Self Build Van Tour - VW T6 Pop Top Camper Van

A video showing the changes and updates made since the first ever van tour. I feel like we have come a long way!
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[@jasonnicol8302]

Lots of good little tips, do like the pop top floor addition!

[@patrickvance1621]

“Maybe not do that again” Hahahahaha! …and said with a straight face too. Brilliant! V interesting video. Thanku Colin.

[@SunshineMix101]

😎😎😎Many great ideas in this vid' and many that won't cost an arm and a leg, Thanks Colin! 😎😎😎

[@jessicatruman8105]

Second or 3rd time watching this! Never gets old ❤

[@jakeblake_vwt4dub]

Tambour rattle😡 line outside of channel with self adhesive felt strip😉😉😉👍

[@tommytp85]

Thats got to be the upper car park on Otley Chevin!

[@darrenmcqueen-mason2096]

Love the vlogs,you have cost me some dollars, maybe bump into you next weekend 👍🏻

[@simple-simon]

“Bird-poo” who knew this was a form tuning , park under a tree for an extra 10 bhp 😂😂

[@chriscarey1879]

And.........Breaaaaaaath 😂 great video fella.

[@jessicatruman8105]

Thanks for the updated tour 🥰

[@gailwood2235]

Excellent! Well done Colin

[@UrbanMonkeyAdventures]

Awesome mate 💯🤜🏻🤛🏻

[@janetowen3042]

As always another great video. Really helpful and inspiring. Everyone's a winner. !! Ace.!! 😁🤟

[@davewiles3559]

Another great video Colin, hope to meet you at the Dubbed out festival.

[@RetroRewind77]

Great little tour dude 👊🏻

[@yamahacat1111]

Thanks for that! recently my t6 converted (no pop top) and was looking for ideas! Perfect timing for this!

[@steveb5380]

Great Video 👍 Always good to see how the "other half lives" 🧐

[@angusdavies8582]

Brilliant as always buddy. I am just converting my T5 just a few years older than yours and all these pointers are so so helpful in getting the layout right. Thank you

[@derbyjohn972]

Great van tour some good tips. Just got back from a week in North Yorkshire amazing place 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@peakyparttimers9362]

Excellent van tour love it 👏👏 going to the Adventure overland show tomorrow in Stratford upon Avon hopes to see you there if you're going 😀 😊 👍

[@dieselbushcraft1299]

Great looking van you have Colin. I bought a pair of Transporter HQ V3 headlamps with the LED bulbs, huge difference and look mint.

[@carrtez]

Skipped past the fact you are a decepticon......might as well wear a Sith badge!!😉😱😄😄

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Haha there is a Megatron badge on the other side 🤣🤣

[@jonnystella512]

Great videos as always..Thank you Colin, just have a cheeky bit of discount when buying my Eco Flow River Pro. Cheers 👍👍

[@paulrobinson8263]

Awesome mate like it, the most organised van I’ve ever seen, but that could all go wrong if you are not in it yourself, 😂😂😂😂😂😂 ace though mate, nice.

[@retrosteve4248]

Love your videos and find the firstly entertaining and second informative. When you say that you’ll put a link about a product talked about how do I get it as I’m struggling. I want to know where you got your little folding shelf from please Colour perfect for my old sprinter too 😃.

[@wessexevents]

Nice tour Colin A solution to your too bright ceiling puck lights. you can get touch sensitive dimable ones now. did that in ours and game changer got ours from kiravans

[@NicholasEJones]

Great vlog, but I’m pleased I also checked mine this morning I have also upgraded to bird poo.

[@eprohoda]

dude~like- total amazing sharing,farewell-

[@campervanchris4171]

Boom boom shake the rooooom

[@cheryl7829]

Hi can you recommend anyone who can fit a swivel table on passenger in a Toyota Proace. (It approximately the same size of your campa van) somewhere near Tadcaster. Love all your tweaks on your van🥰

[@colinglome9556]

Hi Colin, are your drink glasses real or plastic? Love your vid’s, you are bonkers 😂😂

[@kinross24]

Great vid. Good explanation of the gas move , but, you still need a ‘step’ (piece of 25mm high strip timber’ across the bottom of the cupboards openings to restrict any leaking gas from trickling out the front bottom of the cupboards.

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Cheers bud Haha I'll put it in another bid mate, I'll show the step

[@bobhead6243]

Hi Colin mate , Still sad about " Dave the Kettle"😪

[@Hackers9788]

Great stuff! I like the overhead unit you’ve put in. Did you vlog the install of that? Also love the hanging glasses! Great looking van with some amazing bits I’ll be taking away too! Keep up the content!

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hiya, sadly not, it was a project over Christmas that I did without the cameras (had a few weeks off filming)

[@Hackers9788]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures thanks! I’ve watched most of your videos after getting a van 6 weeks ago and there’s plenty of inspiration! This is a must for me after being out a few times already so I’m going to give it a bash! 👍🏼

[@garycatlin4899]

Hi ya buddy, love the channel by the way, just watched again the latest van tour...gonna be nicking some of your upgrades !!...but one i missed, or you didn't say , was the glass holder, love that look, do you take them down when travelling, so can you sent me a link, or name of where to get one, looks like a magnetic strip thing...brill. Cheers Gary n Val.

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey Gary, thanks so much... The glasses and metal strip are all from a company called Silwy, the glasses themselves have magnets built in. We keep them there while travelling and they don't budge or rattle!

[@TheMaverick177uk]

Hey Colin great channel, have you thought of doing a retrospective video on things you learned doing your van up, like if you would do thing s in a different order or maybe not do something, anyway keep up the great work and hopefully if I can get my hands on a van I’ll get to dubbed out one day.

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

100% buddy, I have been making lists of things for a future video. Including things I bought and don't use 🤣🤣

[@2planks]

crisps in the fridge 😂

[@bobscullion3533]

Colin was looking for you curtain pole set up with the blackout cab curtain but couldnt find it

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey bud, I'll try add it again bud! Thought it was on there

[@the_off_grid_sprinter]

Just a quick question Colin is there any reason you have have your fridge door open the way it does ????

[@colinemerson2863]

Hi colin Two things about the fridge I bought the same after you recommended it . And its perfect but i swapped which way the door opened much better . Secondly dont put crisps the fridge . Just wrong

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Haha cheers matey, we have left it that way so we can still access food from the front when driving (passenger etc) otherwise, great tip! Crisps were from the wedding I'd just done 🤣🤣! My assistant shoves everything back in the fridge after we had finished 🤣

[@chrisdsharks12]

Where do you get the extra fast bird poo, can't find it anywhere....wait found some!!

[@Malcyt99]

Another great production...... Can you tell me the make or where you got your bed please. Cheers

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hiya it's from a company called JDS Metal Tech in Manchester ;)

[@autodetailyorks]

And breathe...😂

[@ant_hart]

You’ve done some great work on that van mate 😎 lil tip that I did…the tambour door rattle. If you get some thin draft excluder tape / foam sealing tape and stick it to the inside of the cupboard frame where the tambour runs up each side it completely stops it 🤩 I bought some 8mm wide x3mm thick off Amazon for about 3 quid, sourcing map was the seller. Yours might be different tolerances to mine so I’d say Just measure the gap you have and add 2mm for it to compress a little and rattle be gone 👍🏼👍🏼 Also your over kitchen cupboard, I’m looking to make one myself, did you make a vid on that can’t seem to find it?

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Awesome thanks so much, I'll look in to that

[@ant_hart]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures my pleasure mate, actually makes a change for me to be able to give some advice rather than just getting it!haha 👍🏼 atb

[@audfeld]

@@ant_hart We done this, also added the foamy stuff to the cupboard doors above the sink/hob area to do the same! 99p for a roll from Trago Mills in Cornwall ;-)

[@briankeane6429]

Please can you tell me where you were able to get the insulation for your popped up meaning the cover on the outside I’ve tried on the Internet but I must be putting in the wrong things as a description so please if you can be well appreciated if you can send some details away if you actually had yours made many thanks brian for Manchester

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey Brian, it's from Vanshades and they make them bespoke to your pop top (you have to do some measuring first) - they are a great investment as we've used ours loads over the past few years... www.vanshades.co.uk/product/insulated-pop-top-wrap-universal/

[@CamperVanya]

Great mods. Never ending aren’t they, I find. Can you remind me again the name of the company that does the seat shelf? 😉

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Haha #seatshelf 🤣🤣🤣

[@wessexrefugee]

Distinct lack of pot/snack noodles?

[@retrosteve4248]

Probably me been a bit of a bumpy as not right up on technology .

[@irenedale5256]

Your van is fantastic - lots of lovely, useful improvements. Optimal storage solutions and it all looks so cosy and homely. If I still had a VW, I would be copying lots of stuff. I have one questions:does the bonnet protector not cause a build up of dust/moisture between it and the actual bonnet? Loving all your videos, thanks. 💕🐾

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Ah thank you Irene.... No the bonnet protector has a gap behind it so any moisture runs off ;)

[@irenedale5256]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures thanks for responding Colin. It’s good that water can run off in the gap, but what about a build up of dust/dirt?

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Great question.. There is a sufficient gap between the protector and the bonnet to get the jet wash in there ;) it also comes off pretty easy so I can add wax or protector to that part of the bonnet too ;) - all good questions that I'm sure others will benifit from too :) have a lovely day

[@irenedale5256]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures Thanks Colin, really appreciate your help. You all have a lovely day too - hope you have better weather than we do. 💕🐾

[@garryturner7836]

Hi can you tell me where you got the bungee strap to go around your pop top from please

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey buddy, it's just a generic one from Amazon, just search pop top bungee... You have to cut it to size but it's worth it to protect your pop top

[@DS-cf1zc]

If I had one observation - the beer storage area is a shade larger than you consume. 🤔 Cracking vid too. Nice to see how the van is shaping up. Also what size leisure battery are you using - I have a C type, and I am exploring future options for an upgrade provided it is compatible with my inverter and solar combination (i do not want any further expense). I am looking at the various newcomers to the market - but am interested in what others are doing.

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey bud, sorry still not responded to your email 🤣🤣! It's crazy busy here at the moment... Haha beer storage is there for others to have a beer with me ;) So leisure battery wise, it's a 120ah AGM lasts about 3 days without solar (fridge/lights etc) and is holding up well (from Rayne Automotive)

[@DS-cf1zc]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures Good answer on the beer storage. Ta for the battery info - I aim to upgrade my battery as I had been circling AGM one purely for the 80% drain of capacity use if needed. I will workout when to get one fitted.

[@martinwheatley1639]

Hey mate. What size ridge monkey bottle are you using? Not seen them before so will definitely be ordering one

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey buddy, it's the 5l version... Keep it flat though as they are prone to leaking if left on their side ;)

[@martinwheatley1639]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures thanks mate. Iv just ordered the beaundes powder bank after watching the review. It’s only got to run the van interior lights. And on occasion a small tv so hopefully it will get us started on our adventures

[@kevinbarlow611]

hi where did you purchase wind deflectors

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hey buddy, just on Amazon, I just searched T6 wind deflectors and picked the top one (im easily pleased 🤣🤣)

[@kevinreardon1366]

“Maybe not do that again” lol

[@davemaud6616]

do you have a link for your touch spot lights

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Hi bud, no sorry, but if you give Mega Van Mats a shout (I got it from them) they'll sort you out ;)

[@davemaud6616]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures cheers

[@ScottishVanTrips]

Holds the camera like this, maybe not do that again..... 🤣🤣🤣😭 Crying.

[@team-118]

skinny jeans (black) - not fast, surely? 🤔

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

You like my jeans a lot don't you 🤣🤣

[@the_off_grid_sprinter]

Just a quick question Colin is there any reason you have have your fridge door open the way it does ????

[@Yorkshirepoptopadventures]

Haha, yes bud, it's so we can get to it while we are driving (well the passenger can 🤣)

[@the_off_grid_sprinter]

@@Yorkshirepoptopadventures Oh that makes a lot of sense mate thanks