CHANGE EVERYTHING | Building a TINY HOUSE ON WHEELS | Expedition SHIPPING CONTAINER home MB ATEGO

[@uglysjourney]

Yes! We are going to be living fulltime in our Expedition Shipping Container Tiny House on Wheels ;-) Did you expect this?

[@rafaelatavares7460]

Not at all! What?!!

[@uglysjourney]

Surprise!!! 😄😄 Thanks for leaving a comment, it helps us!

[@y03y133]

Cool with foldable tail lift.

[@uglysjourney]

Our own private terras!

[@kennymacc]

Good luck guys. It's a big change but exciting times ahead for you.

[@uglysjourney]

Big thanks for your support! Very exciting indeed, but with kind reactions like yours we feel very supported. Enjoy your weekend!

[@rebeccamathers3581]

Wow I love you guys! I came across you from your honest and informative video on renting your campervan. Something I would love to own, and thought this would have been a great way to finance my dream! But now I would never consider that, continue with my tent until one day, I can afford a campervan I can love, for my OWN use! I love your new adventure and can't wait to follow your exciting journey! I love your sense of freedom, the open road is where my heart lies too. Best of luck! X

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Rebecca! Thanks for your awesome and very kind reaction. Things like that really help us to continue on KZbin and on our journey ahead. We would love you to be with us on things to come and we hope you (and expect) that you will have your own freedom as well. Much love! Sabine and Marco

[@catalinabresser6768]

Looking forward to follow your adventures 🤩

[@uglysjourney]

👍 thank you! Your comment (and all the others) really supports and stimulates us. And we wish you all the best on your own adventure, building your own palace! Love!

[@Nordkapp65]

Wow, that will be some journey. Looking forward to seeing your home build out vlogs!

[@uglysjourney]

Yeah! Thank you! It is going to be an exciting ride! We hope you will be there with us 👣💪

[@paulrobinson8263]

Wow exciting, looking forward to the build and hope everything goes well for you both, haha i like the name Ugly 👍 good luck and have a great future.

[@uglysjourney]

Thanks again for you kind reaction, Paul. And thanks for letting us know you like the name Ugly. We have given it quite some thoughts to be honest. But in the end we like the "underselling" part of it 😀. We hope you will be here for the ride!

[@erikfransen2328]

Super leuk avontuur heel veel succes👍🏻

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Erik! Dank je wel. Leuk dat je even een berichtje achter laat! 👍

[@TheOffgridNomadUK]

Love the truck I've just filmed it of KZbin to share on my channel and shared to my Facebook group lorry life campers UK. Love your idea now got me thinking as I was looking for land in future this way you could put the container on land and instant home

[@uglysjourney]

Thanks! Very kind! And you are right indeed, the idea is that the container will be flexible/ moveable. Perhaps we get a 4x4 truck one day or, like you say, put it on the ground. Thanks for your support, I am following you now.

[@whyland7417]

This is going to be epic. Well done for being so adventurous. It will be a really interesting build and journey! Thanks for taking us along with you both.

[@uglysjourney]

Hi WHyland, wow talk about setting the bar high 😉 now we have to do everything to make is epic! Thanks for being here with us!

[@joworx]

Nice one guys! Looking forward to the journey, and the build! A standard campsite will be difficult with this beast 😉 You should make more vid’s to show the more detailed process! Like the couple of the channel ‘ambition strikes’ 👍🏻

[@uglysjourney]

Hi J.J. thanks for your great comment. And you are right, campsites will be difficult. But to be honest, the plan is to camp wild as much as possible. Let's find out how succesfull that will be 🙏😀 and we will surely show you the build, coming up next 😀 looking forward to having you around on KZbin! 👍

[@AllanLaal]

please make a video of your gray and black water system

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Allan, Can surely do that! Are you interested in something specific? We have 600 liters fresh water, 350 liters of black water (gray and black in 1 tank). From the fresh water tank we make our own drinking water with a purifier system. Please let me know what has your interest! ❤️👍

[@benlamachine4042]

Congratulations for this new and incredible challenge ! i like your Freedom philosophy . i guess Corsica trip does not fit with 1st Ugly's expedition ! All the best

[@uglysjourney]

Haha! Yeah Corsica might be to much of a challenge for a first trip 😉 but it is not from the list to return and see the south. Thanks for your kind words! It is comments like these that help and support us to continue!

[@DNF_finder]

Great video and great adventure. Good luck with building Ugly. 🍀

[@uglysjourney]

Hi again! Thank you! 🙏 And we will surely need the luck because it is quite a challange to build a containerhome from scratch.... 💪🤞

[@debspaul6635]

looking forward to the build , good for you guys 👍

[@uglysjourney]

Thanks, very kind of you take the time to leave a nice comment like this!! Love!

[@janmerecido8263]

What a decision, well done. I will continue to follow you and I am curious about your adventures. Greetings Jan and Dinette.

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Jan!!!!! That is nice! Flashback to Noord Holland! Thanks for your support! ❤❤❤

[@lindarich3317]

Really excited for you, will look forward to following along from North Wales

[@uglysjourney]

❤ Thank you! We would love to have you on our Journey! By the way, North Wales, sounds like a place we should visit!

[@officialBJW71]

Looking forward seeing it all comes together. Did you choose the color yellow because it reflects the heat reasonably well in the summer? Good luck building " Ugly" . Kind regards from Assen

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Bert Jaap & Marja! We choose yellow for a couple of reasons. We did not want white, but indeed still reflect the sun (you are spot on). But also because We wanted a non-agressive color. 😄 what would you think when you saw our truck parked somewhere? Only happy thoughts I hope 😀

[@officialBJW71]

@@uglysjourney Are you aso planning to re spray the cabin? If so .... the colour blue would be an option. Put some " 46 " stickers on the your tiny house and you will meet happy people all over the world 🙂

[@uglysjourney]

Haha, funny! Valentino Rossi, right? --updated reaction, did not read right-- we are thinking about spraying the cabin, but before we do big investments in the truck, we want to be sure we are happy with this truck (is it powerfull enough? do we perhaps want to go 4x4 more quickly? Is there much more maintenance coming etc etc)

[@baloe64]

Looks good! Top change! Have a nice journey

[@uglysjourney]

😘 we still need some quality checks. You available? 😀

[@baloe64]

@@uglysjourney I'm always available for a call. KR B

[@uglysjourney]

Will surely give a call! Love!

[@hamsmoeltje]

Wow! Wat een beslissing! Ik vind het heel moedig van jullie en ik ben heel benieuwd naar het vervolg van jullie avontuur! Succes met de verbouwing!

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Hamsmoeltje! Leuk dat je weer een berichtje stuurt! Ja hé, wat een avontuur, echt met kriebels in de buik. We hopen dat je een stukje met ons meereist op KZbin 🚚🌏😃

[@dickdehaan3886]

Gaaf hoor!

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Dick, leuk dat je weer gekeken en gereageerd hebt! Wordt een groot avontuur, ben er best een beetje zenuwachtig over hoor. Je eigen tiny house op wielen bouwen zonder ervaring, man o man. 🤞

[@dickdehaan3886]

Ga je zelf de inrichting bouwen?

[@uglysjourney]

Ja het plan is om verder alles zelf te doen. Grootste/spannendste klussen lijkt nu water en elektra. Wil erg zelfvoorzienend zijn, dus veel zonnepanelen en waterzuivering. Heb gelukkig veel tijd om uit te zoeken hoe het werkt. Goede vraag! Hoe kwam je daar zo op? Groetjes!

[@dickdehaan3886]

@@uglysjourney nou, ik heb wel eens filmpjes gezien van zulke projecten, en het lijkt me super leuk om te doen! vandaar 😊

[@uglysjourney]

In dat geval nodig ik je van harte uit om mee te denken 😀👍 en als ik iets stoms doe laat het dan vooral weten!

[@alexspiridon1017]

Any tips for finding a double cab truck that can handle 20ft containers? I have looked everywhere online but didn't have much luck.

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Alex, if that truck is a 4x4 as well, that would be the dream. I think I have seen a former fire truck, like that, once.... So I understand your troubles finding one. Having plans to travel with the family?

[@alexspiridon1017]

Hehe planning for 1 or 2 extra members in our family, yes. 4x4 would indeed be amazing but I don't think I'll find something like that without some huge cost associated with it. Where did you find your truck? Or did you order it new?

[@uglysjourney]

Hehe, hope your plans and wishes come true! It is a 2011 truck, so surely not new. Got it at a used truck trader in NL. Perhaps check out trucks.nl?

[@edwinverhulst]

Jammer dat jullie niet even een betere locatie opgezocht hebben. Dit is wel een beproeving voor de kijkers.

[@uglysjourney]

Hi E V, jeetje wat jammer dat je het vervelend vond. Ik snap wel wat je zegt, er was harde wind.... maar ja, je hoeft niet te kijken hoor. Liefs! ❤❤

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

How much does the shipping container weigh?

[@uglysjourney]

Hi Jabber, nice to get all your reactions and questions. Thanks! The container is just above 2000 kg. I expect to get to 11.000 kg in total, leaving 1.000 kg "spare". Do you mind me asking why you ask? Regards!

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

@@uglysjourney I was just wondering how it’s weight would affect your payload capacity, a lot of overland trucks are built using lightweight materials with a custom box, they are very expensive though, I’m guessing you are saving a lot of money and time using an old container, it’s weight being a slight disadvantage.

[@uglysjourney]

Yeah there are quite a number of hours of thought that have gone into this idea. Indeed saving money and a bit of time (the box, but also no subframe, although there is debate on that 🤔😉). Another benefit is to be able to pick up the box and place it on the ground or another vehicle. And then in the end, when factoring in the subframe and the required internal supports the weight is not that much different I presume. Thanks for your thoughts! Hope this was usefull!

[@uglysjourney]

Oh and ehh, it is a brandnew container, one time used.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

@@uglysjourney it will be fun following your build, my wife and I are in the process of buying a Land Rover based overland vehicle, we were going to build our own but found one that’s almost perfect for us that’s already proven itself in Africa, ultimate plan is to travel around Africa and maybe ship it to North America and go top to bottom of the Americas.