Came here and subscribed via the lovely Mel and Becky. You need look no further for all van build matters than lovely Mel, the brilliant Camper Vibe Emily and Louise and the all knowing, do it right by the book Greg Virgoe. Stood me in good stead for our build. Love your enthusiasm, you will get there and it will be worth it.
Hey Kevin, thanks so much for joining us! Totally agree, been using Greg, Mel, The Whole World or Nothing, Self Built Stories and Camper Vibe among many others! Love the van life community, so many awesome people. 🙌🙌
Aw, I've loved this video. I could never quite put my finger on what is bugging me...life is dull, 100% right. In a few years time you can call me an OG and you'll be living your best life. Be happy x
We’ll be so happy to have you as an OG April! Thanks so much for watching - we hope we can inspire you to take on some life adventures of your own, no matter what they are :) sending happy vibes your way too 😊💛
Hi, following you from Mel and Becky's channels. Just finished watching yours from the 1st vlog. You're doing a great job, both with the van and youtube. Keep up the great work and can't wait for the next instalment 😃
Hey Mark, thank you so much for taking the time to watch, so kind of you! Hopefully as time goes on the videos will get a bit more regular! Thanks also for the words of encouragement, we certainly need them haha 🙌❤️
Great vlog, good to see how your van is coming along your doing really well keep up the good work, and what a bonus to meet Mel and beck lovely people who I also follow. Good luck with the rest of your build.
I was waiting for you to upload your video 😊 Can't go wrong watching a van build and seeing your beautiful cats two of my favourite things 😍 Love your garage flooring. 👍
Hey Hope 😊 ah that’s so nice to hear. The cats are always around when we’re out there - they make the best van build buddies 🥹 glad you like the flooring too, we weren’t sure at first but really happy with it!
Bloody brilliant video guys - so fun to see your edit of the day and we had a real laugh with you guys too. Mel says he's going to post the tv remote to you, as we found it in the cupboard when we got back - doh! xx
Nice to hear from you again Mark - glad you enjoyed it. Yeah it was great to meet some others doing similar things - spending all that time working or on the van can feel a bit isolating sometimes so it’s nice to have caught up with them!
Well that was great nice seeing you both meeting up with Mell and Becky, the van is coming on great I'm looking forward to seeing your adventures in it, I'm off to Scotland and the outer hebrides in a few weeks in my van, thanks for yet another entertaining video, cheers.
Glad you're back, I missed you both last week, I keep checking to make sure I hadn't missed anything, you both give me enthusiasm to keep on plugging away at the van build 👌👌 see you traveling around Cornwall hopefully one day. cheers Lee 🤞👍
Hey Lee, nice to see you here again 😊 ah yeah we would love to upload more but can’t quite fit it in at the moment 😩 but having lovely comments really helps! We will 100% be coming that way and will give you a shout when we do! Thanks again 😊
The vibration on that multi tool looked a great!! Maybe the more Ah for that tool would definitely bring in more power and as you know more power more dollars for the pair of you. Enjoying the vids guys, think outside the box not just inside it 😍
it's nice to see the TH-camrs meeting up and helping each other out with bits and pieces. It's very nice thing to do male and I hope to see you on the road soon
I think that might be the first time we’ve officially been called TH-camrs 😂😁 was so nice meeting them both! Yeah we can’t to get on the road soon too- so exciting! Thanks Martin!
Another cracking vlog...Missed you both and the cats last week. Rays really starting to come together now and is looking fab 😀... The Simploo toilet is a brilliant option and in my opinion it's certainly the best composting toilet around for the price and I've used quite a few composting loos 😂
Thanks for confirming the Simploo decision, we’re definitely going to go for that! Glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for always giving us the encouragement with your lovely comments, it really makes us happy 😃
That’s perfect! I believe Andy has linked it in the description so let us know if you go for it! Always nice to see your name in the comments Clifford- it’s great to see some familiar faces :)
@@lifeadventureprojects Thank-you Sophie. We really enjoy your videos - especially the level of reality when things don't quite go as expected. It makes me feel less of a failure 😄
I love the fact that you dive in and tackle the door that won't close properly. Why do think the garage couldn't fix what seems a fairly straightforward repair?
Hey bud, good question. We took it to 2 different garages. Garage 1 - we got it back and although they had aligned the door better they made the hook at the bottom (holds the door open) worse and was bent backwards. We should have taken it back but we just never found the time and then as more time went by we just moved on. I then tried to fix myself and made it all worse and misaligned the door badly. So, months go by and onto Garage 2 - they got the alignment sorted and made it better. However maybe we explained it wrong to them but they never realised the hook was not holding the door open. The reason for this is because I have door stoppers on the slider, this means it can hold the door open. What annoyed me is they didn’t even check to ensure all elements of the door worked despite telling them. So we get to the garage for collection, I check and realise not fixed. They said it was closing time so would need to go back. We drove off and quite frankly could not be assed going back. Hence fixing it myself. I have a low tolerance with garages, over priced and always do the minimum it feels. Haha Glad I bought a new part though, the door closes so much better now, nice and smooth and no longer needs slamming shut. My thoughts, why does a garage not look at it and see these things are not working properly and recommend a proper fix? Annoying. Haha
Hi Andy, loving the build. A quick word of warning about the resetable 12v fuses, they break easily meaning they dont trip. starting to see more and more of them fail. youtube - "12v fuse reset" top link should be Urban Vanlife, watch their vid. Best to be safe than sorry,
Thanks Jay, will give it a watch. You are the second person to mention that now so for me they are gonna go back to where I bought them. Not taking any risks with electrics! Thanks again bud, really appreciate it.
We have been following Mel & Beck's for a bit now what a great guys they are But you will get there. if you want free wood get to ikea bargain corner wow the stuff you can pick up wow we have got the EcoFlow DELTA 2 & a EB 400w of solar & at the weekend I am going to fit Split Charge Kits 12v 140amp Digital VSR Voltage Sense Relay in our Sprinter & when we get the Luton Van going to fit one in that
ooh I like this idea, bargain bins at Ikea sounds like a very good shout! Sounds like you have a fantastic setup, make sure you follow us on Instagram as would love to see pictures of your build! :)
@@lifeadventureprojects It was wills whereabouts & The Vanbitious Project that give me the idea about Ikea as a Yorkshire person we like to keep a hold on our cash this is why I want to build the Luton van getting all the stuff first then when I buy the van will spend a month building it Been watching lot's of van Builds
Great vlog, van is coming along nicely. Not sure if you have this yet, but I have a double seat swivel and base that I took out of my 2016 sprinter that needs a good home? This is free but you will need to arrange collection from the North West (Lake District).
Hey David, thanks for watching. Really appreciate it. We don’t have the swivel yet so certainly wouldn’t say no. Do you have Instagram and can message over there? We would need to arrange a courier to collect it so maybe some measurements? Thanks again!
Hey Michael, yeah we paid VAT as not in a trade and the van was pretty expensive! We got it at the going rate at the time, which was still too much lol.
Good video, I'm enjoying your build so far. I saw the flairs on Marketplace or somewhere and thought it was yours. Great that Mel got them. Are you aware of the #vanlifeeatsbigpicnic van event, which is near Basingstoke and a fantastic end of season van festival. I'm in Farnham so give me a shout if you need a hand or want to run an idea past me.. Kind regards Rich
Hey Rich, thanks so much and really appreciate the offer for help! Yes very aware of Vanlife Eats, we actually went last year and already have our tickets for this year too. Farnham? Love that place!
I would kinda warn about getting such a big battery without upgrading your charging infrastructure. 12V batteries in campers are kinda pain in the ass due to the high currents involved. I have a DIY 280AH 12V lifep04 battery. Despite having a 50A charger, it still takes ages to charge it. It is much more efficient to get a 24 or a 48v system involved. The problem with that is that you need to add an extra alternator. The benefit is that you can charge your whole 400AH (equivalent) battery in 1 hour. My current system needs almost 6 hours of driving to go from 0 to full. If you were to opt for a 400A system, you would almost have to drive 8 hours for that. Which is quite unrealistic. While solar is nice, it is a drop in the bucket compared vs charging by the alternator. I would advice you to think about that before you spend that money on a big 12V system.
Another great vlog guys 🛠 also is your wife married Andy? only Sophie looks pretty handy with the sander & tools & I need some DIY doing as I'm bloody useless 😁
Thank you so much for your amazing hospitality and generosity. You two are truly inspiring 👍🤓👍
Thanks Mel, was great having you both over for a few hours. Keep being you, awesome!
I've come over from mels channel , I learnt loads from his channel when I did my build
Thanks Simon! ❤️ Yeah we have watched a lot of Mel’s videos. Always very helpful!
Came here and subscribed via the lovely Mel and Becky. You need look no further for all van build matters than lovely Mel, the brilliant Camper Vibe Emily and Louise and the all knowing, do it right by the book Greg Virgoe. Stood me in good stead for our build. Love your enthusiasm, you will get there and it will be worth it.
Hey Kevin, thanks so much for joining us! Totally agree, been using Greg, Mel, The Whole World or Nothing, Self Built Stories and Camper Vibe among many others! Love the van life community, so many awesome people. 🙌🙌
Another great video. I love the way you two take the micky out of each other keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍🏻
Thanks Chubb!! 🙌🙌 love the positive comments! ❤️❤️
Aw, I've loved this video. I could never quite put my finger on what is bugging me...life is dull, 100% right. In a few years time you can call me an OG and you'll be living your best life. Be happy x
We’ll be so happy to have you as an OG April! Thanks so much for watching - we hope we can inspire you to take on some life adventures of your own, no matter what they are :) sending happy vibes your way too 😊💛
Hi, following you from Mel and Becky's channels. Just finished watching yours from the 1st vlog.
You're doing a great job, both with the van and youtube. Keep up the great work and can't wait for the next instalment 😃
Hey Mark, thank you so much for taking the time to watch, so kind of you! Hopefully as time goes on the videos will get a bit more regular! Thanks also for the words of encouragement, we certainly need them haha 🙌❤️
Great vlog, good to see how your van is coming along your doing really well keep up the good work, and what a bonus to meet Mel and beck lovely people who I also follow. Good luck with the rest of your build.
Thanks Clint! We have a lot planned this weekend so hoping to get a lot done!
I was waiting for you to upload your video 😊
Can't go wrong watching a van build and seeing your beautiful cats two of my favourite things 😍
Love your garage flooring. 👍
Hey Hope 😊 ah that’s so nice to hear. The cats are always around when we’re out there - they make the best van build buddies 🥹 glad you like the flooring too, we weren’t sure at first but really happy with it!
Nice catchup video guys good luck with the door .perseverance the key . Swapping flares good idea .
Cheers John! Yeah mostly sorted the door now, although you fix one thing and then something else breaks! lol
Small world, I follow both Mel and Becks,
I can understand why, they are knowledgable and awesome!
Bloody brilliant video guys - so fun to see your edit of the day and we had a real laugh with you guys too.
Mel says he's going to post the tv remote to you, as we found it in the cupboard when we got back - doh!
xx
haha thanks Becky, you are too kind! Good point on the remote, I would never have realised until the TV had gone up! xx
Aww u will get there xxxxxx
Thanks Lynne!
Again, really nice to see your content. Very happy vibes all around. Keep it coming, please.
We certainly will Wagner - thanks for tuning in again! Glad to be spreading some happy vibes and thanks for sharing yours with us too :)
Nice to have you back guys with a fun chilled video, nice you got too meet other doing things they love, 🎉🎉🎉
Nice to hear from you again Mark - glad you enjoyed it. Yeah it was great to meet some others doing similar things - spending all that time working or on the van can feel a bit isolating sometimes so it’s nice to have caught up with them!
@@lifeadventureprojects well you’re hard work is so paying off 🎉🎉
Lovely episode...and nice job on the garage/rubber floor.... 👍
Thanks Arthur, always appreciate your kind comments. Glad you like the flooring too!
Got to love the van community.....another entertaining vid guys.
It was great to meet up with them, they were so lovely! Thanks for tuning in Vincent!
Well that was great nice seeing you both meeting up with Mell and Becky, the van is coming on great I'm looking forward to seeing your adventures in it, I'm off to Scotland and the outer hebrides in a few weeks in my van, thanks for yet another entertaining video, cheers.
Cheers Brian!! Glad you are enjoying the videos. Scotland is going to be fab, we are planning to head that way on our travels. 🙌🙌❤️
Glad you're back, I missed you both last week, I keep checking to make sure I hadn't missed anything, you both give me enthusiasm to keep on plugging away at the van build 👌👌 see you traveling around Cornwall hopefully one day. cheers Lee 🤞👍
Hey Lee, nice to see you here again 😊 ah yeah we would love to upload more but can’t quite fit it in at the moment 😩 but having lovely comments really helps! We will 100% be coming that way and will give you a shout when we do! Thanks again 😊
Keep up the good work....
Thanks Lee!! 🙌🙌
GREAT VLOGS AND GREAT CHANNEL U GOT
Thanks Mark, really appreciate it! 🙌🙌❤️
that rubber mat looks awesome! electrics look so confusing! you guys are smashing it!
Cheers Ciaran! Yeah we're happy with how it has turned out and should be pretty useful! Thanks, getting there slowly but surely!
@@lifeadventureprojects I may get the rubber mat for the garage now too😂😂
Do it do it do it!
Bloody outstanding love Mel @Bec your doing a fantastic job
Thanks Brian, they are blimming awesome!
The vibration on that multi tool looked a great!!
Maybe the more Ah for that tool would definitely bring in more power and as you know more power more dollars for the pair of you.
Enjoying the vids guys, think outside the box not just inside it 😍
Cheers bud! Glad you are enjoying the watch! 😂
Maybe demonstrate how the bed works well!! 😂😂
it's nice to see the TH-camrs meeting up and helping each other out with bits and pieces. It's very nice thing to do male and I hope to see you on the road soon
I think that might be the first time we’ve officially been called TH-camrs 😂😁 was so nice meeting them both! Yeah we can’t to get on the road soon too- so exciting! Thanks Martin!
Lovely video. Bet that motivated you a lot! Well done xx
Yes for sure! Now the door’s fixed we can get on with some stuff, so looking forward to cracking on this weekend! 😊💛
Another cracking vlog...Missed you both and the cats last week. Rays really starting to come together now and is looking fab 😀... The Simploo toilet is a brilliant option and in my opinion it's certainly the best composting toilet around for the price and I've used quite a few composting loos 😂
Thanks for confirming the Simploo decision, we’re definitely going to go for that! Glad you enjoyed and thanks so much for always giving us the encouragement with your lovely comments, it really makes us happy 😃
Garage flooring. That's a good idea - just in time for me to do it in my conversion 🙂
That’s perfect! I believe Andy has linked it in the description so let us know if you go for it! Always nice to see your name in the comments Clifford- it’s great to see some familiar faces :)
@@lifeadventureprojects Thank-you Sophie. We really enjoy your videos - especially the level of reality when things don't quite go as expected. It makes me feel less of a failure 😄
Right then....whats the plan? the plan...i dont really have a plan...hahahahahaha...great video guys
😂😂 basically the gist of all the videos thus far really! Hahaha 😭 we’ll get there one way or another!
I love the fact that you dive in and tackle the door that won't close properly. Why do think the garage couldn't fix what seems a fairly straightforward repair?
Hey bud, good question. We took it to 2 different garages. Garage 1 - we got it back and although they had aligned the door better they made the hook at the bottom (holds the door open) worse and was bent backwards. We should have taken it back but we just never found the time and then as more time went by we just moved on. I then tried to fix myself and made it all worse and misaligned the door badly. So, months go by and onto Garage 2 - they got the alignment sorted and made it better. However maybe we explained it wrong to them but they never realised the hook was not holding the door open. The reason for this is because I have door stoppers on the slider, this means it can hold the door open. What annoyed me is they didn’t even check to ensure all elements of the door worked despite telling them. So we get to the garage for collection, I check and realise not fixed. They said it was closing time so would need to go back. We drove off and quite frankly could not be assed going back. Hence fixing it myself. I have a low tolerance with garages, over priced and always do the minimum it feels. Haha Glad I bought a new part though, the door closes so much better now, nice and smooth and no longer needs slamming shut. My thoughts, why does a garage not look at it and see these things are not working properly and recommend a proper fix? Annoying. Haha
Hi Andy, loving the build. A quick word of warning about the resetable 12v fuses, they break easily meaning they dont trip. starting to see more and more of them fail. youtube - "12v fuse reset" top link should be Urban Vanlife, watch their vid. Best to be safe than sorry,
Thanks Jay, will give it a watch. You are the second person to mention that now so for me they are gonna go back to where I bought them. Not taking any risks with electrics! Thanks again bud, really appreciate it.
We have been following Mel & Beck's for a bit now what a great guys they are But you will get there. if you want free wood get to ikea bargain corner wow the stuff you can pick up wow we have got the EcoFlow DELTA 2 & a EB 400w of solar & at the weekend I am going to fit Split Charge Kits 12v 140amp Digital VSR Voltage Sense Relay in our Sprinter & when we get the Luton Van going to fit one in that
ooh I like this idea, bargain bins at Ikea sounds like a very good shout! Sounds like you have a fantastic setup, make sure you follow us on Instagram as would love to see pictures of your build! :)
@@lifeadventureprojects It was wills whereabouts & The Vanbitious Project that give me the idea about Ikea as a Yorkshire person we like to keep a hold on our cash this is why I want to build the Luton van getting all the stuff first then when I buy the van will spend a month building it Been watching lot's of van Builds
Great vlog, van is coming along nicely. Not sure if you have this yet, but I have a double seat swivel and base that I took out of my 2016 sprinter that needs a good home? This is free but you will need to arrange collection from the North West (Lake District).
Hey David, thanks for watching. Really appreciate it. We don’t have the swivel yet so certainly wouldn’t say no. Do you have Instagram and can message over there? We would need to arrange a courier to collect it so maybe some measurements? Thanks again!
@@lifeadventureprojects I have sent you an instagram message.
HI where did you buy your van and did you have to pay VAT on it , great to see you meet Mel and Becky
Hey Michael, yeah we paid VAT as not in a trade and the van was pretty expensive! We got it at the going rate at the time, which was still too much lol.
You might wanna double check those links to Mel and Becky guys, they don't seem to be working! also, love the garage vinyl addition!
All I get is a monkey wearing a hat holding a magnifying glass. 🐒
Hey Chase, thanks for letting us know, we’ve fixed it now! Nice to see a familiar name again in the comments - thanks for following along!
Good video, I'm enjoying your build so far. I saw the flairs on Marketplace or somewhere and thought it was yours.
Great that Mel got them.
Are you aware of the #vanlifeeatsbigpicnic van event, which is near Basingstoke and a fantastic end of season van festival.
I'm in Farnham so give me a shout if you need a hand or want to run an idea past me..
Kind regards
Rich
Hey Rich, thanks so much and really appreciate the offer for help! Yes very aware of Vanlife Eats, we actually went last year and already have our tickets for this year too. Farnham? Love that place!
👍
I would kinda warn about getting such a big battery without upgrading your charging infrastructure. 12V batteries in campers are kinda pain in the ass due to the high currents involved. I have a DIY 280AH 12V lifep04 battery. Despite having a 50A charger, it still takes ages to charge it. It is much more efficient to get a 24 or a 48v system involved. The problem with that is that you need to add an extra alternator. The benefit is that you can charge your whole 400AH (equivalent) battery in 1 hour. My current system needs almost 6 hours of driving to go from 0 to full. If you were to opt for a 400A system, you would almost have to drive 8 hours for that. Which is quite unrealistic. While solar is nice, it is a drop in the bucket compared vs charging by the alternator. I would advice you to think about that before you spend that money on a big 12V system.
Thanks bud, appreciated. Will certainly give it some thought. A lot to still figure out on electrics.
Hi The doors easy mate mine was broke when I bought van
Yeah the swap out was easy, but still struggling with the blood hook holding onto the door! 😭
Can you not just buy that bit or go to a scrap yard 🤔
Another great vlog guys 🛠 also is your wife married Andy? only Sophie looks pretty handy with the sander & tools & I need some DIY doing as I'm bloody useless 😁
hahaha - she done a good job of the sander but don't let her near your drill, will have your eye out! She did chuckle at this comment!
Good trade , well done , meouw puss
Thanks John! 🙌🙌