Sprinter Van Build Out! (Super Organized)
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2017
- In this video I take a good hard look at the mess that was my 2014 Mercedes Sprinter 2500 Crew Van ( 144" WB). I do a lot of work off site, and its important to keep things organized.
I recently bought a bunch of new toolboxes in Milwaukee's new "packout" line, and these were the motivation to redo the inside of the truck. Follow along while I lay out, and build shelving to house all of my tools. This is a HUGE improvement over what I had!
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$30 sheets of 3/4 ply. Oh, those were the days. Can't even get CDX for that anymore.
This really trips my organizing trigger. I like the simplicity and once you’ve lived with it awhile you can make changes without much effort. I don’t have a work vehicle like this, but you gave me some great ideas for shop organization....great video.
Nice build out. I bought a 2004 Sprinter years ago to convert into a stealth camper van...They are awesome vehicles with endless potential uses. Thanks for sharing!
Nice work. Agreed on the work platform. It comes in handy as workbench occasionally too. I just picked up an adjustable on that goes to 30” for 9’ ceilings.
Congratulations about your job and in special for your dog!
That chop saw will be in the back of your head as soon as you rear end someone.. No bulkhead is a death wish.. I'm speaking from experience.. Rear ended someone and the partition saved my life. Nails flying at 60mph are little missiles.
a guy i worked with had a best friend killed like that, he was in a crash at 40 mph and a tool in the back came forward and hit his head, i agree, a mesh bulkhead at least is a must, all those tools become shrapnel in a crash, and the little bungies and lips on the shelves will not retain them.
My best friend 's dad died in a van , the table saw got him. Bulkhead please.
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I lost a friend and co-worker when his tool box hit him in the back of the head.
fantastic work man, only thing you need to add is a wire partition in case of collision. imo its a must with all the tools you have there
thank you so much honestly just love the simplicity of your build and i know there are some way more intense ideas on youtube but this is the best ive seen ill end up using this method for my build for sure.
I was a medic, I'll reiterate what has been said already...get a bulkhead. In a minor crash you are going to have a lot of loose items flying around, in a major crash those boxes will break apart and become projectiles. I've seen the aftermath and it isn't pretty. A divider is cheap.
Really nice and easy to watch video. Big like on how simple and productive that was/looked. I love organizing and having everything well organized and easy to reach and use.
Great job, simple and useable.
It's great to see some "dry fitting" before getting to making any mods.
I mean, it's great to see people test their ideas before making any definitive / heavy changes.
I'm watching this for the first time. Nice job. Always looking for new ideas.
I would love to see any new transformations a year or so later
if you have the time. Thanks
This is real world getting things done.... Much appreciated.
I like the way you mocked up the layout with scraps. Nothing worse than building from measurements and realizing you didn’t account for a sheet thickness or something stupid. Another reason I also am a believer in direct transfer measurements. Thanks.
I also use the little measuring as possible method. Your ply packers work well and is faster than messing around with a tape etc.
Looks great. Thanks for sharing. You might consider anchoring the miter saw (couple nut inserts & bolts should do it...or even the pressure clamps people put on woodworking jigs).
It's a 1000% improvement & I'm sure you'll feel the efficiency while working...& after work may not be as sore:)
Great content! Love your videos. Keep ‘em coming! 💪🏻
It's so funny because I did the same exact thing starting like a year ago I use open crate for each specific job and I have everything in the gray bins but I also left the lids on the bins so stuff wouldn't fall all over.
I really like this set up. Great vid. Much better then a pick up bed full of STUFF
Man, I really liked your video. It was cool to see the whole process how you laid it out I thought about it fun ride keep it up!
Nice van, I am building out a Ford E-350 School bus into a shop truck. Nicely organized and great ideas.
Great job !! Looks awesome !!
I'm getting a new VW Transporter crew van and looking at doing some drawers and slide out shelves in the back to have everything organised and held down so it doesn't move. I love having everything organised, that way I know where it is when I need it. In my current setup VW Caddy, I have to move a few things to get to some tools (that aren't used very often) but with the new van I will have easy access to everything.
Nice work I am glad your dog was there to supervise.
Being organized is half the battle, and makes the jobs easier and faster.
Milwaukee makes base plates that you can screw to your shelves and secure your packout boxes. The Rigid mobile miter saw stand is pretty sweet too. If you don't want to lug it around all the time the mounting brackets it uses allows you to pop the saw off easily and it's still very portable. You could probably even get some tubing and mount it on your shelves such that you could transfer the saw from the stand to the shelf without having to unmount the brackets.
Excellent video thanks for sharing
I really like this setup! It turned out great 👍
You should see our work van (electrician). We got a small Home Depot set up in there. One rule was - no wood shelving/storage.
One hack I’ll share: Our three ladders, and two large step stools, are held safe with a bungie cord, with a carabiner on top…and a hooked bungie that comes through the middle of all the ladders. Attach hook to carabiner.
In CT. we have to have a panel behind the driver with mesh on the top portion.
Nicely done!!
Nice. I love packout. I also have rigid
Love it -, On your next re-org , consider a false floor , I put one in my van for my ladders and a walkboard !!
That's a good idea! It would be a good place for plunge saw tracks too, and long levels.
Great video and nice way of organizing the tools. Just 2 points:
1) I wouldn’t feel safe driving in your van without a safety bulkhead even though you secured the shelves, in a crash that means nothing with the G forces.
2) purchase instead lightweight plywood 35-40% lighter then the type you use and much straighter.
Nice Sprinter you got there!
Nice, I'm doing pretty much the same thing but I built two pull out drawers full length of the floor . So it kid of has a false floor . I used plastic milk rates to sort supplies. I have a portable 10" circular saw that folds up and tucks against the wall too.
But like you said things can start to get intermixed and that's the biggest issue that I have. I spent 4 hours today resorting tools and supplies.
But good video and nice job .
i work in the tv/film industry as a grip, we use sprinter vans quite often and theyre usually packed completely full, if you want to see really gorgeous, meticulously organized trucks that are designed to be "puked" at the beginning of the day, and repacked really quickly at the days end, google "sprinter grip truck" or something similar.
Cheers. loved watching your process
A partition is a must like others have said, but as I watched this a quick and easy thought for your midst saw is to drill 4 holes where and install bolts sticking up that it sits on. Then throw some wingnuts on it and bam. Solid
Really sharp!
PS . I use those Rigid crates also.I also have the rolling box that goes with them.great to link together and roll and hold stuff..
You could put some lag bolts on from the base up so that you can use wing nuts to tighten down the miter saw so that it doesn't come off in case of a crash. A metal bulkhead would help with little things coming up front.
Between the features I like and the tips I picked up, too many to mention. Great job!
Awesome set up! 👍🏽
Good job!
Awesome, I like it.
Good work 💯🎯
This design is better than what you had put I would have done it a little differently I would have put a false floor in to haul drywall or plywood or even trim or 2" x 4" × 8'. about 6 to 8 inches high floor storage. Next I would have made the shelves out of aluminum to save weight next I would suspend the ladders from the ceiling or mounted on the roof my friend in California put the storage compartment in the floor for plywood and it worked out really great for him. His was a 18" deep he can haul a lot of lumber and it doesn't affect his tools
Great build!
Great video I like your dog his all over the place.
Yes - as everyone else are saying: Bulkhead! Get one in there! Other than that it looks nice and clean. You do however, want to watch how you're putting stuff together, that's going to be banging and rattling around in the back of a van - it has to stand up to a whole lot more of abuse, than shop furniture. Not just in accident situations, but also everyday wear and tear. I use almost the same approach in the shop as you, but where you use 3/4" and scrap pieces to keep the spacing, I use 1/2" + 1/4" full width spacers glued and screwed on both sides (divider with shelves on both sides - a full inch total) to keep everything locked in tight. Shelves are toenailed @45 from both top and bottom across full depth. Of course this is not so easy to alter once done, but nice and sturdy.
Another thing is that you have oriented almost everything into the cargo area, and of course you are crippled a bit in having full use of the sliding door by the passenger seat. In my former van, I had as much space oriented towards the door openings as possible, so I wouldn't have to jump in every time. I ran minor jobs at the time, which meant I rarely needed much of the cargo area for anything that wasn't already in there, so I had the luxury of having the shelves on the left being however deep I wanted them almost, since the tablesaw was right inside the left rear door along with the chop saw and shop vac. For it to clear the wheel well, I had to lift it off the bottom, which gave room for a full 8' stepladder flat underneath. I always wanted a Sprinter for what I did, since I never knew where I'd be, or what I'd be doing at the end of the day, but had to make do with less. And in the end it actually got to work acceptably through meticulous planning and some serious custom building. But it never got to be a Sprinter. The room just wasn't there.
Congrats on a job well done in any case. You will ALWAYS find something you'd want to have done differently eventually.
Bag of stuff turned out good
Nice job
beautiful pup! haha nice set up
Nice van and good stuff
Milwaukee addict
Nice clean
Nice work, my dad told me the same thing your woodshop teacher told you. Measure as little as possible and use screws on everything.
Your van gave me a hard on. I love Milwaukee tools and I do everything work also. electrical,plumbing, framing, drywall, siding, windows, gas/oil boiler work on occasion, finish work, almost anything I am capable and comfortable doing to a residential property.
I'm just poor and work for a unappreciative old man who knows my skill level, but, won't compensate for it. I need to make changes. I want this!
Nice job. I own a construction company and my trades are so overwhelmed with work. They just don’t have enough hours in the day. We are all starting to buy vans and move away from
Pickups for everyone except foreman and excavators. My hope is everyone will be a great deal more organized and by keeping the most common materials we use in the van... hopefully we will have fewer trips to home
Depot.
I'm reading your post from 2yrs ago about changing to work vans.
How did that work out.
@@commoncents456 life changing. I rarely drive a pickup for work now, I still have a nice pickup for family or if I need to pull a heavier trailer, get a load of mulch, gravel etc.
But the Ford Transit extended high cab has made it possible for me to carry all my tools and quite a few of our every day expendable items like caulk, nails, screws, plumbing supplies etc.
Just about finished tweaking my vans build. I wish I had purchased it years ago.
@@bret9741
That's great
I have a promaster
And always changing something 😛😛
@@commoncents456 I had a promaster 3500 extended until December of last year when I sold to a hood friend. He absolutely loves the promaster.
I’ve had several back surgeries and I needed better seats. I just couldn’t get the promaster seat adjusted in away where my lower back wouldn’t start burning and eventually cramping. Also, I drive my vans onto job sites that often are muddy and or snow bound. The AWD Transit is very good off road, not as good as my F-150… but for a 1-ton van with 27” tall tires. Full of tools…. It does well.
Great fit out and organisation 👍 👍 👍 My only concern is the use of bungees and lack of a bulkhead between the passengers and tools 😨🤕
Awesome!
Omg. I want this system. And all the tools. Lol
Some adjustable shelve holes would make any changes even easier 👍
What a fantastic job. Any chance to do an update
Again Fantastic job. Thank you
What about laying a floor across the width of the van just above wheel-well height to allow 4x8 sheets under?
May have to lose the crew seat or shorter stacks of 4x8s may still slide under.
Though you lose some headroom, you gain a wider storage above floor on both sides for all the tools.
Obvious comment first. Get the tool partition already!
Secondly, all your little Rubbermaid boxes are awesome but do they need lids?
And that measure less tip from your teacher is where it's at. So true.
I’d find this so therapeutic 😚😚👌👌
Could you please do clips of your contractor jobs? The van looks great, I like organised channels. Cheers!
AWESOME JOB!!!!!
You had me at 'organize'
I wanted to mention the miter saw but everyone already has :-D
anyway, nice job on the organization upgrade, defo get a bulkhead and you will find out that your van has even more usable space once you have that wall to use ;-)
The ron paulk table ver one is great .. It is 24" wide. Put removable wheels on it . then install a slide out bed. That installs your equipment. That wA y you can use the work bench as a dolly. Make dogs in your shelf bottoms with pre set dogs that shelves fit into table. That way can off load van into your garage. Dogs in slide bed as well... Make a trailer hitch rack for ladders. Or hauling large objects it can be in componets so you can build a chuck wagon for tailgate parties at football games. Use roof for solar or honda generator. The palk table for food then slide out also... Few ideas... I have a chev express 3500 cut away with side boxes and 11' x 8' x 6' walk in paid $1800 with 130,000 miles. Put 2500 in distributor starter fuel pump. Fuel sensors shocks tires electrical short. About $2500. Cheap for mobil shop. The regular storage is 18" wide each side 11' long from bottom to top ... I sanded all metal and sprayed with marine grade plastic used for food grade. Then insulated it and marine disel stove to heat whole unit found for $400. Truck stays dry. Clean ... Nice set up the body is insulated and can be removed installed new van body ..
Love your videos man 🤙🏼
Subscribe back to see my van setup in the coming days !🤙🏼🤙🏼
If I get the motivation to do this,, I’ll have a slight angle on my shelves.. the face or front of it should be a little higher than the back to keep the packout boxes from sliding out when I turn corners too fast
Great job. Hey a couple of fire extinguishers and hang them up. 👍Vinny 🇺🇸
Great Job Cris 👍🏻
The Mexican Carpenter thanks David!!
Wow that dog loves to be on camera
Nice
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING THINGS IVE EVER SEEN. I THINK I HAD A TOOLGASM
Check my work van video...
You probably want to larger strap on that miter saw. That thing might kill the driver in a head on collision - if it gets away.
J.Lender333 I actually went ahead and put a webbing strap around the saw and shelf to make sure it doesn’t go anywhere. The bungee cord kept snapping back and hitting the window!
Why not build a box around the miter saw to avoid strapping it down every time ?
I used to drive a tow truck, I once saw a man that was impaled by the steering column of his van. He was a large man, the force of the initial impact broke the the steering column at the tilt. He was a salesman, he had boxes of catalogs in the van, they came forward and pushed him into the column. A cage may have saved this man. I’m really not a safety police kind of guy, but if I owned a van filled with heavy items I’d have a cage. Sorry, that one has always stayed with me.
Totally agree. A divider between the driving and storage compartiment should be considered. It was the first thing i noticed in this further good video
@@MakeEverything There was a van crashed for a European test of trademan vans for this very topic. The crash video is no longer flocatable online. ua-cam.com/video/PycZJxKS2W4/v-deo.html
Function over fashion, good work. I was hoping for more of a full rebuild, super sexy layout, but that’s not what you needed. Smart to build what you need and not waste time in what you don’t.
Seriously you need a bulkhead, check out some work van crash test videos on UA-cam
это в первую очередь автомобиль. И начинать конструирование нужно с безопасности. При любой аварии - всё это полетит вперед. Я конечно понимаю, что у вас там хорошие дороги.Но стоит где-то поехать не по асфальту - всё посыпется с полок.
Я думаю,что идеальный автобус у вас еще впереди. Удачи!
Great video! Can you share what LED lights you installed into your van?
I would be leary of the miter box behind you without securing it. If you happen to rear end anyone or a head on collision. You may have a projectile flying at the back of your head. Also consider possible wall cleats you can hand the wood boxes on so you can easily move them in and out of the van and also you can pick them up off the floor without having to put legs under them.
I really like your channel very well done. wats the peace of wood for on the back of your seat i was gessin for long stuff
Hey, man, this looks great. I'm inspired by your organization. What's your preferred method for getting all the containers out of the van and into the house your working on? Do you use a hand truck?
Nice job. I'll tell ya tho , that miter saw is in a very dangerous place considering that you do not have a bulk head behind the passenger area. If you came to a sudden stop them tools will end up where the driver is.
That miter saw will become a permanent fixture in your head if you don’t get a divider.
Great video. Cant believe how cheap plywood is in the US
Shades Workshop we got lots of trees!
Do you plan on doing a review of the Milwaukee Packout system?
Thanks for the video good job on the build out. The bench seat works as a bulkhead nothing gets past that. I have a sprinter crew like yours and never had a problem with tools flying froward. Organization is the key to success and you have inspired me to separate my PAC outs so I can easily get to the tools without taking all the boxes apart. A false floor will ad a lot of permanent weight its better to just carry 4 x 8's laying vertical and strap them off to one side of the shelves. Thanks again for sharing the video. Where did you get the LED lights?
Thanks! Ive considered a false floor but I honestly like moving sheets vertically, I haven't had anything move to badly on me since I did the build out, and the organization has saved so much time! I got the LEDS on amazon! Ive got a new van coming and a new build out soon!
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Bello come hai sistemato il tuo furgone ma dove hai posizionato la sega a ridosso dei sedili, io a protezione dei passeggeri metterei una grata giusto per essere più sicuro.
Bravo.
As nice as you have set up your van but where you have placed the saw close to the seats, I to protect the passengers I would put a grate just to be safer.
Good boy.
Did you consider unitising the floor space by making underfloor a pull out draws
Looks great do you think you would add shelves/cubbies higher up?? Seems to be allot of unused space.
Heaven forbid you ever get in an accident but if that ever happened those tools are no doubt going to make it 100x worse than any standard accident. It would be a good idea to look into a dividing wall
No way I would drive that truck!!! Got rear ended at 50mph by someone most likely distracted when I had right turn signal on and she could have braked or easily switched lane.. luckily the heavy duty 3/4 plywood and the shells held stuff from coming in the passenger section... also learned shelving needs to be staggered , meaning no continuous 2x4 running length of your truck so it can't be pushed forward into you...other wise great build...
I was considering buying a cordless ridgid miter box, what are your thoughts on the 7 1/4. I see you have one in your truck.
Ok. But when turning corners too fast ,, won’t they fall out of the shelves?
This keeps popping up, and i still watch it.
Any videos on updates
Thanks
Since this video I actually got a new van, and am doing a whole new build out next month! The first van and build out worked amazing and was so useful for working off site, I only sold it to get a 4wd sprinter. Stay tuned!
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That's great to hear
4wd is the way to go
I have a promaster and it sucks in snow
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