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meh.. his dad is skilled for sure, but the insides looks like the stale interior of a house. Not a fan of the build

Jaruzel 10y ago
I have to agree with this. The concept is sound for sure, but all.. that.. wood... He's adding so much extra weight (and thus lowering his average mpg etc.), when a type of plastic (the slightly bendy stuff that cooking/food storage tubs are made of) would have been good enough, and also much lighter. The drawers under the bed especially - those in my opinion should be either wireframe and canvas, or based around prebuilt plastic storage. I also think he wasted space above the bed - there could be wall nets for smaller items, or even a drop down surface for cooking or day work. Finally, he's assumed that the wiring will never fail or need updating - it's all now trapped behind the (many layers of) flooring or the wall panels. One fried cable, and he'll have to rip out all that 'nice' cabinet work. I love the idea of kitting out a van and going mobile, but that interior is NOT how I'd do it.
- jordache 10y ago
  uh.. it looks like a ghetto attempt at a typical RV interior... rather than something like a Westfalia or Sports Mobile.. I guess that's the difference between a company with more resources with a DIY job with supplies from HD.
- lb1lf 10y ago
  -As one who has toyed enough with the idea (not to live in permanently, but for overlanding) to start kitting out a Land Cruiser 78 to make it liveable, I'd agree with most of your points - though presumably, if he mostly sticks to highways or at the very least properly paved roads, mpg shouldn't suffer too much from a couple of hundred pounds of additional weight. My one MAJOR gripe with his build, is the water jerry can directly behind the driver's seat - in the event of a crash, he is -quite literally- trusting his life to the straps securing the can. I wouldn't do that. Definitely at the very least have a proper base for the can to sit in, rather than relying on straps. Edit: Oh, and I hope there's proper ventilation from the cupboard where he stores the cooking gas. One leaky can and you're in for a potentially very nasty surprise. (I solved this the lazy way - by using a kerosene stove...) /edit Hopefully, the sink and countertop are secured well enough to the van not to come flying forward, too. That aside, I have nothing but admiration for people with the chutzpah to actually go ahead and DO what they dream of. I wish him many a happy year on the road.
  - jordache 10y ago
    I didn't have all the comforts but in many ways I like my ghetto truck cab home much more http://imgur.com/a/KhxS3 http://imgur.com/a/KhxS3

I have to agree with this. The concept is sound for sure, but all.. that.. wood... He's adding so much extra weight (and thus lowering his average mpg etc.), when a type of plastic (the slightly bendy stuff that cooking/food storage tubs are made of) would have been good enough, and also much lighter. The drawers under the bed especially - those in my opinion should be either wireframe and canvas, or based around prebuilt plastic storage. I also think he wasted space above the bed - there could be wall nets for smaller items, or even a drop down surface for cooking or day work. Finally, he's assumed that the wiring will never fail or need updating - it's all now trapped behind the (many layers of) flooring or the wall panels. One fried cable, and he'll have to rip out all that 'nice' cabinet work. I love the idea of kitting out a van and going mobile, but that interior is NOT how I'd do it.

jordache 10y ago
uh.. it looks like a ghetto attempt at a typical RV interior... rather than something like a Westfalia or Sports Mobile.. I guess that's the difference between a company with more resources with a DIY job with supplies from HD.
lb1lf 10y ago
-As one who has toyed enough with the idea (not to live in permanently, but for overlanding) to start kitting out a Land Cruiser 78 to make it liveable, I'd agree with most of your points - though presumably, if he mostly sticks to highways or at the very least properly paved roads, mpg shouldn't suffer too much from a couple of hundred pounds of additional weight. My one MAJOR gripe with his build, is the water jerry can directly behind the driver's seat - in the event of a crash, he is -quite literally- trusting his life to the straps securing the can. I wouldn't do that. Definitely at the very least have a proper base for the can to sit in, rather than relying on straps. Edit: Oh, and I hope there's proper ventilation from the cupboard where he stores the cooking gas. One leaky can and you're in for a potentially very nasty surprise. (I solved this the lazy way - by using a kerosene stove...) /edit Hopefully, the sink and countertop are secured well enough to the van not to come flying forward, too. That aside, I have nothing but admiration for people with the chutzpah to actually go ahead and DO what they dream of. I wish him many a happy year on the road.
- jordache 10y ago
  I didn't have all the comforts but in many ways I like my ghetto truck cab home much more http://imgur.com/a/KhxS3 http://imgur.com/a/KhxS3