Budget Van Life Brilliance: Unbelievably Cheap and Creative Ideas in this TINY DIY Van Build!

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Lulu is a senior solo woman who has created a phenomenal DIY thrift store build in a 2016 Ram Pro Master City van. From innovative, thrifty storage solutions to brilliant space-saving hacks, every aspect of this DIY build is a testament to creativity and resourcefulness.
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Thanks for watching!

[@longdistancetravellermusic2185]

“I don’t need a 5 gallon bucket, I’ve got a 2 gallon butt” - greatest thing I’m going to hear today. 😄😄

[@bethparrock2637]

I watched a video of her home in a home, she converted a bedroom with an attached bathroom into her own tiny house and her family lives in the rest of the house. She one smart lady.

[@maryomoimole]

Where is the video

[@stevemilcoffmilcoff4655]

Good vidio

[@traceyealy5477]

@@maryomoimole The video of her home transformation is on her KZbin channel, Lulu's Way

[@sweetestpotato4392]

Vanlifers single-handedly keeping Planet Fitness in business

[@bvcmargie5887]

😂I had the same thought and it made me laugh out loud... then I saw your comment and laughed out loud again😂 That is one smart business model Planet Fitness!!

[@joanraymond1851]

Lulu is a force within vanlife. In quick order, she has a book club, healthy eating channel, winter meetups and of course her inaugural channel Lulu's Way AND her own song on Google Music! She has abundant energy and creativity. I'm looking forward to meeting her soon in person. I only hope I can keep up.

[@karenebarker9244]

Wow! Lulus tour video came up FAST! I was afraid it would take months. Bob knows quality content when he sees it. How exciting! Bless her, she only thought it was hard to keep up and reply to comments on her channel. After this, she will be even more of a hero to women of all ages ❤️

[@froglover7967]

I loved all Lulu's build videos and subscribed to her channel early on. I've since unsubbed once the song & ego kicked in.

[@serendipitousjourney2051]

Lulu's love for life and people is a huge treat...I hope she gets TONS MORE SUBSCRIBERS !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@BakersBlessings]

@@froglover7967I guess your mama didn’t teach you what my mama taught me. May God bless you, froglover.

[@JNante]

​@@froglover7967 😳 wow, since you've been watching her as long as many of us, surely you remember the song was made because she loved dancing and couldn't play regular music due to copyright infringement. I'm still trying to figure out where an inflated ego came in as you see it. Guess you are entitled to your opinion though. Mine is she's a humble individual, aware of what she wants, how she wants it and not seeking validation from anyone but herself 🤔 the sign of a mature person who knows herself.

[@Cali-ForniagirlinMichigan]

@@froglover7967 When you put good energy out into the world you get good energy back … be kind ♥️♥️♥️✌️

[@cashonly6117]

I love the unintentional statement. "I'm home less and traveling more", (homeless). 🤣🤣

[@bridgetmuehlberger5141]

Sideways medicine cabinet, lattice under mattress, CD holder cabinet. What amazingly creative ideas!! I need to work harder on imagining non-traditional uses for great thrift store finds!! You go, Lulu!! 😊

[@fdm2155]

Lulu seems to have the best of all worlds. Free to go when she wants, knows her home base is secure and looked after. Such great ideas in her van. The creativity in these van tours always amazes me!

[@marypoppins9380]

Yes I have a house too❤

[@c1catwoman794]

"I don't got a 5 gallon butt" made me laugh. Love the interior design, very cheerful !

[@beckykukoski8678]

She has even made more cool tweeks to her van since this was recorded. She is the best.

[@FidoHouse]

The surround on the roof and the lattice as bed support totally new ideas to me. Thank you, Lulu! Lovely interview, Bob!

[@t.nash8]

It’s always the creatives who find the most practical solutions!

[@jobabs]

Love LuLu’s channel. She is so creative, organized, and I really enjoy her healthy eating food prep and cooking demonstrations. She has lost 100 lbs and maintained her weight for years.

[@denisepelissey6829]

I have a feeling we aint seen nothing yet. Unstopable yes, courageous, brave, fun, funny, giving and determined to name a few. LULUS way! Dance,dance,dance. Yay.

[@jeanieirwin4747]

Hello. The build is eclectic. She has taken individual components that are mutually exclusive and made them live and work together. She is so uninhibited and spontaneous. It reminds me of Wabi Sabi. She is financially secure and thrift shops for things to go in the van. She has a strong sense of who she is and how she is wired. She makes no apologies for the way she travels lives and plays.

[@barbwatkins3676]

Lulu's van has evolved even more since she did this tour. Such a creative and clever lady. Love the very pretty aesthetics and her amazing innovations. Mostly just love Lulu's positivity and joyful personality. Her vanlife channel is brilliant..always fun, always interesting. Thanks for featuring her beautiful van. 🦋

[@kerrischuh8000]

I follow Lulu’s channel “Lulu’s Way”. She is so inspirational. She has the most positive outlook on life. She’s very creative and innovative. And most of all she’s fun!

[@SurfingFLA]

Lulu, thanks for bringing true stealth back to stealth camping.

[@keyplayer5]

Love watching Lulu! I’m so glad you showcased her. More people need to experience her positive energy!

[@user-zw8oi6qk5x]

LuLu is the most organized person I've ever seen. Might I also add that she is the most positive? Love the tour. Very creative ideas.

[@CarolHewett-ug2cw]

She certainly thinks outside the box. Great ideas that I hope to use someday.

[@ohizkimmie]

The sheet metal on the roof is genius! 🙌

[@mrs.c9174]

What a pleasant surprise to see you, Lulu!

[@debbiehowes421]

Lulu is fantastic with a heart of gold. She is an awesome inspiration to so many of her peeps! I’m happy to be one of them and share on all of her platforms, have attended her Jan meetup and onboard for Feb! I am also a member of the book study club and have grown so much! Lulu…you are loved❤️❤️

[@greegorygrimlee5487]

This chick's a professional. So nice to see somoeone not dragging their house around in a van! Good stuff xox

[@janeasavin7134]

Thanks Bob for featuring Lulu’s van build! Love her earth friendly recycling and repurposing what she already has! Her innovative ideas are truly an inspiration and she’s so relatable! I love the way she embraces life and seizes the joys out of wherever she is at! She reminds us that it is far more fun to travel that to actually arrive! So fun! ❤

[@Nikki_G_0]

Awesome to see LuLu featured here. Love her spirit and what she did with her van build. I've been a LuLu fan for a few months now.

[@nhbomar]

Hi Lulu!! It's great to see you with Bob - your van is awesome - thanks for sharing it with Bob's audience!

[@beeARTcanada]

Am so glad you interviewed Lulu. Her enthusiasm is contagious.

[@bevfitzsimmonds3382]

So lovely to catch Lulu's enthusiasm, and see all her great low-cost ideas! Whoo-hoo! ❤❤❤

[@lisaroth7526]

Lulu is so awesome! I met her when I was leaving my mail box place and she was just as nice in person as she was all those months I’d watched her on KZbin. Pretty darn smart, too! I’m so glad you interviewed her and showed folks her rig. If you get the chance, check out her first tour of her old minivan on Butterfly Tracks. She had some fantastic ideas there, too!😊

[@jobabs]

Her refrigeration method in her old van was just genius using the Stow n Go area.

[@dennismoore8203]

The bed in the passenger seat is causing me to rethink many ideals. It's genius. The lattice. Wow. Thank you.

[@JNante]

It started to sink a little but she fixed that. I thought for a person with a larger frame, you could probably double up the lattice for stronger support. Such a great idea for ventilating the mattress.

[@diannevans407]

Glad you featured Lulu she has the best ideas and the best energy I have been enjoying her channel for almost a year now! She is so cool!

[@SequoiaMakes]

I just love all of the creativity and reuse that happens in the vanning community, particularly respresented on this channel. Love you Bob!

[@kathyweber793]

What a great setup! Thanks for sharing this. Love to see how she takes some furniture and uses it in different ways. So smart!

[@Jackie7665]

I love Lulu's energy, upbeat outlook and creativity! She is an inspiration and makes vanlife look accessible to people like me (scardicat lol). Her rig is functional, tidy and so cheerful. Definitely want to check out her channel.

[@zanobiashalks2769]

It's Amazing how many fabulous ideas Lulu has implemented in her van build. Thanks for this wonderful video, Bob!

[@trudytwilite]

Bob and Lulu together! My two favorite explorers!

[@user-xy2bk5hk2d]

She is brilliant and doesn't know it. Thank you Lulu for sharing your many great ideas.

[@vanessadeklerk2862]

I absolutely love this van! It is so functional, yet so pretty and cozy as well. Lulu seems like such a positive, fun loving, happy person who loves her life. And she is so creative! Such an inspiration!

[@marshaspears9142]

I’ve seen Lulu be interviewed by Bob before. This interview is even better. Many practical ideas and pointers on stealth. How does she prevent passersby from seeing her bed? Isn’t it in the passenger seat space? Thanks

[@lyndachambers6649]

I think she uses window covering pads attached inside to the van windows with magnets for privacy. Hides any lights she might have on inside for camping stealth. Her van is very well decorated which didn’t show much in the video. Go to “Lulu’s Way” on Utube to see her adventures and more of her van decor. I love Lucy! I mean Lulu.

[@brendahone2509]

Great job Lulu!

[@jazziered142]

Lulu is great. I have watched her build out her van, and she's so innovative. Very fun to watch.

[@kelliesmith4068]

Love Lulu & her zest for life!

[@christinamacintyre9972]

Lulu for the win each and every day 🎉

[@johnjoe_247]

you can feel her joy

[@sheilacaine]

Lulu is one I watch regularly. Check out her latest she has a song she made and dances with people in her videos. ❤😂

[@zaxus211]

outside of having a 5 gallon but and a carcass that would be dangerous to support with lattice i really really like her ideas and ingenuity. charming lady.

[@shirleyclarke4867]

Oh my GOSH!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the way you've done your van. I am getting ideas for mine, if I can ever find one (it's really hard) but, I'm looking! I want to do what you're doing and keep my house! I have no mortgage and have someone to stay here!!

[@judyp4421]

Lulu is the best!

[@morganmaddison8633]

I've been a subscriber of Lulu's since day one! love her energy, her content and zest for vanlife! Just goes to show you...practical and simple are key to enjoy the journey!!

[@nullhill6486]

THE most ingenious, lovely, build-out I've seen yet. Lulu, you are amazing.

[@HettyHartpreneur]

That was an amazing and creative video! ❤ But what a busy head Lulu has! In Dutch we say: she talks 75 minutes in an hour 😂

[@ponylady111]

Lulu and Bob at one time! Wow! Double Rock Stars!😂

[@donnapecoraro3126]

Love Lulu, she’s a well of ingenuity. Love how she tweaks her van constantly, even since this video she’s made brilliant improvements. Plus her van is so neat and orderly, and pretty. She’s inspiring.

[@corrinekarr8870]

Been checking Bob's channel regularly hoping Lulu's interview with the so nice Bob Wells would come up; here it is and it was wonderful! LuLu you are a natural!🎉 ❤

[@ramontoro]

Hello from Puerto Rico friends

[@chrislastname3167]

Loved seeing Lulu and all her creative ideas.

[@bethcollier3789]

Oh wow, what an amazing woman Lulu is. So organized, so friendly, and so creative. I'm loving the inside of her van very much, and the subtle camouflage on the roof does keep it stealth. Thank you, Bob.

[@knappfarm]

LOVE Lulu’s van and LOVE her KZbin channel, too!!!

[@SuperMjennings]

Go LuLu go!

[@johnw65]

Thanks for a lot of great ideas! 'Tiny' is where I'm at in a 4x6 converted cargo trailer... After adding a door, windows, roofrack, awning and 6x5 front cargo deck, stealth is not an option...

[@lisaking9659]

Love this video! Thanks Bob for featuring LuLu! ❤

[@lifeizgood6016]

We love Lulu!!!

[@lynettelisell3746]

Lulu, you rock! Your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@modocroughstock5700]

New subscriber to Lulu.. you rock sister Certainly from the East Coast dialect.. 😅 much love from McDermitt Oregon

[@lindsaylivinlife6282]

Love the van build! 🚐 ...and with all the colors & textures, it's so homey! Lulu is so inspirational, focuses on health & well-being and just overall, a delightful human being! And 'Lulu's Way' KZbin channel is fantastic ...love yours too Bob!! 🚐 P.S. And just like her recently released song (sung by Lulu!), she's always "Ready to Dance" 🎶💃

[@TerryC69]

Fantastic Rig, Lulu! Thanks for showing us around.

[@annettebarry469]

Love Lulu’s Way. She inspired me to do my micro SUV camper. Very excited to see her on your channel🎉

[@CarrieMtn]

Well done. I like so many aspects of this van. The hidden roof components is something I’ve thought about but couldn’t imagine its execution. This looks like a good solution

[@marlenen6130]

I think a wind deflector on the front would be great too.

[@tracymac1111]

This build is as inspiring and beautiful as the owner/builder Lulu. One of my all time small Van favs.

[@texcinlulu]

How clever you are! Great build! Thanks for sharing Bob! Happy trails🌞🦋💖

[@Zorro-5515]

I couldn't live with all the patterns, BUT I love how UNcluttered your home is. Great job!

[@meridethhendry5733]

Simply brilliant! Beautiful!

[@lindaselover2536]

I have been enjoying Lulu's channel - good to see Bob sharing a tour of her van!

[@tinahookano4474]

Love Lulu subscribe to her channel. She was so thrilled to do this interview with you!

[@caughtafaygo]

The top being boxed in is super cool, very stealthy! Keep stealth alive!

[@Free2b.Z]

Lulu’s the coolest! Been a subscriber of her channel for a while now and I enjoy her travels and knowledge.

[@gapeach51170]

Love Lulu and her van! Go check out her channel for more in depth discussion on her van and all it's perks :)

[@WaywardAbode]

I love how she did the insulation! Lightweight and pretty at the same time! 😊

[@darlenemiller847]

I wanted to see you and Bob dance again. That was awesome. 😊😂❤

[@amiralions2681]

I love all things Lulu, her style, her accent, her brevity, and of course her van builds!

[@nizamaibric7009]

Lulu and Bob met !!!!! Two beautiful souls I came across on KZbin and they’re my two favorite people on KZbin to watch ❤❤. Hugs for both from Washington state 🤗🤗

[@angeladawn805]

Lulu's van is so well thought out, and looks lovely ❤

[@bonniestillwater56]

I have seen Lulu before in other videos, but I had not seen this new van before. I especially love her creative invention for insulated window inserts ❤ Great job she has done 😀

[@aprilbaxter2578]

I love your little van, too. It was very well thought out. You did a great presentation of your home on wheels. I love watching your videos. Safe travels.

[@sylviajones4907]

Wow! Love her ideas. And everything fits so wonderfully well! Thanks, Lulu & Bob, for sharing.

[@Ms.CynecaJames]

LOVEEEEEE LuLu🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽 She’s just a ball of energy and fun🎉🎉🎉🎉 You guys should check out her song “Ready to dance”!!!! It’s cute and fun just like LuLu❤

[@tejasnaikpopkar6671]

Super duper awesome van 🎉🎉

[@monkeyshinemmie]

So many wonderful ideas and suggestions!!! I'll be checking out your channel!

[@InfinitePause]

I think that's one of the best layouts ever.

[@ceetee2021]

Lulu you are the bomb!! 💣 Love your build and creativity. Thanks for bringing her to us Bob.

[@raylenetatum8185]

Lulu is awesome!!! Love what she did with this build. Thank you for showcasing her van.

[@shawnfender7237]

What a cool little van and an even cooler lady lol!!

[@randomsthingsandstuff9285]

Lulu really did the damn thang! 😊

[@rosalitamarie8836]

I've been a subscriber to Lulu since the beginning. Her love for travel and meeting new people could put a smile on anyone's face. Oh, and don't forget the dancing. 💃🥰

[@MapleMarmite]

Nice build! I got some great ideas for improving mine from seeing Lulu’s repurposed items. Very resourceful lady. 👍🏻

[@diannarodgers2402]

I love Lulu! Glad I finally got to see her your she did with you Bob!

[@terrymathis4213]

Oh! I remember Lulu. She made her own refridgeration where her seats were in her old van. Genius. Love this van and its size. How old r you Lulu. Love her excitement. I'm that way when I camp too. Its like get away from everything.

[@donwyates]

Lulu's got some good vibes, and a really nice van! A nomad's nomad.