I Finally Did It!! I Bought A Van To Live In | Starting My Vanlife Journey In A Micro Camper

Ive Finally Did It and Bought A Van | Starting My Vanlife Journey
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[@steveh9229]

Looking forward to what you do this, good luck 👍🏻

[@vent4th]

Love the van as a start

[@DonnyUtton]

It’s the start that matters

[@smooth111012]

Best take the passenger seat out then you will have a space of around 14 feet Get a memory foam mattress, getting a good sleep means everything

[@jasonmick0205]

I'm sure a bit of inspiration u can make this the first step and enjoy m8 look forward to ya progress

[@Somebodysomewheresometime]

We are on the same wavelength lol I just traded in my Honda fit for a connect passenger. Took out all the seats and am just trying to figure out the layout. There’s great plethora of conversion of these connects here on YT I named mine Starla 😂✨

[@SuzieD-uq9gn]

Good Luck with your new beginning 😊

[@DonnyUtton]

Lovely comment and I appreciate that Got to start somewhere and this is my beginning Have a great day

[@GrantTravels23]

Take the seats out. Modify the partition to snap in and out of place so u don't have to sleep over it. Get a really good 4-6 inch foam mattress. The 🔑 to enjoyable vanlife is a good bed. Black out the top part of the partition and buy a windshield sun cover. Avoid adding anything on the outside of the van except maybe the window rain guards. In the USA, hotel parking lots are the best places to park overnight because of the transient nature of the property.

[@Philippines-Anthony-Sandra]

My first reaction would be to ask, before you spend another penny on this idea, if you can exchange this van for a bigger one, I have a Renault traffic short wheel base and to be honest I wouldn't want to go any smaller than that. But if that is not an option (in the words of Mark Watney) you are going to need to science the Sht out of this. one idea would be to get the front passenger seat to rotate, that could then form part of the bed, you can then build the rest of it off the floor and at the same time create some storage underneath, whatever you do, the very best of luck with it.

[@smooth111012]

Lee van cleef great actor

[@NotOfThisEarth9]

Bolts on the inside, on back doors, film on front windows, more difficult to break. Remove divider. Power station, flexible solar panels on roof (low profile, stealth). Install some type of kill switch, steering wheel lock. Armaflex insulation, a bit more expensive but good, 19mm advisable, but 16mm is good too. 1 or 2 maxxfan dome or similar are probably enough and more atealth than huge fan. Additional usb fan can help. Plywood, 12mm floor, 2/3cm x 3cm structure of furniture, the rest 9 or 12mm Hope i could help, anything else just ask Im starting my van build too, researched a lot lol mine is kangoo longer version Place bed on side of passanger seat probably is better, when sleeping, push seat forward and have bed extension to add length to bed

[@NotOfThisEarth9]

As some said, wince you're tall, the larger version of kangoo or caddy for example could serce you better bed length wise, but you can manage too with that probably, remove divider

[@davidlamont5793]

Don't waste your time get rid get a bigger van

[@DonnyUtton]

Send me the cash and I will haha

[@deanmacartney7111]

No thought gone into this .lived in caravan 6 years .your gonna have no room in this at all.

[@DonnyUtton]

@@deanmacartney7111 glad you know what I thought that’s a relief 😅

[@TruthAngelx]

My lad lived in a Ford transit for four years while he was a student, long story but he’s now got a small van like this that he’s converting, I can’t see it lasting tbh. I’ve got a house but I’ve got a high top van and it’s fab to be able to stand up in the back.

[@TruthAngelx]

Where are you getting your showers?

[@alienlifeuk8375]

Good luck, hope it all works out for you. What's the engine size, is it petrol?

[@DonnyUtton]

Its a 1.6 Diesel, Euro 6 so got the Ad blue but for now won't be charged for Ulez etc, thank you and I appreciate it, hope so too

[@freedomfromcocktailjabs]

I have been thinking about a mini van camper would prefer vw grafter long wheel base would get a Sofa ( sit & sleep ) make it so you can only unlock the side&back from inside, maybe start with a 1 seater recliner easy sleeping GOODLUCK BUDDY crack on

[@masworraps5989]

Call it Biggie Smalls coz it’s as big or as small as you want it to be

[@ThomasJones-d6h]

You could remove the front passenger seat

[@DonnyUtton]

this is a good one and something that I am stuck on, its nice to be able to have a passenger, a few of my friends dont drive, id also have to reclassify it and remove the seatbelts for MOT pass, wonder if will increase insurance, but the positive is that there is actually a lot of space without those two seats there. maybe this is something I can work towards and if in the next 6 months I rarely have passengers then its a sign to remove them

[@clarkspiemuncher]

If you find a way of getting android auto working with that unit without a lot of fuss and expense let me know as I have yet to work it out after 8 years. I think the extra I paid for the head unit was a big waste of money as it is useless as you cant use anything internet related once the engine is running

[@PeaceAndLove303]

Micro camper, man, there is more space in a rabbit hutch 😂 get yourself a bigger van if you're going to convert to a camper van.

[@mvdnbos]

I would never sleep with my head pointing to the back ! Better you bought a stationcar

[@DonnyUtton]

very good point, noted and will look at other sleep positions

[@garyquye3636]

Too small!

[@DonnyUtton]

Story of my life 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@BigRedEd]

put some nails in the floor and have a Indian bed great for lumbago.

[@DonnyUtton]

😂 😂 haha you might be onto something