You can pre buy 1 thing.... Max Air Fan!

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely at least 1 or 2! You have to have that in a van we die without ours! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

@HappyTheory

3 ай бұрын

@amandaandwhit I wait for the RTX 2000. I will prepare the cables in the Isolation and keep the space on the roof free in the back. Not possible without AC

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

@@HappyTheorythat’s great! We have 1 maxxair fan and a AC unit. We been thinking about putting a slimmer unit on top for that since we don’t use it as much!

@bensavage6389

3 ай бұрын

They suck. Brush motors always squeak.

Ima guy. I was thinking about finding another guy to sleep with and travel with me im so inspired by you two.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Whatever makes you happy!

All great tips! Can 100% confirm that you should be prepared for things to not go according to plan 😂 Also, yeah, as a first-time van-lifer I had zero idea which upgrades would be necessary at first. Upgrading as you go is absolutely the way. That being said, some Revel upgrades turned out to be *absolute* game changers! It's funny to look back and think "wow, life was so hard back then" 😄

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

There has been so many times things don’t go as planned even for us going to camp 1 night! We definitely had things we got and have been like this is amazing and will never not have it too! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

Spot on video about not pre-buying things for the van. I wasted so much money buying "recommended" things that I'm not ever going to use. I'm a state park camper, which means well maintained roads. When I'm feeling adventurous, I'll do dispersed camping in a Florida Water district. I don't need winches, fancy air compressors, or heavy-duty recovery equipment beyond levelers. BTW, how are the frolis working out for you?

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it’s all depends on your use and you don’t know what that is until you actually use it! We are loving it makes the bed nice and soft since we’re both side/tummy sleepers! We’re also going to check out Canyon Adventure vans luxe mattress in April when the Adventure van expo comes to Scottsdale,AZ.

@bjbj3853

3 ай бұрын

@amandaandwhit Great! I'm going to buy a set. I'm not a fan of CAV. Ridiculously over-priced stuff.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

@@bjbj3853 they are great! And shipping is very fast I think we got ours within a week or so!

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@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 😊

Don't overload your vehicle is a hood tip as well.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Yes! That’s is a really good tip! It can realistically only take so much weight and getting the front and rear axel weighed is something you should do when fully loaded with water and everything! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

Not pre-purchasing is a good tip. I'm planning on installing a hydronic heater, but because I'm planning on buying my van 2nd hand, I can't make any assumptions about what options it'll include, or even if it'll be diesel or gasoline. I need to have it sitting in my garage before I can go ahead with any plans.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

There are something’s if you know for sure your going to use you should buy like the heater! We see it more with extra things like the storage or items you can do without for a few trips to figure out your rig. Like we knew we have to get a new mattress but we had to wait and figure out the best one for us! Thanks for watching! 😊

@SidewaysCytlan

3 ай бұрын

@@amandaandwhit Yes indeed, but if the van already has an engine heater I can hook into, I just saved myself $1000+! Thank for the reply! I'll keep watching 😄 Edit: I'm quite far north, so it's somewhat likely a 2nd hand van would have one. It''s right at the edge. I can buy one now, but if one's already fitted, I would've spent a lot of money for no reason.

Nice Video Ladies

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

Kind a more of a tips not mistakes.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

Tips on how to not make mistakes like we did 🤣 cause ended up with no dinner or down the wrong road has not been fun LOL Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

First mistake is you bought an overpriced german van. A pro master would have done the trick and have cheaper parts and maintenance.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

So far we had good luck with the Mercedes side of the van. It’s been the Winnebago side that has us spending more money than we thought we would be. Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

@SaintInix

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the heart, by the way, I don't mean it to be mean. I'm personally using a Ford explorer to build a stealth camper. Those vans are larger, but the premium is not worth it for a single person like me.

@SaintInix

3 ай бұрын

@@amandaandwhit Ohh, Yeah the Winnie premium is a real thing too.

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

@@SaintInixoh yeah no worries! Honestly if Toyota made a truck camper/van I would much rather have that lol I know they are coming out with maybe a truck camper at some point!

@amandaandwhit

3 ай бұрын

@@SaintInixyeah it is! 😂