Ford Galaxy Campervan Conversion! DIY Car Conversion!

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[@WillsWhereabouts]

Hey guys! Thought I would do a video showing you around the van and explaining how everything works! Hope you enjoy and please make sure to like and subscribe as I’ve got plenty more adventures to share with you!

[@Yanivwashere]

hello and love from nepal

[@princessshah7493]

We enjoy alot 👌😊😊😊😊

[@iamlive3799]

Accept my challange

[@sanataniom1085]

Love from Nepal

[@davidjacobs828]

This is BY FAR the best Budget friendly, practical, intelligently designed camper van project I've seen. (and I've seen a lot.). Seriously impressive job. INSPIRING. you deserve roughly 700,000 subscribers and I'm sure you can achieve this. Thanks.

[@theadventuresofbruceleeand4701]

I was in the new forest in August this year in my newly converted camper. It's an interesting area of the country! I stayed in a pub carpark where the owners welcome campers for free!

[@6Qubed]

bro if your first instinct is to say "bedroom", "upstairs", whatever, go ahead and lean into it. you got a car house, which is rad :V

[@sumitgurung7412]

My best part of the van is how you put your picture which you love on the wall. There noting like waking up to your memories. Also the pray flag Keep safe love u

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Yea it makes it feel more cosy

[@miriammonks2460]

All the best for your adventures & safe travels 🙏☺️

[@robmcintyre7398]

Superb video. I've just bought the sharan version of the can and they are bullet proof. Roof box is a must mate lots of storage space . And the futon idea is incredible . Can't wait to kit mine out now ive seen your one !!! Inspiration!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@lydiadelacruz605]

Yes I've been catching up with your videos. So far it looks great.🙂🙂🙃

[@colinbrown8740]

Brilliant budget camper and some outstanding and innovative workarounds. Respect 🤟🏼

[@hermannvalsson4237]

The beauty with your setup, it is very simple but at the same time, you have all that a traveller needs. Very nice and good design and good craftship.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks very much Hermann!

[@AvikKayastha]

the video is getting more interesting it's been better than before keep it up bro! peace ✌

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Will do

[@tekthapa3156]

As they said “slowly and steadily win the race” or I should say achieve the aim. Best of luck mate. 👍🏻👍🏻👊

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks man

[@sophiapradhan8810]

Really love the interior decor; prayer flag, hanging & sticking photos... looks so cozy😍

[@WillsWhereabouts]

That was the plan!

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

Hey Will, great build in that good ol' Galaxy! I used to have one and loved it for it's space but the motor died (old VW diesel, notorious for that). Had a completely removable bedframe built for this, so I could also fit two bikes in. It is retractable for one or two people. Now I've got an S-Max, I had the bedframe adapted and I'm also planning a new build. You inspired me a little but it will be different nonetheless!

[@5Eternal]

Brilliant idea. Superb car. Well done.

[@FarhanAli-id2lp]

Love the conversion! Simple yet effective! I have an S Max and have wanted to do something similar. You have really inspired me to start my conversion especially since like yourself im not skilled in carpentry or electrics. Great job brother. Subscribed and looking forward to seeing your adventures. Safe travels!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks very much mate, let me know how you get on with your conversion

[@vetworker]

Absolutely love the set up. You have thought of everything. 😊

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@xdagasx4153]

Simple and does the job,love it... Nice build :)

[@jasonga]

Soo cool, I'm doing one soon as I can get the right car

[@sujaltamrakar1246]

I love your idea☺ I think it's really useful

[@NewZman23]

Very clever design Will; and all your own work. Well done.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thank you! :)

[@CraigEDixon]

Greetings from Surrey! I've been watching your videos for a while now, I'm also one of five siblings too! I wish my parents still had our Chrysler voyager to do something like this.

[@swAstIka66410]

keep uploading new videos i love your videos . Thouhg for a few minute your videos keeps my mind away from my daily busy schedule life. Your videos are relaxing.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Glad you like them!

[@anjugurung3202]

U did an awesome job Will 👏👏 so satisfying to see the end result..looks like u have ur own small, portable house 👍👍

[@WillsWhereabouts]

I think your right!

[@sangamadhikari9323]

Can't go back after seeing your notifications 😍

[@miriammonks2460]

Awesome job!! What a brilliant conversion. Love to see your adventures!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks Miriam, more to come for sure

[@miriammonks2460]

Will's Whereabouts can‘t wait ☺️ stay safe

[@anishgiri78]

Keep rolling lots of support ..

[@rich7ish]

Great video thank you we plan to do this very soon

[@vl4705]

Well done. Tank you!

[@danielskinner5653]

Brilliant video - subbed

[@malii6]

That's amazing! We have smax and I would really love to try to convert it tfor our mini campervan thanks for the tips and good luck!

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

You should absolutely do this! I used to have an older Galaxy like this one which I built a removable bed for that I know refitted to use in my S-Max. The ceiling is not as high in the S-Max but definitely ok for two people on the smaller side. You can also cut down on mattress height when you're using self inflating camping matresses, which we often take anyway when going on trips.

[@kristibeisecker]

the futon bed frame is brilliant

[@sushantprasai]

Love you will.... We love your van travel videos... Keep on making👌❤️

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks for your support

[@Antosh2057]

Wow starting shots like a pro 🔥❤️

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks ✌🏻

[@silvanojud2394]

Great build! Thanks for sharing! Question: Would it be possible to still use the back seats so I could use it with my kids and somehow arrange that the bed does over the seats if they fold down enough? What are your thoughts? THANKS!

[@theloneliness7128]

I have a Galaxy too. The good old indestuctible WGR modells either with the VW TDIs or the 2,0l or 2,3l petrolengine. Last of with is comfortbly propelling my Spaceship up to about 190ish kph. But the real great thing is that almost all part ecept some emblems and the working engine are from Ford. The rest has partnumbers from VW on it. Which makes getting parts fairly easy. Plus they are old that means there is a large amount or knowledge on the internet.

[@tomgrggurung874]

Absolutely awesome job Will.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks tom

[@keithdickens1395]

Namaste 🙏 Will,just back from a 1400km road trip and enjoyed your latest vlogs,the van is looking good a real home away from home

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Welcome back Keith! Hope you had a great time!

[@Bishnu500]

Awesome as always!!!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks!

[@osito_pu5367]

Very nice work!

[@phalanotamu5767]

keep rolling mate..👍

[@rupagurung67]

Wow looks superb

[@ellismeah5127]

Very impressive for someone who says he dosent have all the DIY skills, I really like what your doing, have you ever thought about getting a camping shower ,which would be good to see it working ,keep up with the videos

[@TillOnlyfriendsmemories]

hey will u are so hard workind lots of love

[@arikthompson5495]

The pics look good.

[@gsdphotography428]

Excellent inspiration,

[@SirWalrusBananas]

Did you do anything specific to keep the mattress topper from sliding when you lift up the platform to access storage? Or does it just stay in place on its own?

[@lucanton2088]

Hey Will i have a question for you. What would be the total lenght for this kinda set up. Basically what is the distance between the front seats and the back door? Is it more or less 2 meters?? Thanks a lot for any answer. Luc

[@larawashbrook2872]

LOVE IT WILL!!!!!!!!!!!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks to me fellow drone pilot

[@stevehapp]

well done guv... :)

[@microice5976]

Love your vid man big fan ❤️💥

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Appreciate it

[@dawnchamling5710]

looking forward to seeing more of Great Britain ✌🏼

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Looking forward to showing you

[@docink6175]

nice set up.. if you get a light weight water resistant tarp and some magnets you can toss it over the hatch door to keep out rain or sun ( I live in Florida we deal with a LOT of sun)

[@WillsWhereabouts]

That’s a great idea thanks man

[@sujaltamrakar1246]

I love that song 🤣it's was just op

[@susannesjokvist8794]

Love to see wath you done to your car i have a ford galaxy to.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

I’ll make a full tour video soon!

[@ajcoops5919]

Great vid

[@zonenine7160]

hey, can you tell me what cable you used for your stereo and how to adapt it to aux,? thanks.

[@Dazzy84]

What you need for that secondary battery is a split charge voltage sensing relay, Charges your leisure battery while on the move but wont drain the main starting battery. Just subbed by the way!! 👍

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks for the tip, I’ve just installed that and it works a great

[@daysinthelifeofsimon8068]

Hi, I like what you have done with the Galaxy convertion, did you remove the rear seats? Or do they fold flat.

[@bharatthapa4328]

Keep up Will

[@sirgod2017]

I may forget to breathe but I'm sure I won't forget to watch your videos. ❤

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Please don’t forget to breathe! That’s important

[@flemmingsrensen8196]

Great video :-)! I wanna do the same with my Ford S-Max

[@jobell7356]

Love your philosophy 😊 Following your craziness and loving it......does make me think 🤔😏 mm...now what car can I convert?

[@SuperPencil123]

Hey quick question, when it comes to the vehicle getting its MOT do you need to put the seats back in or can you take it as it is?

[@MrMarkusmulder]

..... Over rated Underrated I mean

[@Gaz69erwilson]

Just a thought maybe get a mattress topper for extra comfort? Love what you've done!

[@hermannvalsson4237]

Great setupp thank you.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks Hermann

[@jensadolffrese7145]

Thank you for this nice video

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thank you too!

[@aashubhattarai2182]

Wow lots of love from nepal😊😊

[@nathandi_maggio8297]

you on Dartmoor in Devon getting closer to me mate hahaha

[@grumpyoldman3458]

Nice job.

[@__Ess]

So my dad's got his Ford galaxy just sat there has been sat there for the last 4 yrs I think I might just have to convince him to do this!

[@philipwalton4877]

Got a question.. I’m starting a similar project in Britain as one last road trip around the uk before settling down..what’s the deal with having a beer in your converted car to camper.. don’t want want to break any laws..

[@ElectronicWallPlays]

well 6:33 answers the age old question if Does Will s**t in the woods. Love what you have done.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

hahaa

[@SarahJane96]

I'm doing a UK tour for 3 months from June....any tips for a newcomer? I've got a 2003 Berlingo - yet to stealth camp - trying that Thursday up in Arundel which will commence my mini South road trip over the Bank holiday weekend...so fingers crossed for me pls!

[@Andy-lm2zp]

Great vid! Can I ask, did you have to re-register the car as a camper

[@sajhaaccount249]

Hey will, We are seeing a lot of these mini-van videos lately. How about some adventure videos? Would love your travel videos/vlogs. Lots of love ❤️

[@WillsWhereabouts]

I cannot travel properly because of the virus!

[@jneum33224]

Great idea about photo wall.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

It adds some life and decoration for sure

[@Waynewonderment]

I bought the fairy lights, they are self adhesive but the glue is rubbish and the lights keep falling down! Anybody got any advice on how to stick these up without wrecking the interior?

[@robintaylor8450]

Thats a cool van👍 you know that netting you can get it in the £1 shop aswell just Incase you need anymore i bought one for my car for the boot to stop things moving around it works well hope you didn't mind me saying you can get it for a £1 aswell 👍

[@imaxinebrown694]

Thanks for sharing

[@WillsWhereabouts]

You watching them all hah

[@akshayedwin2397]

disclaimer..a big fan..u had no idea how to classify "this..."i have no idea of photography...😂...but ur cinematic shots were hilarious...but at the same time showcased traits of a person genuinely wanting to develop and not be a perfectionist at the first go..i love to see how u are developing with every day and your videos are incredible..tc

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks so much!

[@chrisyates399]

Hi again Will. Such a shame that the newer versions of Galaxy, S-Max and even the VW Sharan 7 seaters won't easily let you remove the 2nd and 3rd row of seats. Even when folded flat, you lose too much space. I'm now having to look at a Caddy Maxi Life or LWB Rifter to be able to achieve full seat removal for my conversion, but they're not ideal as look more like vans than cars or MPVs which doesn't help the stealth...

[@wkiprgs]

Awesome job on converting to a 'live in (vehicle...)'. Don't see how you could have made it any better!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks Wayne! I’ve got plans to improve it further now!

[@prairrie]

Love your videos, iv got a tiny Peugeot station wagon 207 ... with a boot tent I could make unit to use in it . Ah a futon bed 😳🤔🤦‍♀️😂🙏❤️

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Sounds like a great little set up!

[@prairrie]

Will's Whereabouts yes she's a cute toughie little car , tow bar , panoramic roof window, blacked out back and rear sides , factory done . Just a quick get away arrangement I need. I'm a 20 year caravaner and still have a van , but getting away with out anyone else is heaven 🙏💓

[@Randy-le6ub]

My grand dad had a van he use to go camping with he use to have a air mattress inside the vehicle which is x100 better than memory foam

[@harriee8264]

Garchhaa kuirey le👍love from Nepal

[@journeyagain]

Nice and enough 👍

[@royhumphrey49]

It looks fantastic. Clearly having a 'companion' would only work if you are intimate with him/her.

[@millinutz]

You can't be intimate wit a dog.... can you???

[@dikshantawarunghang5617]

Nice setup vai

[@Braddowski]

Do you have to take everything out for your MOT and do you have to let your insurance know?

[@wanderer4life]

Don't worry about your cleanliness obsession. I'm a lorry driver and I, like a lot of my fellow drivers, wear slippers to drive. After all, that's our living room, bedroom and chillspace. I like nothing more than parking up, sticking on the night heater, putting the lights on low and letting talksport or radio5live cover some footie, and talk me to sleep. Light arrangements are important and a diesel heater will make your life so comfortable. I was lying there all snug the other day in my pants and it was -8c outside. If you can pull a night heater out of a scrapped lorry do it. Or you could just run it from a separate diesel container. You can thank me later 👍 Oh, and get a dog. My pug Ronald is the best hot water bottle in the world.

[@27jezus]

Mate cool camper.. Any time you heading towards Budapest let me know.. You have a nice anti-doggyng prevention system.. :D

[@TheMrMalboro]

One question, that model of ford galaxy they have front swivel seats ?

[@Ldy755]

Best wishes from Canada

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks

[@AndrewSimmonds696]

That's sick

[@ClaireCanning]

Was it hard to take out the seats? And do you need the seats for the MOT? Looks cool.

[@jasonga]

How do you do washing yourself? Solar shower, large wipes??

[@grampianprepper2207]

Hi Will, do you have to put your seats back in for an MOT.

[@Lump_Hammer73]

Great video/ s....I'm looking to convert something like this...if you could show how to put the extra battery + USB plugins in and the woodwork to hold your bed up would have been a lot more help....even if you made it in a next video, I would of watched it...step by step would be a big plus....big thanks though 👍

[@ArtInLynch]

can u give more detailed information on how the electrics work?