More Step Van Projects Completed E509

Wow! I can't believe how much I got done in such a short period. With the help of Badge for two projects, I tackled a couple by myself.
Badges channel: / @badgeweefixstuff
Seven Grey is a nomadic minimalist who is wandering the world (traveling internationally part of the year and North American in his step van the other part)
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Video edited with Final Cut Pro on MacBook Pro 13 (2015)
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[@tikoy1955]

Badge is a friend everyone needs.

[@teo8424]

Badge is the Canadian RV guru. He is the best.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

you said it!

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Thanks guys 🙏🙏🛠🇨🇦

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Thanks so much SEVEN it was a blast helping you anytime. Savour the moment 🛠🛠🛠👍🇨🇦

[@frederickharron5217]

Badge knows his stuff, i hope your ceiling works out, can't wait too see it...!

[@bencoleman1893]

Badge is a really nice guy. He is truly a jack of all trades. Great seeing all the little things coming together Seven. Can’t wait to see the twinkle ceiling done!

[@jonthebru]

Much success to Badge for helping you out. He will have no trouble keeping busy with such a great skillset!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

he is in demand daily

[@RunsWithKnives]

Good to see Badge helping you out, he's a good man.

[@webbtrekker534]

He's everywhere! He's everywhere!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

indeed, he is

[@darrylk808]

I nominate Badge for Sainthood!

[@bethgeorge1526]

I love the Nomadic community and the way everyone shares their strengths and knowledge by teaching and helping each other. Now you can add two new skills to your growing list of van building and van knowledge. Badge is a perfect example, I'm sure if you talked to him he would say that helping you out was "no big deal it's just what you do" :) I know you will pay to forward too

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I'm learning tons of new things from Badge; he is a fantastic mentor!

[@GTLees]

Busy, busy, busy! It's always nice to whittle down the project list. I have a little tip for you, Seven, for when you're doing overhead work like your ceiling panels...build a "deadman" to hold up one end of your material. Just think of a tripod type of thing and you'll manage it, you may even be able to utilize your painter's handle for that lightweight work. Maybe you already knew that way of doin' it, maybe not, I've done it many times 'cause I have yet to sprout that third arm that would be so helpful at times. Badge has an incredible amount of knowledge and he's always willing to help people. He seems like a great guy and he's another fella I'd love to meet some day. If more folks were willing to help like him this world would be a whole bunch better off. It's not lookin' as warm as I've seen that area in previous years, kinda makes me glad I'm not there for that. Another good video enjoyed and in the books Seven, thanks! ........................................PEACE!!

[@Scorpiomary]

I love that place. I have seen others park there. Great to get back at your van build. 🙂👍 Badge is a good handyman

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Mary Cox 🙏 Mary 🛠🛠🇨🇦

[@davidbrickey5925]

Makes a project look Easy..☕️🍩

[@Japhill75]

Vinegar and bicarbonate soda will help with the sink in a pinch. Benefit also you can use left overs for cleaning

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

great tip! thx

[@ww321]

I've used wood brace to help hold stuff over head while you get it alined and screwed in place.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Thanks 7, enjoyed the video. Safe travels.

[@mischef18]

Had the same happen many years ago but rubber disintegrated and tiny bits clogged up the filter on the carburetor. Was a real head scratchier as to where the tiny rubber bits came from till we went through all the fuel system and tracked it down to that hose. Great tip for the sink too. All the best

[@floydfan5993]

Good call with the Dawn Badge, Dawn 'blue' is often used in environmental disaster's like oil spills , it really works well with wildlife that have come in contact with the oil , plus I think Dawn makes donations if you purchase the blue Dawn, so I support this by always using Dawn 'blue'...take care.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

good trivia and dawn. thx

[@19Photographer76]

OK, I just forgot what I was going to type. We found a great step van here in my area of OREGON. Now to check it out!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

hope your vehicle shopping goes well

[@journeyman4328]

About time Badge! Badge #490

[@rebeccatreeseed410]

I just subscribed to Badge's channel. He is way over my head... but it will be a challenge.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

much the same for me. but I'm learning stuff from each video

[@patmaier6917]

Great tip! Who doesn’t have drains that get clogged.

[@LayneXIII]

Dune is one of my favorites! Glad you introduced badge. I subbed his channel. 👍

[@jeffsadon552]

I'm writing this before the end of the video it would look cool if you could get a poster or a map or something and slide it under the coroplast

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

now that is another fantastic idea

[@TheSeper]

badge!!!

[@TheUserid82]

One project that would be fun is to work on rewiring the van's electrical system. Start at the batteries and replace each wire with new ones so you know they are all in good condition and hopefully find the phantom drain in the process. For the book case you would have a better time with a fabric with some stretch you can pull over the front and hook to the side/back to hold the books in in travel. You would be shocked to see how bad the drain pipes are from a kitchen to the main stack as the grease solidifies on the inside of the pipe over time making the inside smaller and smaller resulting in slow draining sinks. The inch and a half galvanized drain at my parents house had a pencil sized path down the center with the rest clogged with grease.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

great tips there.I've replaced several areas of wiring and the main bus bar in the hood area as well as some new breakers. some of the wires are new but you are right, replacing them all would be best. unfortunately I don't have the money now for that and am focusing on finishing the build of my living space before tackling things like that ;)

[@TheUserid82]

@@SevenWanderstheWorld Yep can see wanting to get the construction materials out of the bedroom as a higher priority but it is a simple project as you can use the old wires to pull the replacement wire and a great time to label where each wire leads so years down the road you can ID it without following. Would be good to start looking at the size of the wires used as it can be as cheap as $20 for a 100 foot roll to $100 for a 100 foot roll depending on the size of the wires. There are some other things to look at also like they have silicone covered wires now that stay more flexible then the older plastic/PVC wires that would stiffen over time and crack.

[@cathyjackson8337]

Vinegar, baking soda, drops of dawn.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

great tips. thx!

[@Seastorm-nh8cv]

Thanks for a very educational video. First thing I'll be doing on my rig will be checking those pipes and of course having an under the hood inspection. I hope to see that ceiling when it's done! Something tells me it's going to be cool! And once again - Badge is nearby for assistance! I subscribed to his channel, too! Getting the right info from the right prople is so important.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

he has great videos with tips and stuff you won't see other places. I'm still working my way thru all his videos

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Seastorm 1978 glad you enjoy the videos 🛠🛠🇨🇦

[@RVthereyetmemaw]

Sounds like easy stuff, you could make something to hold you penal up with two 2 x 4’s...make a T shape... helps ... The lights will look great the flat color changing one w a remote! I have them under my counter... I got them at Walmart, a little $....but worth it.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I have the twinkle lights. they are 12volt LED and have a remote. hoping they will be awesome!

[@thizizliz]

Cool stuff! I love the drain repair and am impressed by what you both dud. Can't wait to see your ceiling! Very creative plan.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I'm hoping it turns out somewhat similar to my vision

[@lindaclark5911]

I hope you give him something for helping, doing that job!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

a hug? just kidding. I'm designing a logo for him which he will use for stickers and his youtube channel (I'm a graphic designer)

[@lindaclark5911]

Seven Wanders the World at least🐴a bear hug, squeeze a lil squeeky fart outta that kind generous mechanical genius/ with tools! That'd be awesome to see you give him a big hug for crawling around on the gravel for your mobile. Laugh out louds is the oh brother mother, geesh! Ima graphic occasionally cursive artistic writer. What? No more bacon? WA

[@lindaclark5911]

Seven Wanders the World you did say its an old hose, i could tease you guys about this" old" 20 yr old hose, But i am trying to play well with others, bahaha thankyou for humoring . Great acknowledging& validating skills🤗👏👏👏🖒👍👌👊✋✊👀👂👀👂👂kind words,hey is there a joke book?

[@lindaclark5911]

Seven Wanders the World that's it !~~~ bacon stickers.~~~ Bacon flavored Tea anybody?lol for the windshield or windows clear maybe lil transluscent,scratch& sniff bacon stickers, it's probably already been done. Ah well, i got sticker ideas.

[@lindaclark5911]

Seven Wanders the World r u makin bacon stickers?

[@supersami7748]

Glad you got the fuel filler hose issue fixed. If memory serves me right that’s been a problem pretty much since you bought the van. 👍👍👍

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

fuel hose is a relatively new problem. the leak in my rear pinion seal is something I've never fixed, but may tackle in the next week with help of Badge

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Anytime Seven 🛠🛠

[@Tenright77]

Drano is caustic, they use compressed air to clear aircraft galley drains... But it does Blow...

[@bethgeorge1526]

Remember when you left Oregon and I told you I had hidden a couple of items in your van to make you smile? You soon found the Minon plate but never found the second item. If you look at the Tillamook ice cream bucket you will see that Merrill wrote "ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM" on the side in permanent marker. If you remember the video you made when we visited the Tillamook factory Merrill was quoted as saying that same thing.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

ROFL LOL wow! crazy. the Tillamook bucket is sitting right next to me. I just looked and there it is... ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM, ICE CREAM. that is amazingly funny!

[@marxnutz]

I spotted Frank Herbert's Dune amongst your book collection.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

the first Dune book is among my top 10

[@SylvanSecrets]

I started off thinking why on earth would you use coroplast? As soon as you said twinkle lights I got on board. That is seriously cool man. Btw the black writing on the insulation seems to show a bit. I bet if you just taped some aluminium foil over the writing it might look better.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

i'm going for a rough industrial look inside my step van (note the industrial lamp covers) and want the writing on the panels to be blurred but visible through the coroplast. I'm hoping as I begin adding more "decor" items that the whole diesel punk look will start coming thru

[@UhYeahWhateverDude]

I hate to be the downer naysayer here, but... those panels will dry-up and deteriorate anywhere they are exposed to the lights and heat. It won’t happen immediately, but over time those areas are going to became extremely brittle, and the first time you touch them they will crumble into tiny pieces. The former resident of my home used those, and they have all fallen apart and and I spent weeks sweeping the prices up until I finally ripped it all out. To be fair, they were about two years old. Again, not trying to be that guy...but it’s the truth :(

[@ibbob31]

You better paint the ceiling flat white before adding chloroplast, shows every dark spot otherwise!!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Use anything but caustic drain cleaners. This technique is much better.

[@rickhearn7631]

Good friends are hard to find..

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

indeed they are

[@dejonsmall9886]

I became #655 on Badge's channel...

[@suenlarson4266]

do you still need help with the couch/bed cover?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

Shelena is currently doing some upholstery for me. however, we are looking for someone who can sew leather for some cushions as her machine can't handle it

[@suenlarson4266]

@@SevenWanderstheWorld if you tell me what size and color, and do you already have the leather? I can surley help. Im hopeing to take part in the van build this year,and bring my stuff along, in Gods good grace.

[@Alan62651]

Snake it... NO DRANO!

[@Dulsanaya]

or boiling water to melt that fat

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I don't believe a snake will go thru the specialized RV style P-trap as the angles are too tight

[@Alan62651]

@@Dulsanaya - sometimes that works, but I don't know how much water he has at the edge of Death Valley.

[@carpenterfamily6198]

7, What did you use to cut the Cloroplast ?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

two ways... razor knife and I tried my cordless rotary saw (not best choice)

[@LiftOperator52]

Clogs: baking soda and vinegar.

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

great tip. thx!

[@anitablades6033]

Where is the link to Badges Channel you didn't put it down below !!!!!!!

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

ahhh... I just checked. link is in the description

[@vidguy007]

If it drains into a bucket, why have a p trap?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

same reason p-traps are used in houses... keeps the smell from sewage or gray tank from coming from the drain

[@vidguy007]

@@SevenWanderstheWorld You have a bucket, that is either open at the top, or vented into the cabin. I doubt the p trap is doing very much except creating a place for a clog.

[@kirjorg]

WHY NOT ASK Badge for the extra hand with the ceiling ?

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

I suppose because he is a very busy guy with high end skills. others are camped nearby with free schedules so prefer to spread around my requests for help ;)

[@13Sala13]

Twinkle lights??

[@SevenWanderstheWorld]

LED small little lights which have random glowing patterns (ie twinkle)