Awesome Van Mod! Promaster Custom DIY Wind Fairing
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
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You are very clever and this is another item I think I need. BTW of all the factory made and home brew vans we see and watch on you tube your build is the one we most admire. Whenever I open the cabinets in our Winnebago Travato 59k I can't help but think about the solid cabinets you have. So sturdy and so beautiful.
Thanks! We are very happy with our little home.☺️
It must be amazing to be so freakin’ handy! 👏👏👏👏👏
Aww shucks☺️😁. Thanks Kim!
Deer just strolling along. SUNSHINE glad you made it south. That cactus is huge great video as always! OK I know it was a mod video but your extra scenery was my favorite.
It’s our favorite part too!😉😁
Yaaaay...”Tool Time with Dave” 👏🏼
Great job on that wind fairing sir, but everything you guys do comes out awesome 🤩
The Happiest of New Years to you three!
#CareyOn🐶
Tool time with Dave has been gone too long!😉😁
Perfect timing for me I was watching your video yesterday on your roof rack. I think I'm starting my build with that. Just bought my promaster last week.
Good luck!!
Love the wind fairing. Good job. I like your original idea of doing the final version in acrylic.
Thanks!
I just learned from you, be calm and don't overthink things!!!!
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Nice improvisation and workmanship. It’ll be interesting to see how it withstands such a harsh environment.
Thanks. We’ll see🤷♂️😁
I'd say you accomplished both of your goals! Looks great! Nice job!
Thanks!
I just can't get over him saying "ruffffrack" hahaha its "rooooooooof rack" anyways love you guys! Safe travels!
aha, a Dave modification, cool. Dave is sure a dang handy guy.
We should be posting a bunch of mods in the near future!😉😁
Great job Dave! Looks like a professional job for sure..should protect everything on roof & save about 1 mile per gallon
Thanks Melanie:)
Looks good! Very thoughtful solution!
Looks good now just add a LED Light Bar 👍 nice mod. Thanks for sharing. Carey On !
Nice idea! Happy New Year to you and your family! Hope you are all well!
Very nicely done.
Thanks 😁😎
Happy New Year.... and Nicely done...
Thanks and happy new year!
Nice work Dave. Just watched James’ short video on the lithionics charge rate off the Balmar alternator, yours must also give you a similar result. Looking forward to your full mod upload. You guys are in the desert!!!
I haven’t watched it yet but I suspect you’re right. It’s crazy how well this system works!
Great job! So handy, and love the campground! haha
Ha! More on the campground in the next video..it’s a pretty great one and the host is the best! 😃
I am definitely doing this!!!!
Great idea,thanks for sharing. I have wind noise that has been driving me crazy from my roof rack. Thank you!
Thanks, hope it helps!
First and Happy New Year !! Love the mod. Looks professional :-)
Thanks!!
Hi Guys ... Aluminum is the way to go !
Maybe🤷♂️😁👍
Looks like you might be in my local neighborhood. Somewhere in a outlying area around Phoenix. Maybe I'll see you around, while dreaming of my own journey someday. I see van lifers quite often in my area, but while curious about their builds, I respect their privacy and don't bug em... Happy trails!
We were camped at Pinal County West Park on I-8 south of Phoenix. Always nearly empty 🤷♂️😁
Beautiful area, been that way myself. I live north and east of that out by the Superstitions. Get a chance stop and grab a bite to eat at one of my little local getaways... Tortilla Flats
@@dalecummins689 I think we passed through and ate there a few years ago!
Nice job. You do good work. ⛴
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Nice job, but a tease. More details about when you left Oregon and where you are. Loved the deer and the kitty.😊
Happy New Year🥳🥳
Thanks! More info in the next video:)
Hi guys😃 and happy New Year! So crafty the both of you are😃 I love James and Stephanie! Can't wait to see thier new rig🤗🤗
Look forward to seeing your other mods. What was that animal? I got a chuckle seeing that lol. Carey on
It was a doe deer with her fawns. Happy new year!
Nice job!
Thanks:)
Food for thought, if you put a layer of fiberglass over the plywood, then sanded and painted, it would match the van. I realize most folks would never know the difference they way you have it.
If the plywood was the final product I might have gone this route. Thanks:)
I can hear the aesthete in George @ HumbleRoad begging you to bend the lower edge of those brackets the other way to hide them behind the fairing! 8-)
Flex seal great idea
So far so good!😁
Nice work!
Thanks Joe!
Good work! If only for the wind noise, it’s certainly worth the $50.
Thanks:)
Nice job and a big Atta Boy to Lyle! Have you thought about using Starboard? It's readily available, needs no finish and absolutely nothing sticks to it. I want to be where you are...in the sun!
It was what I initially thought of but wasn’t about a piece 6 1/2 for long . I’ve never worked with it and wasn’t sure about its weight compared to acrylic. Sounds like good stuff. Any idea where to get a piece that long?
@@CareyOnVagabond I use it all the time - I'm pretty sure it will work for you. I custom order mine at Englund Marine. The only concern I would have is that it can be a bit bendy. However, with all the mounts you have it should work with a 1/2 piece. Next time you are in town I can let you play with some scraps I have. Also I have a sheet of it 48" x 24" covering my fish cleaning station - I don't know if you noticed that. As far as weight - 1/2" of starboard would probably be similar to 1/4" of acrylic. Starboard is also more flexible - acrylic is pretty brittle and could easily break if hit by a rock or branch. You can beat on starboard all day long and it won't break. It works very easily with simple hand tools.
Cool! Thanks. Sounds like a possibly a summer project😁😉
@@CareyOnVagabond Yes - right about the time the Salmon arrive offshore :)
Ooh, that sounds like a better project!😁
Very nice maybe you can create a flower design like a tattoo.
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Good job! Maybe the next project is to carve out your logo and insert neon lights?
That’s just plain crazy talk Morten😁😂
@@CareyOnVagabond I know ! 🤩😅😂🤣
How did the extreme Velcro work out? Did you leave it on or did you replace it with a more permanent solution?
Working great still. We’ve been through high 90’s, freezing cold and lots of high winds including some crazy cross winds on the highway. No issues so far.😉🚐
Plywood and flex seal?! I'm gonna try too! :)
😁. Go for it!
Happy New Year...love the idea of the wind fairing! Could you share your location in this video? Thanks in advance!
Thanks. It’s Pinal County West Park south of Phoenix on I-8.
@@CareyOnVagabond thanks, looks beautiful! I also follow George and in the process of building out a Sprinter using 80/20...Hope to run into you guys on the road someday...
@@russwellman908 if you ever see us getting near you let us know😉😁
Hi. Nice build !! Where were you staying at the taping of video. Lovely area. I assume you were boondocking? I didn't see any hook ups. I hope we all have a safe n HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021 !! Safe travels. Peace to you and yours
Thanks. It’s Pinal County west park. Its on I-8 south of Phoenix;) It’s a primitive $10 a night campground. Always nearly empty.
What kind of finish do you put on your spoons and how often do you recommend redoing them? Dan - Oklahoma’s Tumbleweeds
I’ve experimented a bit but usually lately all I use is Hemp oil. It’s a drying oil like walnut or linseed. As far as after that I usually don’t do anything and just let age and natural patina show. They can always be re-oiled anytime you want to freshen them up. 😉
Looks great! I agree with another that Aluminum might be the way to go. Maybe 1/4”... You could try a rubber dam on the lower edge to seal up against the van roof. Maybe something like they use on the bottom or maybe sides of garage doors?
Not a bad idea! Thanks:)
Does George know yer doin’ this?😉 Looks great!👍🏻
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Great work, Dave. And great rig. But it ain't no pickup, like Bubba drives. Could I contract you to upgrade my blue Dakota rig, which was pretty boss, and tricked out. Or maybe Irene could help? I know she's got a tape measure or two squirreled away somewhere.
Irene is laughing and filling me in on the tape measure story.😂😂
Hello, where is the campground, you drone video, located at?
Pinal County West Park on I-8 south of Phoenix.
I'm really curious on how it improves your gas mileage bucking a headwind. Then I guess it's a little too early in the morning to be baking scones?
You are not going to believe the scone footage in the next video. Crazy experiment. Working on it now. Not sure it’s going to work😳
What about using RFP glued together for strength?
🤷♂️. Might work!
That stuff is cheap and when using the right adhesive you can’t pull it apart.
Hey y'all! Thx so much for sharing this. Attempting to build one as well.
If I search on Lowes, what are the metal "braces/brackets" (that you're hammering into custom angles ) called? In your video - it's 0:53:
Also - how are you securing THE BOTTOM of those "brackets" -- it seems to just sit on some hardcore adhesive tape? (1:01) h
#newbie DIYer first name vanlifer in progress
The metal I made into brackets is 1/8 inch thick by 1 inch wide aluminum flat bar stock. And yes, they are held on the rood with extreme Velcro. Crossed the US twice in all kinds of weather and has held up great! Good luck!
@@CareyOnVagabond quick question - why extreme velcro (I see the max im finding scotch extreme up to 30 lbs)
VS
Guerrilla double sided mounting tape ?
Hey, what sneakers are Dave wearing @1:36? Thanks
An early version of the Hoka ATRs😉
I might copy you with this, but I would paint bunny or mouse ears on mine
Do it!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂