Can our 6x6 Offroad Camper be LIVEABLE by the End of THE MONTH? Expedition Truck Build (Week 23)

[@djmips]

Your garage looks very lived in now compared to the beginning.

[@TheOutFit]

It's easy to accumulate stuff! We've done a big clean up over the weekend 😄

[@cliff1551]

Chris if you'd marked a centre line on the inside of vehicle from front to back of vehicle, then take all measurements of that centre line, all cabinets would then be spot on 👋🤠👍

[@TheOutFit]

Far out that would have helped haha

[@davidthornborough3395]

Absolutely amazing build and plenty of work Chris ,like the mog perfectionist all the way .best of luck with the visa and would have been a good break away as well .Good choice with the socks Ange ,he needed them ha ha ha .What are you feeding Oakley Ange ,he is growing so fast.Hey logo is fantastic as well .hopefully you will be completed by the end of the month ,winter on its way brrrrrrr.Cheers stay safe and cant wait for the next vid

[@paulbarnard5267]

Another source of big cable is jump leads. They can be bought in a number of grades and are pretty cheap. It’s also red and black 😊. Enjoying your build.

[@aioni77]

It´s so good to watch Chris doing amazing things! And he utilized tools that are not crazy expensive!! So good example, you can do it if you pour your heart to it! :)

[@tomjet1000]

like it very much your logo, good job Eddy 👍

[@TheOutFit]

He'll be stoked to hear, thanks a lot!

[@einfeldt777]

Beautiful work on the interior 👍, looked like a fun time in Stockholm 🤗. An amazing KZbin channel you guys may find interesting and inspiring is aussieespanol, it’s a young lad’s journey from Argentine to Alaska in a 3 wheeled TukTuk.🏃‍♂️🛺🐕👍👍👍👍

[@umeaoffroadimport]

Nice work installing those fenderflares! Great looking camper!! Enjoy your travels! :D

[@TheOutFit]

Thanks again for the great service 👍

[@jonasm5984]

Can you please share the link for those rubber fender flares? Do you also extension to be attached to the stock fender flares?

[@TheOutFit]

@@jonasm5984 link is in the description :)

[@jonasm5984]

@@TheOutFit yeah sorry, saw that afterwards! Looking forward to seeing you guys and your new rig roaming Portugal!!

[@TheOutFit]

@@jonasm5984 Portugal is definitely on the list, might be good for winter!

[@paschaff-dahom]

compliment, amazing build and Kiwi craftmannship 😀

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much for the nice comment, much appreciated!

[@tonydownunder5703]

Wow,,, it’s really really coming along quite nicely and looking good 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 I LIKE IT 👌👌👌

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much Tony for the nice feedback and for watching!

[@marianjacobs5597]

I love your new logo and can't wait to see it in place. 🧭

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and for watching :)

[@grahames9228]

Got everything, including the kitchen sink.

[@TheOutFit]

A little home on wheels!

[@TJackSurvival]

Still one of my favorite channels on the net!

[@nemesismcc]

Having worked with plywood/plyboard's for some time, I wish to offer you a little tip for cutting to avoid the chipping as the blade cuts through it. Mark out the cut, then score it with a sharp blade this will stop 99% of the chipping, and also try to cut from the reverse side as the blade runs cleaner through the timber too.

[@garethraven3933]

The build is coming along so well and the black Jerry can looks so much better that was a great win Ange 👍👍👍. I always look forward to your video's I needed a fix from The Outfit as i didn't see you guys for the last 2 weeks.

[@craigtuck1741]

wow this is looking amazing, well done guys. thats a lot of great work and incredable workmanship, i cant wait for the finished look

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much Craig for the nice feedback, it means a lot!

[@tonyclare7011]

LOVE the new emblem logo almost indigenous to oz also 👍 Love the Friday night viewing keep up the Great work 👍👍👍

[@jaynedavies2757]

your new logo is brilliant. and says it all

[@TheOutFit]

Thanks a lot for the nice feedback!

[@racebanning6390]

Gettin excited for the Travel time. Hope you all are doing well . Im sure you are ready to Adventure again👍👍🤙🤙, little Man is gettin big, fast. its midnite here in Idaho. Be blessed🙏🙏🙏

[@andredegoede5218]

Looking so good and loving the woodwork, Chris!! Definitely have to give yourself a pat on the back for that!!!

[@andredegoede5218]

PS - love watching Matt's Off Road Recovery and his son's channel - Rudy's Adventure and Design. Both recovery and custom rig build's!!

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much Andre for the kind words, Chris has been working so hard! Thank you for following along :)

[@toniclayton1648]

Looking good 👍

[@VintageWanderer]

Great build! You will live love the truck. I just took my C303 on an adventure this last week and it was amazing! Cheers.

[@derekmay8427]

Great job with the cabinets Chris! Love the new logo, would love a T-shirt with that on😎❤

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much Derek for taking the time to comment and for watching!

[@davidmilledge221]

The new logo and the rear jerry can look great 👍

[@TrippingOnOz]

Yess it’s almost put together. We can’t wait to see what the final build looks like. Seems like you’ve chosen great companies to work with as their products look the part. Great chippy skills especially with the tools you have on hand. 🤙🏽❤

[@stevefrederick4842]

Love the new logo🇳🇿👌

[@davidmilledge221]

The rig is coming along nicely 👌 and gee them canons were built with pride the ingravings on them is amazing

[@marciacoker2968]

Really impressive work Chris and Ange!! Great you had some time off with little Oakley he is such a beautiful, happy baby ☺️💛💛💛

[@moobaz8675]

New logo, life is good 👍

[@reynhardttheron6901]

Well done guys keep it going!

[@seanchristie7150]

Fantastic episode as usual, Your attention to detail is spit on. 100% faith in you guys getting the camper ready on time. Love the new logo and the idea behind the change

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you Sean for the nice comment, not technically a proper deadline but hopefully we have most of the work done by then :) thank you as always for following along!

[@CallmeSam00]

Olight, always charged, perched on the mag-charger I put inside my RV, besides the door. These things are so very useful!

[@Chris-o4n2u]

Cabinets look great

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much for the nice feedback Chris!

[@lllllukeify]

cutting edge engineering australia... good channel, uploads fridays almost same time as you

[@LAP1050]

Looking great guys. Oakley doing squats with you guys, 😂 Noticed that you’re only 7.7K short of 100K subscribers. Maybe by year’s end …🤞 All the best Lou 🇺🇸

[@TheOutFit]

Thanks Lou, it will be a nice to way to finish off the year after all these years of hard work! Thank you so much for following along :)

[@shaleary4635]

Definitely grind hard plumbing co ❤and yours of course ❤ great job

[@ratnadipmajumdar8179]

Nice build in progress 👍

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much for following along!

[@VelcorHF]

Those rubber fenders look so good. Was wondering what you were going to do for that.

[@TheOutFit]

@@VelcorHF glad you like them! We were a bit nervous to do this mod but now that we got used to them, we feel like they actually suit the truck! Thanks for watching :)

[@akepettersson4847]

Thumbs 👍 up for everything 👍👏👏👏

[@edohuisman6378]

The sink is very nice. I would router out the edge off the sink so that it is flush with the counter top. Makes cleaning a lot easier ( you can wipe the crums directly in the sink).

[@TheOutFit]

Not too sure how would the sink stay in place if we remove the edges? We like the look like this. We have a top mount sink in our Unimog and it never bothered us for cleaning. Thanks a lot for watching :)

[@jamest5149]

OLights are brilliant… no pun intended…. Had mine for well over ten years and use them every day through the winter walking the dogs.

[@TheOutFit]

Great to here, I've been impressed with every one of their products so far

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

great vlog on the channel nice see you getting on with the build looks gpood thanks lee

[@Grizzmakes]

Progress is awesome. Loving that sink.

[@michaeldallimore8590]

Great progress. Thanks for the video.

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much Michael for watching and following along!

[@greigtardiani9218]

I’ve had trucks, cars and 4x4 throw rocks up and had them hit my car. It’s not the velocity of the stone bing thrown at your windscreen that breaks it, it’s how fast YOU are travelling that can break your screen. Most modern laminated screens will chip, not shatter like the old ‘safety’ screens used to.

[@dannyvanstraelen3273]

Maybe an idea you can use, the bamboe cut out from the sink, you can turn it to a cutting bord, that saves your counter top from cuts, and if it fits into the sink with to handels, so you can take it out when you want to use the sink, an put back it in when not in use and have a nice flat counter top…

[@TheOutFit]

It doesn't really work for top mount sink installation and this style of faucet though. We also love the look of the sink so we don't want to hide it. Having it "opened" also means it can dry as we drive as opposed to trap moisture underneath. We also have two huge countertops so we have plenty of space already. Thanks for watching :)

[@robertosantinni9656]

I LOVE Grind Hard!

[@terrysmith1307]

Looks great like the new logo looks a bit like Tayler Travels logo take a look

[@chrisbainrot5731]

Chris, for your rubber flairs. Radius the corner as well. I had the rubber flairs on my old 4Runner and the square cutoff annoyed me to no end. Once I rounded the corners it changed the whole look ( for the better) cheers Chris

[@backroads4x4man]

Yes, here in America many rocks throughout the years!

[@jasoncollins9094]

True Blue Travellers are good doing almost the same as you

[@joaofrade1]

It's a matter of putting bigger protections on the rear wheels, longer ones.

[@Mister510]

You are correct about ATs picking up rocks and aggressive MTs not picking up rocks. My BFG ATs chucked rocks BAD, my Super Swamper TSLs do not, EVER. ATs also throw rooster tails like a hydroplane in the rain while muds barely throw any spray at all.

[@mattiasvw]

Love the new Logo

[@hakansundstrombmwsweden7645]

Great whork! Always fun to follow you guy's

[@TheOutFit]

That means a lot thank you for following along!

[@Luke_explores]

the builds looking great! cant wait to see it on the road traveling. It will be interesting to see how the hook up socket does in the wheel arch i would imagine it will get quite damp. what are you going to do with all the things you have accumilated since being in sweden? car boot sales before you leave?

[@davidthornborough3395]

Thanks

[@mothergoose3064]

Another option for HWS is diesel heater which can also be used to heat the space.

[@TheOutFit]

But you have to pay for the diesel, whereas with this unit you basically get free hot water as you drive 👍

[@treeman3663]

Chris you needed that router

[@maxoct7331]

im from göteborg i had to replace my clk200 windshield because of tracks on the highway to torslanda, the small stons came from the road work and the trucks in and out carryed it to the highway.

[@rufftime1]

Grindhard is nice, but i'm a mechanic so i like completely different when i relax like Holly the Cafe Boat apart from all racing and building cars like MCM, B is for Building and Swedish offroad team of course.

[@barn640a]

I'd buy a hoodie (jumper) with your new logo on it

[@RTVance]

I drive semi-truck in the USA. I have had a semi-truck, with off road (semi-truck) tires, throw a rock through my windshield. I don't have the photo anymore, pre smart phone, but the rock was 50% in and 50% out of the window. I agree that most of the rocks I see are from street tires.. or thrown by children from an overpass. I know a guy what ended up with a brick in his windshield thrown from an overpass.

[@treeman3663]

Your new logo looks like a roulette wheel in the middle

[@ghostwalker100]

The water heater. You prob already know but more for the newbies. Running it at 55-60 deg C is plenty. It will kill nearly all the nasties in the water like legionaries. At this temp you’re still going to have to add some cold before putting your hands in the basin. Olights?? I may have one or two myself

[@Bratfalken]

I learn't the hard way not to travel too close to trucks with double wheels after a crude roadwork when a 5cm rock that stuck between the double tires got thrown when the speed increased on the tarmac. But I can't say anything on those offroad tires as they aren't that frequent here in Sweden.

[@JNDCreations]

Absolutely have had muddies flick some boulders up and smash my windscreens. 3 times over the years. The first 2 were the worst, guy cut out in front of me and floored it flicking a rock up. Got it repaired and a couple of days after the new new windscreen went in another 4wd flew out of a dirt track and onto the road in front of me and did the same thing 🤦‍♂️ both of them had obscenely big tyres 😅

[@howie_on_tour]

Like your build, but my favourite Channel is @itsJackandMegan . Also agree with your tyre theory. I think most damage is done with stones being ejected sideways, at least on tarmac. Got one to the knee once from a passing car 🙈

[@howie_on_tour]

Jack suggested your channel to me btw 😉

[@TheOutFit]

We wish we met Jack & Megan in Aus but we were never at the same place at the same time!

[@ToyTehShammy]

I've never had big tyres throw a rock before, my mate was infront of me with A/T 31's and it smacked my window and also driving past a trailer coming the other way I generally get my car dented by big rocks.

[@BorisEkner]

25:10 If you’re hit by stones from the car ahead you’re too close to the source. Increase distance and the stone will fall to the ground before it hits your car.

[@patricknugent4259]

Try this MPPT it’s well worth it to have vehicle and solar cells charging at same time.

[@TheOutFit]

We have got the MPPT too in the Mog and love it, we got up to 75 amp while driving but we have 900w of solar. With the Volvo we will "only" have 500w and we don't think the European sun will be as "effective" so that's why we are sticking with only the DC/DC at this stage and see how we go. We can increase the DC/DC to get 50 amp when we drive. Thanks for watching :)

[@janhjorth965]

French embassy in Copenhagen is less than 1/2 hr away from your Site and also in a very beautiful centre of town….(although obviously in Denmark not Sweden)

[@TheOutFit]

It would have been a lot more convenient to go there but unfortunately because we live in Sweden we have to go to Stockholm!

[@endotasweegin6613]

Just be aware the IP44 is not ideal for what I'll be exposed to witnin that space mate. Look up the specs and the environment inside the wheel arch will see rocks and water from adverse weather and gravel roads that'll well and truly push the limits of IP44. You've committed to it now with the hole being cut, so maybe look into an additional cover with a more suitable rating

[@takiman1]

They did a study on stone chips on the windscreen here in Sweden , and of course the size of the rock matter however it’s the speed of the car that gets hit that is the biggest factor of cracked/ chipped windscreens when hit by a stone chip when driving. The faster you’re driving when you get hit the greater risk of chipped/ broken windows. Boring, but true.

[@TheOutFit]

Ha we will be just fine then 😅

[@clasnyberg6592]

Absolutely great work! Looks stunning. -Some videos ago you refurbished a transmission and, if I remember correctly, it would be used in connection with an engine swap. Have these plans been changed?

[@fale23]

This!

[@TheOutFit]

Thank you so much! It'll happen but not on this stage of the build. Making it liveable is a far higher priority right now. Chris is also getting tired so we may travel with the b30 for a while while he gets his steam back 👍

[@clasnyberg6592]

Fully understandable. And the B30 is a good engine, more or less bullet proof and runs very smoothly although a bit more torque would have been useful. The latest version of the B30 were fuel injected rather than carburetted, perhaps an alternative? At least an easier swap.

[@davidmilledge221]

We had a tandem tipper truck pull out off the site a stone flicked out and smashed another trucks window behind it , yer mud flaps are the go the bigger the better , gee one day i l pulled out off the site a stone flicked off my tyre and hit the porta loo hit it bad i bet anyone inside would had shit themselves 😂 truck tyres are the same as yours big tred

[@robertosantinni9656]

Epoxy a small knob on your toilet. That way you can pull it out of the cubby with no problem.

[@TheOutFit]

@@robertosantinni9656 we have installed a cabinet handle on it :) thanks for watching!

[@Zara-tx9gb]

Sometimes there will be too much wind in the America's at that time you wouldn't be able deploy your popup , so I was wondering how you two are going to sleep inside during those times, you might also have to do stealth camping sometimes in urban areas to create less attention, the space inside is too narrow and tight.

[@jovitabaranauskiene2109]

Where did you buy the bedlock rings? Love your build, we have a c303 here I Denmark.

[@Chris-o4n2u]

😂😂😂😂😂socks love it

[@erlixerlix7573]

I have had rocks as big as a fist hurled at my windscreen from a heavy truck. Probably a rock that was stuck between the double mounted wheels.

[@leeclark6888]

Hi Chris, fellow Aussie here 👋My husband is building a hybrid campervan from scratch - give me strength! Really not sure when I agreed to it but it’s too late to back out now 😅 He has been following your build and has given me the task of finding the right angle sink connection as shown in your video (90mm). So, after looking online to no avail (no 90mm) I thought of something that goes against every bone in his body - I suggested we ask for help (ie directions)!? Hence my long rather-winded comment to simply ask, could you please share your supplier for the 90degree 90mm sink connection with us? 🙏

[@Helix_Nova]

IP44 will NOT be sufficient in that environment. Minimum IP65.

[@mathiashenriksson4293]

fathers day in sweden isnt until 10th november ;)

[@TheOutFit]

Sounds like Chris will get more gifts then 😄 even though we should be finished by that stage!

[@hermanlindemann8926]

Good progress, don’t like the IP44 product. Keep the good work and video’s.

[@TheOutFit]

In Australia most people use IP34 (including us on the Unimog) with no issues. Thanks a lot for watching :)

[@Tanks-Link]

32:32 curiosity, does the spout part of that faucet rotate so when you pull it forward towards you you can rotate it or is it gonna always be a fixed outlet position

[@queensizecamper]

of course the spout can freely rotate 360° how you need to position it! You can even fill a pot with water beside the sink on the countertop. BR Christopher

[@TheOutFit]

It does, we didn't show it on the episode but we'll demonstrate on the next one when we test our plumbing set up and do the pressure test 👍

[@malcolmgordge8550]

Would it not be a good idea to put a’stone guard screen’ in the front of your vehicle to protect your own front windscreen? As you will be travelling more distances than the average person you are at greater risk / exposure of a broken windscreen? Consider what the long distance trucks have in Australia? Miniature size for your vehicle. Just a thought 💭 Flat glass like your front will quickly reveal if this is needed. 🤷‍♂️

[@christoffer1973]

Great build,! But isn't that washers on the thin bolt on the back wall to small? So heavy equipment on the back wall.

[@TheOutFit]

Not too sure what you mean? Do you mean the black screws in the wood? In which case they aren't holding any weight other than the wood itself

[@markslowen1411]

❤

[@Bratfalken]

Does that waterheater needs to be a certain side up? The temp issue is keeping it safe for kids and at the same time hot enough to eliminate the risk of Legionella bacteria from growing in the system.

[@TheOutFit]

It can be mounted two different ways, horizontally like we did or vertically with fittings at the bottom

[@waynebull5432]

Great video as always, what was the name that light you were talking about, the clip one I think. Can’t for the next video, don’t work to hard.

[@TheOutFit]

The Olight Perun 3 head torch 👍

[@gacattack1234]

The thought of leaking coolant into the water puts me off from those boilers.

[@TheOutFit]

The coolant goes through a heat exchanger, it doesn't come in contact with the water

[@gacattack1234]

​@@TheOutFit Should have added due to corrosion

[@clasnyberg6592]

These units are used a lot on boats and rarely, if ever, cause any issues. The inside (as well as the outside) is all stainless steel. I have had mine for 20 years, same make as that used in the Volvo.

[@simon-1195]

Are you still going to do a engine/gearbox swap or are those plans put on hold?

[@TheOutFit]

It'll happen but not on this stage of the build. Making it liveable is a far higher priority right now. Chris is also getting tired so we may travel with the b30 for a while while he gets his steam back 👍

[@noah786]

What is the link for the water heater please?

[@TheOutFit]

We have added the link in the description. If you are in Sweden, we bought ours from Moory.se but there are many others distributors 👍

[@andersmalmgren6528]

Wont that inlet hole affect the stability of the beam?

[@TheOutFit]

What do you mean? This isn't the chassis

[@andersmalmgren6528]

@@TheOutFit ah, sorry looked like it was a supporting beam, but went back and saw it was not :)

[@danielseliger-j5v]

see on the inside

[@TheOutFit]

@@danielseliger-j5v Hi Daniel, what do you mean?

[@danielseliger-j5v]

on the nexted video your going to show the inside of the build how it all trun out

[@TheOutFit]

@@danielseliger-j5v yes we will! We should have power & water too 👍

[@danielseliger-j5v]

@@TheOutFit ok see ya then

[@danielegrassi2314]

Perché avete venduto il Mercedes unimog? Era un bel mezzo a confronto di questo

[@TheOutFit]

We didn't sell it, it's parked in Australia :)

[@joeljakobsson7516]

I had a lorry throw a fist size rock at my windscreen... That was scarry

[@TheCreat]

I really love these videos, but they are so incredibly hard to watch with the hugely echo-y garage, making it very uncomfortable. Could you maybe record things (like the talk from 34:35) that don't need it as a backdrop somewhere else? Even outside would be fine. And yes I'm aware you can't reasonably dampen the sound in the garage. It's fine for things that clearly need to happen in there, of course.

[@fernandocamacho8269]

👍🏽👌🏽✅