I love this Astro van build. I have an Astro too but mine is a cargo van. I don’t have all the nice windows like you have. It’s something I can always add. I’m also doing a Maxx ceiling fan to help with air circulation. Congratulations on a great build!😁
Love the foam edge on the box,, Great for hiding super-load People when driving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, juss kidding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but great idea.. Happy Travels ..
Two people sleeping in a twin bed sure seems tight but you guys are doing a great job. I love that you guys aren’t master carpenters and aren’t hiring it out. You give regular people great ideas.
Congratulations on completion...excellent work and sharing the build. I did a one ton van 40 years ago. Pretty basic, but functional. A few friends converted smaller school buses. Gary, Stewart,British Columbia
The boatbuilder in me says to varnish the pull out drawer fronts and the top of the storage box. For varnish to look good it takes 14 coats with 00 bronze wool rubbing between coats. After about 10 coats the varnished wood will begin to show a depth. Poly everything else, several coats. Just a thought. Nothing looks better than 14 coats of varnish. I can find N example of 14 coats if you so desire.
Love your workmanship on the van. I will have to say it is probably much better than having had it done by pro's, you took far more care than they do, and you know how everything is put together. Hope you road trip goes well, with no problems caused by other drivers. Looking forward by joining you on the trip.
Thank you! We are so happy it was helpful for you :D we were super fortunate to be able to build out the van at our friend's house who had lots of tools!
Cool van build. If at all possible, remove and rotate one of the rear cargo drawer 180 degrees and you will have a grain matched drawer front across the two drawers. It isn't necessary but it is a case work detail that is icing on the cake.
Enjoy watching your videos. Great to see your camper taking shape. Have watched a few other van conversions, and they insulate the walls. Have you done that, or are you relying on warm sleeping bags? Very neat design layout; looks practical and fun to use. Have a great trek.
We decided we wouldn’t insulate it, as we won’t be living it in over the winter and it will mostly be a “weekend-vehicle.” The small layout of the vehicle doesn’t leave much space for full insulation, but because it is small it is very easy to heat it up!
for side curtains go to your local vehicle wrecking yard and look for a van of the year maybe had curtains .i did this when had a van great conversion,,what you going to do with boat?
@@scottysscandinavia5793 In this way it makes no sense to me then, if you make a Van it is to be self-sufficient, then they left the car as it was and went to sleep in an AirBnb
@@giovanniallegro3790 It's a lot cheaper to sleep in a van. And you get to choose which view you want to wake up to. And when you go camping, you don't carry an entire kitchen and bathroom with you do you? And if you have a vehicle, you don't even need to carry camping gear if you don't want to. A vehicle gives you flexibility. I do the same with a motorbike. I would agree that buying a tent would make a lot more sense that remodelling the inside of a van, but I guess some people don't like tents. Where I live, we have thousands of shelters spread all over the entire Nordic region in amazing places and all are free to use, so I don't even need a tent.
@@scottysscandinavia5793 it is even more economical to be totally self-sufficient, to wake up with a view, a different panorama every day, to wake up and still be a little asleep sitting to enjoy a good coffee, to stop for lunch or dinner with the view that you will see again the next morning when you wake up. You see in Italy, where I live, or rather in Europe, the campsites are not well seen due to their high cost, because the quality of the service is often very poor, because it is difficult to change campsites every day if you have to make a traveling trip, there are many who do free camping even if it is very difficult to find places to do it because these campers love total freedom and there are also many who make the choice to live in a camper or in a van, that's why I say that it is better to be equipped. if you want to see an Italian couple who made the choice to live in a mini..mini Van, follow "Beyond the trip", watch the last 5 videos
@@giovanniallegro3790 Each to their own. This pair live in a boat. A boat needs to be self-sufficient if you're going to sail far offshore. The van seems to be for shorter camping trips. On land. Where civilisation isn't far away. I suspect Canada is like the Nordic region and you would never need to go anywhere near a camp site. I certainly never have. Just stop where it's nice. If you want to make coffee/food, just take along camping gear. I carry a Jetboil for tea and if I want to make food. Take a dump in the woods if you don't want to move to find a toilet. And I'll bet there's no shortage of water filled lakes, streams and rivers in Canada - just like here. Building kitchens and bathrooms into vans seems to be for a very different kind of view. YT views. Elsewhere on YT, there's a daft woman who built a bunch of stuff into a Defender. As if those things aren't heavy enough (the weight destroys their off-road ability). It's all for the views and sucking in suckers who don't know any better.
I would guess that if a person looked closely they would see all the little differences in every build in every vehicle, lots of similar themes and ideas but it is very hard to replicate certain things and it was fun for us to just do it ourselves!
This grandmother approves of your beautiful build and beautiful souls. Very nice
I love this Astro van build. I have an Astro too but mine is a cargo van. I don’t have all the nice windows like you have. It’s something I can always add. I’m also doing a Maxx ceiling fan to help with air circulation. Congratulations on a great build!😁
You guys did a great job!
For amateur carpenters, you guys rock ! Great job !
Thanks so much!!
Very nicely done
Love the foam edge on the box,, Great for hiding super-load People when driving,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, juss kidding,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, but great idea.. Happy Travels ..
It looks great. Good job. Can't wait to see it decorated
Well done! You guys could become professional fan builders
Gillian's a natural carpenter... great work.. (am I'm a carpenter).
Thanks so much!
Two people sleeping in a twin bed sure seems tight but you guys are doing a great job.
I love that you guys aren’t master carpenters and aren’t hiring it out. You give regular people great ideas.
Great job
The van looks amazing. Can't wait to watch you travel across Canada in it.
Thanks a lot, we can’t wait either!!
Awesome 👏!!!!!
Jonas is really rocking that new hairstyle. It really works for him.
Thanks a lot eh!
Just finished watching you making your bed.
I used my chest as a toolbox.
Lots of good ideas went into this van build! Your attention to detail and finishing skills are excellent. I hope your trip is a good one!
Thanks a lot Robert!
Congratulations on completion...excellent work and sharing the build. I did a one ton van 40 years ago. Pretty basic, but functional. A few friends converted smaller school buses.
Gary, Stewart,British Columbia
It’s always a good idea to paint and varnish the wood BEFORE adding hardware such as a piano hinge.
You did a good job, though.
Thank you this is exactly what I was looking for but.. I have an NV200 and my trifold is the 31x75 I pray I can copy this but a few inches smaller :).
We're so happy this was useful! We are still really happy with the design :D
The build came out very nice! Can’t wait to see what small finishes or touches you add to it during your travels.
you two have a great time!
Thanks so much Jeff!
The boatbuilder in me says to varnish the pull out drawer fronts and the top of the storage box. For varnish to look good it takes 14 coats with 00 bronze wool rubbing between coats. After about 10 coats the varnished wood will begin to show a depth. Poly everything else, several coats. Just a thought. Nothing looks better than 14 coats of varnish. I can find N example of 14 coats if you so desire.
Hey Tommy, yes given more time we would have loved to do a lot more finishing work...and we may do that at some point in the future!!
Love your workmanship on the van. I will have to say it is probably much better than having had it done by pro's, you took far more care than they do, and you know how everything is put together. Hope you road trip goes well, with no problems caused by other drivers. Looking forward by joining you on the trip.
Thanks a lot John!!
You showed us some good ideas. They might come in handy when/if I ever get to refitting my sailboat.
Haha thank you Mark!!
Love it!! Great ideas, you really managed to use all the available space in a very creative, well layed out form. Congrats!!!
Very detailed oriented! I’m curious how/where you had access to all the great tools. You did a great job and gave me some ideas.
Thank you! We are so happy it was helpful for you :D we were super fortunate to be able to build out the van at our friend's house who had lots of tools!
Great job guys
Thanks so much!
Great job !
Thanks Stew!
You guys make a great team! Well done.
Thanks a lot :)
Cool van build. If at all possible, remove and rotate one of the rear cargo drawer 180 degrees and you will have a grain matched drawer front across the two drawers. It isn't necessary but it is a case work detail that is icing on the cake.
Good catch on this, we will turn them around if we are ever doing some tune-up work on the build!
The V6 Delicas love the Fuel..
It sure does!
@@BlueMoonLife Mine is Diesel, love it.
Lookin' great!
Thanks a lot!
Enjoy watching your videos. Great to see your camper taking shape. Have watched a few other van conversions, and they insulate the walls. Have you done that, or are you relying on warm sleeping bags? Very neat design layout; looks practical and fun to use. Have a great trek.
We decided we wouldn’t insulate it, as we won’t be living it in over the winter and it will mostly be a “weekend-vehicle.” The small layout of the vehicle doesn’t leave much space for full insulation, but because it is small it is very easy to heat it up!
@@BlueMoonLife Great; reassuring and informative. Really appreciate you replying to my question, thanks very much.
Pretty Snazzy !!
Thanks a lot!
for side curtains go to your local vehicle wrecking yard and look for a van of the year maybe had curtains .i did this when had a van great conversion,,what you going to do with boat?
We will continue living on the boat over the winter once we return from our trip!
Two person I can't slip, it's very short!!
Looks good.
Don't spill a drink down the finger hole.
Good thinking that could be bad!! :D
Wow....u both are sleeping on a single bed.. 2 people on a queen and 2 dogs too small. Don't know how u get good sleep.
Great job, thanks
Why didn't you put the back on first
Shhh, don’t tell the Americans about Delicas! 😉
Wow, this woman is a goddess
But you don't have a bathroom to do ..., a sink for washing, water, a hob .....
But they have 4 wheels and an engine. A bog and hot food will always be within 10 minutes drive.
@@scottysscandinavia5793 In this way it makes no sense to me then, if you make a Van it is to be self-sufficient, then they left the car as it was and went to sleep in an AirBnb
@@giovanniallegro3790 It's a lot cheaper to sleep in a van. And you get to choose which view you want to wake up to. And when you go camping, you don't carry an entire kitchen and bathroom with you do you? And if you have a vehicle, you don't even need to carry camping gear if you don't want to. A vehicle gives you flexibility. I do the same with a motorbike.
I would agree that buying a tent would make a lot more sense that remodelling the inside of a van, but I guess some people don't like tents. Where I live, we have thousands of shelters spread all over the entire Nordic region in amazing places and all are free to use, so I don't even need a tent.
@@scottysscandinavia5793 it is even more economical to be totally self-sufficient, to wake up with a view, a different panorama every day, to wake up and still be a little asleep sitting to enjoy a good coffee, to stop for lunch or dinner with the view that you will see again the next morning when you wake up.
You see in Italy, where I live, or rather in Europe, the campsites are not well seen due to their high cost, because the quality of the service is often very poor, because it is difficult to change campsites every day if you have to make a traveling trip, there are many who do free camping even if it is very difficult to find places to do it because these campers love total freedom and there are also many who make the choice to live in a camper or in a van, that's why I say that it is better to be equipped. if you want to see an Italian couple who made the choice to live in a mini..mini Van, follow "Beyond the trip", watch the last 5 videos
@@giovanniallegro3790 Each to their own. This pair live in a boat. A boat needs to be self-sufficient if you're going to sail far offshore. The van seems to be for shorter camping trips. On land. Where civilisation isn't far away. I suspect Canada is like the Nordic region and you would never need to go anywhere near a camp site. I certainly never have. Just stop where it's nice. If you want to make coffee/food, just take along camping gear. I carry a Jetboil for tea and if I want to make food. Take a dump in the woods if you don't want to move to find a toilet. And I'll bet there's no shortage of water filled lakes, streams and rivers in Canada - just like here. Building kitchens and bathrooms into vans seems to be for a very different kind of view. YT views. Elsewhere on YT, there's a daft woman who built a bunch of stuff into a Defender. As if those things aren't heavy enough (the weight destroys their off-road ability). It's all for the views and sucking in suckers who don't know any better.
There's about 10000 videos aout people making there own camper vans and they're all the same. What makes you're build different?
I would guess that if a person looked closely they would see all the little differences in every build in every vehicle, lots of similar themes and ideas but it is very hard to replicate certain things and it was fun for us to just do it ourselves!