vanlife festival 2023 talks the crafty blinders up plating talk

This year we had the honour of closing Vanlife Festival 2023 talks, The Crafty Blinders were asked to give a talk on the up plating process and overweight vans, follow us while we get ready for one of the biggest days of our lives! and everything else that follows on what can only be described as the best vanlife festival this year
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[@ExpeditionDouglas]

Great vlog. No need for nerves. You smashed it. Nice to meet you when you took a moment, seeking shade, under “our tree”! A real pleasure 👍🏾

[@1963wattie]

Well done mate. Amazing event.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍

[@tonymallon953]

You could tell you where bricking it!! Well done

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍💩

[@mariogajewski6069]

Will defo go next year.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍

[@markhughes1252]

Well done sam great job, I hate talking like that put me be anybody and I talk your head off put me on a platform best man and I crumble lol great to see a good turn out for you, I'm handy done all my owe bits to my crafter, but you are a legend what you're done fitting wise rebuilds well every thing outstanding buddy nice things come to nice people keep it up thanks mark and the hughesys🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 see you on the road 👍👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Cheers pal 😁👍

[@allandevaux4123]

Well done buddy, sorry we had to leave early but glad the talk went well. See you mate. 😎👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It was lovely to meet you finally 😊👍

[@Urban_Geek]

Great video fella

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

😁👍

[@ThePistol1977]

Hi Sam great video and it was brill to meet you iam truck driver from worksop and I was Craig David in your video. you have helped me so much with my crafter build so please keep the videos coming hopefully if there's room we might come to the Cockermouth meet up work depending if not we will see you at Whitby Halloween cheers 👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

It was a fantastic weekend glad you had fun too 😁👍

[@vincentandalain]

Hello Sam. Well done :) You are famous ! The rumour says that Netflix is producing a serie about you…Brad and Leonardo would be fighting to play your role ! I’m looking forward to seeing that LOL

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I heard it was Brad brother Cess! Cess Pitt 🤣🤣🤣🤣💩

[@vincentandalain]

@@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife hahaha ! there is a special scene at the end of the first season, a climax…when your character thinks he solved the problem of the motor of the van ! he comes back inside the Crafter, he turns on the key ! there is a close up on his face, a travelling of the camera all over the dashboard ! and before we discover if the error message has disappear : “ to be continued…” ! the suspense is at its maximum !

[@philpowell6915]

Great vlog Sam, glad you overcame your nreves, and chuffed you've got the van sorted now. Are you going to Vanlove? I'd love to meet n chat about our respective van builds. If not, we'll be at Whitby, and other events....hope to catch up with you one day 👍

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Yes we arrived yesterday to help get set up 😁👍

[@gonefilming2020]

I just knew you would hit it right out of the park. Being nervous the first few times is natural, been there, got the T-shirt. You are - fortunately - different from many others giving informative talks. You have a genuine interest in people and it is not about yourself or to boost your ego. It was great to see you and Riley have a splendid time at the festival, the only loss being a drone. Worse things could go wrong. Cheers from Germany, my friend. 🚐☁🍀

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

Thank you for your kind words mate it means so much 😁👍

[@craigwright1539]

Just a quick question, I'm thinking of converting an XLWB Crafter, how many sheets of furniture board and how many lengths of the silver corner extrusion did you use on your build.

[@TheCraftyBlindersvanlife]

I believe we bought 8 boards used about 6.5 the rest was waste off cuts and 4 alloy extrusion 😁👍