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VanVentures with Jodie
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Приєднався 23 бер 2022
Hi there! Come join me in my van and on the road, living my best off-grid life all over the UK (and perhaps one day a little further afield!)
Comparing Our Van Wifi Setups to Starlink Mini
Our Wifi Kits (contains affiliate links with eBay and amazon for which I may be compensated) -
EE Pre-Paid SIMs - amzn.to/3yVufmq
Jodie’s Router - amzn.to/4dRhnwS
Jodie’s Signal Booster - amzn.to/3z2cOk4
Jodie’s Connector Adapters - ebay.us/oApqWX
Craigs WiFi Kit - www.motorhomewifi.com/product/4g-smart-compact-ultra/
Alex’s Router - amzn.to/4cTNWJc
Stu’s Vodafone Router - amzn.to/3TDkfFB
Stu’s 3 Router - amzn.to/3TgVaA1
Teresa’s WiFi Kit - www.motorhomewifi.com/product/5g-now-compact-pro/
Starlink Mini - www.starlink.com/gb/roam
Looking for other things I’ve bought for my build? Find them all here -bit.ly/jodiesvanbuildlist
EE Pre-Paid SIMs - amzn.to/3yVufmq
Jodie’s Router - amzn.to/4dRhnwS
Jodie’s Signal Booster - amzn.to/3z2cOk4
Jodie’s Connector Adapters - ebay.us/oApqWX
Craigs WiFi Kit - www.motorhomewifi.com/product/4g-smart-compact-ultra/
Alex’s Router - amzn.to/4cTNWJc
Stu’s Vodafone Router - amzn.to/3TDkfFB
Stu’s 3 Router - amzn.to/3TgVaA1
Teresa’s WiFi Kit - www.motorhomewifi.com/product/5g-now-compact-pro/
Starlink Mini - www.starlink.com/gb/roam
Looking for other things I’ve bought for my build? Find them all here -bit.ly/jodiesvanbuildlist
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How To Build A Campervan Bulkhead With Escape Hatch And Super Useful Storage
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Heya! This is how me and my parents built the bulkhead/partition wall in my Peugeot Boxer conversion. I won't lie, it was a lot of work, a lot of time, a lot of figuring it out as we go, but hopefully this video is helpful for someone else. You can find a list of what I used to build this, and everything in the van, at bit.ly/jodiesvanbuildlist - this site contains affiliate links with eBay and...
How To Build Sturdy Full Length Overhead Cabinets for Heaps Of Storage | Boxer Conversion
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I built overhead cabinets that span the full 3.6m length of my campervan, and they are super sturdy and give me so much storage without looking too imposing. Item List: Cabinet Hinges: amzn.to/4dLZLCS Gas Struts: amzn.to/3K7IxSC Magnetic Closures: amzn.to/4avHZ3Z Packing Cubes: amzn.to/4bmuhkI Dimmable Spotlights: amzn.to/3UveEQZ Dimmable Switches: amzn.to/4du3xAq Here's a link to my webpage, w...
I refuse to apologise for taking up space
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Hey everyone, just a quick chatty one from me today whilst I'm in between adventures :) Here's a link to my webpage, where you can find a list of my favourite items for van building and van life: bit.ly/jodiesvanbuildlist
Solo Female Van Life in the UK - Countryside to Coast
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Join me on a speedy little trip through Warwick, Avebury, Kimmeridge, Poole, and Brighton. The great thing about the UK is that you can visit so many completely different places without having to drive all that far. And this trip has really made me realise how much there is here to enjoy. More of this please! :D Find items used in my van build and my top items for van life at bit.ly/3WqtLxJ As ...
English Vanlife As a Solo Woman
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Welcome to my world, exploring the UK in my custom-built campervan Find items used in my van build and my top items for van life at bit.ly/3WqtLxJ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
How I created a neat (and cheap!) ceiling in my van conversion
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We used just two sheets of 5mm ply, a little filler, and paint, to create this lovely clean-looking ceiling for a spacious van build. We also sliced the edge of the skylight trimming off and got that up too! I used these dimmable lights - amzn.to/3SrwC7S And these dimmable switches - amzn.to/478npWc Find more items used in my van build and my top items for van life at bit.ly/3WqtLxJ As an Amazo...
Glastonbury Festival in my Campervan
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I know, I know, I haven't posted in a long time and this is VERY late, but let's not talk about that! I've been too busy enjoying my summer, at the expense of this channel, and I make no apologies. So let's kick things off again on a high - here is the one and only Glastonbury Festival, which I could not get a ticket for (who can?), but I'd decided that I wanted to go somehow, so I looked for o...
My first trip in the van did NOT go as planned, plus a tour of the build so far
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Before Christmas I had a few jobs to finish off to make it usable for my first trip away - Christmas and New Year with friends around the country. Unfortunately, the van had other ideas! There's still a fair bit to go on the conversion, but I've done a quick tour to update you all on where we're at and what's left!
Whoever said installing a diesel heater in a van was easy LIED!
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Let's not talk about how I haven't posted anything for two months! Trying to edit the footage I filmed months ago is time-consuming, and we have so many parts of the build we're working on simultaneously, so I'm switching to more of a diary format to keep you all updated a bit better. In December I was desperately trying to get this diesel heater in so I could use the van to visit friends over ...
Stunning Campervan Doors Made Easy
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This is how we did my van conversion doors, using stretch carpet, stained/dyed and varnished tongue and groove wood, and finished off with rubber trim to give it a really professional-looking finish. I've done a video on how to join stretch carpet (only do it where you have to though) which you can find here - ua-cam.com/video/fvxa_PWRq-Q/v-deo.html&ab_channel=VanVentureswithJodie Product list ...
Van Conversion - Cladding, Window Frames, and a Hammock Chair
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We've been making great progress, but keeping up with videos as well as the build and a full-time job is HARD! So please forgive the gap between videos... This vid covers the whole process of building the walls in my off-grid van conversion - from the insulation and battening, pre-wiring, carpeting, cladding, window frames, some plug sockets, and the all-important hammock hooks (you can blame B...
MICRO CAMPER VAN TOUR - beautiful Vauxhall Combo minimalist campervan conversion
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This is a quick tour of my micro camper which I named Flick, it's a 2016 Vauxhall Combo 1.6 L2H1 campervan conversion. I built this in Spring 2021, and have loved having a miniature hotel room in the back of my daily drive. I fitted a pull-out bench seat that makes an almost double bed, and a cabinet for storage and my tiny sink. If you have any questions about this build, pop them in the comme...
Installing luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) for my van conversion floor
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Installing luxury vinyl tiles (LVT) for my van conversion floor
How to neatly join 4-way stretch carpet in your van build
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How to neatly join 4-way stretch carpet in your van build
I installed huge opening windows with bug screens in my van conversion
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I installed huge opening windows with bug screens in my van conversion
Solar power to the MAXX - will it all fit on the roof?
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Solar power to the MAXX - will it all fit on the roof?
Easy way to add extra storage to a tiny camper
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Easy way to add extra storage to a tiny camper
Is 2022 a good time to buy and convert a van?
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Is 2022 a good time to buy and convert a van?
Preparing for my second van conversion and full time van life
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Preparing for my second van conversion and full time van life
I did a recent video on my channel and I think your aerial is the weak link. I used puck versions but was recommended the cheap Bingfu twin aerials and found them so much better. Well worth a try as they're under £15
I think it's the SIM, everything was brilliant until I put a new one in so I reckon the chips damaged. I fixed the problem but now I have a new one. Had this setup 18 months now and that's been the only snag. I also bought two aerials initially to compare and this one was twice as strong as the other.
@@vanventureswithjodie I dismissed the notion of the twin aerials at first but they're definitely outperforming puck types across 8 installations I know of. Just passing on information I've been able to verify but each to their own 👍
The new mini dish from Elon is now being permanently fixed to motor home roofs in USA. What confuses me in doing this. The dish has to be set up facing north. So if its permanently fixed would you always have to position the vehicle facing North.
Oh how strange! It must still work like that or they wouldn't do it though? I suppose if you're in a dessert in Utah then you always get to choose which way you face, a luxury we don't quite have here in England 😅
@@vanventureswithjodie I'm actually a London man in the deserts of the UAE. I have the mini dish which I power off a small power bank. I dont use the stand. I open the app it shows me a compass in relation to the dish. I face the dish north plonk it flat on the ground and ive instant net. I live in an urbanised area of dubai and still managed to get a signal even though I'm on first floor of a 30 storie building. So its a good bit of kit specifically designed for motor homes.
I've always been on O2. Still free 25G internet roaming across EU plus unlimited phone calls and texts. 100 GB of free internet in UK plus unlimited texts & calls to mobiles and landlines. No extra costs for example when someone calls me from UK while I'm in France or visa versa. Great coverage almost everywhere. Costs total £25 per month with zero extra costs. I spend the majority of my time in mountain regions or wild forests, living full time in my 4WD SAV.
That's a great deal! Long may it continue, they all seem to be changing their terms to save money now.
A useful video thank you. I am thinking of getting a net gear nighthawk m1 or m6 on o2 or ee. My need is to increase my upload speeds for streaming to UA-cam or zoom meetings I also want to pickup the unit and take it in my van to use on the road. So I. Two places basically Can you give me some ideas of average upload speeds you unit or indeed your friends units can get .thank you in advance .best wishes Paul Ps get that van tour video done lol.
Hi Paul! I uploaded this video last night in about 10 minutes, I've never had problems with upload or download speeds and post all my content on the go. Because of the signal booster my wifi signal is always much stronger than my phone on data. Definitely go with EE though, the coverage is much better for the UK than any other network and I've never heard anyone say otherwise. 100% EE for best data coverage 👌, and thanks for the tour nudge 😊
@@vanventureswithjodie Thank you so much for the reply Jodie, if I may ask a couple more questions, I know you must be busy, I need to upgrade my broadband at home well in my studio outside of the house for streaming 2hr streams to UA-cam and Zoom meetings for 2hrrs to my students. I have based on your comments talked to EE who say, why I need to spend out on a nighthawk when there is 5g and works perfectly well, I could not answer as I do not know. I need to get well above the 4.5 - 5.2 upload speeds that I get as I cannot get ultrafast BB at home. This is why I am taking a leaf out of your books and looking at a sim. I will need it to be unlimited data. their charge with their router is £55 per month nd no hardware costs although I guess built into that £55. So Why Nighthawk M1 or M6, and not an ee router? I know the ee router can have a signal booster as well I am told. I also want to use it in my van on painting trips to. My main thing is to boost my wifi upload speed for streaming and stream, on the fly when away. So sorry for all of this and I thank you so much in advance. kindest best wishes Paul Always happy to jump on a call if it helps, and you have no objection, but understand if not its cool. .
@paulappswildlifeart haha well EE are saying don't buy that when you can buy ours! It's up to you which you think is best but in my experience it's cheaper overall to buy the kit upfront and get a contract for the SIM - whether that's for wifi or a phone. Just do the maths on the total cost and bear in mind it will be cheaper in a year and even cheaper in two, so the longer you're locked in the longer you're paying more than the new deals. In a perfect world you'd have a mobile router you can test with in your building. All I know is the mobile routers are usually a get what you pay for situation, as are the signal boosters. I bought a different booster before this based on an old recommendation from gadget john but it was so tall, I decided to try another. I compare the speeds using both and I got almost double with the new flat one, which was also easier to install. I'm pretty happy with the M1, it's small, portable, decent battery life if I want to work from somewhere else for the day. You might not need a booster for a home, for me it's to counteract the metal box effect of the router being inside the vam and losing some of its signal.
Just to compare, my contract with EE for unlimited SIM only was about £25 a month, but I've been with them a LONG time, get a quote for sim only because it sounds like they want £30/month for the router - is that what it's worth over the contact length?
@@vanventureswithjodie Thank you once again Jodie I will do the math. I guess all ee sims are the same just if it is capped or unlimited or pre-bought or on a contract, at the end of the day it is doing and delivering exactly the same service. cheers again for your kindness Paul
Hi there! Do you have a video of your bed install? I have found everything but that and I'd love to see how you built it😊Thanks!
I really enjoy your videos! I think it is absolutely precious that your mama and dad helped you so much with it! I am sure you know how very blessed you are to have them right bedside you! ❤
Love it! I might do mines like this. 😅
Thanks! 😀 I'll be honest, I'm yet to see a self-converted van with doors that are nicer than these, it was a lot of work but the finish is so good, it was worth it!
Just about to start my first van build. This has been a great help 👍
Your mom is a real trooper
Great video Jodie! Gosh that looks so tough... It looks amazing (in video and in person!) xx
Thanks Hollie! Yeah it was a lot of work 😂
I've had van conversions with and without bulkheads, pros & cons for both setups. As we're all fickle humans, and sometimes change it good. From having a bulkhead to no bulkhead. That said, I certainly laughed at your entrance from said front of vehicle to rear via your "hatch" ;)
You could have lowered the hatch and built the shelfs higher.Im converting a cargo trailer into a camper.I spent 4 yrs building mobile homes and cargo trailers
Heya! Not quite, the bottom of the hatch lines up with the top of the seats, so there'd be no point lowering it, and the top of the cupboards are as far as they can be before the angle changes again, trust me, I've used every little space 😂
Morning from Hawaii that was a good video on building a campervan bulkhead on this video
Good Morning! I'm very jealous you're in Hawaii - I wish I could drive my van there but there might be some logistical challenges 😂
Love it 😀, you've used the space really well and thought of everything 👌😎
Thank you Anthony! Gotta make use of every little space 😊
I have just brought a combo I’m so excited to convert it ❤
Hi! I’ve just bought a combo long wheel base and looking for ideas, thank you for the video! Please could you let me know the dimensions for the wood you have used as a sofa and pull out bed? Thank you!
Nice job 👍
Hi ! What is the size of the bed ? Thanks
Heya, I know it's 190cm long, can't remember the width but it's a little less than a double
To get a good join.over lap the carpet then cut through both .its best and most easy way.
Morning from Hawaii good van life on this video
Impressive, I'm sure Taylor will be happy 😊 👌Yolo🎉
It does what it says on the tin. A normal daily car and somewhere to put your head down when you want. I imagine the new van is more camper and less car.
Exactly, and that was what I wanted from this conversion. The new van is more home 🏡
Just a thanks for your van bits list website!
Hiya! Thanks, I'm glad it's helpful, I'll be adding more things to it soon with videos of the most useful items I've found
Hey jody it's me eden good luck!❤love u
I picked mine up yesterday, I love it !!!
I'm currently converting my Promaster with my dad so I kNOW all the work, time, and expenses that goes into this, and you and your parents did such a BRILLIANT job!!! It looks SO GOOD!! Your videos are motivating me to carry on, thank you❣
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I love this idea & I'm going to have a go at it. Thank you 😊
Just subscribed. Fully agree with you… live your life the way you want and ignore the haters.
Those panels are mint! Thanks for content 👍
Duh, just typed a whole long question asking whether you've had yours weighed yet and then seen the reply below. We just had ours weighed last weekend - 3240kg fully loaded, but we still have the shower room to finish (just the top layer, plumbing and toilet cupboard to go) and some drawers and a few other things, so we'll need to be careful. ps. We were on a neighbouring pitch to you at Quirky last year 👋🏻...
Thank you so much, I did one door so far and I love it, i'm excited about he other two doors, I love your family your all brilliant, again hank you.
If there's 2 people in here I get a bit😂
Great vLog, I need to make a hold-er-upper to do my roof soon. Have you weighed the van recently?
Yes, just a couple of weeks ago! I'm on about 3.2 tonnes fully loaded
This actually works, and the offset scissors are indeed a great tip.
Easier and quicker to just over lap one end 2 or 3 cm and tuck it over itself for a nice finish then gluing them together and cutting on the outside.
Might be faster but you end up with three layers of carpet on top of each other instead of a smooth and seamless join, right?
love this - agree 100%. sending you much support from Arizona
Well done. What have you put underneath your vinyl floor? Have you ply of some sort on top of insulation?
Hiya! In this van there was a really dense and high quality ply flooring already installed, so I just removed the hardware and added the vinyl. No added insulation because it's already such a limited vertical space, but the ply itself does add some insulation which is often forgotten about.
Hey everyone, lots of people keep asking for the link for the rubber trim - annoyingly it keeps jumping around different URLs on ebay, but I'll try to keep it up to date as much as I can. I've also started building a webpage for every single item I've used in the entire build, which you can check out here - vanventureswithjodie.notion.site/fdfef29580254c6892f2664151ff9011?v=8e6916db2b564504986000750703b072
A great video to see what it's actually like fitting one of these. I have one to fit too and now I know what I have to look forward too! :D Ignore the haters, they just love the internet and thank goodness for nice helpful people.
I like to make sure that the exhaust points outside the bodywork of the van. There are a lot of weep holes in the bottom edges of the body that let water out and air in. You don't want the exhaust gases to find their way into those.
I tested silicone and cyanoacrylate on one of the cutouts from my windows. No cleaning no sanding: Silicone peeled of rather easily, superglue left a thing film of rubber. Cleaned panel: Silicone tore before the rubber, superglue same as before. Cleaned and sanded surface: Silicone tore again before the rubber, superglue same as before. Superglue every time, much easier and faster to apply. I used black cyanoacrylate with rubber content from Amazon.
Wow that look's so good! Very impressive. Do you have a link for the rubber from Ebay. Hope to hear from you
Hi! It's moved to a new listing but it's this one - www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335237523002
Hi Jodie, I've just found your channel and love the quality of your conversion. I've recently started converting a Boxer and was impressed with the rubber channel you used to finish the carpet edges, unfortunately the link you left on the video doesn't work. I looked on eBay and there are loads! Are you able to send another link? Good luck on your travels, cheers Baz.
This has made me feel much better about volunteering Glasto solo for this first time this year, looks like you had a blast
You'll love it!
I don’t think it’s got anything to do with gender - you’d have received that note regardless of your gender - that’s the way some people are - they mistakenly extend their feelings of entitlement or residence to publicly maintained roads and footpaths. Legally parked is legally parked. We agree that everyone should park considerately - whether a van live-aboarder or a resident living on a street or road. We encounter house owners who don’t like us mooring on the public towpath opposite their home - but they have zero right to have us moved on. These are just petty people who want the world to revolve around them. Life’s not like that.
Oh yes, I don't think the note was gendered, I mean the internal plague of constantly apologising for our existence that we are taught as girls
Lovely video, really useful ideas and your Mum and Dad did a great job with your design. P.S. Your Mum is so elegant!
Hi Jodie Enjoy your vids. Bit surprised you've made one about your "right" to live (park up) wherever you like. As a fellow campervaner I have a couple of questions for you. In the residential areas where you are living, who is paying for the following? Maintaing the road, verges, streetlights, drains, trees and hedges. Treating and disposing of the water for drinking, washing. Treating toilet waste. Collecting and disposing of rubbish (litter bins, local tip). Dealing with antisocial behaviour issues (not van life related). Answer:- It's the local residents through their council taxes. Are you contributing to these services you are benefiting from? What would happen if lots more people took up van life and did the same thing? Can you understand why local residents might not be happy about that (other than being small minded nimbys)? Good luck and keep making the vids.
Like I said in the video, if there were designated spaces, I would use (and pay for) them. I have visited some places with motorhome parking areas, but they are a rarity. If everyone was living in vehicles, it would fuel the need for better facilities, but most people take their campers to the continent where it's more accommodating. I do pay for a lot of facilities privately (like gyms), and to charities (the canal and river trust provide toilets, showers, and bins at marinas which I sometimes use), or I visit friends and family and offer them a contribution towards water, electricity, etc. I also litter pick anywhere I see it needs it. And anywhere I go I spend money in the local businesses. I hear where you're coming from, but I can't pay into a system that doesn't exist, and council tax is charged per property, not per person. I do what I can to contribute, given the tax system I have no control over.
I don’t think there’s a such thing as stealth. People are going to notice when you live in a vehicle. I think it’s just important to not be nuisance to other people and there’s usually not a problem.
There are vans and 7.5 tonne lorry camper conversions down the road from me and there have also been a couple of women living in a van outside of my flat. Some of the camper conversions look pretty decent. They cause neither myself nor anyone else anything that could even be deemed as reasonably close to "bother" so carry on as you are, ignoring the NIMBYs.