REPURPOSING goods and ADAPTING to VANLIFE HACKS

With our van build coming to an end we may have a gap between finishing our build and retiring as are ducks aren't quite lining up yet.
So we're considering another vanbuild to keep the channel improving, interesting and growing.
We would love your thoughts and suggestions before we embark on another build.
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[@theshakster]

Amazing again…love watching u guys xx

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Thank you buddy. That means a lot.

[@christinamacintyre9972]

Well done guys

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Thank you Christina, how are you doing?

[@michaelwhitham4501]

Great vid you two.do a micro camper 😊

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Hey buddy, how you doin'? Considering doing the Doblo as an interim. Calling it the Activ for any who follow active pursuits over the weekends. What do you think?

[@richardsracingmad]

One thing surprises me with working with extruded aluminium is that the T-nuts can rotate 90 deg….and you don’t have to preload, as you can drop them in…..and I’m not talking about the Roll in T-nuts, just the standard ones. Maybe that’s just the KLN stuff, I don’t know, but it goes against what others have said about having to preload the T-nuts.

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Hey Richard, the fixings are handy, especially the sprung loaded roll in nuts. The ones that twist into place can be a bit annoying to slide within the channel as more often than not they just untwist and fall out. The spring loaded has been my preferred fixing and ideal for the interior build, however, the nuts you have to pre- load are much "beefyer" and probably better for high load areas like the roof rack.

[@richardsracingmad]

@@vanlifemyway7806 I am going to use the t-nuts and some 5 hole corner plates I have made to assemble the roof rack frame. (I was hoping the t-nuts were better than I was lead to believe on watching Humble Road videos, but the t-nuts are not as good as I had hoped). However, I am pretty confident this fastening will be up to the job strength-wise, just very fiddly fixings in practice. And not what I had imagined……which means it is better to assemble the roof rack on the ground, not on the roof, doh! My design is to fix the 5hole corner brackets and t-nuts underneath, which double as (some of) the mounts for the solar panels. Downside is it now needs to be assembled prior to attaching to the van roof, ….We have plenty of fork lifts and tractors around! Not ideal, but this is what I have to work with……. My solar panels are about the widest I can fit, that sit flush within the side profile of the van (147cm solar panels) Then I plan to attach to roof rack assembly to the roof with the t-bolts you mention. It started off as a simple project..🧐🤣 I will throw up a couple of photos on your media page

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Where there's a will Richard! There can be a bit of adapting here and there. I rarely build to a plan more so adapt as I go along. There's often factors that we overlook and I find the figuring out process a challenge and add that to years of figuring stuff out we can then call experience. Looking forward to seeing some pictures.

[@AimeeMcClintock]

Loved this ❤

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Thank you so much for watching and your kind comments. It's what keeps us wanting to continue to improve.

[@yahushaistheway.7115]

It's all coming along nicely 👍 can I ask what camera do you use for the videos? Thanks

[@vanlifemyway7806]

Thank you for watching and getting in touch. I'm struggling along with a Hero 9 which is doing well. I have an Osmo on my wish list which I think will improve things a little. Best wishes, Paul

[@yahushaistheway.7115]

@@vanlifemyway7806 Tanks for the reply, your hero is definitely living up to its name as I think the video quality on the channel is fantastic. That's my reason for asking what you are using.

[@vanlifemyway7806]

It has done well for 3 years especially when I started shooting in 4k. Im looking to make improvements in sound quality and the hero is not great in low light but it's been a great starting point for us.