de prévu. C est catégorie utilitaire.
Camper : cellule.
Et la cellule n ayant pas de châssis elle ne demande pas d immatriculation.
@@GrizzlyNbearOverland Merci et bonne continuation!
Super Job.. Where is your next destination?
We will stay in Japan for the time being while we wait for the world to get back to normal...
It's hard to make plans at the moment.
@@leighdearle5965 come to Sri Lanka if you could...
@@sandaruwanjayalath8065 we would love to come to Sri Lanka 😊
Can we take a ferry from India?
@@leighdearle5965 I searched it too.. It has been paused few year ago. It may start again (just a rumor). I will let you know if things changed. Um so excited If you birds can come here..
@@sandaruwanjayalath8065 ok please keep us updated if this ferry becomes available 🙏😉
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Is your heater one that uses propane? Have you tried the on-demand water heater? I'm in the process of putting my camper together and wanted to use your experience. Thanks.....
Yes it was a propane heater. If we ever feel the need for hot water on demand I would look at the Chinese diesel heaters / water heaters.
man your bloody mullett lol
Ha ha you love it 😜
It was just for a laugh, isolation games. Doesn't look quite as bad anymore although definitely still a mullet 😉
I am Steph!
"Really???" Hahaha!
13:53 Magnolia 🤣🇦🇫 Afghanistan. Tajikistan
Where did you get the fourwheelcamper as it is an american company
Yes they are based in California. We bought ours at a dealer in Germany.
Sthill in japan?
14:34 why do you go over the silicone with soap water?
I'm a plumber and that's a little trick I was taught during my apprenticeship to smooth the silicone without it sticking to your finger.
When fitting bathroom basins etc it helps make a really neat job.
The water needs to be very soapy.
I don't know if I am ready for the mullet to come back. No, not feeling it.
Hey guys what chemical toilet is best ?
That's a question we can't answer as we don't have a toilet.
We have a shovel 😜
Check out his wonderful and extremely thorough documentary about Land Rovers: th-cam.com/video/bplWL6kr3jM/w-d-xo.html. And what does everyone think about the new design of the Defender?
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