I want to thank you for something you did near the beginning of this video that almost no one ever does, but really should; you told us your height. This gives the viewer a valuable context while watching a build, and if it is feasible or practical for them to try. I've watched a LOT of build videos- for vans, trailers, shuttles, buses, etc., and 99.9% of them give no spatial relationship between the vehicle and the person(s) seen onscreen. So, thank you from all of us plus-sized and/or very tall viewers. It's important.

@lexzan

3 жыл бұрын

@jerry powell HERE HERE!!! Dude, I am 6'3" 260lbs and II never fit in anything lol. Thanks for saying this and thanks Seven O for dropping knowledge

@sauldickson4079

2 жыл бұрын

Alexander Sandoval LeDonne Except for a non-van vanlife build. I live in a box truck, which has plenty of room if you’ve ever been in one. Mine is a 17 footer with almost ten feet of height inside.

For the shower curtain you could use a circle template rather than a square (for example a hula hoop) , attach it to the ceiling of the van with one magnet or one hook rather than 4. The shower head would be at the centre of your curtain in that way.

I breathed a sigh of relief when you added the rubber edging 😂

@koertdubois6781

4 жыл бұрын

No kidding! :)

DONT DRILL for your shower curtain. Place decreative metal plates on the wall & ceiling and use the welders magnets

Wow! 😍 nice. Just be safe once the metal gets wet it becomes extremely sleeper with the soap. Maybe some teak wool mat will work. God Bless from SF 😎

You're the first van lifer I've found in my area. You talk about places I know. Also I really like you talking out your train of thought.

I'm enjoying watching the build and your process. I'm 6'4" and was going to do approximately the same build but I wanted more headroom and square walls. So I special ordered a E350 cutaway van with a 6'10 ceiling with a 14' box that is 80" wide. A thumbs up video 👍

Being an RVer for probably 20 years I would hang 4 clips from ceiling that you can pop you shower frame into.

Seven, it's great to watch your "thought processes." There's a word for it... when learning "one" particular thing leads to the ability for future problem solving. Thanks for a perfect shower for a van. Max

Very much like a magnet based mounting. I’m also glad you added that rubber edging on the pan ...beautiful design for the collapsible pan and I appreciate how you are conscious about protecting your vehicle from rust.

Your man did a nice job of fabricating the pan. For those who can not find a reasonably priced fabricator, you could make the pan out of plywood and then fiberglass the inside of the plywood. I did that 20 years ago for a 24" 30: shower pan that I made for a semi trailer to home conversion. there should be a picture on my page. It will be title "kitchen shower video" 4 years ago. I doesn't show much detail, but it may give you an idea.

You got one of the nicest ocean in front of your door. The image of paradise to me compared to where Im living. Never needs a shower in a camper.

I love a guy who can build things and figure out problems! And so young too. You are going to be very successful in your life. I would be so proud of you if you were my grandson! (yes,I am that old)

@carlavv5302

4 жыл бұрын

Really cute comment

@princesslavidia3287

4 жыл бұрын

Peggy's a moron

Caulking the floors to seal them is a GENIUS idea! I will definitely have to copy you on that, so thanks! :) Great job and it's so nice to see you working through issues and problem solving rather than everything just going perfect. Awesome job!

I really really admire your patience and persistence. Problem-solving is one of my passions as well, except with way more obscenities. Your doing a great job

Great videos as always I just got back from a cross country trip living out of a Volkswagen Jetta for a month. Make sure you have some pitch on your drain pipes. If you plan on doing any winter traveling you don’t want it to freeze under the truck.

creative thinking, active doing, is all element of the DIY spirit.

Good going! Thanks for sharing the process with us, it makes a big difference to see how you overcome the challenges.

Thank you for sharing your positive outlook on struggling with remodeling. You are inspiring to me.😌

Nice to have you back, another impressive vlog..

Thanks for this truly comprehensive presentation of your design and experience. Invaluable for all of us. Keep up the great work, and good luck!

Great project! You could build a strong square frame and mount it vertically on the wall above the shower with 2 lockable shelf hinges. (Amazon example: Sumnacon Sturdy Folding Shelf Brackets). Fold out the frame horizontally when attaching the shower curtain. Unlock and fold the frame vertically when not in use. Camouflage the frame with a picture mounted to the frame or attached to the wall within the frame. The frame and picture would look like a work of art.

I’m going to do a similar shower idea in my conversion and I’m planning on mounting 4 round 2 inch anchor point tie downs to my ceiling and use them to hold my shower curtain. I’ve seen this done before in a Van and it’s nice, simple and clean approach. To me much better than the pvc pipe route.

@koertdubois6781

4 жыл бұрын

A buddy did this with parachute cord, to hold the shower curtain taught. Great idea!

Mock up is very cleaver. I will now do this with cupboards I want to add across the back of my small motor home. Neat and clean manufacturing

I really appreciate you being detailed oriented and showing each step. 🙂🙏

Talented, creative, patient, organized .....You got them all. 👍

Frank knows how to quote and produce!

Great shower system you've created there; thanks for taking us with you on the journey of your van build out! Your fabricator did an excellent job on the shower pan. This is a well done video; and, I'm sure viewers will find many excellent tips and ideas here! Really nice van there!

Thanks for sharing! You are awesome for taking the time to share your failures and accomplishments!!!!

A pull up wall coming out from the bottom is a heck of an idea!

Nothing like experiential learning to help one really gain knowledge pragmatically!👍

Very nice. You have incredible skills and you're so damn young! Can't wait to see Part II.

You are a genius. Very admirable your clever work in your van palace. Have fun.

Love just watching you put it all together and saying ,"Please, please,please," really works 😂😂😂😂😂

I really appreciate your attention to detail and innovations thank you for sharing. Great videos!

Love your problem / solution style in your videos.

I love this shower video. You are the only person I have found that is doing indoor shower in the van.

@singmysong1167

3 жыл бұрын

I forgot the title of the vid, but before this vid, I just watched another guy get interviewed for adding a unique toilet and quicky wet shower, with drain to the ground outside, on the back section of his minivan, that was a doable project also. Not as elaborate as this one though.

Wow you are sooooo inspiring and patient, you have given me so much info & confidence to tackle my van shower :)

Amazing video with clear =, well sometimes clear but shows your mindset of thinking of how to work out a problem without getting too angry with the issue. Thanks for sharing, I have made notes of this idea and will slight tweak it to fit my van fit out.

Excellent job, dude!

The cardboard mock-up is such a good idea!

Wow this is awesome 👏🏽 the d ring guys idea sounds simple enough. I really wanted to see a van with a better shower system than the rest, you did it!

Cool shower idea!!! Looking forward to seeing final results.🌍🚍

Love it! Can’t wait to see the results 🙌🏻💙💪🏼

Thank you for the news and updates.

Well done on the shower pan!

So true on install issues! I think my plumbing issues for my sink was more work than electrical. Subbed and will watch grey water tank.

Here’s an idea for your shower system. Step 1. mount the pvc shower rod to the underside of the handy dandy lid. Step 2. Mount a 1/2" x 1-1/2" Forged Steel Machine Bolt to the center of the lid. Make sure it’s balanced. Step 3. Secure a pulley to your ceiling and another pulley to the van wall. Step 4. Tie braided nylon rope to the machine bolt then thread the rope through the ceiling pulley and then the wall pulley. Step 5. Attach a pulley anchor so that when the shower curtain is up you can secure the rope in place to take your shower. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!

If possible, make the shower curtain really wide at the top so when wet, it doesn't stick to your body while you're trying to shower.

@juliemac5604

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, make sure your PVC square telescopes in and out. Otherwise you are going to be miserable.

@Gantzz321

4 жыл бұрын

this is why my idea is to get rid of the "RING' and just use magnets, you don't need to store a big ring when like that.

@jo-annel.wright2975

4 жыл бұрын

@@juliemac5604 I thought that too. I also thought just four hooks in the ceiling to line up with the rings in the shower curtains. And have two curtains that over lap where they meet to create access points. Take the shower curtain outside to dry...

@MASH--kn1cw

4 жыл бұрын

I love something's wrapped around me while I'm all soaped up...makes me feel like I'm in a seductive nightmare. 😳😔

@singhmaster4

3 жыл бұрын

How about using 4 clips? Put the curtain rings in the handle or find a way to secure it to all 4 corners on a clip. You will have less bulky things to store.

Wow...great design! There will be many copying this for their owns van. Very impressive!

I really appreciate the care you have taken with this video, and for sharing all the steps. I think, snap in brackets like those that a broom snaps into for the curtain rod. And a hinged fold down bracket with a snap in bracket for the shower head. Use some of the ceiling material to frame and form the ceiling mount, you have done such a beautiful job, I know you want it to look as good as it works. Wish I could send you a sketch, but think top down, not bottom up. The framed box could have an led light tape all round to give a nice lite look when in the shower. Good luck, and thanks for giving me some ideas for my shower build. 🇨🇦👏🏽🙏🏼🚌🙏🏼👏🏽🇨🇦, safe travels.

Very well done on this technique.

Another great detailed vid, ty again for sharing x

Good job hard worker excellent installation you can learn from this Because you never know if you’re going to install the shower in the van.

Wonderful work man!!

You are a great teacher. I learned a lot. You go into details and mention every item name and where you got it and why. Fantastic

Love the video man, very well explained and detail

Still watching .... I love TAP plastic My dad also showed there and made many projects... I’ve been to all their Portland locations for the last 40 years. Excellent store for the creative mind of acrylics and such. Even the professionals run into a wall to think through problem solving.... then there’s me... the non professional that sometimes because the way I think creatively- I can think outside the “Profesional” box. I amaze myself all the time when I see a different use.

Thanks for teaching us what not to do! I love your style and brutal honesty! I have learned a lot! Great van build!

Looks awesome. Great design. Usually local Community Colleges who teach welding will take on projects like your shower pan. Possible idea for the next van.....on sailboats, it is common to build a plywood enclosed, then fiberglass it, and finish it with gel Coat. Your projects and teaching and sharing is a cherished gift. I am inspired to do my own build thanks to you. Hugs and light...keep these videos coming.

I have done a bunch of home plumbing but I wasn’t aware of the problem you ran into glad it all worked out you will figure out how to set your curtain I like your idea so just go with it

dude i am thinking about converting a shuttle bus and ur build has given me some tips on hardware and ideas thanks for sharing this build

Truly cool! Great job 👍🏽

Great build and video. Thank you!

I love your attitude toward your fails and explaining the critical thinking process, pipe fittings for water, air, and hydraulics are crazy! I do a lot of plumbing and the straight pipe threads (NPS) may be an equivalent to the British Standard Pipe (BSP) as opposed to USA's National Standard Pipe (NPT). The popping of the shower bottom it due to heat stresses from welding. You can get a sheet of one side adhesive rubber backing that you find on the bottoms of kitchen sinks that will dampen the sound. Great job on the idea for drilling the hole!

Awesome job brother

Glad you figured it out. Been there. I was lucky tho. I was so hesitant that I saw the difference in fittings while trying to explore how it would be done. Option 3 on the curtain.

If you have not had it made yet, I would have that wheel well pitch inward toward the shower so that the water will not sit on top of that flat area. Otherwise, you may have to dry it off each time. ( just heard that it took 3 months...) My comment still stands for anyone reading the comments and thinking of doing this. Some sort of soundproofing on the outside of the pan so when traveling, you will not hear it and it will dampen the sound during the shower. They put soundproofing on the high end stainless steel kitchen sinks to dampen the sound of the water. I would make it simple for the shower curtain and just support it 4 ways on the ceiling (magnets) and add a metal coupler or something in 4 places on the plastic pipes and then secure that way. You know the rare earth magnets are very strong and should hold that up. (just countersink in the ceiling like you did when you installed the ceiling) only you would see them for this application. You could probably get a colored sharpie and color them so not so obvious. The shower head needs to be low flow or aerated or you will use all your water quickly. People like the Oyxgenics brand because it saves on water and has great pressure. You could just fashion a hanging bracket for it.

Good info video. Thank you. Have a blessed day.

Great video!! Very helpful

I would wrap the side of the shower pan with foam to avoid toe crunches. Great job.

@Dulsanaya

4 жыл бұрын

pool noodles cut on one side :D

Awesome videos and ideas!

I enjoy your discussion of he design process involved in creating the shower. I feel too many KZread creators skip over that part and simply waive their hands and like magic the shower appears. U will be subscribing.

You might want to consider a nylon shower curtain, It can be thrown in a washing machine and dries very well.

@pamm2230

4 жыл бұрын

It can be replaced rather cheaply and conveniently. The curtain can be hung with rings to a PVC rod system and hooked into brackets in the ceiling. The curtain rid can then be kept inside the pan for storage.

@EvilTwin123

4 жыл бұрын

Fabric shower curtain! Switch it out each week/10days with your laundry.

@pamm2230

4 жыл бұрын

@@EvilTwin123 Ah didn't think of those. Maybe even a combination of both would be good to keep everything dry and clean.

@EvilTwin123

4 жыл бұрын

@@pamm2230 Yeah, fabric fries quickly. Bunch it up wet and you get chance of icky 😷 buildup. 🚿 shower. Step out, dress 👗, wait 10mins to vent & dry then fold down. It's not like you're using that space immediately. Bed can stay flipped up.

@pamm2230

4 жыл бұрын

@@EvilTwin123 Dries

Thanks you. You're right. There video it's for us to learn when we are able to ask some knowledgeable person. This is that video you search for that has exactly what you needed to know and additional information or ideas.

great shower idea. You are very clever

All you need for the shower curtain are 4 “D”rings or hooks screwed to the ceiling. You can use 4 caribeaners or shower curtain hooks to attach the square rod to the 4 hooks. For the shower head find a goose neck that can be mounted on the wall or ceiling with the shower head mount on it. Since the shower head is not really heavy you may be able to mount the shower head bracket by magnets then the only thing that is permanently affixed is the magnet.

@elementgypsy

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, hang from the ceiling, make it wider at the top than bottom

@davidlundy5007

4 жыл бұрын

I’m sure he is trying to keep everything about the shower hidden. That’s why he wants to use the magnets so he can remove them after showering.

@EvilTwin123

4 жыл бұрын

@@elementgypsy That's the same shape I like my women!! 🤣

@EvilTwin123

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidlundy5007 Four closed eye hooks on the ceiling. Four carribeaners that stay on the PVC frame (down hidden dwell). Lift the PVC frame, click 1234. Shower. Shake. Dry. Drop curtain. Easy sleasy.

😘 thank you, thank you. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out where to put a shower in my rig. Never thought under the bed, mine is movable too, and there's the bottom part of a closet right behind the bed to store all the stuff, even a hole all ready handy for a drain. Just measured the space and I can get 32"sq. Shwr pan in there.🎉🌟🤸

@seven_o_savage

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! It saves sooo much space and is great for something like a shower that you can usually find but sometimes cannot

That's right it's going to take as many times as it takes. Quite an undertaking but another interesting idea for doing more things in a smaller area.

Great Job!

I just subscribed You have a great voice and clearly speak and teach and show your work with fantastic explanation.

For your curtain rods use the same diameter PVC as a standard broom handle. then just buy some broom storage clips. The kind that clamps your broom to the wall. I've seen others do this for collapsible showers in campers.

love the idea dude, very original

Good call on the one way valve, yes the sink could drain into the bathtub

Lots of good advice You are getting 👍🏻

So glad I found your channel! Peace.

awesome videos!! learning so much! thank you!

I really like your idea to create a cardboard mock up. I will definitely do that for my future van build designs

Wow! thanks for this pumbing 101 crash course! For the shower floor, I'll position the aluminium floor atop of a 10 deg. slanted 1.5 in rubber mat. then a teak cleat with the reverse inclined base will complete the floor to prevent remaining water requiring a squeegee pass after use. I also plan to keep a leaf blower charged in my garage to dry it off (and blow off snow on the solar ;-)

Great job.

You have excellent skills mate

Long time RV shop guy here. First of all great job on the shower arrangement. The best idea I've seen. I have to say when you made those blocks l was saying, gotta line up the wall base. As for the curtain rod. The simplest, least expensive and most stowable will be a couple of hooks to secure the rod on the side of the van at the top. Then you will just need two knee braces, which rest against the side of the van, to support the square curtain rod frame. You can make the knee connections swivel on the rod to collapse inside the square when stowed. It could all be PVC or you might look around for materials that would suit your look better. I have to say as a 69 year old contractor l really enjoy you young guys proving American ingenuity and self sufficiency is still alive and well. Good job. Oh this is the first time l've seen your channel and l subscribed.

VHB tape would have been a good use between shower pan bottom and ABS shim. Further, perhaps under the ABS as well. Your ingenuity throughout your entire build reveals many great best practices to follow!

Wow I enjoyed watching Your video.

well done thank you for finding solution!

My biggest concern with storing the shower curtain in that pan is that it won't dry, and will lead to mold and mildew. If you do store it in the pan, be sure you lay out in the sun/wind before you store it (which implies earlier showers rather than later ones).

@alanburns9466

10 ай бұрын

I would just put an exhaust fan directly above it so the whole van doesnt fill with humidity and the water would evap and be sucked out

Did a good job.👍

Never mind last question, found the links! Great channel, looking forward to your next build. $92K for your van is a deal with all that quality work.

I don’t care thank you very much for the people that put this together for him

Putting the pan on stilts mostly worked out. I was shouting at you to just make a cardboard template of the pan and transfer it to the floor. I really like all the thought you're putting into each step. I'll be watching more of your build.