DIY campervan kitchen build... getting us through lockdown!

[@ant_hart]

Emily should definitely do her own cooking series once you get out on the road properly...it’ll either be a culinary epic or a brilliant laugh regardless 😂😜

[@campervibe]

😂😂 Shes a really good cook actually, just don't ask her what she does cos she'll admit she doesn't really know she just does it lol!

[@paulsmart7564]

Skills skills skills. Been watching and commenting since day one. You don’t surprise me anymore, with your top level of craftsmanship. Emily is getting there too. Absolutely love you two. Stay well girls.

[@campervibe]

Thanks Paul, we know you've been there from the beginning, we actually look forward to your comment every week as it always make us LOL! Plus I (Louise) feel like u r someone who truly understands my struggle in doing this build almost single handed! 🤣 Thanks for watching 👍😁

[@sharoncrawford01]

I seriously love the creativity in your kitchen, both in terms of the design, but also in making use of whatever materials you still had. I have a feeling that what started out as your makeshift budget kitchen is going to be far superior to whatever I can do. Great humour as well, much needed during the apocalypse! Thanks guys :-)

[@campervibe]

Thank you so much Sharon 😁 good luck with yours, no matter what it turns out like it'll be something you've built and as you learn more you can always improve on it! That's how I've learnt. And tjsts the beauty of doing it yourself. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@PJDX2010]

Great improv on the kitchen for the van - looking good and especially so since it was done on a budget. Emily’s contribution with the laundry bag pretty good too. The banter’s an added bonus. Keep safe!

[@campervibe]

Thank you so much, luckily Emily is a dab hand with the sewing machine so that really helps when trying to keep costs down 😁 thanks for watching 👍

[@chrisfox2703]

Love watching your videos and how informative you are. Thinking of doing my own conversion and once i find a van will be following your ideas. You are so skilled too, and your wife is hilarious xx

[@campervibe]

Thank you, you should it's so worth it! 😁 Thanks for watching 👍

[@benjibob4662]

Absolutely brilliant job… Are you a carpenter or just a jack of all trades….

[@toniwestbrooks1519]

Great job building this home-on-wheels!

[@campervibe]

Thank you toni 😁👍

[@l_b7535]

Beautifully crafted kitchen! Fantastic job! You always seem like you're winging it to some extent then pull it out of the bag. Skills pay the bills.

[@campervibe]

Haha thanks, that is because she is winging it. It does help she is a carpenter by trade 👍👍😀

[@alun7175]

Your doing a great job , all the best to the both of you.

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁👍

[@ladycil]

Loving the detailed woodwork tutorial thank u 👍🥰

[@MichaelJKeelan]

Great video. Fantastic carpentry skills!! Love the craic between you two lol

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁😁

[@paulmcgarry9224]

The kitchen looks absolutely fantastic, reminds me of a couple of very cool cafe's I have been to.👍. And after a long day on call (caronapocolypse) the edit of the first couple of minutes was just what I needed, very funny, 😂 nice one! Stay strong guys ✊.

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁 I don't know what u do but be safe out there! At a time like this a bit of humour is what keeps us sane. Thank you for watching 😁👍

[@PensionersinPortugal]

The van is looking fantastic! Really beautiful! Thanks so much for letting us follow your journey. Keep safe :)

[@campervibe]

Thank you for following along 😁👍

[@davido1031]

Absolute Mint job I wouldn't change a thing to the kitchen TBH even when things are back to normal 👍🏻

[@campervibe]

Thank you, we'll be so desperate to use it by then there will be no time to change it lol! Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@michaelh8002]

I guess you just cant have too many clamps!!! Kitchen looks awesome, going to basically nick all your ideas for my next van (once the apocalypse is over)

[@campervibe]

You can never have too many clamps!! Feel free to steal all of it, once the apocalypse is over I'll be so happy to be able to use the van that I simply won't care lol! 😁 Thanks for watching 👍

[@grumbleweed5570]

Excellent job girls. Great detail & finish. Hats off to you, well done👏👏....Jim👍

[@campervibe]

Thank you so much Jim 😁👍

[@grumbleweed5570]

camper vibe your most welcome girls. Where's my bloody ❤️ lol.....Jim👍

[@campervibe]

@@grumbleweed5570 🤣🤣 sorry Jim, here's 2 ❤️❤️

[@grumbleweed5570]

camper vibe now we're talking😂❤️😂👍

[@campervibe]

@@thediytribe8424 outed! 😮

[@stubostar]

Love watching you workin' it all out. :)

[@campervibe]

Thank you and thanks for watching 😁

[@jenunmaskedca]

You are a wonder. Great job!

[@simonshenry]

Looking awesome, very well done your doing a fantastic job, thumbs up top job 👍

[@campervibe]

Thank you 👍

[@keefnbailz]

Love the look. Great work. Going to be a nice van. Top work.

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁👍

[@Simon-Smith.]

Love what you are doing, it's looking amazing.

[@campervibe]

Thank you, and thanks for watching 👍

[@RustyRoseAdventures]

Lovely Job!! It looks amazing! Some great ideas for the runners and laundry. Love your van can't wait to see it finished!

[@campervibe]

Thanks max, neither can we lol!

[@ShireWitch]

You're doing a brilliant job. Loving the videos ✌

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁👍

[@JDMGearboxRepairs]

Wow! Talented girls it looks amazing 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁😁

[@terrycline1205]

This has to be your funniest yet!

[@campervibe]

😆😁

[@whiteeulogianraven7995]

When all this started I was really waiting for Zombiepocalypse, I got the vaccine to see if I could turn into one, didn't!! Now I am waiting for those left to turn into... Are not!! Now you are on the road again which is awesome, because we need a lot of awesomeness.

[@campervibe]

We do indeed 😁😁

[@michaelolsen7867]

hey you 2 Really good work on the van Louise. Emily we know you dont like be filmed looking like that but you are a star. you 2 girls make me laugh, give us moor or will go "bananas"

[@campervibe]

😂😂 Thanks Michael. We try to add a bit of humour here and there, especially at a time like this. Thank you for watching 😁👍

[@michaelolsen7867]

@@campervibe you can't keep me away, you're a real craftsman with butt chack and all, ^ _ ^ Love you guys

[@campervibe]

😂😂😂 I really should just buy a belt lol!!

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Lockdown😢😢😢😢😢😢 Was one bad time in our lives 😤 Love looking at these videos girls💕💕🎶

[@garyodriscoll3009]

Nice kitchen ..love your draw slides .Good idea on Landry bag ..when you finish will you come do my truck ..have a good one girls keep your distance ...but keep social

[@campervibe]

Haha, thanks Gary! When I'm finished and lock downs over I intend to get away for as long as possible lol! As always, thanks for watching 😁

[@gavinborland327]

Vans looking good. I'm a joiner n your work looks great. I noticed your braces on back of your cabinets doors tho. Put them from your hinge side up the way to opening side or your doors will still drop out of square. Just trying to help out, hope you don't mind me saying.

[@campervibe]

Thanks, I don't mind you saying at all, and you're right, an angle brace in compression will always work better than tension, as I have them. However, due to where my hinges are I would have missed one of my slats altogether so in this instance where the doors are incredibly small and very light I think they will hold up just fine, only time will tell I guess. Thanks for watching and always appreciate input 😁👍

[@lukeowenray]

Another Great one

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁

[@deanwood2332]

this is over 8 hours of viewing 43 videos in the past 3 days and im loving the content .

[@campervibe]

Wow, have we even made that many videos lol! Thanks Dean, thanks for watching 😁👍

[@deanwood2332]

@@campervibe yes you have 53 to date . so make some more iv only 10 to go

[@mikebailey2509]

good wood skills 💙👍

[@campervibe]

Thanks Mike 😁👍

[@AseanNomad]

Great video girls...thanks for sharing :) In the background your accumulator tank is mounted with the valve pointing up....I see this in alot of videos...I bought one here in Australia to conect to my pump and asked the question of which way up to mount it and they told me it doesnt matter yet all the european videos I watch, its mounted the same as yours....

[@campervibe]

Hi there, thank you 😁 to be honest I don't actually know if there's a correct way up or not! I think I just went with the way the writing is on it must be the right way lol! Thanks for watching 😁😁

[@estherkalkbrenner5222]

Walter Gropius, Bauhaus Collective, found out that flies tend to avoid the colour blue. So having a blue-ish kitchen makes perfectly sense 🦟

[@campervibe]

That would be amazing but we still got the buggers when we was in Spain last year 😆

[@estherkalkbrenner5222]

@@campervibe maybe not as many as you would have had with another colour 🤔🤷🏼‍♀️

[@ba14Legoman]

Recycling leftovers. Amazing job. Good content also. New subby :)

[@campervibe]

Thank you, and thank you for the support 😁👍

[@scottfarmer1122]

looks really good ladies. i enjoy your content ;)

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁

[@AdventuresofSarahJames]

Your van is looking ace! We're all going to get these van builds completely done during lockdown, with all the time we've got 😂we've only used butt hinges on our seating area so far and already dreading doing the kitchen doors 🙈

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁 I really wanted blum clip hinges but decent ones were expensive so had to settle for the butt hinges as work has dried up lol! They work just fine but soooo much effort, but never mind! Good luck with your kitchen and thank you for watching 😁👍

[@AdventuresofSarahJames]

camper vibe yeah we’re both self employed so have zero work on at the moment too so it will probably be butt hinges for us too 🙈 I found your channel because I was trying to find if anyone else had managed to find Edison style 12v bulbs and your channel popped up 😁 hugely appreciated the link to where you got the from as I was losing the will to live trying to find some!

[@campervibe]

No worries 👍😁

[@dirtydog2312]

Another good fun video from you guys! I know you said the plumbing video is coming next but I just wanted to say don't forget to tighten up those push fit pipe fittings or they will leak at some point (I'm a plumber and can spot a loose jg fitting from a mile away lol)

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁 I've just double checked and they all seem pushed right in? Can you say which ones, I'd hate to get a leak! They are speedfit and not jg if that makes a difference? Also, if you're a plumber then u probably shouldn't watch the next video lol, I've just hashed it together with what I could get lol! Thanks for watching 😁

[@dirtydog2312]

camper vibe they’re John guest (jg) speed fit. What you do with those ones is push the pipe fully in and then turn the collar clockwise to tighten. Hashing stuff together is perfectly acceptable 😉

[@dirtydog2312]

If you want push fit connections that just need the pipe pushed in and that’s it get Hep2o

[@campervibe]

Right, just been out and checked again and they do twist! I've got to admit tho that I've never twisted them before and they've always held up, although the longest I can say for sure is five years. Thanks for the advice 👍

[@dirtydog2312]

camper vibe no problem at all 👍🏻

[@petemiller2347]

Yippeeeeee ! Well done guys ! Quick Q , internal security, for nightime have you gave any thought to that? Easy to make a slip bolt , as in long(ish) threaded bolt not like a bathroom slip bolt. Two ( strong L shaped brackets , secured to van ( obv' not panel tho' ) , one either side of opening, put bolt thru' hole. Quick cheap and simple.

[@campervibe]

Thanks Pete. Yeh we have, I've already added deadlocks to all 4 doors, I also like to stick a ratchet strap between drivers and passengers door once I'm in it, and for the back our large dog puts most people off. I'm more worried about securing it when we r away from it to be fair, it's next on my list, probably go cctv, tracker and pedal lock I think.

[@petemiller2347]

@@campervibe Put a hidden "kil switchl" with on it. Thats my plan along with usual steering lock and (probably ) a wheel lock !

[@maureenbrophy7852]

Brilliant ❤❤

[@tonysutton6559]

We use a sailors dry bag for our washing. Not only is it watertight but it is also airtight and it can contain the smell of my stinky socks for weeks on end.

[@campervibe]

Nice 👌

[@optomisticostomistsmith501]

OMG OMG I've bought a van 😜😜😜😜😷😷😷 stay safe girls

[@campervibe]

Woohooo!! So exciting! Good luck with it! Will u be posting your progress anywhere?

[@optomisticostomistsmith501]

I will be calling you for advice lol but I have channel so I will put it on there I'll let you know when it's up.

[@homegrownheroz]

What wood stain did you use for the doors. We've not had a great amount of luck with wood stain, they keep looking really dry. Yours turned out great :)

[@campervibe]

Hi Sam, we used wax for some (a few coats and buffed) and oil for the others. You could also try a glossy varnish to give a less dry finish, Hope that helps.

[@jayleigh7285]

Great vids , are you a builder or have experience.?

[@campervibe]

Thank you. I'm not a builder but I did work as a carpenter when I left school.

[@marks-0-0]

"I'm not an animal" .... "banana" Lol quality. More of that please. You're racing along now it's nearly finished. What are you going to vlog when it's all done?

[@campervibe]

To be honest I was only ever planning to do the van build but I actually quite enjoy doing the videos. Maybe we will vlog our trips when we r finally allowed out and about again.

[@marks-0-0]

@@campervibe Louise yes I had a feeling you enjoy the vlogs, you have a talent for it. I think you could vlog anything if its interesting or funny enough. Vlogging Emily cutting the grass could be a scream!

[@campervibe]

@@marks-0-0 I doubt she's even aware that grass grows! No to be fair she's been doing all that kind of stuff whilst I've been doing the van. I'm sure we can come up with something during lock down tho, got a few more van bits to get on with.

[@LostNative]

Haha I'm not an animal, banana 🍌 Fab job, I'm doing the same. Getting on my van build while I'm off. Nice job on the wood. All the diy shops are closed. So not sure how to carry on with very small amount of wood. 🚚

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁 some of them are doing click and collect or home delivery, not sure what items tho. You could try amazon, I've bought sheets of ply from there before. Thanks for watching 😁👍

[@LostNative]

@@campervibe lol funny, I'm on Amazon now. Cheers ill have a look at delivery. Click and collect with etc are closed now where I am in warwickshire. Cheers 👍

[@WravTil]

@@LostNative Wickes will deliver as well I think...

[@thebeardedadventurer660]

What colour of paint did you use for your kitchen?

[@campervibe]

It's cap benat

[@iritantNL]

Emily, you would look cute in a onesee 😉

[@campervibe]

She'd look 9 lol!

[@johnglover9935]

Door brace going wrong way, top of brace should support the top furtherest from the hinge.

[@campervibe]

On a very small door of this weight I really don't see it being an issue, in fact after driving it over all kinds of terrain over Europe for the last 3 months they've not moved a mm. Big gates, or doors sure, but when it comes to something like this I don't think we need to really worry about supporting the weight in compression.

[@gkuk]

25:14 Bye 😷

[@campervibe]

🖐🖐😁

[@CoolDog000]

😂😂🤣👍

[@campervibe]

Thank you 😁

[@JonMadsen70]

:)

[@campervibe]

Thanks Jon 👍😁

[@kitleighclark49]

laughed with the disinfecting each and every door pull. eh yup. weird and sad watching this 3 years after.

[@anne9576]

I think Emily is so ungrateful sometimes 🤨