Full Review Self Build Camper Van | Nissan NV350 Long High Roof Model Off Grid Conversion
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- Опубліковано 11 тра 2022
- Finally reached a milestone in my build! 95% complete and will install an aircon and a few interior touches then finished. Thanks to all who stayed with me to this point and new comers as well.
If interested in my build along the way, please see my other videos where I explain every step and segment of the construction in detail.
If you are interested in buying some of the same hardware I used to build my van--see below.
Disclaimer: The following Amazon Links are paid links and as an Amazon Affiliate, I will receive a small commission on qualifying purchases.
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Camp Chef Delux Stove/Oven
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Monarch Abode Pure Copper Sink
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Seaflo Pressurized Accumulator Tank
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3000Watt Renogy Inverter
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#vanconversion #campervan #vanoffgrid - Фільми й анімація
This van is beyond beautiful; cosy, well thought design and top craftmanship. I love it when people just follow their dreams and just start building and turn out to be a top carpenter, designer, engineer, etc.
Wow thank you! That means a lot! Of all the great comments I got from people this one might just be the best and I sincerely appreciate it. I’m planning my first across the ocean ferry trip with it to a remote island this weekend which is precisely the whole concept of why I built it. To go to super remote places and then have really comfortable amenities like a hot shower and sleep in a real bed and cook a gourmet meal etc.
@@vanoffgrid Good and save luck on your trips, greetings from the Netherlands.
I am impressed. It's got everything a person needs! I love the decorative touches with a cozy Cabin feel! Nice work!
I really appreciate your super nice comment! Thank you!
Really impressive build, amazing use of space! I love that you didn't skimp on beauty, the draw handles, sink, countertops, fireplace, peel and stick wall tiles and the corrugated galvanize in the shower are all *chefs kiss*.
Thank you very much for your great comment and noticing my style. I wanted to create a cozy log cabin ambience. I really enjoyed building it and now getting to use it.
I would add a drop-down sink in the shower that uses the shower 🚿 nozzle and drains 2 the floor. Love the little fireplace. 😊
That shower, the natural surfaces & warm luxurious tone of your build are everything! I want my HOUSE to look like your van! Exceptional build, liked & subscribed; I don't wanna miss anything you do. 🔥❤️🙏
Thank you so much and this is probably the nicest comment I’ve ever received. I thought about this design in my mind for about a year before I actually started building it. I wanted to have some luxury amenities with the ability to stop and stay anywhere and be able to cook a gourmet meal, take a hot shower and sleep in a full bed surrounded by a log cabin and wildlife theme. The lighting and my camera equipment wasn’t great when I first started but I’ve upgraded everything and am trying to improve my editing. Thanks again!
wow....super nice with that shower, the epoxied wood, etc....thanks!
Thank you! Happy New Year!
to you as well !@@vanoffgrid
You came up in my feed today, thought I take a look. Unique design. Love the bears. Happy Traveling.
Hey thanks so much! I appreciate you checking out my channel.
My favorite build so far, just beautiful!!!!
Thank you so much!
Wow Im really impressed! Keep up the good work!!
Thank you and all the best to you in the new year.
Superb!!!
Can hardly believe this is your first job. Wow beautiful. So well done.!!!
Thank you very much for the great compliment! I built it in my mind for about a year before I started. So I knew how I wanted it to look.
Beautiful…and extremely well thought out! Fantastic work!
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it.
Great job buddy
I appreciate it!
This is one of the best looking home builds I ever seen!!!
I appreciate that!
This is awesome build. Love the bathroom. Thanks for sharing.
I appreciate it-thanks.
Great Job and really nice. This is awesome and want to make my van also like this. Thank you so much for this video. I really appreciate it.
Hey thank you for such a nice comment. Just go for it and follow your dreams. I’m sure it will be great and if you film it and start a channel, let me know and I’ll follow you.
Wow!!!! What an amazing build!!!!
Thank you very much!
Great job!! I thought the tables were stone until you mentioned how you made them. Beautiful love the color. Enjoy your adventures!
Hey thanks I really appreciate it. You can check out my channel and can see some full vids of how I made them. It’s pretty easy and always comes out nice. Happy Camping!
So beautiful
Thank you!
Wow ! Its a brilliant build.
Thank you!
This is my dream. Hoping a vanlife soon in the philippines. Thank for the inspiration.
Hey thanks! Keep planning and you will make it happen some day! I thought about this for a couple years before I did it. It’s been an amazing experience so far.
Very beautiful, most aestheticly pleasing van build I've seen!!
Hey that means a lot--Thank you!
@@vanoffgrid Its GORGEOUS!! A true inspiration!!
GREAT Job 👍👍
Thank you!
Very,very nice build .
Maybe a lift system so you can
Raise up for over the road camping
Smoke detector.
Axe mounted on side of van
You need fire extinguisher.
Outside cam security system
And flood lights..
Beautiful well thought out.
Thanks for the suggestions. I have 90% of the things you mentioned in the van. Need a tv though and researching size and location. Mostly shown in my other build videos.
So beautifully made and thought out!! Great job, the shower has me in awe!!
Thank you very much. I’m glad you like it.
@@vanoffgrid are you able to stand in it?
Looks amazing!
Thank you!
Very impressive
I appreciate it! It's in the shop getting a new tail light because I hit a wall. Should be two more weeks before I get it back and can start making trips again.
This van is so cool .
Hey thanks!! We enjoy it.
wow! Nice job! Id be happy n proud too if i could build something like that.
Thank you!! Never underestimate yourself.
I had the Campchef stove/oven propane in my camper van as well. I loved it but I accidentally left my gas bottle open one night and the small regulator on the back of the Campchef ruptured and gas stared spraying out of it. The noise woke me up and my dog started thrashing around. I got out quickly then I went back in to turned my bottle off. When I got home I ripped that Campchef out and installed a Greystone with a better regulator. When they only claim their unit to be an outdoor oven they are correct.
Thanks for sharing your story. I’m very careful with just that situation and even disconnect the bottle off the on-demand water heater before travel and bed. I also have a few gas detectors throughout the cabin just to make sure if a bottle starts to leak or Engine carbon monoxide. And I only cook with all the doors open. Appreciate it!
Very beautiful
Hey thanks a lot!!
Brutal. Te felicito
Thank you!
Awesome build man, hope to build someday just like your van here in philippines too. Keep it up bro
Hey I really appreciate it! Follow your dreams and do it. My wife and I enjoy the van more than anything making weekend trips. I’ve made new friends because of it. Just a positive experience all around.
Nice job
Hey thanks!
Best and nice looking amongst all other camper vans
Wow thank you! I really appreciate that!
Sweet Design ❤
I appreciate you!!
Amazing ❤
Thank you! All the best in the new year.
Did a great job.
Hey thanks I really appreciate it!
Great excellent job! 💕 It.
Thank you!
You should be proud of what you did! Nice van.
Hey thanks a lot and I am! We went to the mountains last night and had a great time. I’m really enjoying it. I’ll post the next video next Friday.
@@vanoffgrid I'll be looking for it.
@@epodsassy1474 I appreciate your support. First time using a new camera and some shots are in 6k. Although UA-cam doesn’t allow 6K they’ll be compressed down but should be super clear so I’m hoping to make my most highest quality video yet.
U can use ur spice pantry for cookie sheets, muffin pans
really nice build
Hey thanks for your subscription and awesome comment! I really enjoyed it and we try to go out every weekend when possible.
Прекрасная работа! Хороших путешествий!
Nice!!
Hey thank you I really appreciate it!
Beautiful ❤👍🏻
Thank you very much! We are really enjoying it.
nice job
I appreciate it- thanks!
Love
Thank you!
I was impressed with all the creative woodwork (laminated ones) and the bits of higuma/kuma motif around the place. But I was more impressed that you managed to do ALL of this conversion onto a Nissan van! It gives me hope for converting Asian brand vans. I only thought that Toyota vans were the only viable choices for camper conversions due to their spacious variants. You've proven me wrong especially since you've also managed to install a dedicated shower/toilet stall INside the van. I can't wait to see what you have in mind for a Nissan truck camper conversion, i.e. if it's ever up for consideration.
Thank you very much for such an awesome compliment! Actually Nissan makes a wider NV350 that is 1.8 meters wide. Mine is 1.65 meters wide. After searching for about five months to buy the wider one they were either way too expensive or just not available so I went with the smaller one. This made me completely redesign the whole interior as it is now. The wider version I had the kitchen upfront and the shower/toilet was in the rear. And that design even included a real fireplace. So one confession though I don’t really stand up when I take a shower it’s easier for me to kneel down. I do get a lot of compliments on it as it feels like a small log cabin inside and that is exactly what I wanted to create. The reason I did not go with the Toyota hiace is because the floors are actually on top of the rear wheel wells so even though it’s a high roof you can’t stand up. I do know there are different versions of the van in different countries but here I couldn’t find the lower floor. The Nissan offers the floor countersunk about maybe 15 inches lower than the top of the rear wheel wells so that lets me just about stand up all the way in my wife can completely stand up without any problems. Space is limited but it’s just enough for the two of us to really enjoy it and not feel too cramped. Thanks again! Happy camping!
Led me to think
Nice
Hey thank you I appreciate it!
Some great ideas through here! I need to get a gas detector!
I appreciate it!
Great Job... some people are given great minds to plan and design ... I ain't
I appreciate it. I thought about it for a whole year before I started. I would tape out the van footprint in my living room and walk around inside the tape area and envision how to lay out everything.
@@vanoffgrid Great idea. Maybe post a “talk about it” for others to entertain if they wish to build or retrofit. pat
@@davidpatrick1813 that’s a great idea. I can do a talking video and even re-tape the floor and then show the inside of the van explaining it all. You have a great point that my channel starts with building the van but for many people including me there was a lot of stress and difficulty in planning way before I got to that point without owning the actual vehicle yet and that is something my UA-cam channel doesn’t cover so thank you for pointing that out.
@@vanoffgrid Another idea … play with designs for other rigs in the future… even if not upgrading. Maybe some can post a rig and you decide which and make a tape van plan. may e some can add and grow a design with the viewers. … different thing than this nice rig to tape out and talk. Enjoy doing it, whatever you think. You have great skill of mind. pat.
Very nice I'm contemplating the nissan or the transit connect
Thanks for reaching out! I guess it would come down to how much space and head room you need. Can just about stand up normally in my Nissan. And with easy access to the back from inside. And I wanted a shower and toilet. I have seen some amazing connect builds also. It’ll be the greatest thing and I encourage you to go for it. I meet so many cool people because of the van and has been a great life experience for me. Pushing myself to build it, to travel to new places, meeting people, and UA-cam subscribers helping out. It’s been a great experience so far!
U can cover card board with material and velcro on
*Need a TV..maybe on the ceiling
Drops down possibly.
*Roof fan.
Back ac maybe roof top..
Kewl from NYC Aspiring Nomad. Peace & Blessings, Enjoy..
Hey thanks I appreciate you!
I think your van build is great! I am wondering tho how water that end up on the corrugated metal walls in the shower runs down and ends up in the shower pan? it looks like it would drip down past the sides and go under the pan.
Hey I appreciate your compliment and question. The shower pan has a raised lip around it on 3 sides. The open side is for the door to swing closed and I added a water proofed piece of wood to act as a lip. The water completely falls inside the pan on all sides. You can find the shower pan in an itemized link in the description which will take you to Amazon and you can see some pictures of the pan to see what I mean. Or you can see the full shower build series of every step in my channel videos tab.
Wow! What a beautiful build! Just a small note tho… not sure what kind of camera or lens you filmed this on, but at quote few parts it was distorting what was in view. For instance is your shower shaped like a barrel? Your build is beautiful! Just wish I could’ve seen it more clearly and easily.
Thank you very much for the great feedback and compliment. Yes you are right and I just bought a high end X H2S so you’ll see some 6k videos very soon. I wasn’t really serious about UA-cam when I started but have changed now since people like my build and giving me some encouragement to level up my quality etc. -thanks again
@@vanoffgrid Awesome, sounds great. Congrats on the new creative outlet! I hope you’re able to monetize your channel and share your know-how!
How about a video on how to make counter tops with epoxy like that?
Hey please look at my videos tab! I filmed a couple vids of the entire making of my counters. All the best.
@@vanoffgrid Awesome will do, thanks!
Beautiful but what was the cost of everything for this build? You did a great job, looks really good.
Hello- it was about $10k for supplies. I ordered about $6k worth of supplies from Amazon US and the rest was from Japan Amazon and local hardware stores. Most expensive items: Battery was $1100, and with solar system, and inverter $3000, granite tiles $800, sink $300, flooring $200, water heater $160-the remaining near $5000 was a mix up of tools, wood, screws, adhesive, wires and lights. I started buying supplies about 5 months before the build or even buying the van. Slowly acquired parts first then was able to build without too many delays. And being on an island means I have a two week wait time on shipping anything. It was an amazing experience! And the amazing people it has let me meet and the travels. All positive.
Back of cushion
just noticed those lazy bear handles.....so cute! Wherever did you find them ? What do you charge to do a build ?
Hey thanks for noticing! I got them from Amazon (US). Actually I’m in Okinawa Japan and can’t build for anyone. I don’t have the time or space.
@vanoffgrid thanks for info ! We get bear where we live....Japan..wow ! I hope for vacation...enjoy.
what's the length for sleeping sideways?
Thanks for your comment- the van is 165cm wide or 65 inches. They do make a wider one that’s 185cm but kinda hard to find. I wasn’t able to get a wider one after months of looking so I settled with this one.
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Thank you!
It looks like water that hits the siding goes outside the shower pan???
No no edges of the shower pan have a raised lip. The walls are inside of the lip.
Awesome van. I also have a nv350 campervan. What size tyres do you have? And have you upgraded the suspension to handle the extra weight?
Hi thank you for the comment. My tires are D rated Bridgestones and the size is 195/80R15. There are many configurations of this van and mine is a max payload cargo type. Can handle 1150 KG. I weighed every piece of material I introduced into it and I’m sitting at about 500 KG so I’m less than half of the max payload so absolutely no problems and it drives super nice.
@@vanoffgrid OK thank you, I'll look into it. I like your idea of the fridge air-conditioning unit. Is it still working well?
@@joejudd2576 actually not that well when the temps were over 100 degrees but now that it’s cooler it can keep up better. It was a fun project but I may change to an electric cooler next year. My tires were nearly brand new with the van so that’s why I’m using them for a couple years. Figured I paid for them with the purchase so might as well use them. I will upgrade to some all terrains next.
@@vanoffgrid I did the same thing with the tires but mine are wearing out so I'm trying to figure out what size will be best
@@joejudd2576 well maybe depends on what type of terrain you normally drive over and if snow and ice terrains. If you live in a cold place then all-terrains are actually not good on icy roads in my opinion. The rubber is too hard and slippery when cold. But great in light mud, sand, gravel and rocky terrains.
Bathroom is the most important thing.
Thank you. It’s so nice to take a hot shower in a remote area when camping.
Did you have to put fire protectant on or around the walls of your camping stove?
Hey thanks for your question. With Japanese law- yes-I had to put fire proof sheeting around the stove/oven only. So I went with metal sheeting on all sides. And there’s about a 2 inch space from the stove walls and the sheeting for heat dissipation. It stays nice and cool around it. Really safe.
@@vanoffgrid Thanks. My husband used cement fire sheeting & I'm SCARED to use mine Camp Chef. Lol 😆
@@Locd4life707 hey go ahead and use it. The oven is double walled so the outside walls aren’t nearly as hot as inside. You can’t touch it hot- but as long as there’s a small airspace around the outside walls and the fire sheeting, then you will be good. The first time I used it- I stood-by with a bucket of water and fire extinguisher and took it all the way to 550 degrees. I realized then that it’s fire safe and we really enjoy it. Happy camping!
@@vanoffgrid Thanks 😊
Where’s the insulation? The walls and windows; bake in sun freeze when cold .
The cabin is insulated- if you look at my earlier build videos you’ll see what I did. I don’t t have window covers and haven’t needed them. I live in Okinawa which is subtropical and around 75 degrees half the year.
Beautiful, love the decor, nice toilet and shower area! Where will you store food and clothes and dirty clothes?
Thank you very much for the support! We usually fill the fridge with what we need for a trip and I have space under the bed for dirty clothes and other food. Plus the front seats become a great area to put things when we are parked overnight.
no heater?
Actually no because I’m in a Subtropical place. The low average is around 50 and only for a couple days then back up to around 62-70.
@@vanoffgrid ok i see
Wish you would have used a better lens when recording... everything is bent... looks weird
Thanks for your honest comment and you are absolutely right. I filmed it with a GoPro 10 which has a super wide kinda fish eye lens. I just bought a full high end set up - X-H2S camera. I plan to make my first video this weekend with it. And will do another full review soon in much higher quality. I wasn’t that serious about UA-cam in the beginning so I didn’t invest a lot into it but now that I’m over 500 subs and things are moving pretty quickly for me I decided to just get the equipment necessary to produce much higher quality videos. Thanks again
Nice
Thank you very much!
@@vanoffgrid you can’t stand in your van ?
@@vanoffgrid thinking about getting 2018 nv2500 high roof
@@Petelaosound actually almost- it’s about 170cm high and so am 176cm tall. My wife has no problem. It’s taller than the Toyota High Ace vans and max size to fit on the local ferry boats. That why I chose the NV350.
@@Petelaosound that’s a nice choice. Even though I’m in Japan, Nissan doesn’t sell the 2500 here. There’s a lot of room in the 2500.