Building a Camper Van is Harder Than it Looks | DIY Van build for Full-time Van life
Hi everyone, welcome back! We hope you enjoy this week's episode as we build out our new van. This week on the build we got the cab divider wall installed and began the roman clay finish we will be using on this van!
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i love those troublemaker cats
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Same here hehe ❤️
I love how Lula & Sasha basically run the show around here 😂👏
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
It’s their world and we’re just living in it 🫡
I’m so glad you’re “back” on KZread. I love watching all your Instagram content but LOOVVEEE the longer videos! You two have such positive vibes even when you’re feeling stressed! ❤❤❤❤
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Hi! It means so much that you’re here and enjoying this longer format ❤️
once i get a remote job, a year later i can build a van and i also got two cats.
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Love that!
Oh I’m so glad you decided to come back to KZread. I love seeing y’all create and the kitties. Y’all always amaze me with your creativity.
You guys are doing a great job, once it's finished you'll feel accomplished and proud of yourselvies.
Great video. I love the balance between the sense of urgency and “it’ll get done when we get to it”. Inspiration at its finest. Also putting the works in the final build is amazing!
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Definitely. It’s a fine balance. Thanks for watching ❤️
As someone who bought a van to convert, then upped their cats from 1 to 2, then had a surprise little girl, it's encouraging to see that at least the pros find it tricky too. The mental gymnastics are real!
I have to say nice video and your patience is amazing and your kitties are so cute, but I couldn't give it my full attention because I was looking at your cute haircut Scarlet. I just cut mine short and it's not as cute as yours. I am going to take the video to my salon to show them how cute it is so I can copy it. Its adorable.😊
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
That’s so sweet, thanks! I love my hair short… something about it just feels very “me” in a way I never felt with long hair.
9:45 THAT's the ticket, right there! ☕️
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
We love our nanopresso! Doesn’t use any power and you can travel with it.
@Hyakman5408
Жыл бұрын
@@scarletandseth I've not seen those before. I think I need one 😀
You guys make it look so easy! It’s nice to see all the hard work you put in. I know the cats are helping when the cameras are off.
I LOVE showing the Reality of the van build. It's WORK! And for that reason, for now, I plan on just building out the back of my truck with an ARE shell (a lil practice) and done and travel. Maybe a Van will come later, like after these ridiculous high interest rates on Used vans have subsided, and I have saved more to pay someone to help, cuz...It's WORK! Hard WORK! Kudos, keep going, inch by inch. Bye for now.
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Definitely 👍🏼 Such a good idea to pace it out, especially with the cost of vans, materials, etc. right now. Best of luck on the eventual build!
I was progressing well until solar install. Confusing! Gauge install next!
You're certainly right about it being harder, I just spent *over an hour* driving round looking for the right sort of hinges for the cabinets (I didn't even know there were that many different kinds of hinge!). Absolutely love your inspiring and expertly presented content.
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Wild haha. Hopefully you found the right ones. Really appreciate you being here!
Amazing video... It could be just me but you looked kinda more cute with your old buzz cut...
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Don’t worry, I’m sure it will make a return sooner rather than later 😉 It’s not even long enough to be past my ears yet and I’m already tired of the upkeep haha!
@siddharthbhatia9432
Жыл бұрын
@@scarletandseth please excuse if my comment was derogatory in any way... It's just with the buzz cut, your face looks more beautiful but longer hair covers ur forehead and really foreshadows the cuteness... PS--> U Both Are Amazing... And I really hope one day I'm able to make my own camper with a fixed toilet like you guys made a few years back....
from a former pro painter... get the bucket opener. AND when pouring from the "five" gallon. Do it backwards (this keeps the air from burping paint everywhere). The hole on top not bottom.
Good luck !
Amazing !! Love your work!
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Thank you!
Good job 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Greetings from Ireland 👋🏼🤘🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Love the vlog style content!
The standing shower makes the space look much more cramped. I thought you hit a home run with the hidden shower in the bench. Curious as to what was the pros and cons for the bench shower that made you choose the permanent shower?
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
We have loved our bench shower, but honestly it’s mainly just for privacy with the bathroom as well as the fact that this is a larger wheel base van so it feels like we have some extra space since we’ve always been in a short wheelbase van! We also stay pretty active while we travel so it’s nice to quickly rinse off rather than setting up the convertible shower then letting it dry etc. for space saving, ease of building and cost effectiveness though the pop up shower wins by a long shot.
@nightbirdgames
Жыл бұрын
@@scarletandseth fair enough! Looking great so far. Love this vlog style of videos.
감사합니다~~~♥
Im curious why you chose roman clay over limewash paint? They look really similar.
@scarletandseth
10 ай бұрын
Roman clay has a sealer coat that creates an easy to clean surface where as lime wash or micro cement is rougher and much more difficult to keep clean in a van!
what software are you using for van desing?
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
We use the free version of google sketch up.
What program do you use to lay out your vans?
@scarletandseth
Жыл бұрын
Google sketch up!
@Tesla-Cannon
Жыл бұрын
@@scarletandseth Thanks!
That designa app for PC
I have like 0 knowledge of building vans, can I subscribe to your patreon and learn to build a complete van from scratch? If I do the same layout as yours. Especially electrical 🥺
@scarletandseth
10 ай бұрын
We will be posting more in depth information specifically on this van in the future on patreon but do have quite a bit of information to help you build a van currently. That being said, don’t get to caught up in replicating something, build it for you! A good resource for power information is explorist.life on KZread!
@JJeongji
10 ай бұрын
@@scarletandseththank you :)
It's visible you guys are tired and no longer want to build vans, so you're struggling to get up, spending more time scrolling social media to avoid having to do something you don't want to do, etc. It's almost over you two, hang in there.
1:13 we could have done without that trashiness