PIAGGIO APE CAMPER PROJECT. World's smallest Campervan?

[@dreadnaught3894]

Congrats. An admirable achievement. Good to know there are talented and capable people with us.

[@apecamper]

Thanks so much for your lovely comments

[@annibale19ita]

VERY NICE !!!! I'm an italian man and my hart is smiling when see a so old but still working masterpiece made by Piaggio......one of the most famous industries in Italy which gave millions of that kind of minicars and scooters all over the world,for fun or for work.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your lovely comments. I'm so glad you liked it..

[@juliecampbell3895]

Very impressed. Came out amazing. I love when something can be restored. Thanks for sharing.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@sasmoonen66]

You did a dream job! Enjoyed your beautiful work and the love voor the design. What a beautiful adventurs you wil have! Much respect! Saskia Moonen, Maastricht The Netherlands

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments

[@hondaryder3779]

Ik moet toch altijd aan die reclame van Centraal Beheer denken, even Apeldoorn bellen.

[@sya.lahhhh]

It is a great day to🖤 be able to get a chance to win a free agent of the yiear and

[@antonioperez1624]

Thanks for reminding us that happiness is found on simple things.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[@damiennkkincross2102]

This is the best of the micro camper ideas Ive seen. Well done sir…

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments. I made a tiny teardrop camper a few years ago and what I learnt from that I used to inspire this build.

[@teiltje]

I've been driving Piaggio 3 wheelers for 10 years and I always imagined to do this. You did very well saving on weight and the paint job is the cherry on the cake. The 2 stroke engines produce poison, with.a 4 stroke it would be the best and cheapest camper ever. Hats off!

[@apecamper]

4 stroke engines still give off CO which is very toxic. Fortunately the camper is well isolated from the exhaust so doesnt have any problems. Thanks for your lovely comments...

[@LivingViking]

Great job on restoring the campervans you own Steven! 🚙👍

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@davidstork1878]

Well done, I enjoyed watching.

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@metricstormtrooper]

What a nice fun project, I should have made a camper for my Haflinger but a 5ft tray would be too short to sleep on.

[@laptop9441]

Intelligence!!! Down to the last detail... Hope you maintain this for many years...

[@apecamper]

I plan to keep it long term, though I have had many very attractive offers from all over the globe!

[@laptop9441]

@@apecamper Good for you Should go independent and create more like your one for sale. Big time.. get rich Change society. Freedom!! Set people free from rental

[@acricucci9760]

Very impressive! You clearly put a lot of thought and hard work into making a small but comfortable camper. I hope you are enjoying your time on the road!

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments. Every trip I make in her has been very pleasurable

[@barryp4700]

Congratulations on a wonderful build. I hope that you generate many happy memories and adventures in it.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comments and best wishes...

[@barryp4700]

@@apecamper have you taken it out on an adventure, are there any upgrades that are tempting you? I have thought about such a build but the road conditions and drivers in South Africa are not the best. I would like to build a square-drop camper trailer….

[@apecamper]

@@barryp4700 I regularly take it out. I upgraded the charcoal burner to a larger one. I also made a small rear awning. But other than that she's as sweet s a nut...Her top speed is ony 41mph...but the trips are fun..

[@barryp4700]

@@apecamper thanks for the reply-May you have many more wonderful outings!

[@ocotillooutlaws4101]

Classic😎 Great DIY project! Thanks for being a creator and sharing. The Ape turned out really cool.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your nice comments

[@andrewbuck9838]

Hi from Meerbusch Germany.I liked your video. I did a road trip with my ape tm .From Meerbusch too Benidrom in spain. After seeing your video I thing it's time to refit the ape. Thanks

[@apecamper]

I want to do a long road trip, but have had a few enine issues. I think they hare sorted now, but have to do a few short trips to be sure. If I can be of any help with youy project, feel free to contact me.

[@route6295]

Wie lange warst Du unterwegs? Welche Route hast Du gewählt?

[@krethiplethi7191]

Really nice ... we had a discussion on Facebook today.

[@lyndasmith593]

How cool is this little Gym. Watching all of the work from the dismantling to the remodel was just amazing. Will done well done well done !!! With the help of your dog, of course.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comments.

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

What an awesome job, you did with that Piaggio

[@FLYBOY1995]

hello in my country there are many but at $3000 which is difficult to collect but your video encouraged me and motivated me a lot I love how you play with the space in the back where the sofa bed goes it is incredible greetings from "BOLIVIA" in the distance

[@apecamper]

They are getting more difficult to find at a good price.. I have been offered very large amounts of money for mine now that it is finished...

[@markburr6081]

Perfect little get away mobile!

[@mraidymaddful]

I designed a camper just like this one about 7 or 8 years ago. The design is on SketchUp under this name and has the title '3 Wheeled Camper'. Mine had a pop up roof with a bed just like a vw camper, lol.

[@apecamper]

Do you have any photos or a video? It would be good to see it.

[@susanstrickland6774]

Excellent job!! That's a task of love there. 🙂👍

[@ateebali7371]

Brilliant !!! every inch of space is being used wisely ..👍👍👍

[@apecamper]

Thankyou for you kind words. I have also now fitted a charcoal burner for heating, boiling a small kettle and for my heating water in my hot water tank. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIDVaXimfMl0qrM

[@ljbonner]

Brilliant. An absolute gem. Well done.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for you kind comment.

[@SigmaWolf-in2mr]

Nicely thought out. Great mini home.

[@MrRossi1805]

Congratulations, well done!

[@vanviez]

Such a small vehicle, you can hardly believe it. A really successful solution. excellent

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your nice comments

[@ДмитроАнатолійович-о7к]

Коли в людини є хоббі та натхнення це завжди викликає повагу і захоплення такими людьми.

[@123edwardzpad]

Excellent build. Good times.

[@najruqwi7008]

Wow! Kool! Great video. I have never seen any thing like that before.

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments.

[@mycatlovestowatchtv5065]

Great work. Watching from Nepal. Well done 👍.

[@EBikeCampingMotorradtouren]

Hi. Sehr cool gebaut! Schöne Grüße und danke fürs Zeigen!

[@heathermorrison938]

Love it. Great job. Love the colours.

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@gomosh6967]

I love it! So cool and my favourite colour Green!😊

[@felixcat9318]

Beautifully done, both truck and camper module! Subscribed.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comments

[@ridhadababi5858]

Nice video. Thanks for sharing.

[@mariosilver9218]

Wow! Beautiful! Enjoy!

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@Michaelxxx1936]

What an achievement. Well done indeed.

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@rogercarmel6619]

I'm impressed!

[@NKBobcat]

Great job!

[@awesomemanu2601]

Respect from Nepal

[@Thomas-xw1qm]

Great Work, great camper!

[@apecamper]

Thank you for you nice comments.

[@romburakrahan9716]

Congratulations,good job.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your nice comment.

[@kimmahu6868]

That’s the nicest camper I’ve seen

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@keithdouglas9848]

That's awesome mate!

[@georgelippitt7362]

Wow awesome job mate looks great. Be safe out on those wonderful camping trips you'll be having.

[@apecamper]

Thanks for the kind Comments.

[@fivizzano]

THIS IS PURE GENIUS…! ❤️🌹🏆do an ELECTRIC VERSION !

[@apecamper]

I have looked into the feasability of it, but here in the UK sun is not something we get a lot of so it is not easy...I DO already have an all electric yacht...

[@cynthiastretch844]

Yes thank you enjoyed it very much an how I wished I had one sir you did a fantastic job your so smart an cleve.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your very kind comments.

[@klausf5741]

Super gemacht

[@supererni]

Nice Ape good works 👍👍

[@paulr6127]

Beautiful Job! Very inspirational. Thank you.

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comments

[@curtismarean6963]

Very nicely done! I wish you all the luck in the world!

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@albapugh8837]

Terrific! Not expensive at all, and has all you need for a simple life style! 👍💛💙💔🇻🇪

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your nice comments.

[@lauratibbles6598]

This is such a great job you did on this thank you for sharing

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments. I’m so glad you enjoyed it.

[@RecordingStudio9]

Great project.

[@tomtrana3449]

Great Job. It must be love.

[@apecamper]

It is!

[@gailgreen1595]

Beautiful ❤ Thank God you fix it

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@marcellomaculan9122]

Great!!!! Congratulations!!!

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@davehyde6207]

Inspirational steve...very nice job

[@apecamper]

Thanks buddy

[@familiajewgeniukj2705]

Hermoso camper,lo habia compartido mi esposo en una pagina acá en Argentina,estaGenial la idea para una pequeña Pickup,te seguimos nos encanta..Feliz 2022..

[@apecamper]

Gracias por tus muy lindos comentarios.

[@robertofrattini4388]

Good job ! 👍!

[@shirleymiller6684]

That was so nice 😌😌 and neat good work stay safe

[@allanb52]

Absolutely Fabulous, what a great job, I cannot fault anything major, maybe solar I would leave out with led lights and the cooker is a little too big, but these are details. The construction and renovation job is superb..and original, I bet people look!!

[@apecamper]

Hi Cosmo, thanks for your nice comments. I did consider the size of the solar panel at length. Here in the UK we get a lot of cloudy days, where the yield from the panels is considerably reduced. My bigger concern was how to deal with excess energy in the summer. Rather than wasting it, I set up a dump load heating element in my hot water tank. In the event of the battery being fully charged, a voltage sensing relay switches on the 150w heater. It stays on until the voltage drops below a predetermined voltage. Having hot water on tap is a real bonus. I have now also installed a small charcoal stove and flue with a heat exchanger to heat hot water too. The project is still a work in progress, but I will post more videos in the future once I get to try everything out in practice.

[@allanb52]

@@apecamper I have a Vivaro camper, the 3rd I have built, the otgers being VWs. Cant see the need for a second battery, let alone solar. I think it has become so standard people put it in without question. I have a simple control panel 3 switches 2 usbs and 1 12vbc. We cook all our meals on 2 rings, wash up and 2 led lights. A thick d&d duvet and warm wife. But your simple ply construction was great and looking for a new project. Well done lad..

[@danell5202]

That’s so sweet 😊😊😊

[@apecamper]

@@danell5202 thank you

[@danell5202]

@@apecamper not too be noisy but was it expensive to redo? I really liked yours but how much money do they run if you want to fix them up like you did. Like I said yours is soo sweet

[@apecamper]

@danell5202 I paid £3400 for the vehicle. Cost me about £500 to strip and redo everything that needed doing. Spares are quite cheap and still available... It then cost around £1500 to make the removable camping pod. That includes all the fittings solar panel etc...

[@danell5202]

@ what country did it come from? I ask because I’m interested in doing a project with my nephew who is a macanic & a friend of the family who does body work. I live in the United States and I ask because I want to do a little bit of travel around where I live and see how it works for some father out travels. It looks beautiful too travel in & stay somewhere without worries about cooking $ sleeping.

[@apecamper]

@danell5202 there are loads in Italy, or you can buy already UK registered. If over 40 years old it is also tax and mot exempt

[@johnpartridge7623]

Good job fella 👍👍👍

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@peterdolus343]

This was a real good job! Congratulations! I would rallye like to have such a nice Ape- Camper! My name is Peter

[@giorgiosardanelli6458]

Congratulations GREAT job well done.Bravo

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[@katharinanovobacki3652]

My respect for you work is wonderful I love it!

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your lovely comments

[@enriquemireles8947]

Sir I think that Ape is wild. Wondering what your top speed is. Don’t know if that would work here Texas,but it would be a nice weekend camper.

[@apecamper]

The version of ape I bought comes with a 187cc engine and a top speed of 40mph. You can, very cheaply and quickly, upgrade to a 224cc engine with a 150 dollar upgrade kit. It does not increase its speed, but reduces how often you change gear on hills. It will climb any gradient you throw at her, but very slowly!

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments.

[@apecamper]

@Stephan Schlösser I saw the program. It really was not a modified Ape. It was a massive engine and diff, with an Ape Cab bolted to the front of it!

[@mehmetafganozcaner5178]

Good made Master work love it

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@cuminmad81]

I love that her name is Olive, but her color scheme also reminds me of Avocado Toast.

[@mariozentilini7083]

Good job!!!

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@bigwolfman7936]

Amazing work

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your lovely comment

[@nucupanzaru9609]

Super tare! 👍🙏❤️ Apreciez proiectul! 🗽

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@paulpalmer7353]

Congratulations - fantastic achievement.

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@YM-rm7mh]

Great! Did You use Regular Ply or Marine? What about the Paint? I'm Assuming it's Waterproof - if Not did You use a Yacht Varnish? Thanks

[@apecamper]

Exterior grade ply... Sealed with 2 part epoxy paint, then painted with 2 coats of repsoleum

[@YM-rm7mh]

@@apecamper Thanks!

[@andreygalywinskiy5114]

This is a fantastic idea

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comment.

[@seavoyager351]

Good job 💖

[@classicvwride7520]

Very impressive! Weldone

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@Rumskee_ak47]

Hi, sir what a nice job, i was thinking of buying a new ape 50, could i enquire your service for a custom van ?

[@apecamper]

@@Rumskee_ak47 this is a one off I made for myself

[@RawaAdok]

من اي بلد انت

[@cindyvincent6356]

Love this! Nice job!

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@paultaylor4154]

Love it! Always wanted an ape camper! Would you sell the camping pod or make another?

[@apecamper]

@@paultaylor4154 the pod fits on an mp600. Possibly might sell

[@paulreynaud8358]

Hello Steve, I'm following on this for a moment now. Please tell me, whats the engine performance like? As in, the top speed when loaded? Thanks a lot, Paul

[@apecamper]

Top speed on the flat is around 40mph (70kmh) I have a 224cc polini kit..

[@paulreynaud8358]

@@apecamper that is quite reasonable! And that's loaded I guess! Do you know if that kit fits all those 190 cc Apes?

[@apecamper]

@@paulreynaud8358 mine was a 187cc and it only took about an hour to upgrade. I did not need to change my jet size either as it ran perfectly with original jet...

[@charliewakely9440]

Great job! One terribly minor detail: Ape isn't pronounced as in "large primate", it's pronounced "Ah-pay" as in the Italian for "bee".

[@apecamper]

While I agree the correct Italian pronunciation is apay, unfortunately no one in the UK would understand if I pronounced it that way..amusingly my Italian friend tells me they actually call them monkeys!

[@gailgreen1595]

Wow what an improvement 😊😊😊

[@apecamper]

Thank you

[@adilsonlegalyt9647]

Gorgeous!!

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@paulhamby3779]

Good job,

[@wolffreebird3678]

Steven, good job, looks beauteful. Thumbs up !😀 Greetings from Lamspringe Germany.

[@apecamper]

Danke schon

[@brianm2369]

I love it!

[@alanzafra5555]

So beautiful and amazing job

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[@kangalakbash3364]

very good job Bro'

[@apecamper]

Thank you.

[@Lou.Cypher]

How long is the overlay in the back, i mean how much is it longer than the loading bay. Do you know how much its allowed to stick out? Is it secured in anyway to the vehicle?

[@apecamper]

It is 300mm longer... Basically if you fold the flatbed back down 90degrees, that is the length.

[@rolandmaas3218]

Super super super 👍👍👍👍 viele Grüße aus Deutschland

[@apecamper]

Danke Schon!

[@pkbrown3098]

Lovely; great views from Kit hill was there with the walk of a 1000 men😊

[@apecamper]

That was many years ago now! In 1993 if I remember correctly...

[@TheTraunsee]

hello Steven, absolutely fantastic and clean work - a real eye candy! I think the small door is awesome - where can you buy it? am rebuilding a TM, hence my question! I always wish you good travels, with lots of fun!!! Best regards Matthias

[@apecamper]

Thank you for your kind comments. I bought a second hand normal caravan stable door from eBay and just used the top half.

[@revorg23]

Congratulations my friend, very good design, You solar panel uses deep charge batteries, how many amps, thanks in advance for your answer

[@apecamper]

Thanks for your kind comments. My 170w solar panel feeds a 110A deep charge battery. This is sufficient for all my electricity. Every electrical item has been selected for maximum efficiency. In the event or a surplus of solar energy a volt sensitive relay dumps the extra power into a 150w heater element in the hot water tank.

[@revorg23]

@@apecamper Thank you for your answers, I have a small pizzatruck with a cold keeper for the dough, I built it, for the energy, I put a 400 W solar panel, I just need to buy the batteries,

[@apecamper]

@@revorg23 Make sure you buy a 12v COMPRESSOR type fridge as they are far more energy efficient

[@revorg23]

Good point, for now I will start with a 120 v one installed, meanwhile I will go looking for the 12 v one, I live in Venezuela, now this is not very good.

[@revorg23]

@@apecamper Based on your experience, do you prefer Gel or AGM batteries?

[@trolling2701]

This is so cool

[@nancy-loupolk9301]

I’ve never heard of an APE. Reminds me of the 3-wheeled car in the Terry Prachett tv series.

[@apecamper]

They have a cult following worldwide....They are similar to a Tuk TUk....

[@batch6792]

Very Nice. 😀

[@bonitobonita9263]

I thought it’s AI voice until he stutters lol. Such a beautiful renovation and inside looks pretty spacious than looking from outside

[@apecamper]

Thanks for the kind comments