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I have finished my build and am VERY happy with the outcome. I’m working on the tour video now. As far as the recalls, they are still not addressed but, I haven’t had any issues with them at this point. I’m not really sure how they are going to address them. Having the unresolved recall is annoying. That said we love our van.

That is awesome! I guess efficiency can last the test of time.

Thank you. Gen gets it right, my tongue just doesn’t want to work on that word.

@@amendippanesarthank you. tnutz.com I was buying from 8020 but, tnutz.com is a lot less and equal in quality.

@@marymaybecastro yes it is a good place to fish, I just can’t catch anything since I’m terrible at fishing. But, my Gia loves to watch me fishing hoping I’ll catch something eventually. :)

Thank you so much!❤

You are welcome🎉

@@Mynameisthislolhaha haha, no. I never catch anything but, a nice relaxing time with my puppy dog.

Ye dogs cute

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Yes, they make great potato egg tacos. :).

Thank you. We enjoy sharing it. And look forward to going back there in October for my friend’s wedding.

Thank you so much!

Thank you very much

I guess the first bunch to consumers came out in Jan. That’s when we got ours too. We ordered 11/22. We are making good progress with the build. I’ve got all the systems in. I’m probably doing it backwards since the walls will go in last for me. As longs as it gets done I guess. Good luck with your build

It has been the most challenging and rewarding project I’ve ever done. Thank you and good luck with your project. Just know you will probably make a mistake here or there and understand we all lose sleep thinking about the build. In the end it will be yours and worth all the work.

Thank you for the large comment. I’ll see if I can address all of it here. 1st I may have not been clear on the water heater discussion. We only had the water heater on for about 30 minutes. Then with the insulation and the design of the water heater it was still warm after 6 hours. We have a 60 amp DC-DC charger connected to the 175 amp CCP. It also has a ford installed relay and only kicks on when the van is running. We are using a 400ah Renogy Battery for our power. I do have some solar panels on my camper but, at this point I don’t think the way we plan to use our van we will need anything other than the DC-DC for charging. We don’t really think we will be sitting with the van parked for days.

@@goldenadventurers Ahh! Very good. I didnt recall a mention the 175 amp CCP previously, so I figured you only had the one alternator. Pretty sure the 175 has the two alternator system, right? Anyway, good job on the van. Looking forward to seeing it completed. They take time. Mine is a 2021 Transit 250 that we got in Nov of 2021 due to the chip problem. Its mostly complete now but I still have some things I want to do. No 80/20 in ours. No 175 amp CCP either. Budget build that looks good. People stop us all the time and inquire about it. I reconnected with a friend at a KOA last weekend and he said he was jealous of my van. That really made me feel proud since he sold his conversion van to buy his new 21 foot Hideout camping trailer. Everybody likes it but I never had somebody tell me they were jealous, and he mentioned it twice also. Happy travels. Looking forward to more of your videos.

Your build sounds great. We are very happy so far. And as we use it we are figuring out our storage needs. Thank you for watching and sharing your experience.

Not yet. We’ve had about half a tank. We will be taking it out tomorrow with a full tank. We will fill it up tonight just to make sure there is still not any leaks with the addition pressure of the full tank.

@@goldenadventurers Let us know about driving with the tank vent being inside the van.

Will do.

@@charlevoix418 so I did get a little splash from the vent line. I’m going to move it to the water heater overflow line so if water comes up, it will go down to the grey tank. Good call on the question! Thank you.

@@goldenadventurers Great! I am happy to read that it helped you.

Thank you. Dumping on the ground at a campground is probably not the best idea one might have. However I can understand someone who might feel it is okay since they may see it as just like washing their hand or brushing teeth with a small amount of water and just tossing in the ground. When you have 5 or 10 gallons of water, that makes an impact on the area.

Thank you

That is a good question. I haven’t worked with l-track but, I was thinking about using it.

Okay. If I find an answer, I will let you know.

Thanks for watching!

Yes we do, but we mostly post on FB and just duplicate out shares on FB. facebook.com/share/Ft9TarwQr8XXaWKW/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Thank you!

Yes, slowly but surely. My next big step is to get the water in.

Yes! Thank you! Little by little

I got it on Amazon. We did order the 4 inch version to replace the 6 inch version. Milliard Tri Folding Memory Foam... www.amazon.com/dp/B00W67PEY2?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Thank you so much. Yes it is the extended length. Number to bumper is 22 feet. And it is 9’ 8” high with the fan. It is actually pretty easy to park especially with all the cameras on it.

The anker was just had it in the van till I could move the Renogy battery from our camper. We took the van out before we had the Renogy battery in and we used the Anker to provide power for our lights, heater and 120 volt temporarily. We were using the Anker as our “solar” generator with our camper. It has a 30amp plug so we could use it to supplement our power for our camper.

So weird..we also purchased the Anker for our transit. Trying to decide if we can get by on just the Anker or will we need to upgrade to more power? Just wish I had more time to figure things out before we have to decide if we can keep the Anker... Kind of expensive to do the Anker ....and then the Renogy also

@@The3wheelin we have the 767 model with the 200 ah. it depends on how you are going to pull power. Obviously it has the 120 volt plugs. Each 12 volt plug supports 10 watts each so you could do what I did for a bit, and put in a 12 volt fuse block to distribute 12 volts throughout the van. If you connect both 12 volt plugs you will have 20 amps available. I did this to run my heater and lights and worked great. I also used the 12 volt plug in the back of the van to charge the Anker when driving. It doesn’t charge fast since there isn’t a lot of power from that plug. The Anker 767 is a beast. Many people do great with 200 amp hours of power.

UA-cam University is definitely a savior

I was falling asleep last night when, the build called me back so I could toss and turn for an hour or more thinking about my next step. I do love it but it does exercise your mind. I am probably working on it maybe 4-6 hours during the week and maybe 8-10 on the weekend.

Nice! I’ve decided against the solar since I’m really sure I want anything on the roof. My dc-dc can put 60 amps or about 700 watts per hour and I don’t really see us parked for mor than a day or 2 at a time. I’m pretty sure the 400 will take care of all our power needs unless we decide to do an AC.

I got it on Amazon, the link is in the description. Not an affiliate just sharing to help othersz

Will do. We are targeting next weekend

I was very nervous about hacking on my new expensive van but, I’m getting more confident as I start small projects like the heater and porch lights. I am now getting very excited about out doing projects.

Thank you. I don’t get to fly fish nearly as much as I wanted to in the past few years but, I hope to get a lot more this year with the van. Regarding this hike, we didn’t get to Ice Berg lake which is a little bigger but, I will next time. I was surprise at the fish in this little lake. Me and my dog Gia loved it.

Yes, I’ve seen Humble Road and saw his video about the air flow. I have to admit I didn’t go out of my way to make sure there is as much airflow as he discussed. That said, the minicell fits in the valleys but doesn’t completely fill the space. Mostly it helps to level out the valleys

Yeah, I may have misstated the plywood I was talking about. “Normal plywood is often not very flat.

@goldenadventurers I use plywood all of the time and never notice it being wavy? I mean yes, the thinner stuff is sometimes. Like Luan board, that's 1/8" to 1/4" thick. I suppose other thicknesses from 1/4" to maybe 1/2" might be. But anything above 1/2" isn't usually wavy. There's also different grades you can buy, too. A-A, that's great in both sides knot free, A-B some imperfections, A-C more imperfections like knots, A-D lots of knots. Those imperfections are on the B, C, & D side. A side is always knot free and super smooth. But the OSB will work great for when you lay your tile. It was probably way cheaper than the Birch or even just regular plywood. Good luck with your build!

We took delivery the last week of January 2024. Of course there may have been lots of supply chain issues that may now be resolved. Our local dealership actually received another trail transit and maybe 3 or 4 other transit 350s about the same time.

Wow ! Thank you

Almost a perfect fit. Just a very minor trim near the sliding door. Bedrug VanTred | Fits 2015 - 2024... www.amazon.com/dp/B0108JUWZ0?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Thanks for all the info. Does it lock in to the raised ribs of the metal floor or just lay over?@@goldenadventurers

⁠@@ethanryder100yes it is designed to fit down in the space between the ribs. The top is flat.

The van is brand new and need some break in. That said, it is currently getting about 15 MPG, probably 60/40 highway/city, and of course it is empty. I had an expedition for a few years and in the early days I would get upper teens in mpg on the highway and when I traded it in it had 53k miles and would get 21 mpg on highway travel. They have the same engine but, the van is obviously a lot less aerodynamic. I’ll for sure keep updating the mpg info. as time goes by.

Thanks for the fast answer !! I have been looking for a van for a while and If I get one have to be a Ford Transit. Wish you the best with your build!!!

Thank you.

Hello Hello I got the Transit Trail in my drive way now !!!🎉🎉🎉 Now we are in the same boat trying to figurout our best options to build this awesome van!! . Quick question I notice that the 3rd high mount brake light is on all the time during the night. When I press the brake only the 2 side tail light bright more at night and the high mount brake light it just on with 3 LED. May you check if the high mount brake light on your van is brighter when you press the brake or it just on all the time? ​@@goldenadventurers

Congratulations!! We absolutely love our van. I do drive it in Eco mode most of the time in an effort to get better mpg. Not sure if it is working. We absolutely love our van and I’m sure you will too. Mine does the same. Maybe it is just a running light up there and not brake lights.

Early on making videos and still working out audio. Bad audio does drive me crazy too.

Thank you so much!!

It is the high roof. We test drove a mid roof and while it was tall enough for us to stand, we wanted to make sure we had roof to sit up straight comfortably on our bed.

@@goldenadventurersI’m 6’2”. Can I stand up in one?

@@mikelabree absolutely! The van is 76 inches floor to middle of the roof. Obviously it is slightly curved down on the edges. I think we will be “loosing” about 3.75 inches total with our floor and the ceiling. So it would be close for you in our van.