It's so fun to see George building Debbie and John's van, as I watch Debbie and John's videos of them driving cross country to pick up the van. Can't wait to see the reveal of what I know will be another fabulous van build.
Has it only been 5 years? Oh my, George, how you have become a fixture in my life! You are my go-to, smart, fun, out-of-the-box, vacation fantasy, pick me up, and put a smile on my face, videos. Your videos are a gift to us all. Thank you so much, George, and best wishes to you and your loved ones.
George, what we enjoy is the creativity of your work process, you are a witty and entertaining person to watch. So, show us how you build the vans, and all of the little doodads that you create and how you solve problems regarding plumbing, electrical, or whatever. Show us the vans you have already built, or show us your router CNC , or your shop improvements or even pictures of your grandkids. You are the star of this show, and as long as you put forth effort into your content, we will enjoy it with coffee on a lazy Sunday morning. Thank you sir!
Yay! Thinking my last comment hit the mark. You've done so much over the years, all with basics that have undoubtedly changed. You mentioned new adhesives in a past video, for example, so I'd love to see current nuts and bolts content. Personally, I'd even like to see what you're doing under the van, with what materials, and how you're sealing drain holes. Unseen and uncelebrated, but very important. Thanks for all you do!
Happy Canada Day, from not-so-far north of you! I’m thrilled you’ll be doing more of the step by step. I understand you can’t re-order Time, only so many hours. But I’ve truly missed the detailed thought process, proof of concept, look what I made! Been with you since the Pleasureway in the driveway, ( oh! The screen door!!) and am always inspired and impressed. Thanks for the content, and thanks for the time. The She To Me is so great for them.
George, first of all good Sunday morning and great to see you again! I’m speechless at this point! Idk what else to say…as I watched this video all I could do is simply shake my head in amazement! You’re a very special man [and I’m sure your wife reminds you of that often too!] and you have no clue as to how much enjoyment you bring to me each and every Sunday! I only regret that the vehicle I’ll returning to the road with VERY soon now [after retiring from 38 years of trucking 9 years ago] will be a 2024 GMC AT4 DIESEL AEV with a Northstar 850SC pop up camper on the back and not an Humble Road creation unfortunately. Due to my recent horrible complete rebuild (from the ground up) experience and all the money I lost putting into a 1986 Dodge Class B…and, the fact if I had ‘you’ build me a van it’d be ions before I received it being so far down on the list. I can’t wait any longer…I’m 71, been dormant for 9 years, and, my clock is quickly ticking. I’m sure you see my dilemma. But! I’m quite confident that you could even make great additions/changes to even the future camper I’m buying! Stay safe, great video as always, and, I’ll see ya’ in the next one sitting front stage! 😁 ~Jim in a Houston,Texas~
I am with Debbie… I love the white chocolate laminate & lighter wood. That cherry rail is a sweet touch. The bed step is pure genius. When you first flipped it over I thought “wait, what happens to all the stuff inside the box?”… but you explained that. Glad to see more design, innovation & build returning. I used to love watching you, staring at a van, listening to the music of your mind churning with ideas. PS. I’m still hoping to see a bunk bed model. Cheers & Happy 4th!
I think you are the PROFESSOR of 8020 van builds and your channel the UNIVERSITY. i have loved these from the beginning, and now I might actually get to do a van build myself!
I follow She to Me, so I especially loved this update. Having one of your builds would be such a dream. You are such an amazing craftsman. Thanks for this update! Have a great week! Jane in SC ❤🙏
Yeah, that would be very interesting to me too. Can you imagine a custom trailer, that would be something no one else is doing, that I’m aware of, with the exception of a few people doing rebuilds
George, I do hope you get back to showing how you build your vans like you did in the early days. I've missed that type of content although I always watch your channel and I love it. Here in the UK I'm hoping to convert my Toyota Hiace van. It's small so will be a huge challenge but the pop top was fitted a year ago so it's started. You are a real inspiration and I'm looking forward to some more "How I Made It " videos. John.
Always liked your older more detailed oriented videos, but know that for some people they prefer to see the final product vs the sausage making process.
Always my favorite way to start the week, a Humble Road video. LOVE everything you create and enjoy every moment of your explaining the reasons for the process to create the remarkable builds you make. I can’t wait to see when they’re completed and we get to see the final tour. I’ve watched several of them repeatedly, it’s like watching reruns of your favorite tv show lol. Happy 4th of July to you and your crew George.
Good morning, George! Ah, another great van build with my Sunday breakfast and coffee. I love it! You are the greatest van builder on the planet, and I am your greatest fan (or one of them). Just stating the facts. Your uncompromising technical perfection and artistry are a role model for us all, and for the RV industry. You have single-handedly changed this industry forever. There are other companies that do great work too but they don't make the videos showing how, they hide their secrets and so their work is not known to most. You do both, and that makes you unique and fearless. I work in Tech. We build software systems. Since we are matched against computers that make the tiniest mistake into a neon-glaring, lights flashing, sound beeping huge error alarms, we have to be perfectionists too. There is a common saying in software building: You can have it CHEAP, GOOD, FAST - Pick any two, but you cannot have all three. So too, with any project like van conversions. Good + Fast ain't Cheap. Cheap + Fast ain't Good. Fast + Good ain't Cheap. 😂 Thanks for a great tour. Yes, that White Chocolate is sumptuous and decadent in luxurious feel, but Walnut Wood is still king.
So much thought. So many ideas. Thank you for sharing all the thought process that goes into each design. Yes! You have to keep sharing the "Why" of your design desicions. A picture of a finished carving may be beautiful in itself, but there is so much more to the story to understand that a line or curve came about not only because of the beauty of the end carving, but also because the stone carver had to understand the flaws in the stone underneath the chisel.
I hope the couple is young, the bed ingress and egress seems a bit tight especially with the wood bits holding in the mattress. Once the bed steps are deployed, the contents would fall out of the box without a net or something similar. The simplest, most efficient diverted toilet I have seen is the Trelino. The airline cabinets are a cool style idea, it would be neat to see them with clothes and whatnot in them. Neat videos that you do George, thanks for sharing with us.
The beautifully designed shower- can you place a drainable pocket or mesh holder inside the shower unit below the controls to hold conditioners and shampoos?
Is there a reason you've never done a dual twin bed setup? Such a floorplan has become increasingly popular with production builders of RVs and trailers. I'd love to see you do something similar. It would gain a lot of usable floor space and allow the beds to double as daytime lounging/eating/dressing/working space.
A twin bed set up does not offer the same amount of garage/storage space as a double fixed bed, I am not opposed to building a twin bed floorplan, I just have never been asked.
@@HumbleRoad… we may be your first client to request a combination north/south rear twin bed/dinette that would also convert to one large bed. At least that’s my hope! 😉🤗
Here I am, in Montana, generally smiling. I am constantly impressed with the attention to detail, quality and innovation that inform your work. That said, I am not crazy about the solution you came up with to getting in the bed. I would send that one back to the boys in the lab and see if there isn't a more clever and elegant way to solve that issue. I like the airline cabinet solution, though. And the deep sinks. And the cherry wood detail is brilliant.
While I do like to see the finished product, I have to say that the thinking, brainstorming and engineering and also why certain decisions are made instead of the sometimes obvious ones, is exactly what interests me the most. It's all in the details. I do have a question regarding this build, why not a Trelino?
I like cherry and white oak. However, I’m really digging this laminate and I’ve got the Wilsonart chain what that means is I’ve got all the Wilsonart laminate samples hanging on a giant chain. There are really some staggeringly beautiful samples.
Hey George love all your ingenuity. We have a toilet like Deb and John’s, I didn’t notice any vent for it, I really believe that’ll be a big mistake, especially it being right there in the dining/living area. We pull ours out to shower and it’s smellable 🥴 when in our shower it’s hooked back to the vent.
@@RamblinRoadies Could be,☺, but we've not been pushy. We know he runs late. We just hope we get to drive it back home on our return from the east coast.
Not directly aimed at Debbie and John. They are ideal clients who understand what's going on here. I have had two or three clients who got so hung up on the fact that the van was late, they lost sight of the intent here, which is pure creative solutions. One of them could no longer look me in the eyes! But then once they got their vans, all was forgotten and the smiles shone bright. I get new inquiries, based on watching my videos, so it is important to me that they are aware of and understand every aspect of commissioning a Humble Road custom van.
Just a thought - Would it be possible to hide the external hinges on the airline cabinets by using an internal piano hinge? The existing external hinges disrupt the sight--lines.
George, I need your help. I ordered a Nomadic 8,800 BTU AC unit for my boat. When it arrived, it didn’t come with an installation manual. My electrician is trying to get in touch with the manufacturer, but because I chose the Nomadic after watching your videos, I thought maybe you’d have a ODF version you could send me???
Welcome to the world of nomadic cooling in my personal opinion they’re still not ready for prime time I’ve installed six of them each one being designed and manufactured differently. Very little literature and customer support is not great, but the unit themselves work quietly and they sip power however I would only install them on the insistence of my client.
How about embedded magnet(s) to hold shower wand. Therefore, not noticeable when in non-shower mode. Unless, the wand clip can also double as a hat/coat hanger
Beautiful build and presentation! The airline cabinet hinges are black is there a way to put the hinges inside or change the color to stainless or silver to match the rest of hinges and pulls? Is there a way to install a squeezie shower door to enclose the shower? Just saying...
Black is our accent color throughout the van an intentional design choice. Squeegee doors require framework for them to work properly. That framework would just get in the way when it’s a living room our shower curtain curves all the way around 360° squeegees don’t do that.
A pantry is designed to be slid in and out, and hold a decent amount of weight. Any lateral force will certainly bend or tear at the glides. Let's do a test. Open one of your kitchen drawers and with unwitting force, slam it sideways. Let's see what happens. Go ahead, we'll wait.
@HumbleRoad You went from "it will fail from an errant bump" to "slamming with unwitting force." I'm a big fan of yours and I wasn't trying to be critical, so I don't know what prompted such an aggressive response. I was just surprised that you'd include a feature that would fail from an "errant bump." I'm sorry I struck a nerve, that wasn't my intention. It just looked like a good opportunity to have a backboard for more counter space.
"but that in itself sounds like a huge design flaw." is a silly comment. Drawer glides have been in use as designed for decades. Their strengths, weaknesses and limitations are well known and universally accepted.
More details on the airline cabinets, please... That is when/if you have the time. It looks to me like you are in more pain than usual? Be sure to take care of your health! You are my age--be sure to stick around.
MORE pain than usual!? On the contrary. I haven't felt this good since I started the ADT! I'm six months off the stuff and I feel great. Now I have to build back my lost muscle and lose that spare tire I have around my midsection.
@@HumbleRoad okay America.. If you dump urine into your RV's grey tank, it's technically becoming a black tank. Grey tanks are for wastewater from sinks, showers, and the like, while black tanks are specifically for sewage, including urine and feces.
6:30 that box needs either a bungee or a lip to keep shit in. If you close that too hard your shits in the void between the closedness of it and the lynxiboi
Part 1 of 2: Good morning, ‘Mr. Humble’: just finished watching your latest TH-cam video and in the process of trying to get my Brain Booted Up this morning for my first liter of coffee for the day, a few thoughts occurred to me. (Note: considering I was only and them still partway through the overall process of crawling out of my sarcophagus and trying to function for the day, it is quite possible I either missed or did not understand correctly everything you were trying to communicate so maybe some of my ideas below have no merit but, maybe they do). Anyway, three separate ideas occurred to me while watching your video: (Note: split my posting into two parts to make sure it will fit in allowable ‘comment posting space’ on TH-cam). First of all, regarding your (how to describe it best?) innovative idea for that ‘pull out, step up slide out’ to be used to ‘greatly facilitate’ ascent and descent into the bed of the vehicle while at the same time minimizing chances of injury which might conceivably even require hospitalization to treat such things as hip fractures and so on (Neat Idea) - focusing on something you pointed out about ‘not wasting space’ and utilizing that ‘space in the upper step’ by leaving it ‘open for storage’, PERHAPS there is something I mystery don’t understand but: it ‘seems to me’ that as I understood it, “Yes, it could be used for ‘storage’)” BUT “Wouldn’t, as presented - couldn’t it/depending on the stuff stored in there when in its ‘stored away’/’pushed in’ position, tend to result in things either falling out/rolling out of the storage box either while in motion potentially even at rest depending on various factors such as ‘slope’ and so on? NOW - perhaps I’m missing something and perhaps there is some sort of ‘protrusion’ into that space when it is all ‘pushed in’ for some reason but assuming that I understand it correctly, might it not be USEFUL to consider adding some sort of ‘hinged door’ - hinged at the bottom - to enable one to cover up opening so that things wouldn’t/couldn’t fall/roll out? PERHAPS even such a door could be made of something like say Clear Lexan and that way, one would be able to SEE exactly what was inside there without having to even open the door/cover? Also, it just occurred to me but - and I cannot really imagine that you have not found some innovative way to use the space that the slide in/slide out bottom section as well, perhaps on the ‘under bed’ portion of the garage either in whole or in part but, assuming - just assuming - you haven’t, might not a similar idea use the lower section ALSO ‘for storage’ with some sort of pop up lid - solid in this case with ‘anti-slip strips’ instead of (obviously) something like clear Lexan? And, before I leave this ‘first idea’, the doors could be held firmly in place using - one of both YOUR and my favorite components - MAGNETS - to keep them closed and in place while in motion. Again, maybe I’ve missed something here because it’s ‘not like you’ to waste space in your builds and there may very well be good reasons for the way everything has been done insofar as it was presented in your video, but - just in case… Second: like your idea regarding the Hidden Shower Controls and ‘Shower Head’. Neat idea to hide it that way ‘in a recess’ with a ‘pulldown door’ like that. However, and perhaps ‘up close’, ‘this’ isn’t the problem BUT as it appeared in the video, as a result of the recess and the available lighting, that opening was kind of DARK and kind of ‘gloomy’, and it occurred to me that just maybe - the addition of something LIKE a short section of say LED strip lighting - hidden/recessed above the inside lip of the opening, shining downward, that would automatically come on when the door was opened, might be a Very Nice Touch. And - ‘Cheap Like Borscht’, as they say. It seems to me that something like that - and I would say in a Bright White/say roughly 6000 K Color Temperature - would look REALLY ‘COOL’ and at the same time be very functional.
Part 2 of 2: Third and finally - general thoughts regarding those ‘Overhead/Aircraft Style’ Storage Cabinets that you have been incorporating lately into your bills, AND IN PARTICULAR the larger ones - the largest I have seen to date - in your most recent video/build. This is a - to my tastes - an excellent idea in terms of ‘not wasting space’ and aesthetically and functionally as well, ‘from the outside’. Unless I’ve missed something, to date the only? method I have seen you use to help ‘keep stuff stored within’ cabinets from falling out when the cabinet is opened, has been a ‘zigzag use of bungee cords’ TO KEEP THINGS ‘PINNED’ to the door itself. It seems to me that while this might be the best solution in some cases - situations where whatever it is you are storing in there is say not too heavy and/or otherwise amenable to the use of such a mechanism, in other cases there might be better ways to accomplish what you seek to accomplish. I’ve already mentioned ‘weight’ as a factor/consideration and what if whatever it is you wanted to store didn’t ‘lend itself naturally’ to the ‘bungee cord retention system’? It would seem to me that potentially something like some sort of ‘elastic cargo netting’ either attached to the door side of the cabinet OR potentially attached to the non-movable portion of the storage cabinet might be a better idea, at least in some cases. It would seem to me that in many cases, it would be preferable to not have anything at all attached to the door itself, but - when you opened up the cabinet, you could just SEE what was stored therein. A contributing factor to the problem of how to use that storage space optimally is the fact that the space is very small in terms of volume at the bottom of the cabinet EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING as you move upwards towards the roof inside the cabinet. So the question is, or at least some of the questions are: how might you BEST be able to utilize that space ‘depending’ on what you wanted to store up there, best deal with questions like ‘weight’, not having to worry about ‘stuff falling out for rolling out’ when you open the door to the cabinets, and - PROVIDE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY in terms of what you might want to store in these overhead cabinets, depending on/and variable by ‘cabinet to cabinet’, as you move around inside the vehicle. For example, it would seem to me that say - potentially large, bulky items such as blankets and comforters and things like that, MIGHT best benefit and facilitate maximum use of storage volume if they could be retained/held in by some kind of elastic netting or maybe even a bungee mechanism anchored to the non-openable portion of the cabinet. With such items, for example ‘Creative Folding’ of them - designed to ‘put’ the ‘majority volume’ of the item ‘upward’ towards the largest volume of the storage space, might be best. On the other hand, say smaller items such as say: folded shirts, towels, pants, etc. might better be stored ‘attached to’ the lid/openable door of the cabinet. Anyway, them’s my thoughts and ideas this early in the morning. I thought that perhaps you might find them useful. Need to now go and get another liter of coffee for myself because the first one hasn’t kicked in yet, or else I may have to resort to an ‘intravenous caffeine drip’ to try to ‘get myself going’. Keep up the good and INTERESTING work. Cheers!
It's so fun to see George building Debbie and John's van, as I watch Debbie and John's videos of them driving cross country to pick up the van. Can't wait to see the reveal of what I know will be another fabulous van build.
Has it only been 5 years? Oh my, George, how you have become a fixture in my life! You are my go-to, smart, fun, out-of-the-box, vacation fantasy, pick me up, and put a smile on my face, videos. Your videos are a gift to us all. Thank you so much, George, and best wishes to you and your loved ones.
Your channel is, by far, the best boutique van-build startup in the universe.
Art at its finest? Passion at its finest? Both.
George, what we enjoy is the creativity of your work process, you are a witty and entertaining person to watch. So, show us how you build the vans, and all of the little doodads that you create and how you solve problems regarding plumbing, electrical, or whatever. Show us the vans you have already built, or show us your router CNC , or your shop improvements or even pictures of your grandkids. You are the star of this show, and as long as you put forth effort into your content, we will enjoy it with coffee on a lazy Sunday morning. Thank you sir!
George, you outdid yourself with the multi-functional roller-step box. Incredible!
Yay! Thinking my last comment hit the mark. You've done so much over the years, all with basics that have undoubtedly changed. You mentioned new adhesives in a past video, for example, so I'd love to see current nuts and bolts content. Personally, I'd even like to see what you're doing under the van, with what materials, and how you're sealing drain holes. Unseen and uncelebrated, but very important. Thanks for all you do!
Happy Canada Day, from not-so-far north of you!
I’m thrilled you’ll be doing more of the step by step. I understand you can’t re-order Time, only so many hours. But I’ve truly missed the detailed thought process, proof of concept, look what I made! Been with you since the Pleasureway in the driveway, ( oh! The screen door!!) and am always inspired and impressed. Thanks for the content, and thanks for the time. The She To Me is so great for them.
George, first of all good Sunday morning and great to see you again! I’m speechless at this point! Idk what else to say…as I watched this video all I could do is simply shake my head in amazement! You’re a very special man [and I’m sure your wife reminds you of that often too!] and you have no clue as to how much enjoyment you bring to me each and every Sunday! I only regret that the vehicle I’ll returning to the road with VERY soon now [after retiring from 38 years of trucking 9 years ago] will be a 2024 GMC AT4 DIESEL AEV with a Northstar 850SC pop up camper on the back and not an Humble Road creation unfortunately. Due to my recent horrible complete rebuild (from the ground up) experience and all the money I lost putting into a 1986 Dodge Class B…and, the fact if I had ‘you’ build me a van it’d be ions before I received it being so far down on the list. I can’t wait any longer…I’m 71, been dormant for 9 years, and, my clock is quickly ticking. I’m sure you see my dilemma. But! I’m quite confident that you could even make great additions/changes to even the future camper I’m buying! Stay safe, great video as always, and, I’ll see ya’ in the next one sitting front stage! 😁 ~Jim in a Houston,Texas~
I am with Debbie… I love the white chocolate laminate & lighter wood. That cherry rail is a sweet touch. The bed step is pure genius. When you first flipped it over I thought “wait, what happens to all the stuff inside the box?”… but you explained that.
Glad to see more design, innovation & build returning. I used to love watching you, staring at a van, listening to the music of your mind churning with ideas.
PS. I’m still hoping to see a bunk bed model.
Cheers & Happy 4th!
Glad to see your energy is back & roaring. Go get 'em tiger! 🐯
The step by step videos are the best videos. Looking forward to many more. Greetings from the 🇬🇧.
Awesome, thank you!
I love your design philosophy. Workmanship, skill and work ethic on full display
I think you are the PROFESSOR of 8020 van builds and your channel the UNIVERSITY. i have loved these from the beginning, and now I might actually get to do a van build myself!
I follow She to Me, so I especially loved this update. Having one of your builds would be such a dream. You are such an amazing craftsman. Thanks for this update! Have a great week! Jane in SC ❤🙏
Always striving at Humble Roads. Cant wait to see that finished van.
Yeah, what you said. Thaz what I like bestest. Glad you're returning to that format.
I would love to get those airline cabinets built in my Sprinter.
I love this channel, if you ever start travel trailers I would be first in line.
Get ready!
Yeah, that would be very interesting to me too. Can you imagine a custom trailer, that would be something no one else is doing, that I’m aware of, with the exception of a few people doing rebuilds
Don’t think I’m not aware!
@@HumbleRoadget the best frame. I am certain you are aware of the issues with the newer trailers. It is a travesty.
I have contacted an aluminum frame manufacturer in New Hampshire. That's the first step!
George, I do hope you get back to showing how you build your vans like you did in the early days. I've missed that type of content although I always watch your channel and I love it. Here in the UK I'm hoping to convert my Toyota Hiace van. It's small so will be a huge challenge but the pop top was fitted a year ago so it's started. You are a real inspiration and I'm looking forward to some more "How I Made It " videos. John.
Good to see that shower / toilet combo come back! Clever design!
OMG, a $250K toilet! lol😂 But, it comes with a van! ❤
Exactly!
Always liked your older more detailed oriented videos, but know that for some people they prefer to see the final product vs the sausage making process.
Love all the detail and multiple use of spaces. Thank you for sharing your creatively designed traveling homes.
Wonderful thought process. Contingencies looking forward to flow and function...
Always my favorite way to start the week, a Humble Road video. LOVE everything you create and enjoy every moment of your explaining the reasons for the process to create the remarkable builds you make. I can’t wait to see when they’re completed and we get to see the final tour. I’ve watched several of them repeatedly, it’s like watching reruns of your favorite tv show lol. Happy 4th of July to you and your crew George.
Love the table/toilet/shower very clever use of space! slong with the airline cabnets
Good morning, George! Ah, another great van build with my Sunday breakfast and coffee. I love it! You are the greatest van builder on the planet, and I am your greatest fan (or one of them). Just stating the facts. Your uncompromising technical perfection and artistry are a role model for us all, and for the RV industry. You have single-handedly changed this industry forever. There are other companies that do great work too but they don't make the videos showing how, they hide their secrets and so their work is not known to most. You do both, and that makes you unique and fearless.
I work in Tech. We build software systems. Since we are matched against computers that make the tiniest mistake into a neon-glaring, lights flashing, sound beeping huge error alarms, we have to be perfectionists too. There is a common saying in software building: You can have it CHEAP, GOOD, FAST - Pick any two, but you cannot have all three. So too, with any project like van conversions. Good + Fast ain't Cheap. Cheap + Fast ain't Good. Fast + Good ain't Cheap. 😂
Thanks for a great tour. Yes, that White Chocolate is sumptuous and decadent in luxurious feel, but Walnut Wood is still king.
So much thought. So many ideas. Thank you for sharing all the thought process that goes into each design. Yes! You have to keep sharing the "Why" of your design desicions. A picture of a finished carving may be beautiful in itself, but there is so much more to the story to understand that a line or curve came about not only because of the beauty of the end carving, but also because the stone carver had to understand the flaws in the stone underneath the chisel.
YES, seeing all the steps, was and IS great content 💪❤
I hope the couple is young, the bed ingress and egress seems a bit tight especially with the wood bits holding in the mattress. Once the bed steps are deployed, the contents would fall out of the box without a net or something similar. The simplest, most efficient diverted toilet I have seen is the Trelino. The airline cabinets are a cool style idea, it would be neat to see them with clothes and whatnot in them. Neat videos that you do George, thanks for sharing with us.
I agree on the toilet, as well as the rest you mentioned.
I always enjoy the creative process
George is an artist!
The beautifully designed shower- can you place a drainable pocket or mesh holder inside the shower unit below the controls to hold conditioners and shampoos?
There must be some Italian genes in you. You are top class couture, tailoring those vans.
Thanks George! Like 50
Hi George, I saw you make an appearance in Less Junk more Journey in New York ! Nice cameo.
Is there a reason you've never done a dual twin bed setup?
Such a floorplan has become increasingly popular with production builders of RVs and trailers.
I'd love to see you do something similar. It would gain a lot of usable floor space and allow the beds to double as daytime lounging/eating/dressing/working space.
A twin bed set up does not offer the same amount of garage/storage space as a double fixed bed, I am not opposed to building a twin bed floorplan, I just have never been asked.
@@HumbleRoad… we may be your first client to request a combination north/south rear twin bed/dinette that would also convert to one large bed. At least that’s my hope! 😉🤗
Doesn’t the pullout top step box need a lid so the items stored don’t fall out?
Yes
Well, there goes the concept of don't eat where you sh!t 🤣Nice work!
@9:25 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA OMG... just when I thought I couldn't like you any more, George.
George, isnt it boring to always have the best ideas after all of these years???
Here I am, in Montana, generally smiling. I am constantly impressed with the attention to detail, quality and innovation that inform your work. That said, I am not crazy about the solution you came up with to getting in the bed. I would send that one back to the boys in the lab and see if there isn't a more clever and elegant way to solve that issue. I like the airline cabinet solution, though. And the deep sinks. And the cherry wood detail is brilliant.
Let's agree to disagree!
Will we be able to see the full van build for She to Me when completed?
Absolutely! 👍
How can we even get more detailed like now ;-)
I think you should add a net of some sort on the stair box, so that when you rotate the strep, the stuff doesn’t spill out.
We will have a magnetic lid just not in place for the video
While I do like to see the finished product, I have to say that the thinking, brainstorming and engineering and also why certain decisions are made instead of the sometimes obvious ones, is exactly what interests me the most. It's all in the details.
I do have a question regarding this build, why not a Trelino?
The customer did not want a Trelino.
@@HumbleRoad Well, can't go against the customer's choice.
My English teacher ❤❤❤
I too am not crazy about the wood, this looks great!
I've been positively influenced by several of my English teachers.
@@HumbleRoad … as far as wood goes George, I’m curious if you’ve ever used teak or bamboo in any of your beautiful creations?
@@Kim.PrayMoreWorryLess I have used teak as a shower mat, but each of them is too heavy to use anywhere else in a Van Build
@@HumbleRoad … thanks George. I was wondering about weight. Do you have a favorite type of wood to use?
I like cherry and white oak. However, I’m really digging this laminate and I’ve got the Wilsonart chain what that means is I’ve got all the Wilsonart laminate samples hanging on a giant chain. There are really some staggeringly beautiful samples.
A masterpiece!
Hey George love all your ingenuity.
We have a toilet like Deb and John’s, I didn’t notice any vent for it, I really believe that’ll be a big mistake, especially it being right there in the dining/living area. We pull ours out to shower and it’s smellable 🥴 when in our shower it’s hooked back to the vent.
This is a "bag it and dispose of it "type of use. Are you leaving the waste in the toilet for any length of time?
@@HumbleRoad yes, we do. A for few days.
Bravo! ❤
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Looking forward to all the journeys to come in your new van ❤
I was wondering if this was really a message to Debbie and John. You guys must be getting very excited to finally pick up your new adventure vehicle.
@@RamblinRoadies Could be,☺, but we've not been pushy. We know he runs late. We just hope we get to drive it back home on our return from the east coast.
Not directly aimed at Debbie and John. They are ideal clients who understand what's going on here. I have had two or three clients who got so hung up on the fact that the van was late, they lost sight of the intent here, which is pure creative solutions. One of them could no longer look me in the eyes! But then once they got their vans, all was forgotten and the smiles shone bright. I get new inquiries, based on watching my videos, so it is important to me that they are aware of and understand every aspect of commissioning a Humble Road custom van.
Just a thought - Would it be possible to hide the external hinges on the airline cabinets by using an internal piano hinge? The existing external hinges disrupt the sight--lines.
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Why have roller box instead of a second pair of drawer sliders and a lid to step on?
George, I need your help. I ordered a Nomadic 8,800 BTU AC unit for my boat. When it arrived, it didn’t come with an installation manual. My electrician is trying to get in touch with the manufacturer, but because I chose the Nomadic after watching your videos, I thought maybe you’d have a ODF version you could send me???
Welcome to the world of nomadic cooling in my personal opinion they’re still not ready for prime time I’ve installed six of them each one being designed and manufactured differently. Very little literature and customer support is not great, but the unit themselves work quietly and they sip power however I would only install them on the insistence of my client.
How about embedded magnet(s) to hold shower wand. Therefore, not noticeable when in non-shower mode. Unless, the wand clip can also double as a hat/coat hanger
I noticed how the steps pushed/rolled back when you demonstrated getting out of bed. Might that be a hazard? Can it lock in place when extended?
They do lock in place. The little blue tabs on either side are the mechanism
Beautiful build and presentation! The airline cabinet hinges are black is there a way to put the hinges inside or change the color to stainless or silver to match the rest of hinges and pulls? Is there a way to install a squeezie shower door to enclose the shower? Just saying...
Black is our accent color throughout the van an intentional design choice. Squeegee doors require framework for them to work properly. That framework would just get in the way when it’s a living room our shower curtain curves all the way around 360° squeegees don’t do that.
whats up grandpa!!😎😎
Is the top of the pantry going to be finished so it can be used as extra counter space?
No, to leave the pantry in the open position while prepping is dangerous. One errant bump and you could tear it off its glides.
@HumbleRoad I mean this as kindly as possible, but that in itself sounds like a huge design flaw.
A pantry is designed to be slid in and out, and hold a decent amount of weight. Any lateral force will certainly bend or tear at the glides. Let's do a test. Open one of your kitchen drawers and with unwitting force, slam it sideways. Let's see what happens. Go ahead, we'll wait.
@HumbleRoad You went from "it will fail from an errant bump" to "slamming with unwitting force." I'm a big fan of yours and I wasn't trying to be critical, so I don't know what prompted such an aggressive response. I was just surprised that you'd include a feature that would fail from an "errant bump." I'm sorry I struck a nerve, that wasn't my intention. It just looked like a good opportunity to have a backboard for more counter space.
"but that in itself sounds like a huge design flaw." is a silly comment. Drawer glides have been in use as designed for decades. Their strengths, weaknesses and limitations are well known and universally accepted.
George for PRES! ...
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Hi George. Quick question. Where can I get that large format cardboard for building a mockup?
Locally
@@HumbleRoadOkay I'll look around. Thanks.
Just curious does all the stuff not fall out of the step box without a lid?
The box will have a lid
More details on the airline cabinets, please... That is when/if you have the time. It looks to me like you are in more pain than usual? Be sure to take care of your health! You are my age--be sure to stick around.
MORE pain than usual!? On the contrary. I haven't felt this good since I started the ADT! I'm six months off the stuff and I feel great. Now I have to build back my lost muscle and lose that spare tire I have around my midsection.
@@HumbleRoad Very happy to hear. I am a former massage therapist and seem to still view people from that perspective. Glad I got it wrong.
I'm curious; what markers did you interpret as pain?
a $250,000 toilet?!? ... HOLY CRAP! 🤭
The epitome of pi$$ing money away!
You can't tow a U-Haul behind a hearse.😅
But it comes with a van!
Laughs in the face of “ don’t shit where you eat”
Or don't shit WHILE you eat!
@@HumbleRoad even better idea!
@@HumbleRoad I once cleared a bar in Jamaica. Said that I loved these swim up bars. I don’t have to leave my beer to go to the bathroom😂
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Like your 'first thought' philosophy. I am known to say, just because you have an idea, doesn't necessarily make it a good one lol.
chassis exposed means thermal bridge, condensation... the ceramic urine separator can break.
Oh no!
There’s no perfect thermal bridging in a van. The ceramic urine separator was the clients and she wanted it. These builds are customer driven.
We’ll take that chance! Plastic always looks dirty.
@@FromShetoMe maybe something made out of metal, copper
@@dimitristsagdis7340 We're going to give this one a try and be the beta testers. But the company that makes these has sold to lots of van builders.
10:28 Urine to a grey tank makes that a black tank....
Wrong
@@HumbleRoad okay America..
If you dump urine into your RV's grey tank, it's technically becoming a black tank. Grey tanks are for wastewater from sinks, showers, and the like, while black tanks are specifically for sewage, including urine and feces.
Urine and feces together makes sewage urine by itself in gray water is still gray water
@@HumbleRoad America is wild... The developed world doesn't align with your grey/black sentiment
Composting toilet lids should seal & lock down.
Not a composter
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You're my kind of subscriber! 😉
@@HumbleRoad I like young hard working guys like you. 😉
😂😂 toilet come with the van.
6:30 that box needs either a bungee or a lip to keep shit in. If you close that too hard your shits in the void between the closedness of it and the lynxiboi
Good channel, but getting mighty talky. Let's see some creative build process.
Part 1 of 2: Good morning, ‘Mr. Humble’: just finished watching your latest TH-cam video and in the process of trying to get my Brain Booted Up this morning for my first liter of coffee for the day, a few thoughts occurred to me. (Note: considering I was only and them still partway through the overall process of crawling out of my sarcophagus and trying to function for the day, it is quite possible I either missed or did not understand correctly everything you were trying to communicate so maybe some of my ideas below have no merit but, maybe they do). Anyway, three separate ideas occurred to me while watching your video:
(Note: split my posting into two parts to make sure it will fit in allowable ‘comment posting space’ on TH-cam).
First of all, regarding your (how to describe it best?) innovative idea for that ‘pull out, step up slide out’ to be used to ‘greatly facilitate’ ascent and descent into the bed of the vehicle while at the same time minimizing chances of injury which might conceivably even require hospitalization to treat such things as hip fractures and so on (Neat Idea) - focusing on something you pointed out about ‘not wasting space’ and utilizing that ‘space in the upper step’ by leaving it ‘open for storage’, PERHAPS there is something I mystery don’t understand but: it ‘seems to me’ that as I understood it, “Yes, it could be used for ‘storage’)” BUT “Wouldn’t, as presented - couldn’t it/depending on the stuff stored in there when in its ‘stored away’/’pushed in’ position, tend to result in things either falling out/rolling out of the storage box either while in motion potentially even at rest depending on various factors such as ‘slope’ and so on? NOW - perhaps I’m missing something and perhaps there is some sort of ‘protrusion’ into that space when it is all ‘pushed in’ for some reason but assuming that I understand it correctly, might it not be USEFUL to consider adding some sort of ‘hinged door’ - hinged at the bottom - to enable one to cover up opening so that things wouldn’t/couldn’t fall/roll out? PERHAPS even such a door could be made of something like say Clear Lexan and that way, one would be able to SEE exactly what was inside there without having to even open the door/cover?
Also, it just occurred to me but - and I cannot really imagine that you have not found some innovative way to use the space that the slide in/slide out bottom section as well, perhaps on the ‘under bed’ portion of the garage either in whole or in part but, assuming - just assuming - you haven’t, might not a similar idea use the lower section ALSO ‘for storage’ with some sort of pop up lid - solid in this case with ‘anti-slip strips’ instead of (obviously) something like clear Lexan?
And, before I leave this ‘first idea’, the doors could be held firmly in place using - one of both YOUR and my favorite components - MAGNETS - to keep them closed and in place while in motion.
Again, maybe I’ve missed something here because it’s ‘not like you’ to waste space in your builds and there may very well be good reasons for the way everything has been done insofar as it was presented in your video, but - just in case…
Second: like your idea regarding the Hidden Shower Controls and ‘Shower Head’. Neat idea to hide it that way ‘in a recess’ with a ‘pulldown door’ like that. However, and perhaps ‘up close’, ‘this’ isn’t the problem BUT as it appeared in the video, as a result of the recess and the available lighting, that opening was kind of DARK and kind of ‘gloomy’, and it occurred to me that just maybe - the addition of something LIKE a short section of say LED strip lighting - hidden/recessed above the inside lip of the opening, shining downward, that would automatically come on when the door was opened, might be a Very Nice Touch. And - ‘Cheap Like Borscht’, as they say. It seems to me that something like that - and I would say in a Bright White/say roughly 6000 K Color Temperature - would look REALLY ‘COOL’ and at the same time be very functional.
Part 2 of 2: Third and finally - general thoughts regarding those ‘Overhead/Aircraft Style’ Storage Cabinets that you have been incorporating lately into your bills, AND IN PARTICULAR the larger ones - the largest I have seen to date - in your most recent video/build.
This is a - to my tastes - an excellent idea in terms of ‘not wasting space’ and aesthetically and functionally as well, ‘from the outside’. Unless I’ve missed something, to date the only? method I have seen you use to help ‘keep stuff stored within’ cabinets from falling out when the cabinet is opened, has been a ‘zigzag use of bungee cords’ TO KEEP THINGS ‘PINNED’ to the door itself.
It seems to me that while this might be the best solution in some cases - situations where whatever it is you are storing in there is say not too heavy and/or otherwise amenable to the use of such a mechanism, in other cases there might be better ways to accomplish what you seek to accomplish.
I’ve already mentioned ‘weight’ as a factor/consideration and what if whatever it is you wanted to store didn’t ‘lend itself naturally’ to the ‘bungee cord retention system’? It would seem to me that potentially something like some sort of ‘elastic cargo netting’ either attached to the door side of the cabinet OR potentially attached to the non-movable portion of the storage cabinet might be a better idea, at least in some cases. It would seem to me that in many cases, it would be preferable to not have anything at all attached to the door itself, but - when you opened up the cabinet, you could just SEE what was stored therein.
A contributing factor to the problem of how to use that storage space optimally is the fact that the space is very small in terms of volume at the bottom of the cabinet EXPONENTIALLY INCREASING as you move upwards towards the roof inside the cabinet. So the question is, or at least some of the questions are: how might you BEST be able to utilize that space ‘depending’ on what you wanted to store up there, best deal with questions like ‘weight’, not having to worry about ‘stuff falling out for rolling out’ when you open the door to the cabinets, and - PROVIDE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY in terms of what you might want to store in these overhead cabinets, depending on/and variable by ‘cabinet to cabinet’, as you move around inside the vehicle.
For example, it would seem to me that say - potentially large, bulky items such as blankets and comforters and things like that, MIGHT best benefit and facilitate maximum use of storage volume if they could be retained/held in by some kind of elastic netting or maybe even a bungee mechanism anchored to the non-openable portion of the cabinet. With such items, for example ‘Creative Folding’ of them - designed to ‘put’ the ‘majority volume’ of the item ‘upward’ towards the largest volume of the storage space, might be best.
On the other hand, say smaller items such as say: folded shirts, towels, pants, etc. might better be stored ‘attached to’ the lid/openable door of the cabinet.
Anyway, them’s my thoughts and ideas this early in the morning. I thought that perhaps you might find them useful.
Need to now go and get another liter of coffee for myself because the first one hasn’t kicked in yet, or else I may have to resort to an ‘intravenous caffeine drip’ to try to ‘get myself going’.
Keep up the good and INTERESTING work.
Cheers!