Your going to love the freedom of the choices you are making, Americans have no idea what true freedom is they are use to being slaves to the material world, I have done the same thing as you only with a Wife and two children, Seeing and living in the wonders of such a beautiful country far out weighs Material slavery. I wish you the best that life has to offer.

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

That’s the goal, I’ve been trying to convert to a full minimalist and this build has help with that.

Fashionable/practical and efficient. Cool build! Cool🤟

Your van is gorgeous I really like the wee wall by your bed, it defines the space. It would look great at the other side of your bed too Keep well

@allisonsanders3384

5 ай бұрын

Love your build!

@ByTheFireCreative

5 ай бұрын

@allisonsanders3384 thank you!

Nice simple build

OMG,I love it..That's why I wanted a bigger van. I hope to see you in passing,I'm in SC too.😊

Nice build! It's great to start fairly simple to understand what you need and how you use the space. The flooring was skipped, but it was a minor detail. Keep up the great work and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Cheers

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! I realized after I had edited the video I completely forgot about the floor. It is just panel insulation, underneath plywood with m vinyl flooring on top of that.

Such a beautiful, simple build.

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Watching from the UK

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

That’s awesome!

Seems so wholesome and chill

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! That’s what I was going for!

@heffboys4368

8 ай бұрын

I've been trying to turn my small suv into a camper I've been playing around with some ideas. Love watching this content tho 👌. I'm excited to see where it goes and to hopefully pull inspiration from it

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Good luck on your built, and thanks for the kind words

Love your cabinets! Nice job.

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thank you

I have a 1990 Ford E 150. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

@ByTheFireCreative

4 ай бұрын

Sounds cool. Thank you

Nice job on the van! Enjoyed your video thanks for posting.

i like simple build for pupose ..

Wow your van is soo nice. So much space, and it’s just so neat. I just love it. Hopefully by May of next year i’ll be full time car living.

Love this clean, minimal build! Love the Native print everywhere as well!! Welcome to van life!! I'm apart of this dope community as well but I travel around in my bus named Peach and my lil people!

Very groovy love it !

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

DOUBLE SWINGING SIDE DOORS - I LIKE THAT (SEATTLE WA) 😀

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thanks! It lets me be extra dramatic when I open the doors.

I really enjoy your videos

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice build. 👍🏼. All the best on your adventures.

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

Thank you, hoping for the best adventures

Love the background music !

Looks great!

Safe travels.

Your music is nice...keep it

Looks good man all the best on your journey.

I love the build! Very nice!!

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

The open part of your doors is some space you can use.

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

I seen someone do that recently with their front two doors so I will probably utilize that space for stuff.

Great job book matching the grain on the drawers, I mean cabinet doors under the sink. Nice simple and functional build. I like that junk net concept. I think nets are such a great lightweight option to hold odd shaped chit.

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! The net saved on room and money so I don’t have to worry about doors and stuff and have super easy access to my stuff.

Nice simple build. I would have done lots of insulation, and put the sink inside the left barn door for easy filling and dumping. And I definitely need a toilet. But those are just personal preferences and I have no actual experience at building yet. You did well!

The State of Oregon is absolutely breath taking and the Winters a soooo mild compared to the East except hotter states abviosly.

Good build. If you come thru Chattanooga Tn I will give you a 12 volt refrigerator

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate the offer but I have already bought the refrigerator and it should be here soon.

Nice and clean build. I tried 2 mattress toppers for about a year. Then i got a mattress from walmart $150. Wow! I'd rather sleep in my van than bed at home!

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Can’t agree more, I always have trouble falling asleep at home but when I’m in that van I sleep like a rock.

Imagine it's 2degrees and you gotta shit at 2am you digging a hole😂😂

Where is the potty?

Looking good, love the door fabric! Are you going full time van life?

@ByTheFireCreative

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yeah that’s my goal, I don’t know how long I am going to do full time van life but I want to travel as much as I can and experience things before I decided to settle down.

How does the fan do during hot weather? My biggest concern would be keeping my van as cool as possible. I live in Georgia so the heat here is RIDICULOUS

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

It does really good, I have a seal that’s not fully secure on my back door. So when I have it set to pulling air out it pull the cooler air in. In the summer I had it pulling air in and I have a few extra fans that move the air around the van.

Love it! If you don't mind me asking, what do you think was the total you spent on the van and conversion?

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Of course. I bought the van itself for 2000 dollars. Then I put about around 1500 to 2000 into the build. I tried to keep it as minimal and inexpensive as possible while sticking to my original design.

Do you have holes in the board under your bed to keep down mold?

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

I don’t right now, it is something I have considered.

I have a question. Do You ever deal with your clothes that you store in the van changing colors like fading from heat or sunlight inside the van !? I'm having that issue right now.

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

I don’t think I have paid any attention to it. I will have to look next time I store my clothes. If there is, most of my shirts are white so I should see some discoloration on those and I will let you know.

Are those Dometic water jugs made out of metal? Where did you get them?

@ByTheFireCreative

7 ай бұрын

They are made of food grade LDPE, so I believe a food grade plastics material. I bought the black one at a store called rei and the blue one off Amazon.

@curious1366

7 ай бұрын

@@ByTheFireCreative Thanks for letting me know. FYI-- I am trying to avoid plastics. So I won't buy those. The way you painted them, they look like metal!

do you do this as a career?

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

I do not, coming soon I will hopefully be full time in the van as a life choice over work. KZread is just a wait to capture my journey.

@TConer_

6 ай бұрын

@@ByTheFireCreative ✊🏿

Drop the music and I could watch it throughout. Otherwise, it's a very nice setup. Thanks for sharing!

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, i will work on the volume but I am not getting rid of the background music as of now.

FYI for future videos, The background 'music' is annoying, too loud, and unnecessary.

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, i will work on the volume but I am not getting rid of the background music as of now.

You definitely do not need the background music throughout your video. It’s annoying.

@virginia_in_the_rearview

7 ай бұрын

I didn't even notice it until I read your comment.

@Lisa-Snshinz

7 ай бұрын

Same!! It's just fine with the background music! You can hear him speak clearly! @@virginia_in_the_rearview

@rebeccalitchfield6698

7 ай бұрын

I'm fine with it

@lisaroth7526

7 ай бұрын

Funny. I was just thinking I really enjoyed the easy music.

@celia-bts-armyrivera7170

6 ай бұрын

Theirs always that one guy🤦‍♀️

BORRRRING!!! 😮

Ugh. You have to put some Lame background music in your video.😳

@ByTheFireCreative

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment, i will work on the volume but I am not getting rid of the background music as of now.