Ep. 9 The BIG Reveals! We're having a Baby, Unimog Restoration & Habitation Box

[@MatthewLowryUSA]

Glad to see it

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you!

[@greenlynchy80]

So happy guys 🙌🙌🙌

[@jamesredgrove6141]

Cheers Lynchy 👍🏻

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much for sharing our happiness :)

[@turkgeldigroup9423]

waiting for it is the most beautiful waiting in the world. May God grant you to take it in your arms. congratulations...🧿🧿🧿

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much! Yes, indeed, very well said

[@florinflorin2168]

Bravo!😲♥️

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you!

[@jennyrego7321]

We were just watching LEAW and it was so nice to see you guys hanging out with them. Your little girl is gorgeous and you both look very happy. 😊

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you for such a lovely message ❣️ We appreciate our friendship with Luca and Sara (and Luce, of course 🤩) so it was wonderful to spend some time together. Watching their video yesterday has also inspired us to start filming again. We are really hoping to have a video out in a couple weeks 🤞 so you should be able to see more of us 😊 Best wishes! Kristina

[@LunaBusAdv]

Well a lot happened there. Huge congrats on everything and keep being awesome!

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you! It's been a very busy few months! We are happy to slow down a bit now and just take it all in :) Thank you again :)

[@unimog404]

Nice update! cool to see it heaving a shelter! I bought my first map of norway so Ic an plan my first trip :D

[@jamesredgrove6141]

Nice, a summer trip?

[@AndrewLockerbie]

Nice one, Gentleman James. The Unimog is looking fab. Congrats to you both.

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you for the congratulations :) we are both very happy and excited :)

[@razvanduta3563]

Congratulations for the little one as well as for the Unimog 😊. You might find the habitat on the small side - will need thorough planning. Raz

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you :) the build is still continuing, even though the films have stopped due to the new arrival :) Something had to give. Yes, we have carefully planned the interior to make sure that we prioritise the things that are important to each of us. Thankfully we lived in a Renault Trafic for a year, so it gave some good insight into that. Best wishes, Kristina

[@augustaseidikis5109]

Buvo labai smagu žiurėti tikiuos jog tai nepaskutinė serija.Sveikinimai dėl vaikelio 🥳

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Aciu labai :) smagu, kad patiko :) Na labai stengiames sukurti nauja serija, bet su vaikeliu nelengva. Kol kas filmai kuriam laikui atideti...norisi kuo greiciau susikonstruoti Unimoga, ir traukti i keliones :)

[@conormac2010]

Congratulations, the mog looks so new and shiny,

[@jamesredgrove6141]

Thanks mate 👍🏻

[@acarcalledmercedes4750]

Congrats

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thanks :)

[@Roberto-mp3yh]

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you! 🤗

[@wheelhouseadventures8176]

Nice thanks

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you for watching our videos 😎👍

[@nch3270]

Congratulations LOVE FROM INDIA

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you! Welcome to our channel! All the way from India :O Where in India do you live? :) Best wishes, Kristina

[@whiteeulogianraven7995]

What a surprise!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Some things can't be build, must be created. Awesome for you. Now the real adventure begins. Besides, now you learn to think "in weeks and ounces". How do you call to "the urge to eat weird things" during pregnancy?

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much! Yes, so excited about this adventure, we cannot wait to become parents and take our little explorer on the adventures around the world! Absolutely! Never understood the counting by weeks...now I get it. Months are too confusing when it comes to pregnancy :D It is called 'cravings' but haven't really had any yet...more of a 'not interested in food too much' kind of feeling... But it's all good :) baby is growing well and that's what's the most important!

[@gggmaverick5896]

A bit late but congratulations, I've just binge watched your mog build so far and keen to see more unless you've sold it to make room for the baby.

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Never too late 😎 thank you! Emily is turning 1 year old in less than two weeks and we cannot be more excited to finish the build. We will move in in a few months time and will start a proper adventure in autumn 😎🙌 Best wishes!

[@paulsmart7564]

Great stuff. Congratulations to you three. Looking forward to seeing more progress on the build. Cheers 🍻🍾

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much! We are very happy :)) More progress is coming! James is working away in the garage as we speak :)

[@Professionalmoochers]

Truck looks like a beautiful beast! Great news on the bump too. What a future you’ve got to look forward to 🤩

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much :) Yes, truckie is looking good :) we are really chuffed! It is not perfect, as we said, but it is sooooo much better than it was before :D We are really looking forward to all the adventures that lie ahead of us.

[@adventurevanfreddie]

Wow, wow, wow!!! An incredible video in all respects guys, sincere congratulations on such lovely, beautiful news! You both look full of beans, stunning. As for the truck, simply amazing, what a cracking job you've both done. Busy times ahead but we can't wait to see you on the road again. Take care all 3 of you, mog family adventures is about take off. We'll done ❤️👍👨‍👩‍👦🚚

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much :) what a lovely message! We have worked really hard to get to this point and there is so much more work to be done, but we are having fun throughout the process too :) I think we got a bit stressed out during the first build so we are learning from our lessons and so far doing a much better job :) James is working very hard at work and then in the garage afterwards while I'm growing the baby and trying to be as helpful as I can be! Thank you for your best wishes and sending them back at you :)

[@ihmesekoilua]

Awesome! On so many levels! What box manufacturer did you use, and if I may venture a question; what did just the box cost? I'm looking at doing something similar on like a 4x4 Sprinter (or, should I be able to ever find one, a 4x4 Daily) and Lithuania is just a ferry ride away from Helsinki.

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Hi! Thank you very much! :) We used the company called PaneelTec in Germany (highly recommend it, very well run family business). We paid them just under 10 000 euros. Around half of that was for the panels and the other half consisted of gluing the box together and attaching to the Unimog (we considered doing this ourselves, but when we received the quote from them it turned out cheaper than for us to take time off work, source help and facility to do it in, plus they have the experience), aluminium shims under the box, angle pieces inside the box, labour for putting inside and outside angles on, cutting the door hole and glue. The company does boxes for all kinds of vehicles and a 4x4 Sprinter with a box on it sounds like a great idea ;) best of luck and let us know if you have any other questions.

[@ihmesekoilua]

@@victorsvanventures6753 Cool, thanks for the answer! That's not a bad price point to be at, considering you can get something half the size for twice the cost at a lot of places :)

[@victorsvanventures6753]

@@ihmesekoilua Absolutely, the quotes I got from other companies were well beyond our budget. I think 5000eur for the panels is a really good price. Especially if you had the facility, people to help you out and confidence to glue it all yourself. This is what a Norwegian couple (Unimog Overland on Instagram) did, in fact I think I found PaneelTec through their blog. Have a look on their blog, it has some information on the hab box as well :)

[@alexismonoogian3786]

Congratulations you two!! That trying to hold the puke in face looks so familiar to me!

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you very much! Hahaha that made me laugh out loud :D yes, I was stuck in that face for a while, I was worried it might stay like that :D Thankfully it's mostly gone now...pheeew...

[@stupidmonkeykev]

Just watched the build series - great stuff. Hope parenthood is going well, and plans are ticking over in the background. Have subscribed for when you, now as a three, get back on the road/do the internal fit out. You may want to invert the order of the build playlist - its finish to start rather than start to finish. Ciao

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Hey! Thank you for your thoughtful comment ❤️ yes, the last year has been crazy busy with a new baby, full time job and a truck build 🤯 filming had to take a back seat... However, things are about to change very soon 🤩 we'll try and make a comeback to KZbin when we are ready 💪💪

[@BetheXception]

Ohhh what wonderful news! 😍 We are so happy for you two! This baby’s gonna have some many adventures with you in the unimog ☺️ And also what a progress in the vehicle, it looks amazing! Can’t wait to see what you’re gonna do with the inside. Sending you lots of love from Switzerland 🥰

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Thank you so much! We are so looking forward to all the adventures with the baby! It's going to be the cutest and most fulfilling experience, I am sure :) What a way to start ones life

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

What's it like inside the box?

[@victorsvanventures6753]

It's really nice and cozy 🤩 we are hoping to do an update video when we finally move into the truck. 🤞

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

@@victorsvanventures6753 .....maybe you could do a KZbin short in the meantime?

[@ianjemmett7983]

What’s happening guys. How is the project going. Looking forward to hearing how you are both getting on including the birth of your baby.

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Hi Ian! Thanks for the message. Making films had to be put on hold, at least for now :) looking after the baby, working, overtime and building the Unimog has proven to be more time consuming than we previously thought. We are all good though, and the project is going well :) Hopefully we'll post an update some time in the Autumn :) Best wishes, Kristina

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

What's up now? Are you already in South America or what?

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Haha we wish...just getting the truck finished. We are in Lithuania now, doing the final bits and bobs and re-registering as a camper. In January we are moving into the truck and going back to Italy for some months. We cannot wait to start exploring Italy in our truck 😎

[@anidiotinaracingcar4874]

@@victorsvanventures6753 Awesome to get some news

[@flipertrucks]

Congratulations! Will there be a continuation of the construction?

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Hi! Thanks for your message. Unfortunately, no, there will not be a continuation of the construction. However, we are planning a return to KZbin once we hit the road again (which *spoiler alert* is not too far now).

[@flipertrucks]

@@victorsvanventures6753 Thank you for your answer. It's a shame because it was an interesting project. I am curious about your further path! Good luck and good health to you and your baby.

[@victorsvanventures6753]

​@@flipertrucks thank you for your kind words. Yes, we felt like it was such a shame to end video production at this point but life took over. Working full time, caring for a baby and building the mog takes all our time. We could not possibly be filming and editing at the same time 😬 we didn't expect life to become so demanding 🙈 Emily is turning one in a few weeks time though and James is leaving work soon so there's a lot of things changing 🙌 we cannot wait for adventures to begin! Best wishes ❤️

[@flipertrucks]

@@victorsvanventures6753 Yeah. Projects require a lot of time, willingness, if you still want to film it, edit it, it's a waste of time. But it's nothing when a little, beloved human is born to us. It was my daughter who redesigned my whole life. I am optimistic that you will have time to realize your passion and spread your wings. You are positive people, I greet you warmly :).

[@victorsvanventures6753]

@@flipertrucks thank you very much ❤️ yes, little people coming to our lives do change them forever. It has been the greatest experience of our lives so far. May I ask, where are you watching us from? Best wishes!

[@BOBLeiden]

Congrats! What a great news! If you need any tips about traveling with a baby in an Unimog 1300L let me know. But it looks like you put the original bench back. This is I think the best solution. We changed to single seats before we knew we where getting an extra family member. Now the wife doesn't wanna give up her bouncing seat anymore ;-). For the baby period I build something over the shifter (see Victor Barts video at kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqjVXquBjqmVY5I ). Now I'm looking for a way to add another small seat with ISOfix for the babyseat. But most important, enjoy your little miracle!

[@victorsvanventures6753]

Hello, we've been staking you 🤓 Really glad you've got in touch, we would love to know about travelling with a baby in a Unimog! Would we be able to chat on WhatsApp? Maybe you could DM us your number somewhere? (Instabobbins or facebook) We've only temporarily put the bench seat back as we plan to do the cab last but are definitely looking for a solution as Kristina also wants a bouncy seat 😂 Ahhh, thank you, not long to go now! We're enjoying the last few months of our quiet apartment... 😍

[@BOBLeiden]

@@victorsvanventures6753 Yeah sure! Whatsapp is fine, I am not too active on the socials but will log in FB to send you a DM with my number. And yes, enjoy the quit and try to finish as much from the build as possible. With the new family-member the speed of building will be much slower ;-).

[@RoamOverlandVehicles]

Congratulations! But is no one going to talk about the underwear on the dash at 1:44? Lol

[@jamesredgrove6141]

Hahah, oh yes, whoops! That'll be my bad 😅

[@RoamOverlandVehicles]

@@jamesredgrove6141 lol

[@jamesredgrove6141]

@@RoamOverlandVehicles How are things with you mate? Are you working on your Unimog?

[@RoamOverlandVehicles]

@@jamesredgrove6141 we’re good! We just pulled the unimog into the shop for a bunch of maintenance items. We are changing all the fluids. Also changing the front shocks, new air compressor, new 4x4 actuator, new drag link bar. And I’m sure there is a few more things. While we were doing the portal axel one of the drain plugs broke. Had to get replacements, also one of the brake lines was corroded to the point on leaking. Ordered all new brake lines and we’re going to swap those out so we don’t have that issue in the future!

[@jamesredgrove6141]

@@RoamOverlandVehicles nice one! That all sounds familiar, I've got a bit of air in my clutch atm but am leaving that (and a full fuild and filter change) until it warms up a bit. We've got snow due on Wednesday and nowhere big enough to get the Mog indoors 😅 I'm quite happy working away in my workshop with the heater on 😁👍🏻 Are you changing your compressor with a standard one? Mine seems to be performing fine but I am thinking to fit an additional electric 24V compressor into the system for either bringing the air system up to pressure or gasing up the tires with out starting the engine... Good luck with your work 👍🏻