Again…y’all are AMAZING!

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha, thanks Vicki! 🙂

If you cut Tim's legs off you could have a shorter bed! Bit drastic way to save space! I am loving the build. You two are fun to watch.

@SelfBuiltStories

9 ай бұрын

Fortunately we just managed to squeeze in it at a good size so no drastic measures required 😀 Cheers, glad you're enjoying the videos 🙂

Although I have moved on from vanlife, I still watch your videos, because your building skills are impressive and also just because you seem like a really nice couple😊

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great idea! 👍

@SelfBuiltStories

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

It's funny how the small jobs we think are going to be quick end up taking much longer. Very inspiring stuff 😀

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Yep! There's always some small annoying detail you overlook that makes it take way longer than it should do... Every time!

@LegendLength

Жыл бұрын

That's why nobody here wants to do handyman work. It's way too hard to quote.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

@@LegendLength Yeah we've found time estimating everything is a dark art... it mostly just takes however long it takes😛

The professionalism and the quality involved in this job would put a lot of shops to shame! Well done 👍🏻

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

Awesome job, guys 👌

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Cheers!

TIM AND ABI. ..💑... YESTERDAY THINKING ABOUT YOU. ..... AMAZING PROJECT. ...👍❤

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@sigma6725

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories KEEP IT UP. ..👍... ALWAYS IN SUPPORT WITH YOU. ..❤

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

@@sigma6725 😊

@sigma6725

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories DEAR TIM AND ABI UPLOAD NEXT PART WAITING FOR THAT. .👍💑

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully it won't be too long! Tricky to find the time to edit everything so we don't have a release schedule, they just come out when they're ready 😛

wow! I've just watched everything up to this point over a few days. so many amazing ideas. wonderful work guys x

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Hope you enjoyed them all 🙂

Well done you two 👏. Truly an awesome build, I've really enjoyed watching and fantasizing about my own build. There's a few set backs for me though. One of them being I'll never convince my other half it's something we could enjoy doing. I know the woodworking would be enticing, but it's the part about trying to live in a tiny home on wheels that prevents the adventure from taking off completely 😮‍💨. Maybe some day my little drawings and hints will sink in 🤞😁 Anyways thanks for sharing your story it's been great watching the transformation and learning some great things along the way too 👍 Stay safe and well out there 🤙💜✌️

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 Glad you're enjoying the videos, and fingers crossed for you doing your own build one day 🤞

@madmouse7915

Жыл бұрын

@Self Built Stories awe Thanks 😊, maybe one day🤞. I'd love to rebuild an ambulance because those look fun to work with. Not sure why, but the wiring is intriguing to me 🤷‍♂️.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

@@madmouse7915 Yeah an ambulance would be quite cool, and spacious too!

@madmouse7915

Жыл бұрын

@Self Built Stories So many different ways to build and they all look like a lot of hard work, but a ton of rewarding fun too. For now I learn and live through folks like you 😁. Thanks for chatting with me. Have fun out there and stay safe too 🤙

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

@@madmouse7915 Our pleasure 🙂

I’m amazed at your patience and perseverance to utilize all the small spaces. Well done.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Aww I have learnt so much from you guys I've watched your vids ALOT. So thank you😁 I just sometimes feel overwhelmed with the different issues of our van build. I bloomin wish I had friends like you to call on!😔

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! We know what you mean, it's a big undertaking with lots of different projects and every one is like learning a whole new trade it feels like sometimes...! Feel free to message us on instagram if you ever have any questions 😊

Beautiful, intelligent design. You two are the best van builders on KZread. Great video.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks, glad you enjoyed it 😊

Very impressed with your dedication to precision given the weather over there. Very impressed guys.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! We're so used to it now, we've worked through all seasons and pretty much all types of weather it can throw at us 😂

This whole build is insane probably the best van build I've watched out of any... and there's a lot!! One thing I can't stop thinking about though is the weight of it all. Have you had it on a weigh bridge yet? Be very interesting to know where its at currently or even where you think it will be complete. Obviously with you guys and all fuel water etc. Hats off though this is next level what you have done.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks a lot! There are definitely some great builds and ideas out there. And yeah we have taken it to the weigh bridge a few times now and try to keep track of the weight of things going in. With the appliances and things it's easy as they often have a specced weight, a bit trickier with the woodwork but for small pieces we've taken them into the house to weigh and extrapolated a bit and made decisions around that. So e.g. we originally were going to make the garage wall out of 6mm plywood but then after weighing it changed it down to 3mm which saved us 3kg in the end. So we've been on track with it to be right around the limit, but we've also been thinking more about the kind of things we want to take in the van and having headroom for bikes etc if we want. Being an XLWB and two of us in it our buffer is pretty small, so we're also considering uprating the van a little to have a bit more allowance to play with, but still weighing it up (pun intended 😛)

That's a really good idea for the wardrobes rather than overhead cupboards over the bed area. Love the kitchen 👍

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Cheers, yeah they turned out fairly spacious in the end considering! We're going to have some overhead cupboards over the bed too, but only on one side and yeah, wouldn't be able to hang anything in those so happy with the wardrobes 🙂

Excellent as usual the wardrobe doors were a really nice finish quite unique

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, we're really happy with how they turned out in the end! Weren't sure it was going to work on something so small at first 🙂

Great job. I really liked the out takes with the hens and sheep too. 😊

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Errol! Glad you enjoyed it 😊🐔🐑

My idea to work out in my head is to have a rack to hang clothes in the shower and have the ability to swing it out when i want to use the shower Both of you are amazing.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha cheers :) And interesting, someone recently shared a design sort of like that with us: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gm19sbGqpJm4XcY.html. Maybe useful for inspiration. Guess the tricky bits to figure out would be how to keep the clothes from being exposed to all the moisture and not blocking the van too much if there's more than one of you. Pretty cool concept though. We wanted a dedicated space outside the shower, but we're going to have some sort of rail/bungee that we can temporarily put up in the shower as well to dry clothes out when we're using it as a drying room 🙂

What a superb use of space. I think your van is coming on so well, it's going to be awesome when you're done. Clever clever folk. The standard of your work is top drawer.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Pete 🙂 We hope so, looking forward to being able to put it through its paces now!

Hello , had to tell you what your vision and videos have meet to me. USA Florida you guys are and what living a dream is, don't know your back story but from a 73 year old the only regrets are the ones you didn't try. Good luck and may your travels fulfill all your dreams.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, that's really nice to hear. So glad you enjoy the videos and we completely agree with you, we're always up for new adventures and hopefully the van will give us lots of great memories 😊

Yay Yay Yay another video. Gonna get my coffee, buscuit and watch it. Thank You !!!!!!!!

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha, no problem! Hope you enjoyed it! (And sorry for the long wait 😂)

looks excellent ,great use of space .

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! We're pretty happy with it, was just dead space before 🙂

Well done, a tiny house on wheels. Get a good set of tires for the van!

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah we're planning on replacing all the tyres before we set out on the road 🙂

@wrxs1781

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories Thanks for the reply, if my build is completed in time, we are planning a trip to Newfoundland, from Ontario. Un touched beauty is an understatement.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

@@wrxs1781 Awesome, good luck!

Lovely to see you again as usual a very inspiring video.😊

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Love your videos can't wait for the next one.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy! 🙂

Well....what can I say....excellent videos and very informative. I only found your channel as I was looking for insight into solar installs but ended up binge watching everything and now I can't wait for the next installment.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed them and hope the solar install goes well 😀

Thank you for your build video. It's definitely looking wonderful so far. And again, I love your calming demanor. 💜

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching 🙂

Top job guys 👌 I am undecided who will be the first to sneak something into the other's wardrobe though 😁

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha, good question... 😀

The build is looking fantastic some great ideas

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Ingenious as always guys 🤘🏻

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! 🙂

Loving this build series, you're doing such an amazing job. We converted our Relay a couple of years ago but have just stripped it for a revamp and are unashamedly copying your pull out bed concept. Hoping to get it complete enough for Camp Quirky at the end of April. Are you going there?

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, thanks a lot 🙂 Good luck with your rebuild and yep, we'll be there 👍

Looking good! You're a dab hand at pocket holes now hey👍😀 Mine are rubbish...think I need a new jig.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha thanks, and yeah they're very handy! Pretty sure we've taken it to the limits with how thin and small we can go with them 😛

@RetroMods

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories .😄Can you tell me if you've been able to pocket hole 12mm thick at all? I think I just need to get a thinner drill bit

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Yep, although that is definitely the limit! What we found though is 12mm plywood varies in thickness, so birch ply 12mm is around 12.5mm and works quite well. But cheaper 12mm hardwood ply from Wickes etc is more like 11.3-11.5 and that makes quite a lot of difference. We've done it but to make sure the screw doesn't come through the other side, the screw head has to stick out marginally proud. But in places where we can't see them we've done that. And for both you need the pan head pocket screws which are flatter on the top which tuck in more nicely. HTH 👍

@RetroMods

Жыл бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories Wow, thanks for that info. I thought Wickes was premium😄😄..no but that makes sense because I've been buying ply from tippers, wickes and local timber merchants and its been hit and miss making a neat job. Never thought thickness would differ. Thanks again

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Haha no worries, you're welcome 🙂

Hi doing a great job,just watched your electrical installation.question did you add ignition feed for your b2b. Keep up the good work.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Hiya, cheers, and no we didn't add a separate ignition feed as the Orion has engine on detection built in without needing it. You can wire it with one too but we've found it works great without it 👍

Lovely thought out work as always, why does it rain when you do work on the van!!

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And we all ourselves the same thing, usually ends up coinciding with when we have to be outside 😬 Has been noticeably nicer this week though!

I like the cane idea. I can see that with a coloured backing or even backlit. where did you find it?

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it turned out really well, first time we've ever used it. And we just got it from eBay here: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265980686492

Love all the details, can I ask how long the conversion has taken you so far? I’m doing the same van, slightly different design, but taking me a lot longer than I expected…..😢

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Cheers! And a lot longer than we expected, too! Every project always has something that you overlook. We find that no matter how much you plan for something it's always a bit different in practice, or you get massively slowed down for something really annoying like just having the wrong screws (which happens all the time 😶). We also spend a lot of time filming and editing which slows our build down massively, but we enjoy sharing it so we think it's worth it. It's the biggest project we've ever done and can very much be a time sink hole, especially doing everything for the first time. We've been doing ours on and off for around 24 months but with some big gaps at times. As long as you're always moving forward, (or at least two steps forward one step back!), you'll get there in the end 😛 What we've tried to do is take the van out at various points along the way too as we've found it's easy to burnout with all the building. So nice to spend some time in it and enjoy the fruits of all the hard work, and get a feel for how things are going too. Good luck!

Tim, would the door to your Wardrobe be easier to access if the hinges were on the left?

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that's actually how we planned to have it originally but then swapped it around because it was going to hit the latch we put on the door. It would work on Abi's side 😛 But also we realised if it opens that way then it stops against the garage door, whereas opening into the van as we have it now it can actually open more than 90 degrees which we figured might be useful. Such a tight space that there's so many variables to think about, always!

Coloca tela gris con pegante en el piso del Colgate de las franelas. Así no pasa, ni recoje el polvo.

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

We did plan on putting some automotive carpet in the wardrobes but decided against it in the end, for now at least

Nice idea! Love your creativity :) Btw what ply thinkess did you use in this project? 4mm?

@SelfBuiltStories

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! :) And we used 3mm for this one, painted and then screwed to a 1x1 pine frame. It's nice and lightweight but plenty sturdy enough for what it needs to be. HTH 🙂👍

@theokaralenka

9 ай бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories ​ Wow, i didn't expect 3mm! :) I thought 4mm is already thin enough lol. And what would you recommend for the walls? Most of the builders recommend 6mm plywood but i think to go with 5mm or maybe even 4mm because don't want to waste the precious kilograms if possible. But a bit afraid if it will be strong and reliable enough...

@SelfBuiltStories

9 ай бұрын

Yeah we used 3mm when we could get away with it :) For the wardrobes we found the 3mm was plenty sturdy enough with the frame behind, as they're not carrying any weight or anything. We also used it to cover the bottom of our overhead cabinets, the sides of our bench seats and the outside shower wall. It's quite flexible but with enough support behind it's worked well for us. For other projects in the van we used a lot of 6mm and 12mm (e.g. the kitchen cabinets are just straight 12mm ply). We got better at building lighter as we went through the build too with more experience 🙂 And if by walls you mean the main van walls, then for that we used 8mm cladding instead of ply. But yeah anywhere you can save weight is worth it, it adds up surprisingly quickly especially with a large van!

@theokaralenka

9 ай бұрын

@@SelfBuiltStories Thank you so much for the info! Just recently found your channel and enjoying watching it episode by episode, very inspiring!

@SelfBuiltStories

9 ай бұрын

@@theokaralenka No problem at all 🙂👍

Hi Have you guys decided on your inverter yet ?

@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

Hiya, we will be using either the Renogy 1000w or Victron Phoenix 12/1200

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@SelfBuiltStories

Жыл бұрын

🙂