Mercedes Sprinter STRETCHED Campervan Self Build DIY Conversion - Vanlife

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In this video we meet Amos aka John Hamer. Amos is building his very own stretched campervan by cutting two vans in half and welding them together ! When he has finished his motorhome/RV/Campervan will be 31 feet long !
This VW Crafter which is the same as a Mercedes Sprinter is cut in half in this video.
Amos plans to tour Europe and Spain when he has finished this campervan.
PLEASE comment below if you would like to see more of this amazing camper conversion.
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[@bigwayneisgod]

Seriously, Amos deserves his own mainstream TV show. Him and Guy Martin would be amazing to watch building all sorts of crazy vehicles and machines... Somebody phone the Quest TV channel quick!

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Yep your spot on with that, Amos would be TV Gold..... We will have to do with YT gold for the time being though. Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@269adventures]

Yes please show lots more of this van build. I had the same idea, but don’t have the money and resources to do it. But it’s always been a dream to do.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Thanks, filming will start again when the weather gets better. Thanks for watching. We just subbed you too, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@sunnysdreamland]

Amos what a legend !!

[@garethmurt]

That's a legend of a man

[@michaelthompson2790]

Hi! Hey it’s been 6 hrs since this vid aired. I am very curious how your friend’s stretched van conversion went. I’d welcome more vids on his stretched van project. Thank you.

[@coldstartdaily9738]

the best people are slightly mad! Amos reminds me abit of Fred Dibnah. How cool. Im a transit man myself, but am doing a sort of conversion to day van/basic camper. enjoyed this vid and would enjoy seeing the full conversion of this sprinter/LT35

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi there, yep we are transit peeps too converting our xlwb minibus... Just subbed you, looking forward to seeing the conversion :-) I think now that you are the 8th to mention Fred Dibnah lol Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@coldstartdaily9738]

hahaa awesome looking forward to more vids and i shall start doing some updates on mine too ! :)

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Great, looking forward to it :-)

[@andrewmears3608]

My kind of bloke Amos.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

our too ;-) Atb, Jay & Laura

[@keithjohnson3275]

Jay i've got no doubt he'll do it because he doesn't mind dirtying his hands. He's a project man, his minds always on the next job.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

He deffo will, no idea when though, like you said "he is a project man", he has a few projects all running simultaneously though, model warship, campervan, remote control buggy !!!! and prob others I dont know about lol.... He is a genius though :-)

[@tomohawk5567]

Yeah I'd like too see this project through to the end, and also to see if you're nasal congestion clears up 😊

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

lmao hahaha it will never clear up, it's not congestion... collapsed nostrils from boxing !

[@darrendavison9136]

I'd love to see more of the stretched sprinter,is this build near complete?

[@rulyg94]

Hello, Did the van get finished ?

[@pauls466]

Cant wait

[@vasel208]

He's like a friggin mad scientist .☺

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

☺lol

[@russellsnare1379]

Curious to know after fast approaching 3 years if Amos finished or progressed in his stretched van build.

[@rogermccauley3827]

I would like to see the van also.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Amos should be continuing with the build within the next few weeks as the weather is improving now :-) Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay

[@livinginamobilehome5410]

I love to see that 👍

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

We also subbed you, your videos look interesting too :-) Atb, Jay & Laura

[@livinginamobilehome5410]

CamperVan HandyMan; Thanks 😊

[@KERSH8761]

he is defo not wired right, know him well, and he will finish it exactly as he said it will be, need updates regular.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Wish I had his skills and expertise :-) And after seeing the intricate work on the model boats and the remote buggy I believe you ! When you say he isn't wired right though, what/who are you using as a right verses wrong level indicator ?? He is not an average Joe I will give you that but I think he is wired just how he should be, and we are all the better for it :-) Thanks for watching and for the comment, All the best, Jay

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Just thought, my reply sounds a bit like I spat my dummy out, wasn't meant to be, I just have a way with words lol.... Rest assured no offence intended :-) Jay

[@ConorMakes]

very interesting build this, please stop the music tho

[@chuckypepper249]

Looking forward to seeing the end product, as he must have some skills to this properly

[@saschaberressen4441]

This is a VW LT35 Van. Not a Crafter. And Not a terrible Sprinter Van.😉👍

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Yep I know.... I couldnt for the life of me remember the VW model name (LT35) when I was making the thumbnail for the vid, so it got called sprinter, lol, soz if it offends. Jay

[@LiamRoberts00]

ACE

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Glad you like :-) Welcome aboard

[@paulaszymanek9543]

This is conrs dad

[@zwiedzamyespana_mmbus1587]

Mega filmik 😀👍 Like Zapraszamy do nas 🌹👍

[@lillfullsend6761]

All he did was walk around and talk

[@gmac7391]

Lol I like this guy he's not fazed by all the work at all

[@Chris-on-Solway]

Yes please follow this build

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Thanks, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@jimchik]

Indeed. I’d gladly look on the progress of the build.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Welcome :-)

[@GWAYGWAY1]

All very well making it longer but it is going to be very restricted on axle weight. It cannot carry any more weight than original one Which means sod all now with the extra weight of the body. Lots of people come unstuck making campers and they do not realise how close to the weight limits the vans are, even factory ones are like it. I see that at least it is twin wheel but still not good.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi Graham, you are delving into areas we personally know nothing about, however, knowing Amos he has thoroughly researched his build, that's what he does, he is a very clever guy :-) Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@rdownmakeITbetter]

You make a good point - one that a lot of self-builders don't think about when they get to work lining their vans with heavy timber panelling. However, if this is a twin-wheel Merc then it could potentially be up to 5.5 Ton. The only time that becomes an issue is for young drivers without 7.5T rights on their licences or for road tolls in countries like Austria where anything over 3.5T is treated as commercial and has to have a 'Go Box' fitted at the border.

[@GWAYGWAY1]

It appears to be an LT35 ie 4200 kg with air springs on the rear, The other van was a twin wheel on not the extension. one. VOSA will make it very difficult to have a cut and shunt on the road . They have a hate on them ever since the failures of car made from the same method and using stolen cars and other legit bits. from years ago, regardless of how they are done even with a chassis. FIAT do a cab for Alco chassis that are made specifically in the factory with bolt together plates and they are type approved as such.. Paperwork rules the world nowadays so very good luck to him with it, but be prepared for disappointment.

[@rdownmakeITbetter]

You're right about that! DVLA are fussy enough just about changing the type designation from van to camper on the V5. I must admit, I've always been interested in the idea of using the back doors to create some kind of 'slide out' so that the vehicle still drove like a shorter van but gave you more interior space when parked up for the night. Oh well. One day!

[@andrewhollis6665]

Mmmmmm I'm not sure how the dvsa peeps will view the build, particularly joining the chassis. I know they can stretch tractor units into rigid trucks (18 tonner) but I dread to think of the hoops to get it approved when he tells the DVLA of the change to motorcaravan

[@rocksy71]

well at 14:30 you said you'd follow Amos's progress on his boat project and even stated that you'd be following his van build (if there was sufficient interest) but looked on both your channels and not a thing so disappointing and realistically such a lost opportunity to increase your own subs

[@vantime2911]

LMAO, I love it..."So what is your experience?". " I don't know it's just in my head" This video is worth a million views easily. Keep this guy around he is KZbin gold buddy.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

We agree, Amos is YT gold :-) As for experience, if you notice in the vid, Amos can turn his hand to almost anything from building a HUGE remote control car from scratch to model boats !!! He really is amazeballs lol We are pretty sure there is nothing he could not build ! Thanks for watching, Jay & Laura

[@L4WNY..]

I love people like him. So many ideas in his head, he hasn't enough hands to do them all at once! 😆🤣👍 btw, is the van now complete!? P. S New subscriber 🙋‍♂️🤗

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

This van on hold for the same reason as ours is.... the weather !!! filming will resume when the weather gets better.... Yep Amos certainly is a character :-) Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@calicojunctionisclosed]

Shell be very interesting to see the finished project for sure

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

I know, there are loads here just as excited as me lol, It is very interesting indeed :-)

[@johneaston4963]

Yep that will be interesting mate

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Yep I think so to, what a find, this is "KZbin gold" :-) There isn't many people about like Amos ! I cant wait to see the progress on this. Thanks for watching and for your comment, Atb, Jay

[@DesmondsDonders]

Cannot wait to see more of this conversion :-)

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Great glad you like the idea as much as me :-) Thanks for watching Desmond, Atb, Jay...... PS, just had a nosey at your channel and subbed you (no idea why I haven't sen it before !), will have a sift through your vids in my YT watching spare time lol ;-)

[@chelseahi9064]

has amos finished his sprinter cause i would like to stretch a transit crew cab pickup, and i need it legaly regestered and wheelbase edided by DVLA on log book ,great idea i wish him luck, today is 19th jan 2020 thanks bye

[@MuddyBootz]

Any more updates?.... Bring it on 😀👍🏻

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Am waiting for Amos to get back to me to nip over and do some filming. Atb, Jay

[@Parknest]

I'd like to see how Amos gets on with his build. He's definitely the next Fred Dibnah!

[@LiamRoberts00]

Thanks Subscribed, to be totally honest this is so very good, can't stop smiling.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Me too lol, thanks for the sub..... Checked out your channel A+ for the content ;-) however cant return the sub, My eyes are open but with a paranoid view if you know what I mean haha I dont wanna stick flags on our heads, will check back for a nosey every now and again to see what you have uploaded though, Atb, Jay

[@LiamRoberts00]

I know what you mean.

[@T5Travels]

Looking forward to following this story.👍👍

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

You and me both mate, I am going to enjoy filming this too :-)

[@rockintigger]

Nice to see an English guy doin something like this, co's utube is full of yanks doin this sort of stuff. It'll be interesting to see the finished motor. Best of luck.

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Agreed, we can't wait to see this progress too :-)

[@markmorganvantocamperconve767]

Good work Jay mate! This would be great to watch it evolve!! Keep the vids coming pal!👍👍

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Will do Mark, I will enjoy filming this, it is fascinating, Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay :-)

[@user-fs4fd3gv3r]

Would love to see a van tour or more of the finished stretched van..?

[@sweetmunster]

Awsome! More please. Well done for the videos thanks.

[@marilynwisbey9446]

Please share Amos project! 👏👏👏 💋

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

I asked him a few days ago if he is ready for us to do an update... He says he is still working on the hydraulic up & down side door thingamabobs. I will be sure to get an update as soon as possible, don't worry :-)

[@schauwna1]

it's amazing to see that, in Belgium we may not do such conversion. I realy like this. succes camperfreekies

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi Eddie S, Hi Belgium, thanks for tuning in :-) Atb, Jay & Laura

[@dub07odgecharger]

i have one built that is stretched out to 30 feet long

[@lindsaynewell6319]

I feel like I just witnessed the birth of vankenstein

[@flashback9966]

Wow, this is one to follow. Is that Fred Dibna's love child?

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

You are the second to mention that hahaha ;-) Welcome to our channel & thanks for watching. Jay & Laura

[@flashback9966]

Just started my self-build as well, following your channel with the utmost interest. Nice to know we still have some bonkers Brits around;)

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Cool let us know if you upload any progress reports or how to vids or even picture galleries to your channel and we will sub and follow your progress too :-)

[@maddavvid2339]

fred dibner

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

You must be the 5th or 6th person to say that hahahaha

[@Leima1]

Yes, more this project also👍 thank you!!!

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Yes we will do as often as we can :-) Thankyou too for watching :-) Atb, Jay & Laura

[@vuanitahaslam6404]

I like to see get bigger or longer

[@Fitforacting]

Is it finished yet? I would love to see the finished product

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

hey there, the UK is a bit cold at the mo but when the weather gets better things will start moving forward :-)

[@georgecharleston2349]

Record progress

[@rvingtheusa]

Wow 5 yrs gone already

[@HOMadsen]

Love to see more of Amos camper !

[@jenniferhill6523]

It sounds fascinating, but are there any restrictions regarding the length?

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi Jennifer, From what Amos has told me, the van has to go to do some kind of test when finished and be able to turn on a smallish roundabout ! I didnt go into details with him about it but I am sure there will be a vid on it when the van continues when the weather gets better here. Thanks for watching, Atb, Jay & Laura

[@jennhill8708]

Thank you for clarifying!

[@aaronbassett6803]

Update please this is awesome

[@steveparadine1970]

Cant wait!

[@brendanbradyfan3589]

This looks superb 👍🏻 glad I found this video i like watching campervan conversions and now extensions !

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi There, welcome aboard.... Updates will be during the summer when the weather gets better, too cold to be working outdoors at the mo without a workshop :-(

[@johnhamer7310]

Brendan Brady fan

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hey Amos ;-)

[@STITCHES300]

I love what he are doing!!!!! Been thinking about this myself ♥️

[@chantellenew2331]

I want to see more. From the Pacific Northwest USA. 31 foot in European roads? Aren't they to narrow and winding for that length?

[@MrCzapkaaa]

This is Vw lt

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Yep, you're not wrong :-)

[@paprincess297]

TOTALLY interested! LOL it's gonna be great! Just sub'd Thank you for the content!!!

[@irondreadsaint4965]

We want more!

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

More to come when the weather improves :-)

[@bigjoe2458]

fan makes a lot of noise

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Eh ! lol What fan ? confuzzled

[@kevb948]

Should get Guy Martin to help

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Could do with him helping, Guy Martin is a "speed" kinda guy whereas Amos is a more chillaxed "it'l be done when it's done" kinda guy lol

[@runerafell4480]

This van will be stopped in norway sweden and denmark 😅 this wont be legal in many european lands

[@CamperVanHandyMan]

Hi Rune Rafell, Why is that ?

[@trulifrea8073]

Adorableness 💓

[@tedsommer]

Very awesome! Can't wait to see how this turns out.