BUILDING THE DREAM - Hab Box Challenge!
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- Building an overland/expedition truck sounded like a good idea at the time. We're only three months in and it's already proving a challenge.
Find out where we've got to in our habitation box build, our thinking, and the challenges so far.
Will we bring it in on time, and more importantly, on budget?
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We are so enjoying watching your next home come together. I am envious of how you tackle all those different challenges that come your way as the build progresses. Don’t forget to give yourselves a treat day out now and then will raise a glass of wine 🍷or two to you both on Fridays and Saturdays . 👍Peter and Jane
Hi Peter and Jane,
thank you and yes, taking time out is a necessity...must get better 🍷🙏😀
Well done Phill brilliant job
Cheers Richard, appreciated 🙏
These last few videos bring back crazy memories (most good, haha) from our build 🤪
😀😀 I can imagine, I shall look forward to being on the other side 😂👍🏻
Awesome job Phil. It's getting exciting for us so goodness knows how you and Izzy are feeling about it all. Good luck with everything, Andy & Kath
Hi both, lovely to hear from you and thank you.
It is, lots to do yet but we can envisage the end goal.
What about you guys, where are you at with the Daily dream? 😉
@@TheGapDecaders Hi. We are still waiting to hear from Iveco regarding 2024 pricing. Although we don’t want to start anything for quite some time yet. We would prefer to have it sorted before we head to either the States or Australia/NZ 🤞🏻
Ah, fair enough. Sounds like you've got lots planned. 👍🏻😀@@spirit5_of_adventure
Great progress Phil. Lowering the roof's been a BIG job, and that air cleaner bracket's expensive!
Thank you, it was...still lots more big jobs to come and yes, eye wateringly so 🙈🙏😂
Keep at it lad and lass!!
Looking good.
Aussies from Gjirokaster… who are all back at home, work and school
Thank you and always great to hear from you.
I hope life back home is treating you well.
🙏P&I ☺
Looking good Phil. Creating something that’s going to be very special indeed 👍
Cheers Paul, I sincerely hope so. Can’t wait to be back on the road 😁👍🏻
Big respect for your project! I cross fingers!!! Andreas
Thanks Andreas, appreciated 🙏☺
Very impressive progress!
thank you ☺
Hi Phil, a really messy job but you make it look so straightforward. I guess there was a lot of planning and measuring before you started to cut the roof off. Looking great.
A real result with the sale of the aircon unit - you must have been really happy with that.
I had visions of RAL 9005 being an interesting colour only to discover it is jet black!
Hi Peter, I'm sat here smiling cos yes, there was a lot of thought & prep throughout before dropping the roof.
We were pretty delighted with the sale of the fridge unit, although it was actually worth double that, but with such a swift offer, it was hard not to accept.
The black is only for the bottom area, basically below the mudguards, we were going to opt for a funky colour, but sadly we're old and boring.
Cheers P&I 🍷☺
Hi Phil , Well the work won't do itself, and you guys must progress , There's an element of rush around this process and it cannot be ignored because of all of the connecting bits and pieces , But its not as easy as just throwing it up in the air and hoping it all lands in the Perfect place the 5 P,s come into play here
we are all encouraged by the commitment level ,and the do it once do it right attitude cheers Stevie B
Cheers Steve,
As you know, it wouldn’t be the same if you weren’t involved with the build, it's a continuous learning phase and one I really enjoy.
🙏😀
Glad you are filming the build process. I am finding it quite interesting.
Appreciate the feedback, 🙏😀
Fantastic update Phil and the amount of work you are putting in is impressive. You are a man for detail and that is why it will be a great build. Don’t forget to stock up on the tea. Dave
😂😂 Cheers Dave, appreciated. You only make that mistake once 😉👍🏻
Great stuff loving it .cant wait for next vid 👍
😀 Cheers Alex, appreciate the feedback 🙏☺
Multi Solve is great for removing stubborn old sealant amongst other stuff 👍🏻
Cheers Craig, I've got a tin of Preptone here which is excellent, there's an aluminium corner profile to be fitted yet & most of the box will be covered with cabinetry so I'm not going to get too carried away.
You guys heading off anytime soon?
@@TheGapDecaders hey 👋🏻 well at the moment we are just banking funds, but probably off to Spain for a few months later in the year. Smashing progress so far 👍🏻
Sounds good, despite all our travels we love Spain and will be spending a lot more time there moving forward, will share more later 😉
Cheers both, 🙏 P&I 🍷☺ @@PenelopetheTruck
All good :)
Cheers Kev, we're getting there. 🙏
great video thank you
thank you 🙏
WOW. I've been in motor trade lgv and hgv and hat off to you that's a lot o work on the lowering of the roof on its own very well done you great video keep your high standard and looking forward to next one
Fiona and Gordon fae bonnie Scotland
Hello Gordon and Fiona, thank you and I hope this finds you well.
Yeah it's been a bit of an effort, but hopefully worth it in the long run.
Cheers to you both 🍷P&I☺
Really enjoying your videos keep up the good work. Cant wait so see how u get on. Definitely inspiring us to do the same one day.
Hi and thank you, you certainly don't go into these projects knowing everything, you just pick a lot of it up along the way. 🙏😀
Great job - keep going :)
Cheers Rob, ☺
I’m enjoying the build process and your enthusiasm shines through. Exciting times and future adventures ahead. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Impressive level of work. BUT, glad it is you, and not me!
you're making really good progress
thank you 😀
Really impressed with how much of it all you each cover yourselves.
It would be interesting to see what your hours invested add up to in saved cost. Even if calculated at minimum wage I expect you have saved £££££££
But I know from our conversations that it is a labour of love
🍦🍷 Bravo
Hi Eddy, thank you.
Wow, that would be interesting, I reckon it'll be in the region of 2500 man hours minimum, by the time we've finished this year and that doesn’t include evening/weekend research and sourcing.
I guess that's ultimately where you save on these projects.
Cheers P&I 🙏😀
Great work trimming the box to size, extra bonus to see your Frosty the Snowman look!
Do you think the bed articulation at the front will reduce once the weight of the box is added to the subframe?
Thank you, the collective weight and box rigidity will unquestionably made everything more stable however, I think the level of articulation will remain if placed under the right undulation... further testing required 🙏😀
Well done getting the top chopped and dropped 👏 🛠💪👍🌞
How do you feel the budget is going? Has the aircon / excess parts sold vrs those pesky surprises ballanced out?🤔📺🍺
Thank you, Not too bad, we'll most certainly be over budget by 10% as it stands at the moment.
The fridge sale has certainly gone some way to off-set the unforeseen's.
Although we've purchased most of the big stuff already, it's difficult to say what our end total will be. 🙏😀 P&I
You making great progress!
thank you 🙏
Phil, why oh Why did you LOWER the roof?
Because sitting just over 4m high once the solars on, would be a major problem in Europe.
Having traveled with a rig at 3.92m high for years, across Europe to Asia, has taught us that lower (than 4m) is better, we still have 2m inside with a full size door, which is loads. 👍🏻😀