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I like what you did . Super clean work too . I was more concerned with not adding a lot of wood to the van because of the add in weight . I took out all of the extra seats to help on the weight . In the back I just built the minimum frame around the drop area . My first goal was to be able to access my folding bike, bike tools, helmet, and bags for the bike. It’s to be more of a hidden compartment for the Brompton folding bike . I still wanted to be able to cover everything over with a nice large rug and be able to crawl over that area if needed. I’m using a cot that lots lots of storage under too . I just needed to get my gas expense way down . Which I thrilled to say it worked . I enjoyed your video tremendously ! I feel like I took a wood shop class .
Thanks so much! Building for 1 person vs 2 people makes a huge difference on every part. As I go along I'll keep track of the weights, but right now, everything we "know" we're putting in (structure-wise) weighs less than the seats we took out. (But I do know from when we had our travel trailer, that weight creep is a real thing:) It's one of the reasons I decided to go with just 1/2" ply. A 4x8 sheet of the plywood weighs less than the lightest seat! Each sheet of the ply was about 50 lbs (40 something?) and we are using about 3 sheets, so about 150 lbs going in, and as you know, those seats being removed are heavy - over 200lbs total.
Thanks! As of yesterday, when I finally did work on it, I hadn't worked on the project for 5 weeks, but I'm getting back to it. There's not much left to go structurally, and I'm working on those final pieces. (Is a project like this ever really complete? :) I had to stop working on it 5 weeks ago so we could help #1 son move to Texas, about 2000 mile one way. By the time we got back and I got caught with the things that had piled up while we were gone, I was having some physical issues and wasn't up to working on the van. (Or pretty much anything else) I have a fair amount of video to edit from before we left and I'll try to get caught up on that as quick as I can.
I keep thinking about all the “neat” toys you have. I wish I had gotten into shop class instead of getting kicked out of school for accepting a steel rod from a classmate. Ominous sounding huh? There’s more to it than that, but I like the ominous sound of it and won’t embellish😂. Thank you for the picture of the older camper, it puts your project into better perspective. Also, seeing the more than the wife’s and at least one of the boy’s hands in your videos was nice too. While perhaps camera shy, the missus should be in more videos, not just her voice.
😁And I keep wishing I hadn't gotten rid of so many tools after I finished building our house. I just "knew" I wouldn't need them again. I keep hoping some of the cheep replacements I bought (like that table saw) would stop working so I could justify new, better ones! But the pieces of junk just keep working. 😥 Often the half story adds more intrigue; everyone can fill in the backstory themselves. My spine injury was the results of a boating accident that I wasn't involved in, but I was the only one seriously injured. th-cam.com/video/pSvDSkT-4eg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YVZ7w4NbZ9oNXScj
@@SchoolReportsOnTheGo An easy fix would be to just get yourself a battery powered ratchet wrench tool with a socket that fits your wheel lug nuts. Better and easier to use than the crank handle that comes with the van anyway. Alternatively you can just use an old school manual ratchet wrench with a wheel lug nut socket.
I just checked. Luckily, it lines up well enough to use the regular spare tire lowering tools to turn the tire. If I had needed to use a different socket I would have needed to find/make one for it - it's a 5 sided bolt head.
@@SchoolReportsOnTheGo Yes, you're right. The socket tool that comes with the van for lowering the spare is 5-sided. I thought it was 6-sided like the lug nuts. What I did find was that the Toyota socket tool actually fits inside a 1-inch ratchet socket. The eye portion of the tool actually fits inside a 1-inch socket -- so if needed, can still use a battery ratchet wrench -- or for anyone who loses the hand crank.
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3:08 your property is lovely
I like what you did . Super clean work too . I was more concerned with not adding a lot of wood to the van because of the add in weight .
I took out all of the extra seats to help on the weight .
In the back I just built the minimum frame around the drop area .
My first goal was to be able to access my folding bike, bike tools, helmet, and bags for the bike. It’s to be more of a hidden compartment for the Brompton folding bike .
I still wanted to be able to cover everything over with a nice large rug and be able to crawl over that area if needed.
I’m using a cot that lots lots of storage under too .
I just needed to get my gas expense way down . Which I thrilled to say it worked .
I enjoyed your video tremendously ! I feel like I took a wood shop class .
Thanks so much! Building for 1 person vs 2 people makes a huge difference on every part.
As I go along I'll keep track of the weights, but right now, everything we "know" we're putting in (structure-wise) weighs less than the seats we took out. (But I do know from when we had our travel trailer, that weight creep is a real thing:) It's one of the reasons I decided to go with just 1/2" ply. A 4x8 sheet of the plywood weighs less than the lightest seat! Each sheet of the ply was about 50 lbs (40 something?) and we are using about 3 sheets, so about 150 lbs going in, and as you know, those seats being removed are heavy - over 200lbs total.
Hoping all is well and that you get a chance to post a tour for the finished minivan camping rig.
Thanks!
As of yesterday, when I finally did work on it, I hadn't worked on the project for 5 weeks, but I'm getting back to it. There's not much left to go structurally, and I'm working on those final pieces. (Is a project like this ever really complete? :) I had to stop working on it 5 weeks ago so we could help #1 son move to Texas, about 2000 mile one way. By the time we got back and I got caught with the things that had piled up while we were gone, I was having some physical issues and wasn't up to working on the van. (Or pretty much anything else)
I have a fair amount of video to edit from before we left and I'll try to get caught up on that as quick as I can.
I keep thinking about all the “neat” toys you have. I wish I had gotten into shop class instead of getting kicked out of school for accepting a steel rod from a classmate. Ominous sounding huh? There’s more to it than that, but I like the ominous sound of it and won’t embellish😂.
Thank you for the picture of the older camper, it puts your project into better perspective. Also, seeing the more than the wife’s and at least one of the boy’s hands in your videos was nice too. While perhaps camera shy, the missus should be in more videos, not just her voice.
😁And I keep wishing I hadn't gotten rid of so many tools after I finished building our house. I just "knew" I wouldn't need them again. I keep hoping some of the cheep replacements I bought (like that table saw) would stop working so I could justify new, better ones! But the pieces of junk just keep working. 😥
Often the half story adds more intrigue; everyone can fill in the backstory themselves.
My spine injury was the results of a boating accident that I wasn't involved in, but I was the only one seriously injured.
th-cam.com/video/pSvDSkT-4eg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=YVZ7w4NbZ9oNXScj
Hopefully, the hatch door behind the front passenger seat is aligned to work for accessing the bolt that lowers the spare wheel/tire under the van.
Dang! I forgot to check that. I'll check it and let you know! Thanks!
@@SchoolReportsOnTheGo An easy fix would be to just get yourself a battery powered ratchet wrench tool with a socket that fits your wheel lug nuts. Better and easier to use than the crank handle that comes with the van anyway. Alternatively you can just use an old school manual ratchet wrench with a wheel lug nut socket.
I just checked. Luckily, it lines up well enough to use the regular spare tire lowering tools to turn the tire. If I had needed to use a different socket I would have needed to find/make one for it - it's a 5 sided bolt head.
@@SchoolReportsOnTheGo Yes, you're right. The socket tool that comes with the van for lowering the spare is 5-sided. I thought it was 6-sided like the lug nuts. What I did find was that the Toyota socket tool actually fits inside a 1-inch ratchet socket. The eye portion of the tool actually fits inside a 1-inch socket -- so if needed, can still use a battery ratchet wrench -- or for anyone who loses the hand crank.
Hopefully I we'll never have to use it! But, it's good to know I can get to it.