The answer to more videos will always be a yes. As someone who is increasingly more and more interested in buying an ambi and making a conversion, I'll take all the inside information and tips I can get! It's been a day dream for several years, but I'm more and more sold on the idea of just doing it and stop dreaming. Love what you've done with your build.

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Gotta know more about the mini split!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice show me how to build one

Thank you for a very thorough explanation! Have you any experience with incinerator toilets? Take care!

i bypassed the pee jug 2 weeks into living in my first build a few years ago. i go waaaaaay to much to bother with it

Awesome build! It's more helpful to offer recommendations on battery based on watt hours. When somebody talks in amp hours, we have no clue what that bank can offer without calculating in the voltage.

Mini splits changed everything for me, just like house a/c, i imstalled a 9000btu

Mr Cool i bought is also dehumidifier

your gay and like balls

If possible, please make a detailed video about how to modify the mini-split to be able to mount the outside unit sideways. Thanks,

California didn’t let me renew my registration on my 2009 Chevy c4500 4x4 diesel. 2019 was the last year I was legally allowed to register it. I sold it for $24,000 and the guy sold it for $120,000 in Arizona after Covid. Sucks these aren’t allowed in California

Great vid. Appreciate that you didn't gloss over the reality of the gross parts. Sounds like the best solution.

Your build is killer! I’ve got a retired hot shot crew carrier that I am in the process of converting!!

We have a natures head on our boat, great company, great product

Thanks Bro. I appreciate it. Very informative.

"A few farting thoughts" nice one! I hope folks realize the depth of experience you have. Lots of trial and error trying to make things better but thats how we learn...besides KZbin.

Thanks for all the great info. Pioneer makes a 9K BTU heat pump called the “under bench “ that is all one unit that I am considering for my ambulance.Have you seen that and what are your thoughts?

excellent tutorial. Thank you

I assume that you washed your hands after completing this task? I'm impressed at how benign that looked when you dumped it. Thanks for that video, I'm much more educated on composting toilets now.

Like to see a vid on the ac. Love the rig

More info re: Shower pan, heat pump and the spare tire winch system please.

I'd love to see it all. Very interested in the AC and water though. I'd also love a more in depth of the electrical as well! What model ambulance is that? It looks like the inside of the box is taller than 6'.

I would like to know how you came up with the whole concept. I am looking for my first Ambo to convert.

Tom, you funny guy!

Useless built.

Showers are always fun...

At $12 per gallon I can understand why ambulance bills are so expensive!! And I have no medical insurance... never have. So I'll keep that in mind if I ever get ill and need to go to the hospital. I'm 74 years old and so far so good. No illness of any kind, not even a cold so I think I'm good to go... no medical insurance necessary... and hopefully no ambulance. But they certainly make nice living quarters!

More about the build and layout design please

amazing

Awesome! Thanks! We just started our F450 4x4 Ambo build. Roof raise is next, then build out. We want a mini spilt but it’ll probably be a retrofit as well… thanks for the info!

Love seeing the new iterations on your rig! I'd love to see more details on your spare tire setup

That's a really nice rig ya got there!! I'm interested in doing a similar kodiak/ambulance conversion or mounting a shipping container onto back of kodiak box truck frame and use as a camper. What did the ambulance originally cost ya? How long did it take for build? Have an estimate of $ you put into the build?

ooooo?! I saw the original showing of this on Tiny House Tours a few years ago and so glad to hear and see this is evolving. Maybe editing a side by side video with commentary on what was happening before with various components and what is going on now. I feel that something that is *just* starting to get discussed in vanlife is how adjust or grow with your truck via different builds and adjustments. It's a thought - but love how this continues to grow!

I'd like to know more about the heat pump/ AC. How did you rotate the compressor, and make the line sets work? Thanks

Love the video learned a lot and got some ideas!

I am just starting my 08 Koadiak Ambulance build, would really like to hear more about your shower/toilet setup, and what your considerations were for battery and solar design. I am leaning towards Victron, but these all-in-one systems have me intrigued. Did you stick with 12v batteries or higher voltage with a stepdown?

Where did he find the yellowstone ambulance? Im assuming a gov't auction?

i have a generator because in the Canadian North, in winter my battery system including my furnace would be dead and frozen by noon on the 2nd overcast day. i really need to fix this but my budget does not allow it.

Oh, more content describing the systems would be welcome, yes. BUT, maybe more content of this rig in action - whatever the action is. Doesn’t need to be anything hard core, but getting a sense of the dynamics of the Lost Box as it traverses terrain would be very welcome.

one of the best overland builds I've seen! what are your thoughts on big/heavy/comfortable/convenient vs smaller/lighter/more austere but better off-road and mpg trade offs? your rig is a super rare platform... but seems pretty ideal to me for a long term/fulltime build... Have you looked at any other trucks? I've been thinking about building one on a JDM 4x4 cabover (hiace/dyna/fuso/atlas, etc) but also have a ram 2500 ctd that I know inside and out so might use it as a platform for a build too... anyway, more vids please:)

what wires did you cross to kill the mb? and yeah, 46F would never be considered "cold" in my neck of the woods (9000' Bailey, CO)! how's Baja these days? used to surf down there late 80's-early 90's... would love to get back there again!

We can tell you are new at this, but to me it makes the video way more interesting than "real" content creators 😅

I’m pretty sure we chatted in the arroyo in Los Barriles a few weeks ago

I am in the planning stage for my overland expedition vehicle. I thought I was using a lot of insulation at 4", but 8" on your friends bus is amazing. My plan is to do numerous Arctic trips in my rig and also spend time in the desert southwest so the extra insulation would help keep the internal environment comfortable. My external habitat width will be 8.5 ft to accommodate the 4" of insulation without losing too much interior space, 8" is awesome for efficiency, but seems like it would take up too much space that is so precious in a bus build and there is no way to make the bus wider to accommodate the extra insulation. 8" of insulation is more than the average home built with 2x6 walls thus 5.5" of insulation unless extra foam board is used on the exterior of the home. I agree 8-10k btu for a small space is perfect, once the space is cool the fan can be turned to the lowest setting to maintain the temp and have the unit super quiet.

Tom thanks for the video. Would love to hear more about the composting toilet, tire rack and winch, and shower. Cheers😊

Bad ass Tom.

Thanks for the content.. I had not thought of removing the compressor from a mini-split to reorient it. I installed a 8000 btu window unit in my drivers rear compartment, partially because it would fit, and a minisplit wouldn't, and partially because I already had it sitting around. I cut a hole in the back of the bottom rear of the compartment and put a washable filter over the hole, and then hole in the top of the door with a 700 cfm thermostatically controlled exhaust fan. Works good once I got a baffle system set up to get a good airflow path across the coils. I did need an additional fan inside the box to get the cold air from the back of the unit to the front. If I have to do it again I will use a mini-split, as the window unit is not very efficient, usually about 750 watts with all the ancillary fans to make it work. I've got 1560 watts of solar so its about break even in the summer with the sun up.

Your build out skills are impressive!

Nice, thanks!