NEW YEAR, NEW BUILD! - VAN LIFE (and a few resolutions)
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We're starting the new year in good spirits and are ready for the next chapter, we're doing a self build campervan :) Scary but exciting and if anyone feels like they have some advice, we're all ears!
Doing a van build was always something we fancied but never thought it would actually happen to be honest, but here we are (slightly late to the party!) and ready to make our van life dreams a reality! Can we build a van with no experience and a tight time frame of 6 weeks? Keep watching to find out..
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Thank you for watching another van life vlog friends, Happy New year:)
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🌲 comes down on the baptism of Jesus / check out this father and son van build m.ua-cam.com/users/VanlifeSagas / helpful and funny 😂
Happy New Year to you both and the dogs 🐕 😊😊 x
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Warm the floor tiles up with a heat gun to remove them. It softens the glue.
I insulated the floor walls and ceiling. The walls and ceiling had a vapor barrier between the insulation and the plywood. Also make sure to seal the joints with foil tape.
I have done a van build series on UA-cam which may be helpful.
Good luck with the build guys.
"heat gun" aka hair dryer
I heated mine with the hairdryer lol worked a treat
Awesome 🙌.. Will check out your videos.. So we basically need to vapour barrier everywhere before new plywood, perfect, thanks for confirming that Ian and thanks for watching 😊..
@@Missnatty9ok, great yeah lots of people said heat gun, we don’t have that but we have a hair dryer 😁
Hi both, I am also about to start a budget van build series, but I think you will be way ahead of me with yours before mine gets going 🙂
Im Electrical Engineer, make sure all electrical cable runs, are laid inside flexible plastic kopex, for better protection from damage, protection from any condensation and heat, you should also only use electrical cable that its insulation has high resistance to heat! Because temperatures in spain can hit over 50 c, your cables should also be run between the van insulation and interior, dont run electrical cable circuits, that are run against the metal bodywork of the van, or cables begetting cooked from hot sunshine, you can later get short circuit or fire in u van.
Use temperature resistant cables for cable runs!
We take our decorations down on the 6th
"Detectorists" is a wonderful series which I heartily recommend if you've not already partaken. Great countryside, music, performances, quirky, gently comic and touching. Happy new year!
Can't agree more, loved the Detectorists
It's a fabulous series. A must watch!
Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation 😊.. Will google now x
One of the best series EVER ❤️
I liked that show also.
Watch Greg Virgo’s first van build video, then adapt it to suit yourself that’s what I did with my first build 👍
As mentioned already, warm the tiles up. Heat gun would be preferable or a hair dryer on hot. Our two year old build (not the van he’s a pensioner!) is bone dry. Insulate, vapour barrier then ply line all round. Make sure to get adhesive foil tape on every seam. One tip is too make sure to insulate and barrier the bulk head. It is an area prone to condensation. Please, please open the front up and ad swivel chairs. The amount of space and the views in the evening make it worthwhile.
Thanks so much for the advice, really appreciate that Toni😊.. And good to know your thoughts with the bulkhead too xx
Any sticky ness left over clean with pure alcohol x
I love seeing the dogs running and chasing each other. It’s so cute. You can just feel their joy.
Cheers to you all and special pat for Charlie and Dizzy - lovely hike you took us on. You were put through the wringer in 2023 and have come out landing on your feet with smiles on your faces.
Thanks Michelle❤.. We’ve got a lot to smile about😊.. Feeling good going into the new year xx
thai chi with nick!! You have something there!! that was fun
Kind of envious of you walking around with the kiddies and not having to contend with mud and rain! Looking forward to more of the van build
Thanks David.. Yeah we’re definitely not missing the mud this winter after spending the last 2 winters in muddy UK! 😅
Remmber guys: Carbs are also sugar, and secondly, there are no "good" sugars. Not even fructose.
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Happy New Year! It's good to see you that positive!
There are two ways of insulating a van. According to youtube videos an “English way“ and a “German way“. The English way is to put some puffy stuff to the wall. Here a vapor barrier is necessary because otherwise the humidity would condense on the cold metal and the puffy stuff would become soggy.
The “German way“ is to glue the foamy stuff fully to the metal, like you have. There is just no possibility that humidity can condense on the metal. Therefore I wouldn't install a vapor barrier. The problem with VP's is, they have to be REALLY airtight, otherwise humidity is possibly trapped.
You WILL have condensation, it's better to have ventilation everywhere, that these spots can dry out.
All the best for you in 2024! And happy van building! Enjoy, it's fun! Some people have quitted van traveling because they liked van building better...
If youre thinking of putting in a vapour barrier - the vapour has to go somewhere - it turns to water. Which is why they use it in houses etc. Dont trap the water inside your van, it will respond to gravity and rot the floor out.
You could use a beal off lose RockWool for the beams, you take pieces "it's a kind of hairy/fluffy" to push this in-between the beams.
Foam is more permanent but wil also be a good insulation, not a very dense kind but the one that leaves some air bubbles inside.
Important is not create a cold-britch, if the density of the insulation becomes to great cold ore heat can come trough.
The armafles looks quite good, if tis is 19mm that's great, also this has small air bubbles inside you don't want to put permanent pressure on this. The small bubbles blow up and de working becomes useless
Aluminum Tape is your biggest friend, great stuff 😀
I hope this small tips will help you
Good wishes to you both, really enjoy your UA-cam channel
Love, Peter
You guy's are 👍 awesome , you were the first channel , I started watching, I'm 👍😃 grateful for you guy's and the doggies.
Fit plywood strips about 120mm width on the metal roof, wall spars, they will make strong and easy to find fixing point to screw into. Don't Bury cable runs. Run plastic truncking inside cupboards and seating etc. Makes it easy to repair and add extra stuff.
A couple of channels worth watching for van conversions are Liam The Terrible, language is a bit ripe but banter is good, and Vanology Conversions, which is an offshoot of The Rolling Rucks. An hair dryer is good for softening glue. Love your videos
Looking forward to your van build. Look at Greg Virgoe’s self build YT channel. He has detailed videos for every step of what needs to be done. 😁
Already been watching Greg, he’s such a good teacher as far as van building goes 😊❤
so now you start the van. looking forward to the outcome .... on your marks... get set... GO
Our 50 day challenge has just begun. :)
Well folks, I normally don’t comment on your channel but me and my wife love to watch it. But as someone who has built a camper van from the ground up, you are in for a challenge that’s a fact. But it is very capable if you just relax and don’t get Frustrated. When you get frustrated, that will be a good time to take the doggies for a walk. Clear your head. Good luck. Can’t wait to see you what you come up with. Nic get cooking. Lol.
I love to see you so hapoy and relaxed with pups after all your past stress. Happy 2024 from Vancouver Island. Donated my tiny tree on the 27th. Done and dusted
Hi guys, happy new year :) I think it's a great idea to go with ply or tongue and groove, it will look really nice and cosy and homely. For my day van I'm sticking with ply because I like the look, and I'm going to have peg board ply in the back half so I can easily hang different hooks etc. Tongue and groove might work well for you though, because I imagine it would be easier to get behind to change electrics and plumbing if you wanted to in the future, idk. A lot of professional conversions (certainly the vws I've looked at) do use carpet on walls and ceiling, personally I dont like the look/feel of it, but it's definitely a "normal" thing to do!
Re tv shows and films, I could recommend some things, but it depends what sort of stuff you're into? I've been exploring some of the Asian dramas on netflix; there are some great Indian shows, and now I'm getting into Chinese dramas, and I also like anime, so if any of that sounds interesting I can give you some recs - but it's not everyone's cup of tea!
From your thumb nail, I am glad you two have got to grips with it. lol
I LOVE watching your babies running free!!!! Happy New Year to all four of you!
Happy New Year to you all…. ❤
I would never leave this area! Sooo beautiful! You are very lucky to call this home!
Thankyou😊.. We feel blessed to call this home xx
You are a lovely couple and neither of you have a bad bone in your body and I like your touch of sarcasm and humour❤️
Happy New Year and here's to a great 2024
Greg Vergoe is the man to watch for van builds
How much you both love each other's company is couple's goals!
Please make sure all your electric wires and water pipes can be easily accessed for repairs or changes. Also, make sure the base of your bed has holes so the mattress can breathe.
Happy New year 🎉. I was listening to sunscreem just last night
Happy New Year you guys!
Happy new year to you the mad couple in a van great to see you back 🎉🎉
Happy new year guys…♥️
Happy new year xx
Good start!
looking forward to seeing the van build.
Happy new year, happy to see you both again, and can't wait to watch the van come to life. Love you both
So good to see and hear you all 😊 Happy new year
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Have a very happy new year ❤
Happy New Year all
Best tool for removing the tiles is an oszillator tool. And very useful for many other tasks, like plunge cuts, cut a bit of metal off and so on. In many situations it's the 'problem solver'.
You could also cut a slit in the tiles with a circular or plunge saw (or the oszillator tool) along the lines to get to the screws. Depth of cut adjusted to the thickness of the tiles.
Or a sharp wide chisel and a mallot
Tool wise, I’d definitely recommend getting a pocket hole jig ( Kreg good brand) plus if you can afford it a track saw. Those 2 tools have really made things easier for me 👍🏼
About a vapour barrier. I’m sure you’ve done your research but unless you can 100% seal it with zero gaps it’s not worth doing and actually worse as once moisture gets past it it’s much harder to get rid of.
I’ve chosen to do one myself.
For insulation I started with closed cell foam ( like you have) directly to the inner steel skin, on top of that I have the PIR insulation board on the large areas and recycled plastic bottle insulation ( that doesn’t hold water, rockwool or standard house insulation holds water so don’t use that unless it’s all you have) in the fiddly bits and cavities.
On top of that is the vapour barrier with about 500m of foil tape!lol ..make sure to buy about 3x more if that than you need!!
The more insulation over the cab roof area the better, due to the shape if you get condensation there it runs down the inside of the windscreen so I’d double up there.
If you’ve got a heat gun or even powerful hair dryer warm the floor up in sections to loosen the glue that would help.
When it comes to further on in the build with electrics I can hopefully be more helpful as that’s my trade.
Plus this is only my second van build!ha VW t5 1st then long wheelbase sprinter now as it’s both of us 👍🏼
Happy new year to the 4 of you , hope any of the above helps 😊
Ant
I don't know this van but most have vents at the bottoms of the walls so trapping moisture with a vapour barrier shouldn't be an issue.
I've often thought diverting the cab heater through the walls would be a good idea but I've never done it.
@@alanhat5252 I think the ducato/relay/boxer/promaster have those vents but in my sprinter I don’t have them. I’ve seen plastic covers for them but expect they would be an extortionate price as everything is!!
@@alanhat5252 I’m afraid you need someone much cleverer than me to answer that ..but in simple terms I like the idea👍🏼
You guys are so funny! and lovely and fun to watch. now....as to the tree/decorations. Usually they're done by now, typically January 1 is when I would be taking everything down. However, this year, we have a live tree and have had it almost a month and it still smells wonderful! So I decided to leave it up. Plus, there's still water in the bucket underneath it and I'd rather it be empty or close to empty before we move it across the living room and our trash picks them up next week so no big rush. So it's a slow put-away this year. Fun to see the van build starting! And the tool belt is a sign of a husband who knows his wife, love it!! It's a perfect gift! Happy new year!
Good luck guys!
One of my favourite vlogs from you gorgeous pair. Lovely to see Nick saying such great things to Sarah and your plans for the NY sound fabulous xxx big hugs
Happy New Years 🎉 🏕️🌄
Happy new year guys and babies ,hope you’ve had a good rest ,now on with the van build 🤗good luck x
Thanks Judith! Happy New Year 😊
Happy New Year, love your philosophy for the coming year.
I think you guys will find both being adventurous and grateful an easy task, you're both so positive and fun.
awwwww, Thankyou so much ☺️☺️xx
Beautiful aerial view at first sight! Love your adventures, their planning, their amazing intentions... Thank you for your understanding of how to do each task. Love what you're doing and wishing you all best on completing your amazing new van. 😊
awwwww, Thankyou☺️☺️xx
Happy New Year the video was amazing can't wait to see you build that van and a year of amazing travels and with dizzy and Charlie
Nice to see all the stress lifted of your faces after all the messing about you had with the van but happy times now Happy New Year to you both all the best with the van build xx for the boys
awwwww, Thankyou! Yes new year, happy adventures to come ❤😊
WOW Happy New Year guys so refreshing to watch your smiling faces in 2024 especially with the Va n build going on a big task.
Happy New Year paw people and welcome 2024. You absolutely deserve some down time after the year you had last year. Wishing you every success for the van build x
awwwww, Thankyou☺️☺️xx
Happy New Year to all four of you. I think after the year you’ve just managed to get through, having a quiet Christmas is more than deserved. Looking forward to seeing what escapades come now. 🥳🥳🥳
Thanks so much, we needed a nice break this Christmas ❤
happy new year guys love your channel
Happy New Year. You are so funny and great to have you back. 1st January decs come down, clean and fresh start. Coffee always comes with us on route to walks and days out. Good luck and enjoy, the van build. It's going to be amazing. Take care x
awwwww, Thankyou Linda, yeah good to have all the Xmas decs down now, feels like a nice fresh start doesn’t it ☺️xx
Happy New Year to all of you! Good luck with the new build!
Happy new year! and thanks. 😁
Brilliant as usual!!!! You gotta watch ‘Fool me once’ brilliant. Happy new years guys xx
Happy New year to u both, xxx
Happy new year!!!! ❤️❤️
Great to see you all again...Happy New Year...Looking foward to this years adventures yipee 😃
Happy new year!!❤️
Good luck both with the van 👍
Great to see you guys and Happy New Year to you both (and the boys)! 🥂🎉 So looking forward to seeing the van build. Wonderful walks and scenery you have nearby (brilliant videoing with the drone btw) and loved watching the boys playing by the water 🐕🐾🥰🥰 You're both so lovely and always make me smile. Watching your videos brightens my day, especially at this time of year. Take care and enjoy the van build journey. Love from the north of Scotland xx❤🐾
Happy new year guys 🎉 so looking forward to seeing the van build . Keep me occupied during this miserable January weather here in U.K. It’s so lovely to see the nice weather in your video 👍roll on summer xx
Happy New year 🎉
Thank you for your latest video - love watching how you are getting in, and appreciate the effort you put into to all your videos. A few things we have enjoyed watching on tv recently - Before We Die, The Couple Next Door, Mr Bates vs the Post Office, Vigil - hope you them as much as we did xx
Feliz año Nueva! Very best wishes for the year ahead!❤
What a great start to 2024, thanks for sharing and can't wait for your next video ❤🤗
I've removed similar tiles by heating sections of the floor/tiling up with a heat gun, softens the glue and makes removal so much easier. Good luck. 😊
Love your humor and your great videos😂. Enjoy your van build and a prosperous 2024🎉
Some great recommendations in this one’s guys!
I’ve always loved the “never compare yourself to other people”! I often remind myself of this one!! x
6th jan tree down, happy new year to you Nick & sarah & the doggies too❤️
Lovely video peeps. I started paragliding last year and love it. ❤
You need to insulate the floor, and use vinyl snap in flooring ( that looks like wood- I used a gray shade) super easy to sweep and clean - good for the doggos
Thanks, the floor is insulated but we need a vapour barrier underneath too! Should get the floor done this weekend 😊
Happy New Year to you both and all viewers.
Great episode as always, I was floored.
Right back to you Mike! Thanks so much for watching..😁
Hi Guys, we watch The Lodge Guys vlog, and they have just completed their first ever van build. It was truly a great achievement for them. I highly recommend that you watch them. Their finished van is totally awesome. No details of the build are missed. Love watching your adventures, and wish you much success and lots of luck for your build. Cheers Mary
Happy New year to all 4 of you, please take some downtime to relax. Love all your new year revelations xx stay cool stay safe. Good luck with the van build ❤
No time for relaxing now😂.. Thanks so much for watching..😁
Bit late this week but happy new year to you both. Excited to see the start of the build xxx
Sarah and Nick , You are going to make us tired just watching you ! You work for fun I guess ! I hope you achieve that have planned !
Love your channel !
awwwww, Thankyou Charlotte ☺️xx
If Nick is going to teach us Tai Chi, sign me up. Just what I need too! Love you guys ❤ and doggies.
Happy New Year, both and doggies. Love the channel. The sunscreen song is a song i still listen to from time to time, keeps my focused on what's important in life.
Yeah it’s a great song isn’t it 😊.. Thanks so much for watching..😁
Happy new year too you both.,🎉🥳
Happy New year.
Tradition says that decorations come down on 12th night which is the 6th Jan.
Sunscreen is one of the greatest, if not THE greatest song of all time ❤❤❤❤
lovely to see you both so much in love ❤
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Guys be worth watching The Tourist series 1 and 2 edge of the seat stuff!!
Happy New Year and good luck with the future build!!
Busy schedule ahead, but then it always is for you guys. Try, Chithurst, for guided meditation. It's brilliant. Happy New Year to you all.
Love your humour and positivity Nick & Sarah. Good luck with the unbuild and rebuild… alot of work but a chance to put your own character into Venton. Looking forward to watching that unfold. 💕
With regard to the ‘date for taking decorations down’, some traditionalists go for the Twelfth night, which works out as either the 5th or 6th of January.
Wishing you and your doggies good health and every happiness for 2024. xx🐾🐾
I love seeing the dogs so happy and free 😊🎉
Thanks, it’s great for them down there, we love it too ❤
Happy New Year to you and the doggies ❤
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Happy new year. I've been watching Max & Occy for some time. I like the way he did his van,open up the back doors and drinking coffee in bed. And I also like the platform that he pulls out at the back. Xxx
We love Max and Occy and ge did an amazing job.But we're going with something quite different, a little more basic. ;)
We like ....tree down New Years eve, start the next day all clean and tidy....and one big job all done and dusted......
Happy new year🎉 Love and peace from Denmark ❤
Ha🎉ppy New 🕛🎊 Year 2024 and Happy ☕ coffee❤😂
You guys are blessed you are more authentic then many other van vloggers more raw and realistic, so inspirational amazing aerial views,, wonderful home great taste, lovely funny I could go on, really enjoy all your content, thank you even my 5yr old son says mum put on Nick and Sara, we both live in a movano van. Happy New year guys xxx
Happy new year guys. Looking forward to another year watching you and your babies. I've stopped sugar so looking forward to seeing your baking Nick. 😊
Awesome 🙌.. Well done for stopping the sugar, we’ll definitely try and share some recipes we come up with 😊