LUXURY OFF-GRID van tour for FULL TIME living! | It's FINALLY done!
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2023
- We are finally done after 1.5 years of building our van! Follow us on IG and FB for more daily living. Listed below are links to a lot of the products we used in our build.
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Products used in this build:
Rich 200 watt 24v solar panels - amzn.to/3XTmTaP
Unaka roof brackets for Promaster- unakagearco.com/products/prom...
Solar flush mount brackets - unakagearco.com/products/flus...
Fiamma F45 Awning - unakagearco.com/products/fiam...
Solar entry gland box- amzn.to/3rwu78L
Maxx air fan deluxe - amzn.to/3NSCfrB
Kilmat sound deadener - amzn.to/3NRkwRm
3M Thinsulate insulation - amzn.to/3NRMMDw
Wire for 12 volt circuits red - amzn.to/44oc4jv
Wire for 12 volt circuits black - www.amazon.com/dp/B000NV2D5Q/...
Wire for 120 volt circuits -amzn.to/3JZlppI
Sok batteries - www.us.sokbattery.com/product...
Victron electronics - shop.explorist.life/
Sliding door window - www.vanwindowsdirect.com/vwd-...
Bunk windows - www.vanwindowsdirect.com/ram/...
Ceiling Puck lights - amzn.to/3JXZ1NK
Bed Reading lights - amzn.to/44MjVXU
12 volt Air Conditioner - www.cruisencomfortusa.com/
Kitchen Faucet - amzn.to/44rn0wL
Sink - www.homedepot.com/p/Winpro-Bl...
12 volt outlets - amzn.to/43re5tZ
Induction cooktop - amzn.to/44JpdDx
Fridge - www.westmarine.com/isotherm-c...
Filter system - www.lowes.com/pd/Kraus/501381...
Light dimmers - www.superbrightleds.com/led-d...
Cabinet dimmer button - www.apexlighting.com/accessor...
Water pump switch - amzn.to/3OgaRVK
Water heater - amzn.to/3Dg4f3s
Outdoor shower - amzn.to/3NUcOWx
Seelevel tank gauge- www.vanlifeoutfitters.com/sto...
Gray tank - www.vanlifeoutfitters.com/sto...
Fresh water tank - curiouscampervans.com/product...
Wago nuts - amzn.to/44MkqkK
Shower door - shop.stoett.com/product/nauti...
Shower tile - amzn.to/44IsraC
Induction/water heater switch - amzn.to/3JYYM57
Nature's head toilet - amzn.to/44OWSvP
Shower faucet - www.etrailer.com/RV-Showers-a...
Shower head with full shut off - amzn.to/3Q0GyUr
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Wow looks so good guys good job Time to go enjoy it, have fun. Your buddy from Oxford
Enjoy it we will, thanks!
That's too cool. Looks about as sofisticated as the space shuttle. Right on.
Thanks man!
Unbelievable craftsmanship! A van of that quality is a six-figure buy in today’s market. You guys nailed it!
Your Van turned out Amazing.💕 Congratulations! 👏 🎉🎈🍾🥂 We Loved watching 👀 you both through the process. 👍🥰 May God Bless you throughout your Travel Adventures. 🙏 We Look forward to meeting y'all someday soon. Til then stay Safe on the Blacktop
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It's looks dam heather did a really good job building it I hope Bryan learned the tricks of building the next van lol
Everything looks so sharp, clean, and professional. It is amazing!! Ya'll did a great job!
Cool deal finally a completed mayor task. Fantastic job you guy’s.
It’s amazing! You did an excellent job! Great design and layout! There’s a 30amp plug for you at the ranch whenever you are rolling thru Idaho!! Enjoy!!!
Thank you! We cannot wait to visit Idaho!
Dayyuummm!!!!! That looks good!!! Way to go!! Brians OCD is on point lol!! So glad to see the end result of this van build!! Now go enjoy your hard work and explore!! I guess the real trial run of everything will be at sturgis?! So proud and happy for you two!! Ride safe and happy motoring!!
Dang it that looks SWEEEETTT. We done figured out this was a full-time thing when you all sold your house :). Awesome job...God Bless
A few of you knew what was up haha! She is still working but I quit back in March so I could finish this sucker up. I'm much less stressed now 😁
Lol...Amen. Hey I seen where you said something about remote work . I may be able to hook you up, let me know and I'll message you.
Great job, built very smart. I watch this van go from gutted out to where it is today, simply badass. I imagine you will be towing the bike with a closed in trailer everywhere.
My wife, two teenage boys, and two dogs sold our house in September of 2022 and hit the road in our Toy Hauler. We've upgraded to a 5th wheel and bikes have changed as well on our journey. Hopefully I can run into you somewhere along the road.
What a great job! You are the man. No body could have done a better job!!! 👍👍👌👌😁😁
Looks so good! Enjoy the fruit of your labors, go explore, be free! Fly little birdie fly!!
I never saw if you upgraded your alternator. Brian, you have thought everything through. Great job to both of you.
I haven't. I considered it but doing the math I should be OK with the stock 180. I figure if it fails, I'll upgrade it then.
Hell of a job! Really did your homework! I was thinking of doing this to an enclosed trailer so I could haul our motorcycles as well. Also wouldn’t be an episode of Cribs without showing what’s inside the fridge.
bryan killed it.
I'm thoroughly impressed! WOW!
Very nice build. And thanks for sharing. I enjoy watching your videos and thanks for sharing your journey. Looking forward to many more videos.
DIY to a whole new level. Bad ass y’all.
Thank ya!
Mr B, you are smarter than a tree full of owls👍🏻👍🏻.. truly a craftsman of the top degree..(I know, I know, it was all Lady D😂), but if we ever cross paths, I will be happy to shake your hand and buy you a beer! GREAT JOB, brother 😎
I'll take you up on that. Thank you!
Awesome... Suggestion: you may want to consider a small pallet (for lack of a better word) maybe 18'' to 24'' square to stand on when using the rear outside rinse-off hook-up... Congratulations on your van/camper... Wishing y'all safe travels...
IT'S SO GORGEOUS!!!!!
The van turned out really nice Can’t wait to see some of the videos from the air journeys and travels. Thanks for the video. Appreciate you.😎🥃🥃🫶
WOW!! WOW!! That is such an awesome job you two did. Love and love you.
Thanks Jim!
Nice job, you 2. Maybe I'll see you out on the open road. Ride/drive on.
Congratulations on the build! It turned out awesome! Have a blast in MKE this weekend! Happy Birthday Harley Davidson!!🤘🏻😎🇺🇸🍻
Thank you! We will. Actually we've had more fun testing out the van than being in town doing the Milwaukee stuff haha
@@LifeontheBlacktop how do you like the Starlink so far? Good reception?
There are a lot of trees around us so it's mediocre at best. Standard stuff loads fine but it took 5 hours to upload this video lol
Yes!!!!!! It’s going to be more awesome than it already was
Very nice absolutely amazing just blown away. By all the electronics that went in to your van so much wiring. all the different gadgets so are you going to be living in your van full time. Brian and Heather you're awesome 👍
Good job on the build. I admire the way you spent so much of the winter building the van. I think you will enjoy it. Looking forward the following you on your travels. See ya on the blacktop
Holy crap it turned out nice!❤ Brian are we on vacation? Yes. Brian are we trash? Kinda.😂
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It turned out absolutely amazing. Loved watching the build. Looking forward to seeing all your adventures!!
Love it, see you at Chip
I'll look forward to it 👊
Nice job guys! Can't wait to see your trips!! Been waiting a long time to see the van build complete. You really did a great job. Well worth the wait.
Congrats on finishing the van. Looks great. Keep up the good work. Hope you too have many fun adventures.
Thanks! Quite a relief to finally be done!
man that really nice plus you both did it by yourself which make it even better. hate to say it but im little jealous
We surprised ourselves that's for sure!
OMG!!! No words to describe how well this turned out! Time for a lower 48 state road trip! Just amazing talent and skills brother, and the fun on screen you both had along the way. I’m sure there were off screen moments of climbing walls! Congratulations to you both!
After all those frustrating moments when things didn’t work out the first, you two have produced a beautiful van to live in on the road. We’ll done! Dreams do come true, if you willing to put in the work. Hop to see you on the road sometime. Might Baja be in future dreams. Baja is VanLife heaven and a lot warmer winters than Nebraska.
Baja is definitely in our future!
@@LifeontheBlacktop then there is a good chance that I will run into you. I spent two months there last year living in a minivan. I plan on four months next year living in my Ambo conversion. And pulling a custom Heritage Softail trike conversion in a trailer. I found the best beaches for free camping and scoped out the best riding roads.
@@HogTide_Risingever feel unsafe? My family says it's a horrible idea to go but I think they just watch too much news :)
@@LifeontheBlacktop I felt safer in Baja than I do in downtown Calgary. No drug problems, very few people living on the streets. The locals are very friendly and for the most part, exceptionally honest. I met some people there who I consider friends. The military keep Baja safe for residents and visitors and Mexican people from the mainland vacation in Baja because it’s safer. And I never experienced any cartel actions. You have nothing to worry about.
All I can say is WOW!!! That's nice.
Congratulations on finishing the van. I hope you have a great time and share it with us.
Awesome job on van guys. I’m envious.
Oh my you guys. This is 🤯🙌👏👏👏. All your hard work is very apparent
Thank you! Sorry we missed you last week :(
Very impressive, Brian you tha man , Excellent job done. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇦🇺
Looks great!!! The blood, sweat, and tears can now be enjoyed for many many miles!!! Thanks for bringing us along on all your journeys!!
WOW!!! What an awesome job on the van and congrats on finishing in time for Sturgis!!!! Honestly your van and the build quality look far superior to some of the "class B" vans I have seen for 150K. We too have gone full time RV and so far are loving it and the freedom to go and do whatever we want without the obligation of a house and planning PTO with rallies or trips and having to make it back home, so much easier when your home goes with you. Hope to see yall in Sturgis, we are already here, staying at the Big Rig RV park until Glencoe opens.
Nice, if you see us, holler at Heather. Brian doesn’t hear all that well 😁
You two did a great job! Amazing look.
Thank you! It turned out better than we thought it would!
How in the world are you so much smarter than me lol. I have no idea how you taught yourself to build all that. You are a genius, little brother!
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Great frickin job! Awesome Promaster. Congratulations. Hard work paying off.
You guys did an awesome job now it's time to enjoy
Y’all should be proud of an amazing accomplishment. 👍🏻
Love that you guys "finished" the van (since we all know, projects are never actually done). Can't wait for your videos from Milwaukee and stugis!!
So true lol
WOW! WOW! WOW! Absolutely amazing! We look forward to following your adventures!
Outstanding build! You will enjoy this rolling home for sure.
Cool stuff. Looking forward to your travels.
Congratulations!!! You guys are awesome!!! love your channel!!!
Thanks so much!!
Congratulations!!! Now ease back and enjoy the benefits. Welcome to the Motorcycle/ RV lifestyle. You’ll sit there and look at each other. And say we should’ve done this years ago. That’s what I said when we got our Toy-hauler. Lol Ride Safe, Travel Safe.
Now for the Harley hauler
Proud of you guys. Been watching since well before van build. Enjoy your van.
You two have done an amzing job building the van. You can now enjoy it. I look forward to seeing your videos. Maybe we will get a chance to ride together some day. I have a 2007 Heritage Softail. The old Honda is at Powersports Connection in Gretna. They are selling it on consignment for me.
Long time coming you did a great job hope it's everything you envisioned and great news of your going full-time traveling. Looking forward to future videos good luck I'll be watching
Hey looks awesome,you should name the Van "TookSoLong" lol. Looking forward to the paths you take with Life on the Blacktop, strapped in and ready to roll out . Good Work...
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It looks really good. A price break down might be nice if you're comfortable with that. I always like to see how much things cost.
Thanks! Not sure I want to know how much I’ve put into this thing to be honest 😂
That van looks amazing!!! Great build!! Can't wait to see what you 2 get into.. Wish I could do the same.. Enjoy milwaukee for me
We will! Thanks man!
It turned out fantastic!!!! Can’t wait to see future van/bike content!
Thanks! We are excited for this new chapter!
Great job. You have great talent Brian.That is something you can look back on and say you did it all and can be very proud of it.
Nice job. It looks like you have everything you need.
I hope so! Thank you.
Great job guy's . Now start enjoying all your hard work...
GOOD JOB GUYS LOOKS GREAT
Wowza, what an awesome van. You did an amazing job.
Thank you!
Very nice build. I t appears that the extra build time, thought and effort you put into the van has really paid off. It has been very entertaining watching with you as you completed your van build.
I was lying in bed last night and told Heather almost that exact thing. I was looking at the build and I said "I'm glad I took my time".
Outstanding work! very well thought out and executed! Looking forward to your travels and adventures!
I know this was a labor of love but dang it looks so awesome! I can’t wait to see your upcoming adventures! With your personality’s I’m surprised your at 18k subs! Let’s get you hitting those UA-cam milestones in no time!
Well done!! Looks different than the last time we saw it. Can’t wait to see all the places you guys end up calling home for the night. Get some sleep Brian. You’ve earned it.
Looks great ‼️ Fantastic job ‼️ Y’all have fun in it ‼️
We definitely will, thank you!
You called it a “Project” it will never be done lol. Congrats to you guys.
I like how the shower turned out, esp. Looks good.
Thank you! I flip flopped so many times on how I wanted to do it and I think it turned out great too!
Awesome job!
Thanks Heather!
Great job Bryan you should be proud
Great job on the van buildout! Enjoy your travels!
Thank you! So much work but it turned out great!
You all did a great job on your van it looks great!!!!!
That came out SWEET!! Awesome job!!
You guys knocked it so far out of the park! Wow, fantastic job!
Wow. Thats a legit build. Nice job.
It looks amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing the travel videos. Have fun and enjoy your new life on the blacktop!
The van looks great guys! 👍
Thanks Terry!
You guys are awesome
You guys done an outstanding job on the van....good stuff👊🏼😎
I love at.i like all of y'all videos. And safe travels❤
Nicely done , good job.
I've been following your journey for several years... I think the van turned out great! I can't wait to see new travel content...
Also...Any Sturgis meetups planned? I'm planning to stay at the Chip with some coworkers.
We appreciate you following for so long!
The only meet up we are doing this year is at the chip on the 5th. They are doing a creator hang out so a bunch of us will be there. Make sure you tell me your user name when we meet so my brain can correlate it all lol. See ya in less than a month!
So awesome Fam. Congrats on getting it done. Looks amazing. 🤙🏾
I am impressed with the work you did Brian and Heather. Hope you get to live your dream and I get to meet up with you. Wont make Sturgis this year but got reservations for SA Rally.
Great job guys! Looks awesome.
congratulations for all this work with an excellent result
Great job !!!!!
Looks great alot of work I could not do. LOL
We barely pulled it off haha! Thank you!
Everything looks great!
Thanks Ashley!
What an amazing feat. The Van is awesome and now you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. Hope to meet you guys at a rally or Walmart parking lot. Lol!
😂yes!
Oh wow!!! Congrats on finishing 😊 looks amazing
Hell of a nice build !
Thanks!
Quite the transformation! Looking forward to the future travel videos