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@harryandlauren 12 сағат бұрын
Great video guys! His van is coming together nicely eh 😍
@Alivefrom45 9 сағат бұрын
Hi guys, thank you for watching, it should not be much longer and he will be camping out in it.
@BrendanExplores 4 күн бұрын
Great to see you guys and thanks for coming down to lend a hand 🙂
@Alivefrom45 4 күн бұрын
Hey Brendan, it was a pleasure. We were happy to help.
@Maggiethecaddy1 9 күн бұрын
Great van layout, just found your channel by watching Brendan’s 👍🏻
@Alivefrom45 9 күн бұрын
Hi Maggiethecaddy, Thank you for coming over and watch, plus leaving a comment. Glad you like the van. If you ever see us at a show and want to look around in person feel free.
@Ritarelay 11 күн бұрын
Looks a good buy price wise there!! Here that would be sooooo much more
@Alivefrom45 11 күн бұрын
Hi Ritarelay, it was amazing what you can get for you money out there plus the cost on running them is so much cheaper there, fuel worked out at about $3 a gallon
@Priest92 11 күн бұрын
Did you move there?
@Alivefrom45 11 күн бұрын
Hi Priest92, No it was a holiday.
@KhalScott24 28 күн бұрын
That bolt needs grounded/drilled on 2006-2013 because it's a flat metal rivet with a 1mm head that's flush against the metal. Can't grip onto it.
@Alivefrom45 27 күн бұрын
Hi Khalscott24, thank you for watching and commenting, its handy to know that the earlier model has a smaller bolt head than the 2014 onward. I'm guessing you tried to use a set of grips with no joy.
@DebbieandLeonfromRugby Ай бұрын
Big hello to you both. Thank you for showing us around the zoo. So pleased you managed to get some great footage of the Polar Bear.
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi Debbie and Leon, thank you for watching and commenting. We were thinking we were not going to get to see the Polar Bear. We went back 3 or 4 times and we were just finishing for the day. That was our last visit on the way out of the park to see if it had come out.
@DebbieandLeonfromRugby Ай бұрын
We are so glad you returned an l to try again and again. Brilliant thank you both😊
@Win-xl7no Ай бұрын
Enjoyed that, cheers..
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi Win-xl7no thank you for watching and commenting. Have you visited the zoo yourself?
@simonrichardson5203 Ай бұрын
Nice van , nice chatting to you earlier when you collected the box
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
@@simonrichardson5203 Hi thank you for your time, it was a pleasure to meet you. Glad you enjoyed our tour.
@sr-xf9hy Ай бұрын
Terrible engineering. Cheap construction, but boy do they cost a lot!
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi @sr-xf9hy Thank you for watching and commenting. I totally agree for the price you would hope for a far more robust gearbox. Having said this, I do still believe that they are the best vents on the market even if a bit over priced.
@ffre4k Ай бұрын
Do you know whats the weight difference compared to original wheel?
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Good evening @ffre4k, I would love to tell you. However, sorry I'm unable to find the information, however i can confirm that they are slightly heavier than the standard steel wheels is my understanding. Best advise i can give is contact Rogue Alloys, they may very well be able to answer that question, if you quote alivefrom45 you will also get a discount, if you want one.
@liampickering4238 Ай бұрын
How did you secure the wood to the under side? Sorry can’t quite hear on video?
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi Liampickering, Thank you for watching and posting your question. I used Marineflex to stick it in place, once it had gone off there is no moving it and still solid today 👍 Here is a link: marinemastics.com/product/marineflex/
@ratpacksunday5139 Ай бұрын
Nice to meet y'all at the "show". We spoke quite a while about how things are different in the us vs the UK. I hope you all are enjoying the patches we gabe you at the "show". Blessings
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi ratpacksunday5139, thank you for watching and commenting. It was a real pleasure to meet you at the show and see your store, there were so many things we would of loved to own, but not allowed in the UK lol. Thank you so much for the patches. Hope to see you again soon.
@Ritarelay Ай бұрын
Looks amazing 😮
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi Ritarelay, thank you for watching and commenting.
@TheRoadTwoSpoons Ай бұрын
Having had the Gen2 and now the Gen3 there is definitely a performance increase, alongside the other obvious benefits like permanent roof mount/no motors/RJ45 etc which makes it incredibly easy to run on 12v, install and forget about :)
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
Hi TheRoadTwoSpoons, thank you for watching and commenting. totally agree that 12v install with RJ45 will be a lot easier to run, currently looking into that. Are you on a standard Roaming package and what speeds are you getting?
@TheRoadTwoSpoons Ай бұрын
@@Alivefrom45 Speeds vary depending on where we are/distance to ground stations etc. Typical is couple hundred MB down. Highest I’ve seen on a speed test was 440mb down. Yes we are on the roam package. Initially we purchased it in the Canaries and our current sub was purchased direct in the UK. We’re in Italy currently with it.
@Alivefrom45 Ай бұрын
@TheRoadTwoSpoons so with that in mind have you removed your 4g system?
@harryandlauren 2 ай бұрын
Hope you both have the best time! 🇺🇸
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi Harry and Lauren, thank you for watching and supporting us, America is amazing.
@tomprentice6935 2 ай бұрын
⚔️💪👌👍🏴(stroke)
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi Tomprentice6935, thank you for watching and commenting.
@DestinationDestiny-ot5pc 2 ай бұрын
Interesting. Thanks for the comparison. I have the same setup but on the standard £90 package and not completely satisfied either. The speed test results are hit and miss and unpredictable. Is there a reason why you omitted any cost comparisons? Surely that would also have helped? Thanks nonetheless.
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi DestinationDestiny, Thank you for watching and commenting. In regards to the cost I do briefly discuss them when comparing the result, however with the fact that prices changing all the time, I felt it would be better to leave price out, for example since filming this video the standard roaming price has gone up but the business packages have remained the same. To give you a point of reference as of today Standard Roaming (Caped at 50GB) is £50 p/m with Unlimited set at £96 p/m compared to the Commercial World Wide Roaming which we have (Caped at 50GB) which is currently £300 p/m from Freedomsat. If you are interested in switching to a Commercial plan please reach out to Freedomsat and tell them we sent you, they will be more than happy to help you out - www.freedomsat.co.uk/ I hope this has helped and please feel free to ask any other questions you may have, I'd be more than happy to answer them.
@vanlovefest 2 ай бұрын
Amazing, the US is great, especially the size of the RVs! Have a brilliant trip
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi @vanlovefest, thank you for watching and commenting, it's going to be amazing we're sure. We are going to check some RV's while we are here.
@MotoMadDave 2 ай бұрын
Nice pal, looking forward to a bit of NASCAR footage 😁 👍
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@MotoMadDave hi, thanks fir watching and commenting, it's on the cards. 👍
@LeonandDebbiefromRugby 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant we will look forward to seeing you both in the USA cool
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@LeonandDebbiefromRugby hi thanks for watching, it's amazing out here.
@lazer5582 2 ай бұрын
And i thought i,d done well by adding a bog,camping stove n mattress in my Transit van.
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@lazer5582 hi, thanks for watching and commenting, glad you liked the build. It is the second design we came up with, at first the shower was going behind the drivers seat, so glad we opted not to do the build that way, as this layout is far more flexible and user friendly.
@TheFlaneur-up1ft 2 ай бұрын
Great van and great video. I recently took out all the Vitron from my van and replaced with the one unit, really did make life a lot more simple. Really like your layout 👍
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@TheFlaneur-up1ft hi, thanks for watching and commenting. In some ways a single unit would of been far easier, however because we built the van with going to the Arctic I was afraid that if I did that I would lose everything in one go. I do carry a spare dc to dc in the van just in case, but of course I'll be installing the xs 50 very soon.
@TheFlaneur-up1ft 2 ай бұрын
@@Alivefrom45 that was a wise move, more redundancy for that trip was really well thought through. I went for the Ecoflow Delta Pro with their alternator charging device along with 500w flexi solars. I work from my van and so far even in winter it’s an absolute joy. The one reason I did go for the Ecoflow was the ability to use the roof aircon unit without worry.
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@TheFlaneur-up1ft love that, aircon in the van. To be fair that was why we added two maxair fans, while they do a great job of moving the air through and out of the van, the one limit is the outside temperature.
@TheFlaneur-up1ft 2 ай бұрын
@@Alivefrom45 it’s a bit of an expense and I debated for quite some time, but I’m really happy I did opt for that aircon unit. Makes any really hot day no issue. I hope you are off on another fab adventure soon 👍
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@TheFlaneur-up1ft watch this space 🤫
@MotoMadDave 2 ай бұрын
Great video pal, such a lovely solid and well build van indeed. Everything looks so robust and fit for any adventure.. keep up the good work 👍
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@MotoMadDave hi, thank you for watching. I do believe in do it right first time and we our adventures cutting corners was never an option. The only thing I can't take is a motorbike 👍
@leephillips282 2 ай бұрын
what a van mate it's awesome but them electrics scar the shit out of me lol 🤟
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@leephillips282 hi thanks for watching and commenting. In what way do the electrics scare you?
@leephillips282 2 ай бұрын
@@Alivefrom45 let's just say I'm not very good with wiring
@GPZ1100SSSA 2 ай бұрын
Great video again Matt and a great way of explaining everything cool from both of us 😎👍
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
@@GPZ1100SSSA thanks fir watching and commenting. I want to cover off as much as possible, as part of the van tour, so everyone could understand what we had done to our van, with it being design with traveling to the Arctic in mind.
2 ай бұрын
Ive done that with mine, taped to a lenght of wood and leave it in the sun for a while.
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi CapTango, thank you for watching and commenting. It seems to be the only logical way to straighten out the trim, before use.
@harryandlauren 2 ай бұрын
Ahh yay 🐬🐬🐬
@Alivefrom45 2 ай бұрын
Hi Harry and Lauren, thanks for watching and commenting.
@Ritarelay 3 ай бұрын
❤
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi Ritarelay, you guys even got a cameo.
@harryandlauren 3 ай бұрын
We tried to get tickets but they were sold out 😭 looks like you had a great time!
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi HarryandLauren, sorry you missed out. We got our tickets as soon as they came out as we did not want to miss out. Hopefully you will be able to attend next year.
@TheBaconSandwichCrypto 3 ай бұрын
Glad you had a great time guys 💪 ♥
@TheBaconSandwichCrypto 3 ай бұрын
Imagine all those that left on Sunday and missed the party 😔
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi ThebaconSandwichCrypto, thank you for watching and commenting, I'm guessing you attended the event?
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
I'm guessing you left early.
@TheBaconSandwichCrypto 3 ай бұрын
@@Alivefrom45 no I was there the whole time. I most likely checked you in on the gate 😉
@erickmcpherson6972 3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Very helpful. Do you know if the interior set from Kantop would fit around the rear view mirror please? I have a reversing camera monitor attached to the mirror mount in a Citroen Relay like yours.
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@erickmcpherson6972Thank you for watching and posting your question. I believe it would, there is a cutout for a mirror, so if your screen is in the same place it should work just fine.
@MotoMadDave 3 ай бұрын
Great video, very informative regarding the pro’s & con’s. I have often wondered which ones would benefit me more while wild camping. You have now answered my question. Thanks 😊👍
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi MotoMadDave. Thank you for watching, I'm glad you found the video useful and informative.
@franciskennedy1436 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I will use your supplier to get the internal ones for my van.
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@franciskennedy1436 thank you for watching. Don't forget to use the discount code.
@unigrip112 3 ай бұрын
I don't think the video needed to be posted in every van page on facebook iv seen it on all the ones we are in . i think we all know how to put screens on windows , i personally didn't get past 1min as it gave me no info, bar how to put screens on a window .
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Thank you @unigrip112 for watching the 1 min of the video. This video was structured so viewers could see how our outer screens fits and give them info around features of the screen. You would of noticed later in the video I do not include the fitting of the internal screens as this is the same process for all internal screens, I just show these in place. After this I go over the pro and con of each of the screens and share my conclusions. If you would care to watch more than 1 min, you may find the information you were hoping to find within the first 1 min.
@GPZ1100SSSA 3 ай бұрын
Not everyone has your experience, so I say it's a great video for people not everybody like you 😜
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@GPZ1100SSSA thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you found the video useful.
@gritmasterbull 3 ай бұрын
Thinking of getting one of these. Did you by any chance used to climb at Craggy Guildford
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@gritmasterbull hi, yes I did for many years. I still climb as you can probably tell, however no longer at Craggy.
@the_wilkini 3 ай бұрын
which type of van is this on?
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@the_wilkini hi, thanks for watching and posting your question. Theis on our 2016 citroen relay.
@66TripsLeft 3 ай бұрын
Like you Matt we saw and bought one at the NEC, much asking the same lines... this product seems far better than the old school alternative. Also, thankfully, we've not needed to use it.
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@66TripsLeft Hi thanks for watching. Judging by how popular they are becoming and the different places I see them now, they must be effective and we believe anyone with a van or a boat should get one of these.
@MotoMadDave 3 ай бұрын
Hi pal, I met you in the car park the other day lol. This is a great video and something I will be adopting to make myself a custom fit roof rack for my solar when i get there.. Nice content and well explained 👍
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@MotoMadDave Hey Dave, it was great to meet you love the van and what you are doing with it. Glad you enjoyed the video and like the content.
@FireSafetyStick 3 ай бұрын
Hi Matt, Just found your video. Many thanks for suggesting the Fire Safety Stick, great job in covering the key points. :) Just to clarify the point on leaving it in a fire. Firstly of course, if you can direct the spray from it to the small fire (before the fire becomes too established) and it is safe to do so, that will always be the best method. However, if the fire has got too big or it is in an awkward position to reach, then yes you can leave the activated stick in a confined space while you escape to safety. That confined space will then fill with the active vapour to repress the fire. And yes although in theory if left in a fire it would after a while self activate, by that stage the fire would be quite big (probably too big for the Fire Safety Stick). If the top protective cap was in place, then it would need to melt away to expose the black activating resin to ignite. Hope that all makes sense, but if any one has any other queries, please feel free to ask the question. Regards Andrew - Fire Safety Stick
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi FireSafeyStock, thank you for watching and adding you advise, it is really appreciated. Thankfully as I said I have not had to use it.
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi FireSafetyStick, please feel free to share our video on your socials.
@Ritarelay 3 ай бұрын
We have the same smoke alarm. Nice and tidy 👌🏼
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi Rita, they are so easy to setup, its great peace of mind.
@harryandlauren 3 ай бұрын
We need one of these! & a carbon monoxide one 🫣🥹
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
@@harryandlauren Thanks for watching. There is a combined smoke and carbon monoxide version on Amazon
@andrewgilbert2249 3 ай бұрын
Hi good to see a product that seems to work, is it still performing? Also I was watching thinking about the length you cut to and the run off on either side. Would you have cut it a little longer on both sides in hindsight? Also ive seen it mentioned to angle it slightly?
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi Andrewgilbert, thank you for watching and posting your question, I can confirm it is still stuck in place and has not moved at all. In regards to the length it covers both sides of the door opening. in regards to going any further forward, i feel it would be hard because of the shape of the front of the van and it could cause an area where the it may peel more easily, with regards to extending backwards the reel is of cause long enough to do so, however i feel this offer little use as currently the water does not come in, for the most part it is for when you open and close the if it is raining more often than not we would close the door. One big thing it does do it stop that annoying spray coming at you when you close the slam the side door. I hope this helps.
@eddy_creative 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for this mate, gonna grab one for my van
@Alivefrom45 3 ай бұрын
Hi eddy_creative, thank you for watching and commenting. Glad you found the video useful.
@AVanLifeThing 4 ай бұрын
I don't get why more people aren't attending this event? Plenty of space, easy to get to on the motorway, food and events etc. Are we loosing the whole van life culture and the VLF is becoming the Glastonbury of it all>
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hi AVanlifeThing, thank you for watching and commenting. This event was great and already planned in for next year. Did you go this year? I hope we are not loosing the van life culture, maybe its a case of there a far more events and as a result people are spread out across a wide set of events now. This event was bigger than last year and i have no doubt it will be even bigger next year.
@harryandlauren 4 ай бұрын
Great video! Gutted we missed your talk 😔
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hi Harry and Lauren, thanks for watching. I will be doing a talk next year on the Saturday, feel free to come along. See you again soon.
@VanLife_At_Last 4 ай бұрын
That looked Awesome
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hi Vanlife_At_Last, thank you for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed the video, it is running again next year, if you want to attend.
@catvando3209 4 ай бұрын
Nice one guys, unfortunately I had van troubles so was unable to get down there. Hopefully catch up with you both soon 😊
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hi Steve, thanks for watching, shame you could not make the show. See you soon. 👍
@RetroRatz 4 ай бұрын
You captured it really well ✅ happy travels 😁
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hi RetroRatz, thanks for watching glad you enjoyed our video of the show.
@Thenomadpurr 4 ай бұрын
Great vid and great to see you lot again, love that Taco made an appearance :) see you guys soon!
@Alivefrom45 4 ай бұрын
Hey guys, thanks for watching, it was great to meet up with you again, we had to include Taco 👍 See you soon.