Bill, you are the handiest handyman I've ever seen. Elizabeth, you're a lucky and blessed woman.

When I did mine, I used oversized pool noodles for my gasket and built a wooden sill plate at the floor. and silicone caulk to seal the noodles...the top noodle spanned over the entire doorway that was almost the entire length of the cab back... I cut my hole larger when I realized thew advantages of the much larger hole. The gasket seems really nice but the larger opening, with curved edges and corners was so much better than just a doorway with no door...my dog loved sitting around back there and sticking his head around the seats. Glued vinyl to cover around edges was good... every few years I would rebuild and recaulk, but that was easy

@ralphdengler3689

3 ай бұрын

The purchased gasket looks like a very good product. I think I probably would have put the seam midpoint on the bottom and a threshold plate over it. I also like GE silicone. Nice job.

@ExMoe1998

3 ай бұрын

Do you have photos of this?

I think I would have gotten a longer drill bit. A 1/4" bit, 6" long, is only $4 or so on Amazon. It might not be contractor-grade, but if it stays sharp long enough to drill your alignment holes, it would be worth it. I have seldom been able to completely trust my own measurements, so II tend to start small and then trim to final size on projects similar to this. I know you've already done this, but for next time, or for someone else, the long bit is another possible solution, especially for folks who are not as confident in their measuring skills. You make a good example with your use of protective equipment, too. I worked on helicopters and also did some shooting, while I was in the Army. If I hadn't had earplugs, I would probably be very hard of hearing now. You did a very nice job, Bill. Thank you for your very useful videos. I don't know if I will ever convince Linda to let me do a project like this, she seems to think I'm getting too old and feeble to tackle something of this magnitude. I just turned 67 last month, but inside I still feel about 35. I'd really like to have a box truck camper like yours. All the best to you and Elizabeth.

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

I will be 67 next month.

Wow, that took a lot of figuring but it turned out GREAT !!

Watching from Australia right now this new upload. Your videos are so so watchable. We enjoy every moment - thank you 🇦🇺

@carolleenkelmann3829

3 ай бұрын

Hello, from an 🇭🇲 living in Europe, sharing similar moments.

Quite the undertaking you did a great job

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

P.S. You and Elizabeth are natural born teachers!❤P.S.S. Smart idea to be able to slip to the front if you have to make a quick “get-away”, worth the effort, for sure!👍

I love how you explain and tell us how you think things through! Watching you work reminds me of my dad! He made a motorized lawnmower back in the 40’s and a lawn sprinkler system, which then the neighbors asked to help them put theirs in!

Nice job on the cut- thru Bill.

I really like how that came out! I agree with you; an actual door that closes right there isn't really necessary, and the gasket is a great solution for that gap between the door and the cab. Your plan is really coming together! Thanks for taking us along, Bill and Elizabeth! Much love. :)

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

We ARE going to install a door, but it will be a slider.

Brilliant I love how you think about every detail in what you're doing

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

If you want it to work correctly, you MUST be concerned with every detail!

@darrenw2803

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree is it me or should this video have been first before the side door was put in??

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

The beginning was filmed before the side door…the remainder afterwards. This is the order in which it has all happened. Bill explains this all at 11:35.

@yourredemptiondrawethnigh2342

3 ай бұрын

Love it! It really is looking like an RV now. Thanks for sharing 🌸

Bill makes it look SO EZ!

Hi Bill and Elizabeth, from the Florida panhandle 👋Ingenious solution.! Great job, Bill. I love the way you take care of Elizabeth and make sure she has all of her needs met. Love you guys ❤❤❤God bless you and enjoy the journey.🎉

Another job well done! That was very clever the way you snipped off the metal to overlap the rubber. It looks great! My husband and I often learn from KZread University!😉

Another job well done Bill.

It's always fun to see you work and create!!!

Now, this is a project worth watching! I can't wait to see the full transformation. Take ur time as you go through 'KZread University👍

May God keep giving you the strength to continue Bill. 😅😅 GREECE.

Im enjoying watching , 👀 as I may have said before, I'm good at watching others work. God bless you both .

I always love watching these videos. I can’t believe I watched it all the way to the end. You just continue to amaze me. In a good way. So thankful that Elizabeth and your family has you as head of household. You’re a great example of Live simple live free.

Awesome! I've wondered how this was done and it doesn't look quite as intimidating as I thought it would be. I like the curve vs the square corners and the barn door style slider sounds great. Great job! I would never have thought those channels were cardboard. That was a surprise.

Bill-well done!

Wonderful. Wish I had one for traveling but watching you made my husband realize he couldn't do it himself. Guess we'll have to buy one from someone who has already fixed one up. Works for me😊.

I love watching you work on stuff. God Bless you and Elizabeth.

I really liked this video Bill. I would've been so worried about making that cut, and I have been in the construction industry for over 4 decades. Good job.

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Yeah, I was a little worried too. That's why it took me several months to actually DO it!

😍 Loved it!! I am very happy that KZread University recommended me your videos!! Watching them all and learning myself before I start my project. God bless you both!! 👋🙏👋

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Welcome!

Wow Elizabeth you look awesome, been watching for some reason since day 1 in Trailor. Can't say enough how great you look, keep it up whatever it is Bill needs you ❤

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

❤️

Wow that was complicated. A ton of critical thinking. Well done 👍🏆

I like your new outfit Elizabeth. The shirt with shrug and capri pants are you!! You are Florida styling now😊

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

😄

That was quite the video! You set your mind to do what you decided to do and thru a lot of work, it couldn't work better or look better. Elizabeth, I'm sure you are very happy with this "through way food". Your hubby is a hard worker and does great work. I'd like to see how he put the side door on. I have to get one for and on my 6x12 cargo trailer. Thanks for the visit.

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Here ya go. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKGVuNB7pr3TdLA.html

Oh and Bill great job😅

Nice job! I like your attention to detail and your explanations and thought processes.

I used the same gasket but made radius on the corners and put the seam at the bottom.

@TM-xf9vp

2 ай бұрын

I was wondering why he put the seam on the side and not on the bottom.

WOW! I had faith you would figure it out. :) Good job! When Elizabeth stepped through the door it passed the "test". 😍😍

Awesome job.

Fabulous work!!👏👏👏👏

Awesome job! Love it!

So methodical. It really pays to think things thru before proceeding and having the imagination to know how to fix issues that may arise. Great job!

That’s so awesome❤

Loved it. But, 1. pop rivets instead of bolts & nuts. 2. the gasket seam would have been better on the bottom. 3. stick the gasket together with rubber adhesive (inner tube glue). 4. a threshold, so that a accidently misplaced step doesn't rip through the gasket. 5. while the back of the cab was exposed, it would have been good to screw some angle iron supports to it, to stiffen the back so it doesn't rattle. Anyways these are just some suggestions. I hope their of some help. p.s. I'm glad Elizabeth is on the mend. Keep it up. ❤

....don't you just love it when a plan comes together....well done!

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Yup! 😊

Wow, that took a lot of thought and figuring! Congratulations!

Great job!!! I love it!

Love it!

Cool! Nice job!🌴🙂

Bit by bit, precept upon precept; the travel home is coming along 🤗😁

What a great job! I enjoy the updates and watching how things are transformed! Hugs to you both!

Nice job 👍

BEAUFITUL!! What a craftsman!!

Great job Bill! I know you will always find a way!

Very nice!! 👍🏻👍🏻

❤ Great job Bill. Love watching your progress on the camper!!❤

You done an amazing job on that so far.

Very well thought out job! Looked great and you have even more light! - watching from Lake Wales, Florida

Great job Bill, looks good.

Great job, even very pretty cut 😍

Love watching all the progress you are making...

That is amazing

I love how you teach me how to do things I want to learn.

Very nice Bill.

Thank you for clarifying the sequence of events because I was confused and was going to ask. It looks good.

To quote Mr. Spock: fascinating! I’m ready for Elizabeth to pick out colors so you can paint! So fun; a new, very different, decorating project for our Elizabeth. Yay!

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Paint is the very LAST thing, and that is a long way off yet!

@MKCarol-ms7lg

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree 🙁A long way.

@cindyburst

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree lol

Great job!!!!! Prayers and blessings......

You make everything look so easy!

Great job and video! I've always wanted to see how that was done. I appreciate you sharing it with us! Safe travels!

Bill, I think you are so brave to take risks!

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

It had to be done!

Great job Bill.

Turned out great

Great job Bill. Thanks for sharing and teaching us !! Be well Friends !!

Wow another great job done! Elizabeth you are looking so great! Glad your camper van is coming together! I have always wanted one.

Big step forward and exciting. Years ago when I had a window in the pickup and the cap, I had a blowup clear gasket that sealed between the two. It was a nice feature.

I really enjoyed this. High level of creative work. Well done.

Amazing job!! Really looking like your RV is happening.

Boy, that was a job! It looks great and it is truly transforming into your own personalized RV!👍🏼😊 Have a blessed weekend🙏❤️

Good Job Bill - (Remembering sooo many years ago when I cut a hole in my van roof for a vent.)

We had one of those gaskets on our double cab pickup window pass thru WAY back in the 70's to allow us (the kids-6 in total) to move from the bed of the truck (with a cap) into the truck cab- I imagine they've improved them with time-made life so much easier!

Wow! My husband is talented like you. looks great! God bless you both.

You are so talented Bill! Great job! Elizabeth is correct, it makes an incredible difference.

Looking awesome 😎

Very nice 👍🏻

Bill, you’re amazing! ❤

Will work fine

What a project! That was fun to watch and go through your thinking process of options. Great job! Ha! ….You Tube University!

Great instructional video! I had wondered how to do that. It really makes a nice difference, it is one of the reasons I am leaning towards either a van or box truck. The ability to get in the driver"s seat without going outside. In case of rain or even just to be able to drive off in case of emergency.

How amazingly talented you are! Beautiful job! Your knee must be well healed to be able to navigate like you are 🤗

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

It is!

I love the patience you have to make the project come out right.

Nice

Very clever operation Bill, I enjoyed watching this gasket caper! Are you going to finish out the inside with any kind of wood tongue and grove or ship lap to “warm up “ the inside of the box; there are so many neat finishes that you can do, including ridged vinyl flooring that coordinates with your cab color?!

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Finishing the interior walls and ceiling is still a long way off, and the material we use is still to be determined. As you say, there are many options.

Bill, you can do ANYTHING!! I can’t believe you can cut that access door!! ❤ My husband could do anything, too!

Always exciting to wake up to a Bill and Elizabeth video Day. Bill, you are a genius always finding a way to make things work. Thinking out of the Box. Only problem, NO Carley seat. Love you two.❤

Looks cool!! :)

Yahoooooooooooooooo No worries after all! I knew you had this all the time. The anxiety is what kept you hesitant but knowing your background in building and being a truck driver for a time I knew you could get this no problem. Thrilled for you and Elizabeth. Absolutely thrilled! Perhaps some waterproof caulking inside that rubber gasket and screws will give some more reassurance of no leaking as you mentioned prior. Excellent job and I can tell you both are over the moon with it.......rightfully so! Good going and no more sleepless nights to worry about. :-) Great job and fun video!!! Blessings and have a great weekend and new week!!!!

Well done! Some automotive weather strip adhesive would work great for bonding that seam together. It's pretty strong stuff.

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@mrmrswalterjobjr4188

3 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same as well as some black gorilla tape over the top to keep it smoother and not catch on clothing as much.

Looks like a good plan but I wold of sealed that plywood edge with a sealer of some type, maybe some latex caulk to stick that gasket end down and a glue designed for rubber perhaps then put a couple self tapping screws just in the rubber to hold it in place oe even some binder clips that will just squeeze the two pieces together you can get those binder clips at an office supply store they are pretty stoun

Very informative on the gasket. Didn't know there was such a thing. Gave me a solution to a future application for something I am considering. About the seam. There is a product called flex seal. Not sure if they make a glue. If you don't know about this product maybe you could look into it. Best!

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Thanks

Put some rollers on that chair and you have a chair working on projects for any floor work.

Will you and Elizabeth be bringing the box truck back home to Virginia when y'all come back ? ☺️Be blessed always but especially while traveling! 🙏🙏☺️

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Yes we are

Is there anything you can’t do!?!!! Love it.

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

Yeah... teach a kindergarten class! 😁

@pamelam1500

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree good one 👍🏼

@MKCarol-ms7lg

3 ай бұрын

@@LiveSimpleLiveFree 🤣😂

Hurray! It passed the "ELIZABETH TEST" ❤️ that's an important seal of approval!

That was certainly a complicated engineering job! As always, you were able to solve all the problems in a very difficult job. I'm curious how will you keep all your supplies, furniture, cooking pans, etc. from flying around inside the truck while you're driving?

@LiveSimpleLiveFree

3 ай бұрын

All that stuff will all be inside of cabinets with doors that lock shut.