Ford Galaxy Campervan Conversion! DIY Car Conversion!

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@5Eternal]

Brilliant idea. Superb car. Well done.

[@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!

[@xdagasx4153]

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

[@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 👍

[@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!

[@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

[@AvikKayastha]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Will do

[@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.

[@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!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@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

[@NewZman23]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thank you! :)

[@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!

[@kathrinhartmann6392]

Still trying to narrow down which car to buy for car camping. Would you say the S-Max is the better option or did you prefer the Galaxy?

[@dereinzigwahreRichi]

@kathrinhartmann6392 Hi there, I had the first generation of the Galaxy, built in 2001, and an S-Max built 2008. The 2001 Galaxy was a joint venture of Ford, VW and Seat but should be dying out by now, I wouldn't advise for this. Generally I'd prefer the Galaxy even in more modern iterations as it has more height which helps a lot when sleeping in it. Also it might be available with sliding doors which you absolutely should take as they make camping life way easier. Unfortunately none are like the first ones where you had an even floor and could put seats in individually at 5 positions in the rear wherever you liked. That was so good and also the car had more interior height than the more modern ones. What I'd generally advise is building some kind of raised bed platform where you can store most of your stuff underneath. It'll drive you nuts to pile everything up on the front seats to have the back available for sleeping every single evening, I promise. That's why the height is important. I'm driving a Ford Transit Van meanwhile and that's not a car to take into towns, so a more compact multi role vehicle like the Galaxy is a good choice for camping now and then.

[@kathrinhartmann6392]

@@dereinzigwahreRichi thanks for the quick reply! Much appreciated! So much to learn before committing to buy a new vehicle!

[@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!

[@colinbrown8740]

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

[@danielskinner5653]

Brilliant video - subbed

[@jasonga]

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

[@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

[@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???

[@__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!

[@tekthapa3156]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks man

[@Gaz69erwilson]

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

[@osito_pu5367]

Very nice work!

[@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

[@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

[@Andy-lm2zp]

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

[@jasonga]

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

[@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

[@sophiapradhan8810]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

That was the plan!

[@ElectronicWallPlays]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

hahaa

[@arikthompson5495]

The pics look good.

[@flemmingsrensen8196]

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

[@kristibeisecker]

the futon bed frame is brilliant

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@tomgrggurung874]

Absolutely awesome job Will.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks tom

[@rich7ish]

Great video thank you we plan to do this very soon

[@Braddowski]

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

[@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.

[@gsdphotography428]

Excellent inspiration,

[@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!

[@lydiadelacruz605]

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

[@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 👍

[@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!

[@Bishnu500]

Awesome as always!!!

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks!

[@MrMarkusmulder]

..... Over rated Underrated I mean

[@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!

[@manishbhurtyal9702]

The van is really amazing and u 2.love u and your amazing vlogs💓💓

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks man

[@vetworker]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@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!

[@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...

[@anishgiri78]

Keep rolling lots of support ..

[@27jezus]

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

[@sujaltamrakar1246]

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

[@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.

[@jneum33224]

Great idea about photo wall.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

It adds some life and decoration for sure

[@exploringnature6319]

You can save the groceries bags and use it to put your shoes inside the plastic bags, so you never see dirt on the floor.

[@vl4705]

Well done. Tank you!

[@rupagurung67]

Wow looks superb

[@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!

[@GavTatu]

you could make a tarp to fit over the boot door, you'd have some sides then.

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Yea I was thinking this!

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

For sure, 5mx3.5m...maybe 5mx5m!

[@RickallsBushcraft01]

What are the laws, to take out the rear seats, you need to take out the seat belts to pass the mot?

[@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.

[@Antosh2057]

Wow starting shots like a pro 🔥❤️

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks ✌🏻

[@TheMrMalboro]

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

[@MrMikef350]

Nice one mate,that’s a well sorted camper,do you live in there or is it a weekend thing

[@zonenine7160]

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

[@daysinthelifeofsimon8068]

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

[@nathandi_maggio8297]

you on Dartmoor in Devon getting closer to me mate hahaha

[@grampianprepper2849]

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

[@hanumanthnashi1550]

Iam india🇮🇳 your videos vare good👍

[@Tango-oscar-mike-mike-yankee]

What do you think of that leisure battery from Amazon mate?

[@millinutz]

Wow, what have I just found here? Good channel Will. Regarding this video.., what about the daily problem of Condensation every morning? As time goes bye, this will cause damage and rot if not dealt with. How do you manage it?

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks very much! Condensation is an issue but now I have a vacuum! Make sure to watch my video on Wednesday as I’ll share my solutions

[@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

[@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

[@Ldy755]

Best wishes from Canada

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks

[@patduffyforever]

Wow, great , simple job. Can u tell me what is yr bed resting on to gain storage please?

[@zirenzk5443]

It's a futon bed. He bought it from Facebook marketplace. And customized it so he can get storage space

[@patduffyforever]

@@zirenzk5443 yea I just wondered what it sits on to be high enough to fit those storage boxes in It looks like it's just sitting on the interior of the car! 🤣thanks for reply .

[@zirenzk5443]

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[@zirenzk5443]

@@patduffyforever here's the cideo how he did it. Enjoy

[@patduffyforever]

@@zirenzk5443 thank you 🌻🙋‍♀️

[@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..

[@sangamadhikari9323]

Can't go back after seeing your notifications 😍

[@grumpyoldman3458]

Nice job.

[@eldubs]

wheres the links in description please?

[@stevehapp]

well done guv... :)

[@TillOnlyfriendsmemories]

hey will u are so hard workind lots of love

[@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?

[@Ekobamber2]

Dobry samochód ale też mam problem z wielkością przestrzeni.

[@ArtInLynch]

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

[@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?

[@ClaireCanning]

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

[@sushantprasai]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks for your support

[@larawashbrook2872]

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

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thanks to me fellow drone pilot

[@lydiadelacruz605]

I like what you did with your van. The only thing that I think the bed takes the whole space. Maybe half off the bed would be better, I mean it looks good and if thats how you want it its fine too. I'll be following you. I'm Lydia by the way and I'm also getting my van ready to go traveling. I'm in NY. Take care and stay safe.✌😀😁

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Hey Lydia, check out my newer videos as that’s exactly what I’ve done to make it more spacious inside

[@enriquescreations3205]

Am trying to sketch mine out and I thin the bed should be one side so I can manouvr the other space for seats or a corridor. But yes the idea is great. Am in Uganda east Africa

[@יובלוולף-צ2נ]

As a guy who 1.90 meter can I sleep inside a car like that with staright legs?

[@casinodelonge]

Maybe a tarp over the tailgate would make an all weather cooking area??

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Your defiantly right and an idea I need to do!

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

For sure! Also get a copy of main key and hide well under the van , secure!

[@jobell7356]

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

[@jensadolffrese7145]

Thank you for this nice video

[@WillsWhereabouts]

Thank you too!

[@leroyhamilton6333]

What drone are you using footage is very good

[@WillsWhereabouts]

I use a mavic mini 2