FULL VAN BUILD TIME LAPSE | under 5k camper conversion

[@JR90.]

Yes, it's a van conversion but what you're are actually watching is a person's dream, becoming a reality! I was literally gripped for 22 mins - great video.

[@bman7330]

There's no end to this woman's talent very impressed

[@vanvistas]

That made me smile lots 🥰

[@bman7330]

@@vanvistas loved watching you takel all the different jobs of the build with ease well done

[@Ganeshkandhare7]

@@vanvistas bullgand

[@travelradiocoza]

Forget the van ... get this woman on a yacht! All the right skills and attitude!

[@Psoewish]

That whole conversion is incredible, but I’m particularly in love with that beautiful wood stain.

[@vanvistas]

Stain makes all the difference visually ✨ Most of the wood is reclaimed from cheap tables on Facebook Marketplace

[@jpdumayet4738]

You deserve credit to doing it in the garden without a workshop. Very nice result.

[@vanvistas]

Haha thank you! It was definitely a game changer when I realised half way through that my local B&Q do 15 free cuts when you buy your wood there 😅 so after some clever measuring up, the kitchen came together pretty quickly

[@anwarakchich5659]

Hands down the best camper conversion vid I’ve seen…and I’ve en thousands. The quality of the build and the attention to detail was beautiful. Happy travels x

[@vanvistas]

That’s just made my day, thank you! ☺️

[@andreabornaghi356]

Probably we had watch 2 different video...😳

[@garymitchell5899]

Narrator: he hasn't seen thousands. Probably 20-ish at most.

[@leecurry14]

What a brilliant conversion, such a great achievement, so rewarding, hope you're having fun with it

[@alantyrell41]

You need to urgently sleeve the solar panel cables where they go through the roof. They will chafe and cause a major short.

[@blackprincegt]

Big whoop 💩

[@AdmiralStoicRum]

Yeah, the hole needs to be deburred too. It will help the lifespan of the electrical.

[@assordante2205]

Ain't got time for osha safety regulations when you decide to be homeless and live in your car.

[@vanvistas]

They’ve been fine so far and it’s been more than a year. The roof is made of fibreglass and not metal, so I don’t think it’s even sharpe enough to chafe the cables 🙃 would probably have done it in hindsight but I seem to have gotten away with it

[@spincityvisuals]

@@assordante2205bizarre how you clicked on the video really if you have nothing positive to contribute. must be angry at your own shortcomings to write something like that lol.

[@jennethtollin-graham5547]

This was....WOW!!! My partner and ijustbpught a van and this is the first video I've watched to get my head around the whole idea. I'm so inspired and excited - thankyou sooooooo much!!!!

[@susanhoh1414]

Incredible quality and skills. Absolutely the best...

[@UrbanVanlife]

Great build and a job well done - don’t listen to any of the keyboard builders you did a amazing job

[@vanvistas]

Thank you so much!

[@hughmarcus1]

Very nice job when it’s finished. That was a lot of hard work & attention to detail. Well done. 👍

[@davidgilmour5555]

What a fantastic van...it really is a credit to all your hard work..David..

[@raymundowellington6592]

Wow so much work, effort, passion, skill, knowledge and so FAST watching, one has little time to digest the small details of the process that I am sure it must have taken months. What a REWARDing piece of ART !! ---- Genius and Beautiful !! ---- Enjoy it.

[@vanvistas]

That’s so nice of you! It was a lot of work, but absolutely worth it! It’s crazy seeing it all come together here so quickly 😅

[@TheJcman72]

Nice to see! You should also tag Opel Movano and also Renault Master, since that's what it is in order to get more viewers. Great work!

[@davebrittain9216]

I have never done anything like this but I am a home renovator and an automotive restorer. I am very particular and really wonder how cool I could do something like this. I really like things looking like they were at a high level of build or a very fine factory finish. You guys did a very nice job at this and have some great ideas.

[@DVKajak]

Great timelapse! And funny to see all the different places where you built.

[@vanvistas]

Haha mostly on the wonky streets outside my boyfriends house and in his garden, it was a luxury if I was able to get time off work to go to my parents farm and work on it on the flat with space to work right next to the van! 😅

[@brad.m1997]

Ohhh man I'm soooo jealous of your build!! Definitely inspired to go for it and finally get to buying & converting a van as I've wanted to do for the longest time, but been so nervous without having the workshop or appropriate space to do so. But seeing someone take what they've got available to them and just getting into it is truly inspiring. LOVE it!!

[@vanvistas]

YES!! You can absolutely do it! You can learn everything on KZbin and it’s worth checking in on Facebook forums to see if there’s an affordable co-workshop space near you

[@lukesamuel5604]

0:59 cracking van conversion if I do say so myself

[@colenalexplore]

This was so therapeutic to watch. Very interesting. We're about to embark on our van-build so it's been really helpful to see this one completed! Thank you for sharing.

[@vanvistas]

Oooh exciting! Best of luck, KZbin is the place to be, I learnt everything from KZbin

[@WickedLeo82]

Great aesthetics and taste! And engineering skills! One of the best if not the best I have seen. Tidy, elegant and stylish.

[@vanvistas]

That means a lot, thank you! 🥰

[@MultiOutdoorman]

Beware of the solar panels coming away from the van. It happened on my Renault Master on its first trip. You have to abrade the back of each panel and clean off with solvent before using the CT1 or sika flex. Also they need bedding onto polycarbonate sheeting to create some airflow as they overheat in the summer on a dark van. And this leads to failure. I know cos it happened to me. 50 years a tradesman and still learning !

[@gavinmcinnes6391]

Wow. Unreal flip. Incredible detail and skill and imagination 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vanvistas]

Thank you! That means a lot ☺️

[@andrewgel]

Wow! Well done, I'm sure you're going to enjoy the fruits of your labour.

[@31914]

Damn girl what an awesome job, hope you enjoy that van!

[@cedarcanoe]

You can be very proud of the work you did on the van

[@vanvistas]

🥰

[@michaelirizarry5037]

wow! what an awesome transformation. really beautiful!

[@asaandthemarchharepart267]

Brilliant video Kat. Wonderful in time lapse. Fabulous home on wheels. Keep loving the life. And the excellent cooking 😋😁

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much! The build feels like such a long time ago now 😅

[@user-qe1gl9lg2r]

Thanks for your video, it was so interesting to watch. Incredible how professional your work was done. I am now 69 y old and too old for that sort of work... now we are travelling with a Campingcar which we bought 2 years ago... But this is not the same when you build something yourself, you have all my respect 👏. Hope see you one day on the road😎 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪 Michel

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much Michel, I hope you’ve been enjoying some adventures. One of my older brothers is currently living in the North of Germany, so I hope to come and visit next Spring 😊

[@user-qe1gl9lg2r]

@@vanvistas Hi, i live in the south near the city of Nuremberg but I have been this summer for a week in North Germany on the camping area of Schelling. Was a very nice place to be, we were driving a lot with ebikes but it was definitely to cold for a swim 🥶 So we decided to drive down to Italy and stay in place called Castiglione della Pescaia. Lovely place to swim with fantastic clear and warm water... Love to come one day to UK, I've been working and living there 1978-79 in London and then in the 80s in Wiltshire near Bath. Have a lot of good memories from that time and met a lot of beautiful people there... Take care and have a lot of good driving with your van👋

[@CosmicSeeker69]

I'm 67 and building a 7.5t pan Asia truck - so far on my own....

[@70bondie]

Thank you for sharing your video. What a transformation you have done. Enjoy your adventures wherever you may go.

[@asifahmad2900]

That's so great and beautiful inside your conversion home van. I'm really really proud and glad to you. Well done for you 👏 👍 🙌 👌 😀

[@nicroams]

Loved this Kat 😍 you smashed it and such an incredible achievement 🫶🏼

[@vanvistas]

It’s pretty crazy watching this back now! I hardly believe it’s me 😅

[@danwilliams1511]

It’s a work of art. Well done 👏🏼

[@Builditfixituseit]

Fantastic work kat... i like that its got a fibreglass roof too...lighter and wont rust!.. look forward to more 😊

[@vanvistas]

And it’s SO tall inside, definitely makes the MWB feel so much more spacious! ☺️

[@Builditfixituseit]

@@vanvistas yeah I do love the layout!...headspace is a must for me 😊

[@vanvistas]

@@Builditfixituseit I even have to use a little stool to get to the back of my cupboards 😅

[@Builditfixituseit]

@@vanvistas 😆😆...oh!..im the other end of the spectrum...😆

[@mariabaas7095]

That was awesome watching you through you journey. I really enjoyed it. Congratulations.

[@vanvistas]

Thank you so much! It was definitely a journey 😅 but so worth it!

[@daveperrin9408]

Wow what a beautiful job you have done. Looks amazing. Credit to you. Very talented young couple Well done 👍👍👍👍

[@vanvistas]

Thank you 🥰

[@Earlhelder]

Not because is a girl but by far the more complex video step by step ive seen so far.. Seen over 100h of tutorials and tips to renovate my 1987 caravan and they all either lose 30mins in the simpliest detail and make it a 100h series or is 10min video where from minute 05:00 to 05:10 it goes from having nothing to have the insulation process done 🤣. Thank you for the good video! Clarified some of my questions since in google once says dont do this and right away next video says you should be doing this.. 😅

[@phillipsharpe6459]

Good job young lady, fair play to you for getting stuck in, brilliant result, very nice van, 😁👍

[@vanvistas]

Thank you so much! The hard work is definitely paying off 👊🏼

[@soup.p]

Wow! You did an amazing job! 👍🏻What an epic build here! 😃

[@vanvistas]

Thank you so much!

[@floswason8776]

Van is beautiful and you worked very hard how you learned electrical wiring unbelievable but l didn’t see bathroom good luck on the road

[@vanvistas]

Thank you! The bathroom is a bit of a pop-up system. I show how it works in my van tour video, if you scroll down through my videos you should find it 😊

[@tine8849]

Great van, amazing that it was done on such a tight budget. Still absolutely love the insulation, don't know how many times I've linked to that video. 😊

[@vanvistas]

That’s awesome thank you! I’ve got to say I’m still very please with it after 6 months, so maybe I should do a little update at some point

[@melindahodges8173]

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[@andreabornaghi356]

@@vanvistas and I hope you have correct the electrical mistakes...

[@RedBatteryHead]

Great job.👍 The battery cables would better be fed trough a grommet though. Campers vibrate.

[@slickrick4701]

Absolutely mind blown. Wow 😍👌🏾

[@cliffburton879]

Thoroughly excellent, very much enjoyed watching your video, epic build and fantastic level of finish,

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much 😊

[@danmidkiff5416]

Very nice! Just WOW!

[@livingthedreambuildingthedream]

Outstanding van build.

[@phillipsharpe6459]

Well done, the only criticism is where you electric wires run through metal no grommets, if the wires rub through and short you will be in trouble, 😁👍

[@TM-26]

Im impressed by this to guys amazing job.Well done

[@boriskarloff6356]

Super Girl in action. Gr8 to watch at work.

[@micmike]

That girls got game, good work miss

[@Paul-su3qh]

This video was very interesting to watch, everything crafted by hand to a high standard. However, I would like to know if there was a manual giving instructions especially about the electrical set up And how to power the batteries as I am sure that not everyone who attempts to do similar van adaptions is going to be aware of how to put it all together so that everything works safely. Perhaps you can suggest how you learned to do some of these specialist technical details. Great video though.

[@davidbuchanan3374]

Well done you two. You've put together an amazing camper van. I wish you both the very best in health and happiness and hope it gives you many years of trouble free motoring. Awesome job well done. Time now to go enjoy the Labours of your hard work.. 🍀❤️🍀❤️🍀Dave, at the Giants Causeway here in Northern Ireland ❤️❤️❤️👍

[@vanvistas]

That’s such a lovely message, thanks so much Dave! We spent last summer in Ireland exploring all down the Wild Atlantic Way and LOVED it!

[@davidbuchanan3374]

@@vanvistas Well folk's I hope you get back again for another visit soon . Best wishes to you both on your adventures. 🍀❤️🍀❤️🍀👍👍👍

[@micksidaway]

Simply inspirational 😁😁😁😁😁

[@AReasonablePerspective]

That was freakin awesome from start to finish 👏

[@nickb6636]

Outstanding !!

[@motorhomebettyboopstravels]

What a super job folks.👍

[@livelovesail5184]

Wow, you work really really fast!

[@brunogiffard6357]

I don't know if you did, but I think you have to protect (with grommets) your solar electrical wires that pass through the roof.

[@vanvistas]

I used a cable housing box on the roof, which does the same thing and has grommets built in, but more waterproof in theory. It does appear in the video, but possibly very quickly 😅

[@JensGraikowski]

Great build, especially considering the budget! Respect! 🙏🏽😎

[@vanvistas]

Thank you! It was a blessing and a curse doing it over a year because although it felt like a lifetime, I was able to shop around and find great bargains on second-hand sites

[@Soarer032]

Работа огромная! Молодец! Когда-нибудь я тоже это сделаю) Хороших вам путешествий)

[@vanvistas]

Thank you ☺️

[@karenss7563]

Mis respetos y admiración para esa señorita

[@cristopherflores6195]

See I want to do this but I don’t have carpentry skills and don’t have any idea how to sadly run electricity like that. I’m located in slc Utah is there anywhere I can go get somthing like this built?

[@vanvistas]

I didn’t have any experience either, I learnt everything from KZbin after getting inspiration from various Instagram accounts and what they’d used. I found Greg Virgos videos on electrics really helpful

[@adriandviezure6405]

Frumoasa și priceputa!felicitări 😉👍

[@laszlotresanszki7262]

Super Cool!!! Couldn't stop watching.. man..I want a van.. if you can do it.. so can I. Thank you for the inspiration and motivation!! Looks amazing btw!! Van on!!

[@vanvistas]

heck yeah!

[@hurculee8330]

FANTASTIC!

[@iandorling]

Wow great build

[@nationwideofficial7201]

😍😍😍😍😍Love love love for your family 👪 ❤

[@jhart3983]

I love alll the prep work that will protect, insulate and provide soundproofing. Well done. As soon as I see van builds that begin right away with paneling, im out.

[@vanvistas]

😅 it was a lot of work, but I think it’s definitely paid off

[@andreasmiraglio2268]

Sei stata bravissima....buon Viaggio😊

[@윤희양-l6n]

너무 가지고 싶당~~~❤ 여행의 행복을 바로 즐길 수 가 있을꺼 같아요~ 행복하게 지켜보다가 폭 빠져버렸어요~~ 감사합니다~❤

[@punctandrei3379]

Great build ! I see the last caddy one, but this is wow 😀

[@vanvistas]

Thank you! The caddy was lovely, but this really is a tiny home 🤩

[@djjsunset]

Hello, I have the same Movano with an extra high roof. I have a stomachache trying to attach the tall cabinets directly to the GFK supports. Just like the ceiling construction. I'm considering adding a wooden carrier and supporting it on the carrier frame. Did you find an adapter for the skylight? How did you bridge the 2cm beads on the roof? Very nice extension! greetings from Germany

[@vanvistas]

I think I built it up entirely with mastic tape and it worked super well! And then I just did a bead of silicone around the edge. It’s really good for stopping water tracking and I’ve not had any leaks

[@sammyrox69]

awesome stuff, great inspo for my own build, thanks

[@BIGUPGAZ]

Well done absolutely amazing job masave respect two you stay safe keep the fantastic work up 🤜🤛

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much 😊

[@mamencozmo_ch]

Hallo, schöner Van. Frage: Wo werden die Eisenstangen verwendet, um das Bett zu stützen? auch Material zur Wand- und Deckendämmung? Tausend Dank

[@deviousfate]

The van looks amazing! Wonderful attention to details to make it homey. I am wondering if you have a toilet hidden in one of the seats. Or if you have an outdoor shower. I love the hanging bed table and the little pocket for books! Lovely!

[@vanvistas]

Hey! Thank you! There’s a compost toilet in the middle section under the bed that slides out and we have a USB powered shower that we can set up outside or inside. There’s a van tour video on my page, if you have a scroll that shows a few more bits

[@kevinclohessy1774]

The Van looks amazing, perfect, one of the best videos I've seen and I think has finally made me make up my mind to have a go at one myself. Is there someplace I could buy your plans or have something to reference as I'm going along. The electrics are the scary part ?!

[@vanvistas]

Hey! That’s so exciting and I’m beyond flattered. I never really drew everything out in perfect detail, I sort of just went by eye and trial and error as you’ll find straight lines don’t seem to exist in a van 😅 I’d start by decided what you want in the van and getting the measurements for those, taping them out on the floor and figuring out what space you’ve got left. I learnt everything from KZbin and Greg Virgo’s videos on the electrics were particularly helpful for putting my mind at ease there

[@EffieG-ez9tf]

You did such a wonderful job with every part of your build! Could you tell me what type of plywood you used in the floor? Also, in the video, it looked like the bed frame is removable. Is that correct?

[@vanvistas]

@@EffieG-ez9tf hi! Thank you so much! The floor is vinyl I got it on Facebook marketplace 😅 and the bed beams are from ikea, it’s not really easily removable though. If you head to my main page and go to shorts, I have a whole mini series that goes into more details 😊

[@Picklelil]

Such a cool video! Well done 👍

[@vanvistas]

Thank you! It’s so nuts to see it all together like this. I think I missed out a few tantrums though 😆

[@maxsmith8303]

What were the random (seemingly) bits of foil stuck to the bare metal in the beginning? Some got covered with black insulation but I couldn't see why the foil step was needed.

[@vanvistas]

It’s sound deadening. They basically add weight to the panels to stop them from rattling as much. They worked really well on the doors, but hard to say if they did much on the walls, especially after all the insulation and cladding anyways

[@cychung5408]

Great job!!👍

[@ralphiel5166]

Beautifully done.

[@theburakshowreactions]

Love it. Amazing work. I wish i could be this good and have the patience! But the condition of your feet really concerns me🤐🤐

[@jimisullivan1240]

Hi , loved the build ! could you send the link for you hob / oven please . Thanks

[@vanvistas]

Sorry for the slow reply. It’s gone up a little in price since I got mine. But this is the exact one and where I bought it from (you might be able to shop around and find a discount code) - www.jacksonsleisure.com/thetford/triplex/oven/

[@JemmaDreaminginAida]

I now want to convert a van now! Amazing work…

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much! This makes it look a little too easy 😅 but you can absolutely do it! KZbin has video tutorials for everything you could ever need

[@elricmagar9307]

I loved your concept but my question, is it safe to sleep battery and electrical panel?

[@vickiivins3288]

Well done!

[@bart238]

great job! but, after you put the armaflex on for insulation. how did you attach slats to the van? just a screw through the slat and into the metal of the van? I don't get it?

[@vanvistas]

A mix. The van has some chunky metal beams, I put some metal straps across them and drilled into those

[@Heliosvector]

Where did you get that nice oven? Its the perfect size

[@javilarg]

Amazing! 😮

[@GodDogPassport]

When you drill a nail, is it going into the metal of the van directly? How did nails not go through to the outside?

[@vanvistas]

@@GodDogPassport some of them did go directly into the metal and in other places I created framing so that only minimal screws went into the metal and the rest went into framing. There’s lots of double layers of metal in the van for the structure of the vehicle, so I was able to screw into these parts, if you look carefully at the beginning of the video or some of my other videos when the van is empty, you can see a bit better 😊

[@booyan952]

Lovely work👍🏻

[@ivanstevens]

Cracking conversion video, well done.

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much 😊

[@Brandon-0028]

Wow, this is really impressive. What did you use for the fabric that you sprayed and molded around the rear hatch?

[@vanvistas]

It’s called 4-way stretch carpet and it’s just from eBay. You can get a few different colours

[@Brandon-0028]

@@vanvistas That's pretty awesome, thanks!

[@PawLurk]

[3:50] & [3:52] What are the beige materials that are being used?

[@波波盡]

Fantastic 🎉

[@philippemeurrens2827]

Great work… and what a magnificent result. A 5 STAR 4 wheels home. And now enjoy your travel. Question; do you know the weight of your Van? Have a beautiful day 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much! I don’t know the exact weight and I would be interested to weigh it at some point, but we have friends who have weighed there’s and been just under and I know ours is much lighter. Another positive of the extra high top and the roof being fibreglass is the extra payload

[@СергейПетрич-м4б]

Beautiful video! Good lake!!!

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@Thegreyman1]

Brilliant 👏🏼

[@Thenext23]

Wonderful job!

[@GusQueiroz]

Wow! Amazing! Beautiful van!

[@vanvistas]

Thanks so much! It’s definitely all paying off now ☺️