The return of the the Vagabond van. Humble Road build quality, then and now.
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- After more than 3 years, Humble Road's 2nd build finally returns for her tighten up! We show you the final dog crate design in the Stallion and Roxie gets warm toes in the office. Watch this week's episode now.
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Nothing beats seeing a job done a couple of years before. It makes one realize the importance that experience has brought with it. Every job finished and delivered, one tends to think, things couldn't be done better, but of course anything can be bettered and as components and materials are improved by suppliers then one raises the bar. Your bar is now so high George that you will need a pole vault to surpass yourself and your team of craftsmen.
I have always defined myself by my product. And I have a very lofty opinion of myself! 😅
And you earned it!
Good job indeed! I like that you are willing to take a chance with new products/technology and that you are also willing to take responsibility for its failure.
I just love George's dedication to professionalism and doing it right.
Your integrity is a beautiful thing. Keep up the wonderful innovations.
To go from a career photographer to passive radiant heat is sheer genius. Wow. 😊
Thanks, George. This video brought memories. “Meeting” the Carey’s and following the collaboration process. I have been following Carey on since they left NJ for FL. Unfortunately for them, they were unable to do very much vanabonding due to the lockdown, and spent time with friends until they were able to travel to somewhat limited places. WOW! Those were some stressful times. I am happy for you and the growth of Humble Road since van #2. I am looking forward to seeing the refit and tune up video.
I really appreciate you following up on the Vagabond. I used the same 3M90 on my cabinet panels, so let us know what the improved adhesive is. I have to keep up with your experience!
3M general trim, adhesive or 3M headliner adhesive
Thanks Professor!
Just love what you do George - the craftsmanship, the design, the thought, and the artistry.
The Vagabond montage at the end brought back memories....
GLAD YOU ARE DOING THE SHAKEDOWN UPGRADES. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE HOW FAR YOU HAVE COME WITH YOUR BUILDS. EXCELLENT.
Just wanted to say good morning, George, and, send you my best from Texas! Always LOVE watching your creations and seeing how your mind is continuously working towards perfection! Be blessed today my friend and have a great week coming! ~Jim in Houston~
Good morning Jim! I wish you the best as well, my friend.
As a long time follower, (front garage build) this made me some little tears in the eyes at the end. Ok I’m very emotionally. followed the vagabond build whole time ❤
Good Morning George
Always Enjoy Your Sunday Morning Humble Road Videos ..
Love Your Van Builds !!
George, you make my Sunday when your videos are posted. I love your design philosophy. Always start from the floor...that is your 90 degree baseline. I learned alot from that.
George your vans are just so awesomely gorgeous… what a joy
First off - HUGE fans of your builds and channel, plus BIG fans of Carey on Vagabonds! I've been with you since the original upgrade of your van in your driveway.
Of all the methods you employ in your processes, the full-size cardboard mock-ups is the absolute best, in my opinion. I followed your lead when we built our van and now, six years later we haven't wanted to, and do not desire to change a thing. We're out in ours about 7-8 months per year. Lovin' the life!!!
Awesome, thank you!
The Vagabond is still looking awesome. Changes... That's the issue when buying someone elses dream van, it might not be your dream. So, when your dream modifications become more troublesome than it's worth, and money and maybe time isn't an issue. Have George build your dream van and sell the one you have to some lucky soul at an after market price.😊
Dale, if I wasn’t so busy, I’d offer you a job in sales! 😊
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So fun to see it later. And you're taking the best care of the new owners!
The bath and storage are still phenomenal, and I like how the walnut with tung oil has aged to a beautiful teak color.
I saw Roxy's finished office in a later video--which made me want one. The foot heat for the desk is such a pleasurable-sounding addition, qnd you now offer radiant heat, woo hoo!!
Morning, George! Morning, fello HR peeps!
My mother showed dogs, she would have LOVED where you’re heading.
I saw that low roof Promaster behind Vagabond…..
The low roof Promaster is the MAXI-ME! 118 wheelbase. Oh! It's going to be a great Solo-traveler!
@@HumbleRoad I KNOW!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh, I’m ( im)patiently waiting….
George!!! It has been amazing seeing the progression of your craft. Not sure why the Vagabonds wanted to go to a truck camper after having number 2 built out for them. Beautiful work sir.
RVs often look sleek & tightened down when the christening day arrives. The problem 2 to 3 years later, many of them look haggard & warped, with fading, cracks & misshapen seams, etc..
It is amazing how the Humble Road experience leaves an owner with so many designs which look as good as that 1st day when the champagne bottle was popped.
This fact represents every one of a thousand days prior, where the van also looked as solid. Testament, and reputation….
Thanks for sharing. Like 101!
Looks like you got some upgrades to make.
I look forward to seeing your dog crates and the built in features. I have a 80/20 side by side set built as a bench behind my drivers seat. We have small dogs though. The use of lift off hinges with the bottom having a slight offset higher has worked great to remove the doors and allow the dogs to have more floor space while we are parked. Spray painted expanded metal sheets has worked well as panels to allow airflow. Perforated aluminum sheets/panels with round holes would have been ideal though. If I ever build a new van or modify my galley then I would add a slide or fold out dog gate for the sliding door.
I remember that galley. You were trying out induction cooktops. Didn't you cook for us? I like George's Cooking Show. Uncork that wine!
As a residential builder/contractor (and aspiring Van/Trek builder) , I really appreciate the extreme ownership you took in this video! I believe that takes quite a bit of integrity to make things right and bring up the build to speed!
Any tips for a new builder? Im building out my Ford e350 Club Wagon with Quigley 4x4 and a 7.3 Diesel Engine (blessed to have this)
Amir and the Dogs in the Stallion. Nice van! This is a muscle van, heh, heh. Best way to travel with dogs, no flying hassles, or stress for the dogs. I can see custom vans coming up in future for all sorts of animal travel, cats, birds, reptiles. The Sportsmobile Roadtrek was very popular as it had dog cages in the back, a feature that pet owners were grateful for. I can see RVs being custom made for Saudi Arabian sheikhs for their falcons. Falconry is an elitist sport, and some trained falcons sell for over USD $66K each. They travel first class on planes along with their owner. No caged baggage class for them! Imagine if you had a line of cages for these birds you could export to install in any van out there. All 80/20, with perches and disassembled in small packages. Nice. They could travel into the desert with their falcons in RVs with cages, to engage in contests or training with HR branded custom cages assembled on site.
What a beautiful van, the Vagabond! The walnut turned into teak wood, gorgeous! I remembered the bathroom doors soon as you showed the interior before you spoke about them. Dave wanted them to be half open like the Roadtrek, so he had more room inside the shower, and you managed to do that. Very clever design by Alex. I also love the ceiling concept of a central wiring access set of panels. It breaks up the monotony of the ceiling, is a great design feature, and so functional. Another brilliant concept by you. I also like the slim, light sliding doors of the bedroom cabinets. A very Japanese Tansu element and so pleasing and functional. Get inspiration from Japanese Tansu cabinets. They are the ultimate in lightness and minimalism. They were designed modular so in the event of all too common fires on those wood houses in old Edo (Tokyo), people could grab each section by a handle and run outside with their possessions.
The twin bike trays are very good garage design, George. I also suspect that the roof rack has a sliding extension for the kayak. Wouldn't it be great, if it slanted down like an attic ladder and the kayak could be rolled off the roof and slide down that rail instead of be lifted up and down. What an innovation that would be! Amazing you can pack so much into one van.
So, 3M-90 Spray adhesive is no good. Thank you for the tip! Please tell us which ones are better? I have to redo a vinyl stool and would be very grateful for a recommendation from you. Materials and supplies, this is so important to know good from bad.
It is always sad when your videos end. I could look at them all day and marvel at the artistry in each. Happy Sunday, George!
'They' make long DC convection heaters now that would be fine under that desk unit. I bought 200w units, 4 each for my cabin during the shoulder months which have served fine for 2+ years. Recently I noticed newer ones were much longer and more wattage and some with frames designed to transfer the heat to the mounting surface. I haven't performed measurements but there may be a significant degradation of performance (Up to 20%?) after the first season but if one is simply using them as a supplement source of heat they are nice, quiet, super efficient and simple perk to a cabin.
Great video. Examination of a product after a long term of use is a great opportunity for lessons learned. Admire your honestly and transparency showing the "failures" in detail on camera...no other builders would do that...likewise your offer to "make it right". If you don't mind me asking, what is the approximate price range for these builds and how do your Contracts work....is it a fixed Lump Sum agree price for a defined scope, or is it all labor hours x shop $$ rate plus cost of materials ?
Email me to start a discussion
georgemauro@humbleroad.tv
Another great Sunday morning video. 3M 90 didn’t hold-up…seems to be a de facto standard, any suggestion on alternative adhesive? TY
3M, trim adhesive, and 3M headliner adhesive
Um George, are you worried about corrosion in the line for the passive heating? I know if you mix two Different metals in a computer water cooling Loop that you get some corrosion and gunk in the system. the Computer system also uses a glycol fluid, but I'm not sure it's the same type of glycol that's used in the radiant heat loops.
My systems are procured from the automotive world. They are designed to handle the glycol. My fresh water never touches the heat exchanger.
Fun vid! I see the Maxi in your Vagabond shot! I am wondering if it will fit in a standard garage. That would be so primo. Enjoy seeing your progress twice a month. You are so busy. How do you decide who you take on and how many vans to be backlogged ? It's all quite interesting.
How about a segment on water heater options?
George, we watching you all the time and love your quality and Integrity.
We would be interested to know what rack system you are going to install on the van to load and unload their kayak. We have tandem Hobie pedal drive we would love to take with us and well getting old stinks, so a helper lift to get it up on a van would help.
Thanks
We will be fabricating our own kayak rack for these vans.
Love your videos.
I entertained even if you are just cooking an omelet in your rig.
I watched this on a UA-cam video and thought it was a clever idea you may consider implementing in your builds:
In build, the owner required that in addition to a typical 30 shore power connection, he wanted also like a Tesla EV charger port to charge the house batteries.
For a person who travel cross country, they can find EV charging ports. I assume Tesla installs the best chargers if the other standard charger is required bcs Tesla don't service non-Tesla vehicles or RVs, then the other will do.
In theory, that is a very clever idea. I am not familiar with the charge rates (AMPS) of those vehicle chargers. Our house batteries have a specific, and maybe too low charging limit for those and you may cook your house battery. Some research is required, but again; brilliant idea.
Hi George, not wanting to teach Grandad how to sucks eggs but, have you seen utuber the aluminium carpenter he doesn’t use the jointing plates but has jigs for close fitting bolts etc. I am thinking using boots as he does may make frames stronger and lighter.
Thanks I’ll check him out! I love learning something new every day!
@@HumbleRoad 👍🏻 should have said Bolts not boots.
It's still really nice but alot of your changes are for the better.
Agreed.
Isn’t the back bouncier than the front? Also from experience… Dogs get more prone to travel sickness when they age.
George, It’s a shame the piano hinge bisects the otherwise flat desktop. Perhaps you can figure a way to recess it.
We will not be using a piano hinge in the final iteration as I said, this was only proof of the concept.
George I like the use of the walnut and cherry wood. Do you have any lighter color wood?
Also was wondering if you have considered using wood veneers or laminates.
We can build with any type of wood or laminate. Our clients, however, dictate what we use. Debbie and John from She to Me expressed a desire to use the same laminate they have in their Pleasure Way Ascent. It's called White Chocolate. I have that on order now. Check out the Mini Me using White Oak. That one was beautiful!
Any plans in ever converting a dodge or chrysler minivan as they are easily available and if done right like you always do I would love to see what you could do. I see vids on you tube Camp N Car that makes a kit of wood but I bet 80/20 would be better. With the housing crisis i see minivans as a possible temporary solution
I’m not sure a minivan could take the cargo weight of a build
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Hi George hope you're well, what is the music used on the midi me completed video you did about 3 months ago, thank you
What adhesive is the most durable? I’m surprised a 3M product would fail.
We now use a 3M product called headliner adhesive, much better
No sound after a bit of video play.
Left audio keeps going, but right drops out.
try using soss hidden hinges...you wont have the bump on top
This is only proof of concept. We will be using recessed table hinges.
I was scrolling for a piano hinge mention so I don’t repeat what’s already said
Are you building a custom van for dog daddy? And his beautiful babies