Winnebago and other RV manufacturers should get ideas from his modifications. He really improved the Solis' design a lot.

Hi Carol. What a nice van Steve has. Thank you Carol for sharing.

I'm saying OMG out loud every time he says he modified something!

Love d table and d slideout drawers

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

The table is my absolute favorite!

:) WOW! WELL DONE and Great share! Steve is AMAZING in his Mods AND Career Change! :) That IS one TRICKED out Solis! ALL the BEST and ENJOY :) Cheers ! ! !

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Isn't it cool. He modified his van to perfectly fit his family's needs. If only.we could do that in so many other areas of our lives.

@martykong3592

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 Thanks again for sharing! He IS BRILLIANT and could have a 3rd career or side Gig helping someof us with Van Mods! :) ALL the BEST and Cheers! :)

I really appreciate this video. I'm not an engineer, per se, but I have tinkered with, and 're-engineered' some things to make life a little bit easier along the way, even though I'm still in sticks & bricks. Our plan is to get a simple RV to hitch our tiny Toyota to visit some state campgrounds. We're both mid '50s and have decided that we would much rather be able to fire up the RV and take three short staycation weekends than one big long one in the middle of the year. We have become increasingly disheartened and basically disgusted with hotels over the past few years. You'd think w opening back up, you would expect that the hotel business would really step up to try and get people back. Not even close. Even the higher end has just turned me off. (WHY is it no matter what, the sticky spot ALWAYS finds MY bag!🤷‍♀️) But for the price we pay, we figured if we would modify our vacations and buckle down and save that money for 18 to 24 months, we could have a simple rv, something that we would both enjoy, and we could just drive to wherever we like to visit. It would also give us the opportunity to not have to deal with overhead noise, hauling everything out in front of oggling eyes, and dealing with the ever-increasing cost for the ever decreasing service. So much of social media is surrounded by the jazz hands people..the "if you don't have what I have, you're just a poor lost soul." I absolutely love your interviews because the overwhelming theme is "if it works for you, I'm happy for you." Or as I heard a long time ago: if you like it, I love it! ~Love the G.L.O.W!🥰🚐☁️☁️

I also loved the tabletop under the bench that folds up and out. Would love to see a modified use in a full time minivan with a fixed bed and the kitchen inside (not in the back).

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

My favorite mod is that table. I am trying to figure out how to do something like that in the minivan Pascal is helping build out for Teresa.

@kimberlyc84

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 Maybe something w a hinge to maximize space.

Fantastic mods! What a cool guy. 👍

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

He is very chill and smart!!

Wow❤

This is so nice!!

Very nice 👍

Yes, obviously he uses for camping. They don't live in this land full-time. Cause that's good to know about these camp events, if you don't have to live in it, you can use it for all type of reasons whatever you do and save a lot of money whatever you do with it.

Thanks for plugging the skills of engineers. Of course, we all still have our individuality and ideas, but the mindset and training to break down problems into pieces which can be technically solved (with or without creativity, depending) is something that becomes ingrained. Just be careful around us.... If you tell a story, voice a complaint, or do anything we view as presenting a problem needing to be solves, that's what we'll set about doing. In relationships, I had to learn to tell the difference between a girlfriend complaining about something (whether about work, their car, or me, hahaha) to look for empathy versus to look for me to fix it. What's funny is that when I was married, I never had to think about that for a second. She was a classmate in engineering school, plus she would make it clear as to which one of us was in charge of each part of a project she had in mind. She'd divvy up what needed to be done or figured out, quite fairly, and hand me a list of assignments, and she'd rarely if ever complain whether I accomplished them a different way than she would have. But overall, it's a double-edged sword to have the same skill sets and methods of problem solving as a partner. There are big advantages to having complementary skill sets, though the downside of that is if one decides to criticize doing things differently from how they would, even if the same or better result is achieved.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

He really did. They should hire him as a consultant!!

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

My ex was an engineer with P.E.'s in two different disciplines. It really is like two people talking different languages with him being an engineer and me being a more free spirited individual with a musical background. I had to learn to speak his language as it was clear he wohldn't learn mine. That turned out to be beneficial to me as I learned a lot about project management which was a helpful skill when I became a foreperson in a manufacturing plant with a large oroduction schedule of various components that needed to be tracked for final assembly. It also helped me to better put together a logical fact based argument which was an asset when I became a journalist. My being open to learn different skill sets helped me to grow a great deal more than he did during our time together.

Brilliant ideas for my Solis! Would love to know more about the slide out drawers.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I.wish I had asked for Steve's contact info for people having questions. But he said a lot 9f Solis owners did this mid. My.guess is therr is a Facebook group or some other platform for Solis owners. I bet someone on one of those sites could provide.you answers to.your questions.

@kimberlyc84

Ай бұрын

There are a few videos on KZread that have options for slide-out drawers.

Such clever designs. Really flows better with the modifications. I sometimes wonder how some camper vans get approved with their designs. It’s just awful. This is a much better design and the bench is not only usable but multi purpose.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I agree. You would think a company in the rv business for so many years would habe made these changes before releasing this design. SMH

Love the modifications

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Me too☺️

Great van build along with the customizations.

Thanks for sharing

❤❤❤❤❤

Hope you are having a good day today . Happy Mother's Day to you 🌸💖. Great built and video

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

Thank you 🤗 I hope you had a great day

You like to tour. it and you did awesome love it.. I get ideas too when I see people do something like this.

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

I do.love to tour. I see so many great ideas people come up with and it gives me ideas for my van as well as others for their rigs.

@skapunkoialternativeliving6522

Ай бұрын

@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 FACTS

Beautiful van!❤

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

It really is!

Favorite Lady !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

🥰🥰🥰😇

Id love to see that mattress down to understand what he is saying😊

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

He really had limited time available and didn't want to put down the mattress. I was just grateful for him sharing what he did😊

Hi Carol and Jessica

@gloriouslifeonwheels3621

Ай бұрын

👋