When I saw your video pop up, I thought oh boy! Then I saw Colo. I said Wow fun trip! Looked beautiful!!!

Ken, thank you for sharing your wonderful trip. Everyone needs a plan when they retire, mine is to build a van from scratch and I will use all your techniques down to the R&R bench. Glad your van is working out for you, perfect for you and your daughter.

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! I had a lot of fun putting this video together. Excited to hear about your van project-be sure to check in and let us know how it comes along.

Been waiting for this kind of video from you for years! Nice!!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

I've been slowly learning, upgrading my gear and practicing, so I'm happy you liked it!

@PaDutchRunner

4 жыл бұрын

ourkaravan You are the most cerebral vanlifer ever....so great!!!!

@peterdods425

4 жыл бұрын

@@ourkaravan you crushed it! You Excel at everything you take on

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, first time I’ve heard that!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

I wish that were true but sometimes things have a way of working out. 😀

I followed all your build videos and now it's lovely to see you enjoying the fruits of your labors. Thanks for sharing!

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Doug; and for all your kind comments and support through the years! -Ken

Nice to see you guys enjoying your rig

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

We are, thanks Mike!

Million Dollar Highway is incredible did this a few years ago with my kids

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the prettiest highways I've driven!

I was just thinking about you and here you pop up today. A small piece of my wall panel shook loose and as I stared at the thinsulate in the cavity of the wall panel and saw the exposed metal, I wondered if the lizard skin you used in your build would’ve helped with the temp. It was 118 inside the van! I know insulation continues to be highly debated but if I were to do another build I would definitely include lizard skin. I really enjoyed the travelogue of your trip. Great drone footage too. The scenery was so pretty I even slowed the speed down to enjoy it longer. Oh and for my rear shower I use 2 magnetic hooks on each door, 1 closest to the van entry and the other on the door opening side. I sewed 2 standard shower curtains together and they fit the opening. I placed washers in the hems of the curtains to weigh them down to prevent the wind from lifting the curtains. Happy safe travels always.

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind feedback on the video. :) The Lizard Skin is just one piece of an insulation system, and it definitely helps. That said the Thinsulate you already have is fantastic as well. Thanks for the tips on the shower curtain. Now I have a little better idea how to carry it out.

Very nice editing the sceneries to music flow. Very simplistic beds but easy and fast to put up and return to normal. Made a long video enjoyable. 👍

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was quite a learning curve from doing DIY type videos. I think the next one will be even better.

Thank you for sharing, awesome video, ( as always)

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I always appreciate the positive feedback!

Goooood stuff Ken, looked like an awesome trip. Great video!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

Can I just say your RIB install changed my whole layout, thank you for sharing.. nobody warned me that the parts take so long to get. But your vids prove it’s worth the wait 🙌🏻

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! Definitely worth the wait. It's nice to be able to carry more than two people, and downright critical when you have kids!

Excellent video and super editing.

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate that! I had way more fun editing this one compared to the DIY videos I’ve done so many of. A lot more work of course! Thanks for taking the time to comment!

It was worth watching to the end. Love the video transitions put together

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, love the positive feedback! This was a whole new process compared to my DIY videos, and I had a lot of fun putting it together. Thanks for watching!

Excellent video Ken. We really enjoyed watching you both enjoy your van and vacation. You went to some beautiful places. Looks like you camped free the whole trip? Would like to see how you did your slide out table above the fridge. Thanks!

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Don! We had two paid-stays...one at Colorado Natl monument and one on our way home. A whopping $18 total, since it was split between two vans, haha. The slide out table is still a work in progress. I need to address a couple of small issues and will do an article on ourkaravan.com. Thanks for watching! -ken

Looks like a wonderful time!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Hard to complain! Thanks for watching!

Fantastic video! Well done. Been watching all your videos from the beginning. You seem like a really good dad. Enjoy your time with your daughter.

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I appreciate you following our adventure!

Wolfwise pop up privacy tent. Works for shower and toilet space. PS: Like the videos 👍

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@millerhoo

3 жыл бұрын

+1 on the pop up tent. I use it too.

Nice video!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Just an amazing video. So professional. I am so impressed and so envious of your trip and van. Hoped to take a motorcycle camping trip to Colorado next year. This year's planned trip was a Pandemic casualty.

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

My videos skills have improved since putting together all my diy videos. Thanks for noticing. We had a travel casualty as well due to the pandemic, but we decided that spending our time in the backcountry was a safe way to do it. But there’s always next year too!

You've been a great inspiration to me - both in your design and informative build approaches. I am kicking off a Promaster van build that will incorporate ideas modeled after your galley build and electrical design. Now that you are using the van more and more, any other rework ideas (besides the shower curtain) that you are finding? Would also be interested in knowing where those great spots are and how you find them. Any suggested travel planning tools? Congratulations!! Well done in all aspects!!

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, much appreciated! Honestly the van just works so well for us. From the platform itself to the build, it really is a dream come true. The only thing I might re-think is the sliding cabinet doors in the rear of the van. There's always something inside the cabinet that shifts and makes it so I can't open the cabinet. Minor annoyance but something to point out. As for locating spots, I usually just look for public lands near where I want to stay. Sometimes you get lucky and find epic spots, sometimes you're just in a field. I'd take any of those over a crowded RV park any day. Thanks for the kind words and hope to see you around.

Great video! Love seeing the build in action! Excuse me for asking but are you an MD in your day job?

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

Not an MD but I appreciate the feedback on the video!

@MikeWMiami

4 жыл бұрын

ourkaravan your videos are great. Interesting, informative, helpful and obviously thoughtfully prepared. Thank you so much for sharing.

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikeWMiami Thank you as well!

Nice video. Just did a super similar trip in my van and with one of the kiddos. Same exact experience with Telluride. Would love to see your pins where you camped! :)

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Telluride is a popular place for sure. Plenty of other places to go that offer the beauty with less people. I'm planning to do a write up of our trip on ourkaravan.com when I get the chance.

@millerhoo

3 жыл бұрын

ourkaravan I went to the back of purgatory and camped at Hermosa. It was awesome. Brought some atvs and fly rods. My favorite part of the trip.

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

ah, so you recognized it. We camped adjacent to the stream crossing so we could watch the SUVs and side-by-sides (SxS) blast through. I won't go here again without at least a day rental SxS. :)

@millerhoo

3 жыл бұрын

ourkaravan maybe one of the atvs was me or my 7yr old on his 90cc. You can rent them down at the base, but having your own and then venturing out from camp is the best. If I was there with my boy, my ebike would have been tons of fun out there. I was on that same stream right at the low water crossing by the bathrooms.

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up with ATVs, perhaps another will be in our future. It's hard to camouflage ourselves with that red van. :)

I just subscribed today September 29. You commented to me on Seven O'savage about the pricing. I'll have some catching up to do.

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

Miss your van build ideas. What brand of under cabinet lighting did you use? I'm not a big fan of pug lights underneath the cabinets. Thanks

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I just added it to my online store. I can't attach pics here but I've seen this same light installed in $300k vans by Outside Vans. amzn.to/3e43Zag I will have occasional van build content coming to KZread, and definitely some travel vlogs that incorporate van build content in them, but most updated content is on my website ourkaravan.com. Thanks for following along and stay tuned for more!

Hi I was wondering if you fixed the 80/20 Aluminium direct to the steel of the van & do you get condensation on the Aluminium. Kind regards Paul

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Paul, no condensation. I used various forms of thermal isolation. For my galley I bolted it direct to the van wall but have closed cell foam between the van steel and the 80/20. For the rear cabinetry I stepped it up and have fiberglass between the mounting rail and the 80/20. For my overheads I used fiberglass angles to thermally isolate. Honestly all three methods seem to perform about the same. You can check the van build section of ourkaravan.com for more details. Thanks for watching!

What tire pressure do your run when you're driving on gravel/offroad?

@ourkaravan

4 жыл бұрын

I actually didn't air down on this trip at all. The build is to the point where I have the rattles under control, so I don't find it quite as necessary. That said, you can be sure I'll air down if I'll be doing a lot of washboard. Washboard in a van is particularly horrible. I'm thinking 25 psi for something so heavy?

First night, was that Sacramento Pass. East of Ely on hwy 50?

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

sure was!

1st 👍

Where did uou find the rib seat?

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, I have some discussion of the RIB in this article: ourkaravan.com/choosinglayout/ It was a pain to get it, but I think it may have gotten a bit easier now that three years has passed and I believe other US customers have imported them. -Ken

How are you able to find those very nice spots to camp?

@ourkaravan

2 жыл бұрын

It's pretty easy in Colorado, everything is beautiful! I usually identify where the public lands are and then I hit the dirt to investigate.

@kalebsmith6743

2 жыл бұрын

@@ourkaravan I appreciate the response. I’ll have to do more exploring next time I’m back!

Enjoyed your video and Thanks for all the DIY videos you helped us with in our build. You’ll always be ‘KeneTube’ to us! Hope to see you on the road one day...Greg and Lorraine. TheVanstopshere.com

@ourkaravan

3 жыл бұрын

That makes you an OG subscriber for sure! I appreciate you following along this whole time; your comment definitely put a smile on my face. -Ken

Driving 24 hours to get to the one destination.... and another 10 hours... and another 16 hours of driving.. Are these kids really happy? I've done long trips cutting 2000 miles at a time but my kids won't appreciate it.

@ourkaravan

Жыл бұрын

When they are younger I planned a lot more stops-parks, cool bridges to walk over-I would simply find something every couple of hours to break up the drive (and often combine it with a lunch stop) to keep it fun. Even though my daughter is 8 now I still don’t like to spend more than 6 hours driving in a single day. Last year I started allowing limited iPad use for watching movies to help.