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This was a great tour. I love that you guys showed the "real van" and not one that's emptied and super bland. I live fulltime in my van and I always see youtubers show a new or completly emptied van and it's just not real life to me, so thanks for showing the real stuff! If you ever decide to replace that seat cover, I can dm you the ones I made that have a non-slide bottom. I would 100% go with the second fuel tank or water tank in the spare tire area. But let's be serious, I have no idea how you deal with one cabinet for clothes, that's just wild and that's coming from a fulltimer. Can't wait for the next video!
@@heatherm4276 Thanks so much for your comment! To be honest, we were thinking we should have tidied up more, but that is life on the road and everything is far from perfect. Lol. We’ll probably need a new seat cover soon, so if you can send the ones you made, that would be awesome. Thank you! We are also leaning toward and extra fuel tank. Almost running out in Canada was so stressful!! And yes, not having many clothes is totally inconvenient. It also means more laundry days because we run out quicker. Still don’t know what to do about that… Thanks again for watching and commenting! All our best!
It's an awesome van and has everything you need. Personally I'd want some windows by the bed to peek out or get airflow. Do you think you'd ever get a bigger van? We have a 170 extended we'd like to build out but would it be limited going the places you've went? Curious your thoughts on that. Can't wait to see what other adventures you go on next. Stay safe and take care.
Thanks so much!! Agree, that it would be nice to have windows in the back. I’d love to be able to see out while in bed. Maybe someday. I’m not sure if we would get a bigger van, but the extra room sure would be nice! In particular, would LOVE a fixed bathroom. The trade off though is that we wouldn’t be able to go to a lot of the more remote places we do. We love that we can off-road in this and also park in any normal parking space. There are pros and cons to everything! Thanks for following along. Let us know if you have any other questions we can help with!
Thanks for the tour. I would go with the extra/larger fuel tank vs another spare. I have never needed my spare, though I have one, but I have always appreciated having extra fuel.
Omg…. I didn’t know you had that built from Roam. I worked w/ him at Northern California Tracon working SFO arrivals. He does great work… Cheers Dave…. FAA RETIRED…. I love my 144 Revel and I’m getting ready for my Baja trip.
No way! Small world. Roam is the best and we couldn’t be more happy with our van. Congrats to you and your retirement. Enjoy your time in Baja! That sounds amazing! Safe travels 🚐
Well a massive thank you to you both and to Wes, for one of the best van tours I've ever seen, your home is beautiful, outside and inside, Wes is so lucky having all of that bed 😂 ! Love the colour of your interior cabinets, Much love, bon voyage from Mark and Mavis my Spaniel who is busy barking at the cows in the field because they won't stay still ! Au-revoir from the Loire valley in France xx
Hello Mark and Mavis in France! Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know you enjoyed the tour. We appreciate that so much and it keeps us inspired to continue doing what we do. Sending all our best to you and Mavis! Hopefully the cows will cooperate soon. 😂
Are you still happy with the Sprinter? Have there been any mechanical problems? If you had it to do over again would you consider the Transit for the build or is the Sprinter still your first choice?
Great questions! We do still love the Sprinter and would be our first choice if we did it again. We’ve only had a couple of issues, both of which were really our fault. One was from a river crossing and water getting in the air intake and the second was a torn CV boot from off-roading. Both were fairly easy fixes. The only reason we would go with a Transit or Promaster is if we were going to do the PanAmerican or something like that. Good diesel and parts can be harder to come by in those countries and we’ve heard of a few issues with people traveling through Central/South America with Sprinters. Hope that helps!
We love the 144 before we can go more places and park in just about any normal parking space. You would love it. Let us know if you have any questions we can help with when you start looking!
Yes!! More clothes storage would be amazing! Would also love a dedicated shower/toilet, but then we’d probably need a 170 and that’s way bigger than we want for off-roading and parking. Everything has its pros and cons! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome 🤘 I've been waiting for the tour, thank you.. you guys have really made it a comfy lil home, i like the roam boxes on top. I'll be checking those out for my van, something you didn't mention, is your water heater electric or? I also installed the flatline van bed system, the integrate molle system is great for extra storage, and you can purchase extra hangers from flatline.. i need to catch up on your videos because while my vans not quite finished , I've gotten it to a usable point, so I've been enjoying it, im waiting on the galley to arrive and some adds and ends... safe travels ✌️
So glad you enjoyed the tour. 😊 It feels hard to do it the proper justice. Our water heater is electric, which is another reason why we would love more battery. Hope your van build is going well! Would be fun to cross paths on the road some day. All our best!
@AdventureOutThere Absolutely, I'm in Colorado if you make it out this way, I could show you guys some great camping spots, and im only about 2 hours from moab, which is a place that everyone should experience, it's amazing, in regards to your battery capacity, you have one of the best systems available having the GC2 battery, battleborn designed them to be easily expandable, a 2nd battery, just mounts onto the existing battery, and comes with cables to connect them, super easy..
Awesome build. We chose to just do a store bought van, it works well for us but I wish the quality was better. One thing we wouldn't give up is the dedicated rear wet bath. Us older folks get up more at night...lol. Yall build definitely uses all the spaces really good. Love the roof rack for extra storage. How much clothes do yall each carry?
Thank you! There are times we wish we had a dedicated wet bath for sure. We’d love to take more showers in the van, but dealing with a wet shower curtain, isn’t the greatest. We have a little over a week’s worth of clothes each, which is not a lot. Haha. 1 big packing cube for pants, 1 big packing cube for tops, 1 medium packing cube for socks, and 1 medium packing cube for underwear. It’s hard to fit much more than that with the two of us, but we make it work! Thanks for watching and commenting. All our best!
@@AdventureOutThere we don't use the inside shower much because of the same reason but we do use the outdoor one often even when it's a bit cold. Wow just one week of clothes. Our last trip was our longest and we were able to each bring around 10 changes of clothes, I think we might be able to squeeze 12.....we're still figuring all the packing and what we really need to bring which had changed since we first started traveling in our van...Happy Trails 🐕
@ It is definitely always a learning experience! There are some clothes that I wish I had and some that I’ll probably drop off in storage next time we’re home. The changing seasons also makes it way harder! 😆 Happy trails to you too!
Thanks! Miss you guys too and can’t wait to see you soon! The projector is a Kodak Luma 350 thanks to my awesome old work team. 😊 We love it, but you do have to be connected to internet to play anything through Amazon, Netflix, etc. It doesn’t let you play downloads to your phone which is the only drawback because we’re off grid a lot, but definitely recommend. amzn.to/3O4P1nj
Nice tour!! Do you have an AC and how do you go without an oven of any type?? Doing my build now and I must say the additional spaxe with the 170Xd allows for these things. Just found your channel and am enjoying your videos!! MaybI ask how your dog does when you cannot take with? I have a dig and worry about temp control so have it automated. Thanks so much!!
Thanks, Sheryl! We don’t have any AC, but have a MaxxAir fan and another fan that work really well. We try to stay out of areas that are too hot, so we don’t have to rely on AC. We haven’t actually used our fans in over 4 months. Lol. We do most of our cooking outside in the Dutch oven or skottle, but when we can’t/don’t want to cook outside, we have an air fryer and an induction stovetop. An oven would be nice though! We just don’t have the space like you mentioned. If we had a 170, we’d totally try to put one in. For our dog, like I said, we’re in cooler climates so don’t have to worry about him too much. We also rarely leave him alone. We are looking into getting a Waggle pet monitor though for when it’s warmer out. It allows you to measure the temp of the inside of your van while you’re away and there is also a camera to check on your pup. We’ll show that in a video coming soon! Hope that helps! Wishing you all the best for your build!
Nice build ... what would you change or do different ? Seems like adding another storage box for clothes .... also I would do a extra fuel ⛽️ tank for sure ... especially going in remote places ! Cheers 🍻
Thanks! That's a good question. Storage for clothes would definitely be a plus, but we also think that more battery would be super helpful. There have been a few times we wanted to stay off-grid without moving and didn't have enough solar to recharge our battery. We're also leaning towards getting a bigger fuel tank. That is so stressful to almost run out of fuel! Some of those changes should be coming early next year. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Cheers!
@AdventureOutThere well I was surprised you all didn't have a 2 or 3 batteries.... I am a Nor Cal native and camp in a truck camper but looking into building a van
@@kevinaldridge4878 Agree. South Lake can get a little crazy. We’re on the North Shore, which is generally a little quieter, but everywhere seems to be getting busier and busier these days. Love Mammoth too.
Love the fishing rod storage idea. Going to Alaska summer of 2025 & have taken notes from your videos. Where is the campsite you did the tour video at? Looks lovely
@@Filkins_Vanture You are going to have a great time! The campsite where we filmed most of the tour vid was actually in Idaho, just south of the CAN border.
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This was a great tour. I love that you guys showed the "real van" and not one that's emptied and super bland. I live fulltime in my van and I always see youtubers show a new or completly emptied van and it's just not real life to me, so thanks for showing the real stuff! If you ever decide to replace that seat cover, I can dm you the ones I made that have a non-slide bottom. I would 100% go with the second fuel tank or water tank in the spare tire area. But let's be serious, I have no idea how you deal with one cabinet for clothes, that's just wild and that's coming from a fulltimer. Can't wait for the next video!
@@heatherm4276 Thanks so much for your comment! To be honest, we were thinking we should have tidied up more, but that is life on the road and everything is far from perfect. Lol.
We’ll probably need a new seat cover soon, so if you can send the ones you made, that would be awesome. Thank you!
We are also leaning toward and extra fuel tank. Almost running out in Canada was so stressful!!
And yes, not having many clothes is totally inconvenient. It also means more laundry days because we run out quicker. Still don’t know what to do about that…
Thanks again for watching and commenting! All our best!
Su campervan es hermosa!! 🤩🤩 Y su perrita es muy dulce!!😍😍 Saludos desde Argentina chicos!!👋😃👋😃
@@luzbel4469 Hola Argentina! Muchas gracias por mirar y dejar tu dulce comentario. Saludos a ti!
It's an awesome van and has everything you need. Personally I'd want some windows by the bed to peek out or get airflow. Do you think you'd ever get a bigger van? We have a 170 extended we'd like to build out but would it be limited going the places you've went? Curious your thoughts on that. Can't wait to see what other adventures you go on next. Stay safe and take care.
Thanks so much!! Agree, that it would be nice to have windows in the back. I’d love to be able to see out while in bed. Maybe someday.
I’m not sure if we would get a bigger van, but the extra room sure would be nice! In particular, would LOVE a fixed bathroom. The trade off though is that we wouldn’t be able to go to a lot of the more remote places we do. We love that we can off-road in this and also park in any normal parking space. There are pros and cons to everything!
Thanks for following along. Let us know if you have any other questions we can help with!
Gertrude is on the big screen! Brian typing and then drinking the thin air … SENT me 😂😂😂
Oh and hello from Grandma! 💕
Hahahaha!!! Brian is the silliest. He should have his own show. 🤣
Please say “hi” to your grandma for us! Much love!
Thanks for the tour. I would go with the extra/larger fuel tank vs another spare. I have never needed my spare, though I have one, but I have always appreciated having extra fuel.
That’s the way we’re leaning too. There is nothing more stressful than almost running out of fuel! 😆
Omg…. I didn’t know you had that built from Roam. I worked w/ him at Northern California Tracon working SFO arrivals.
He does great work… Cheers
Dave…. FAA RETIRED….
I love my 144 Revel and I’m getting ready for my Baja trip.
No way! Small world. Roam is the best and we couldn’t be more happy with our van.
Congrats to you and your retirement. Enjoy your time in Baja! That sounds amazing! Safe travels 🚐
Well a massive thank you to you both and to Wes, for one of the best van tours I've ever seen, your home is beautiful, outside and inside, Wes is so lucky having all of that bed 😂 ! Love the colour of your interior cabinets,
Much love, bon voyage from Mark and Mavis my Spaniel who is busy barking at the cows in the field because they won't stay still !
Au-revoir from the Loire valley in France xx
Hello Mark and Mavis in France! Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know you enjoyed the tour. We appreciate that so much and it keeps us inspired to continue doing what we do. Sending all our best to you and Mavis! Hopefully the cows will cooperate soon. 😂
Love your van! Do you know the manufacturer of your upper cabinets?
Thank you! Yes, they are from Esplori in Bend, OR. Hope that helps! esplori.com
Great van tour. Loved the music choice too! “Let’s Dance”
@@debraroth4724 Thank you!! We’re so glad you enjoyed it and let us know. All our best to you!!
Are you still happy with the Sprinter? Have there been any mechanical problems? If you had it to do over again would you consider the Transit for the build or is the Sprinter still your first choice?
Great questions! We do still love the Sprinter and would be our first choice if we did it again. We’ve only had a couple of issues, both of which were really our fault. One was from a river crossing and water getting in the air intake and the second was a torn CV boot from off-roading. Both were fairly easy fixes. The only reason we would go with a Transit or Promaster is if we were going to do the PanAmerican or something like that. Good diesel and parts can be harder to come by in those countries and we’ve heard of a few issues with people traveling through Central/South America with Sprinters. Hope that helps!
Nice build, fun couple, safe travels.
Thanks so much!! Really appreciate you taking the time to let us know you enjoyed it. All our best!
Very nice van, indeed! I think I would prefer the second fuel cell. Thanks for the tour! Happy travels! :)
Thank you!! We’re leaning towards that fuel cell too. It’s soooo scary when you get that close to being out of fuel! Have a great day!
Thanks for the tour of the adventure mobile. Looks great and put together well. Looking forward to seeing the next adventure. Have fun!
Thanks so much! We couldn’t be more happy with it. All our best to you!
I’d go with that dry flush type but nice have options
It definitely has its pros and cons! That is a good option too.
Perfect setup I definitely want to get a 144 Sprinter one day and kit it out similar to that
We love the 144 before we can go more places and park in just about any normal parking space. You would love it. Let us know if you have any questions we can help with when you start looking!
Definitely need bump outs and a side window
Not currently in the budget, but would be nice at some point!
Anything you would change? Just curious. For me, I might need more clothing storage.
Yes!! More clothes storage would be amazing! Would also love a dedicated shower/toilet, but then we’d probably need a 170 and that’s way bigger than we want for off-roading and parking. Everything has its pros and cons! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome 🤘
I've been waiting for the tour, thank you.. you guys have really made it a comfy lil home, i like the roam boxes on top. I'll be checking those out for my van, something you didn't mention, is your water heater electric or? I also installed the flatline van bed system, the integrate molle system is great for extra storage, and you can purchase extra hangers from flatline.. i need to catch up on your videos because while my vans not quite finished , I've gotten it to a usable point, so I've been enjoying it, im waiting on the galley to arrive and some adds and ends... safe travels ✌️
So glad you enjoyed the tour. 😊 It feels hard to do it the proper justice. Our water heater is electric, which is another reason why we would love more battery. Hope your van build is going well! Would be fun to cross paths on the road some day. All our best!
@AdventureOutThere Absolutely, I'm in Colorado if you make it out this way, I could show you guys some great camping spots, and im only about 2 hours from moab, which is a place that everyone should experience, it's amazing, in regards to your battery capacity, you have one of the best systems available having the GC2 battery, battleborn designed them to be easily expandable, a 2nd battery, just mounts onto the existing battery, and comes with cables to connect them, super easy..
Awesome build. We chose to just do a store bought van, it works well for us but I wish the quality was better. One thing we wouldn't give up is the dedicated rear wet bath. Us older folks get up more at night...lol. Yall build definitely uses all the spaces really good. Love the roof rack for extra storage. How much clothes do yall each carry?
Thank you! There are times we wish we had a dedicated wet bath for sure. We’d love to take more showers in the van, but dealing with a wet shower curtain, isn’t the greatest.
We have a little over a week’s worth of clothes each, which is not a lot. Haha. 1 big packing cube for pants, 1 big packing cube for tops, 1 medium packing cube for socks, and 1 medium packing cube for underwear. It’s hard to fit much more than that with the two of us, but we make it work!
Thanks for watching and commenting. All our best!
@@AdventureOutThere we don't use the inside shower much because of the same reason but we do use the outdoor one often even when it's a bit cold. Wow just one week of clothes. Our last trip was our longest and we were able to each bring around 10 changes of clothes, I think we might be able to squeeze 12.....we're still figuring all the packing and what we really need to bring which had changed since we first started traveling in our van...Happy Trails 🐕
@ It is definitely always a learning experience! There are some clothes that I wish I had and some that I’ll probably drop off in storage next time we’re home. The changing seasons also makes it way harder! 😆 Happy trails to you too!
Need put those flexible solars on the top them boxes for extra solar
That's a good idea! I think we're leaning toward getting more battery for now, but more solar is something to consider too.
Great tour! We miss you guys! You keep talking about projecting movies - what are you projecting with?
Thanks! Miss you guys too and can’t wait to see you soon! The projector is a Kodak Luma 350 thanks to my awesome old work team. 😊 We love it, but you do have to be connected to internet to play anything through Amazon, Netflix, etc. It doesn’t let you play downloads to your phone which is the only drawback because we’re off grid a lot, but definitely recommend. amzn.to/3O4P1nj
auxiliary fuel tank. I went with the 47 gal tank from S & B and could not be happier!
Good to know. Thanks for sharing! We’ll look it up!
Nice tour!! Do you have an AC and how do you go without an oven of any type?? Doing my build now and I must say the additional spaxe with the 170Xd allows for these things. Just found your channel and am enjoying your videos!! MaybI ask how your dog does when you cannot take with? I have a dig and worry about temp control so have it automated. Thanks so much!!
Thanks, Sheryl! We don’t have any AC, but have a MaxxAir fan and another fan that work really well. We try to stay out of areas that are too hot, so we don’t have to rely on AC. We haven’t actually used our fans in over 4 months. Lol.
We do most of our cooking outside in the Dutch oven or skottle, but when we can’t/don’t want to cook outside, we have an air fryer and an induction stovetop. An oven would be nice though! We just don’t have the space like you mentioned. If we had a 170, we’d totally try to put one in.
For our dog, like I said, we’re in cooler climates so don’t have to worry about him too much. We also rarely leave him alone. We are looking into getting a Waggle pet monitor though for when it’s warmer out. It allows you to measure the temp of the inside of your van while you’re away and there is also a camera to check on your pup. We’ll show that in a video coming soon!
Hope that helps! Wishing you all the best for your build!
@@AdventureOutThereThank you so much!!!
@ Of course! Please don’t hesitate if you have any other questions! 😊
Nice build ... what would you change or do different ? Seems like adding another storage box for clothes .... also I would do a extra fuel ⛽️ tank for sure ... especially going in remote places ! Cheers 🍻
Thanks! That's a good question. Storage for clothes would definitely be a plus, but we also think that more battery would be super helpful. There have been a few times we wanted to stay off-grid without moving and didn't have enough solar to recharge our battery. We're also leaning towards getting a bigger fuel tank. That is so stressful to almost run out of fuel! Some of those changes should be coming early next year. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Cheers!
@AdventureOutThere well I was surprised you all didn't have a 2 or 3 batteries.... I am a Nor Cal native and camp in a truck camper but looking into building a van
@ Nice! We’re in NorCal right now. Such a beautiful area with all the redwoods.
@@AdventureOutThere yup .... but I must say Tahoe is nice as well , to many people in S shore but it's nice ... I am a huge fan of Mammoth Lakes
@@kevinaldridge4878 Agree. South Lake can get a little crazy. We’re on the North Shore, which is generally a little quieter, but everywhere seems to be getting busier and busier these days. Love Mammoth too.
I love your channel. You guys are so real❤😊
Thanks so much! That really means a lot to us and we appreciate it. All our best!
Thx sharing nice build
Thanks again for watching.
So much nicer then the old school station wagons and tents
Camping has come a loooooong way.
Where y’all live in Nevada? We’re from Tahoe- Gardnerville area, live in Bend.
Oh, nice! Homebase is in Incline, so we'd be neighbors. 🙂
Ok nice but what was total cost for van?
We bought it brand new for $150k and have added some additional mods for about another $10k.
Yes enjoyed thx
We’re so glad you enjoyed the tour!
Fuel cells
We might be leaning that way too…
Should at some points instal those l track systems
We'll definitely look into them!
Fuel cell or water
@@RamonaBeckett-m8d It’s such a tough decision!! 🤔
Always lagoon table not that pedestal type any RV
Agree 100%
Hey ! I know that song
@@richbowie76 It’s a good one!!! Glad we were able to license it for the vid.
@AdventureOutThere Love the VAN !
@ Thanks!! Can we call you Bowie? 😉
An extra water tank
@@DaveWebb-ec8sk That would definitely allow us to take more van showers and stay off grid longer.
Fuel cell
We may be leaning that way…. Nothing more stressful than almost running out of fuel. 😅
Love your van and videos. My only question is. Do you guys have children?
@@marcyschultz498 Thank you! No, we don’t have kids. Our pup Wez is our fur child. 😊
Love the fishing rod storage idea. Going to Alaska summer of 2025 & have taken notes from your videos. Where is the campsite you did the tour video at? Looks lovely
@@Filkins_Vanture You are going to have a great time! The campsite where we filmed most of the tour vid was actually in Idaho, just south of the CAN border.