The couple they seem very nice people and they appear for young people to have their heads screwed on.(May not know that term they are grounded and centred people very rare in such young people)
Excellent van tour, much appreciated! I think this build is so creative with the multi function bed, long dining table, linear actuator, and the glides, simply amazing! Also love their van color! The sliding wardrobe is sheer genius!!! I would love to see a video on these three items in detail. I have a tip for their shoe box. Get a piece of wood, and rub in some aromatic essential oil for body or room. It scents up the entire box in a gentle long lasting way. Geranium Rose is a good scent.
The van is so well thought out. Dan you have thought of everything. Thank you for building Rachel such an amazing castle on wheels. I just subscribed to your UA-cam channel. God bless!!!
I have watched so many van tour videos and ima say this one was the very well thought out and I love everything about. Very creative I was blown away! 😍 good job fun and safe travels!
Had a great time doing the tour Ryan! Working on some those how-to videos so people can have these features in their homes as well! Look forward to seeing you on the road again!
@@daniel.messick subscribed Awaiting Awesome Banana Van videos 👏✌🙏 Hopefully you'll sing 👩🎤& play🎸 Would love to see how you both set up for work You're really awesome, interesting & cool people with kind 💝Hearts Would make a INCREDIBLE UA-cam channel ❣
@@four-twenty4205 Thanks for the compliment. I'm from TN as well as my parents, but not positive where the accent came from, as even in TN I get asked. I just uploaded our first video explaining some of our next steps.
This van has so much personality and ingenuity! Beautiful build and lovely people!!! Love their reason to get out there and travel!!! Beautiful souls, willing to help people along the way, much respect for that. ♡☆♡☆♡ May God bless you two and your travels!!!♡☆♡☆♡
I like the van but love the couple. Shy, quiet southern gentleman with the central or northern shy quiet girl. It's like a love story movie. Inspirational.
You’re such a positive couple. You kind of remind me of my husband and me. We also met, dated and married within a bit more than nine months. That was nearly 30 years ago. May God continually bless you both.
So many sick storage ideas and space savers. Did not expect a toilet to come out of that drawer 😁 obviously the best part of this build is being able to watch the stars in bed. GAME CHANGER. My next van must have this! Awesome video dude
The Banana Van has come a long way scene the first time I saw it. They continually are improving the lay out, but the thing I like best of all about the Banana Van is Rachel and Daniel. Stay safe and have fun my friends!
LOVE this. I m disabled senior lady who travels for suicide prevention since losing my son Jeff 10.8.16. Trying to find a van I can live in and still have room for my power chair. Love your bed/table! Jeffeys Mom aka Dawn A Burton on facebook.
Wow what an incredible story and reason to travel!!! Please don't DM us anytime on Instagram or Facebook (our name on both is Banana.van.adventures as well) and we'd love to offer any help we can! I know it's a lot of work on the building side, but once that's done it's worth it, especially since you're doing it for such a great reason. Keep it up!!
The banana van has added a great contribution of ideas for the van community👍. The rising bed, rolling closet and the long surfboard table. I love your oven I had no idea that it was available.Thank you for giving a ballpark price on the oven.👍😁
Hey! Sorry didn't really get to hang with you Jill, but I've been using your website! You guys seemed awesome from the short conversation we had on that beach. And yeah, the Banana Van is just amazing!
Omg another yellow van and she plays and sings too that’s hilarious it must be a yellow van thing! I have a yellow van and play guitar and sing too in case anyone reading this is confused lol.
@@daniel.messick I was looking for something like this for a van but I'd like to know what company do you work for that allows you to do customer service from your van because everyone I've tried wanted to me to have a dedicated phone and cable hook up rather than wifi. I would appreciate the info.
@@evamaria644 in many areas we can get such great speeds that none can tell the difference. But there are days like today where we thought we had a good spot but then had to go down the road further to get a more stable connection
Love this. Love them. I am 6'2". I need the bed in that position. In fact I found this video by searching for bed layouts. I like how the bed slides outside partially. I would do cloth bins just like theirs, with open shelving for simplicity and to save on weight. I'm really starting to think I'm ready to start moving forward with this. Thanks.
Also, I totally questioned you when you said “here’s where it gets interesting” (I was like hey it’s already interesting) and then my jaw dropped and then dropped farther and farther like wtf this is amazing!! Great job you guys!!! And thank you for sharing!
Right? Haha! I live this life daily, sometimes it's hard to see it from a person's perspective who is still insanely interested at all the small details. But I know the details are what people want to see. I just thought it kept getting more interesting at that part and wanted people to give it a try. My normal average watch time for videos is around 7 mins, so thought I'd put that "here's where it gets interesting" right at that part haha.
Ok let me close my mouth now cus i realized my jaw was dropping the whole way thru! Whew! What a freakin build! I saved that one and I can see Conversion Companies just stealing the whole Build to call their own. And the Magnets omg so many Uses im gonna steal 🤣 jus the wisdom they have as well! Im gonna find em n sub. Sorry for goin off but DAYUM! 🤣 thanks for letting me vent ☮️🤗❤️
Yes! They don't have videos yet, but he's about to upload his first and if he works his UA-cam like he does his Instagram then he'll have HQ content in no time!
Outdoors Embrace ugh i jus went thru the weirdest Banana vlogs trying to find them. They may wanna change their name on here cuz some r kinda creepy 😬 tell em I will be waiting outside their Van till they do 👀 stalker ! ☮️❤️🤗
@@janina8559 thanks for those huge compliments! And hopefully no therapy is needed, I didn't even think of seeing what others names did. We are going to get some videos of the uniqueness of van in detail and then more into our personalities
Banana.Van.Adventures Dan & Rachel Messick awwwsum and U can ask Ryan im harmless 🤪 and I will jus watch U guys for my therapy. I have no life so lots of time on my hands to watch U both ☮️❤️🤗
Thanks for tip on having fan blow on my feet because it is hot during summer months. I'm learning so much to help make my life living in my suv much easier. I look forward to upgrading to a van hopefully next year.
I've seen literally hundreds of van builds. This is amazing! I love the mesh of practical and meaningful. They thought of everything and it looks like an amazing life. Cute couple too in how in love they are. 😍. I'm getting ready to commence van life myself and will have lots of questions on the life itself. i.e. how do you connect with other van lifers? I've spooked some here/there but would love to know a source to connect for questions as they arise. Thanks for posting. What a great find 😊
Congrats on your van journey beginning! I'm Rachel (from the Banana Van) and definitely feel free to reach out to us anytime via FB or Insta @Banana.van.adventures and we'll happily share any knowledge we have with you! The way we met most our vanlife friends is actually by attending and showing our home at Tiny House Festivals! See if there's one near you because they are great for really getting into the Tiny House community!
These are great people to know and follow! Also you can follow some of the van life pages/groups on Facebook and Instagram! People are always asking questions and sharing their experiences on them!
Absolutely agree with Tera! It is such a great community in the Tiny House world! We received so much support and advice when we were starting out and we are happy to offer the same for others! Please feel free to DM us any time!
This is by far my favourite van! 🤗🥰 my goodness it has so much for such a small van lol I just love it! I'm gonna get one an do this myself.... Wish me luck an pray guys, I'll need it! 😉
Yes! That's my goal! To show others it works, and is an amazing alternative lifestyle. It's whatever you make of it. It'll suck if you make it suck. It'll be awesome if you make it awesome!
That's so awesome you say that! I (Ray) never thought you could either so when Dan approached me about the idea I was skeptical...but then he kept building and showing me videos and now I'm sold! :) Such an encouragement to hear this from you as well!
Great job on the Vanderbilt on my channel I tell people the same thing build at itself don't buy a campervan could that be because they're manufactured they made cheaply and quickly when you make your own like you did and I did use the right material and stronger material and you make it your way... great job guys love it where do you live in a full-time part-time or just for camping it's great by the way...
Exactly! It's completely custom. Only limits from your own skills, but we can learn how to do everything there is to know on UA-cam when building these things.
@@OutdoorsEmbrace you are so right to my friend.. love you videos keep them keep them coming keep him real well my friend awesome ..video my things don't buy the camper vans brand new and you buy them.. and make chili because they're not have packed so they can sell them..
Okay, so the question I have for Dan and Rachel is, have you had any troubles with WiFi since you both seem to have specific remote working times? If so, how have resolved those issues and lastly, what kind of service boosting system do you have? Btw, impressive build!!! Did you all major in constructional engineering? 😉. Thanks for sharing y’all! Good stuff Ryan!
Great question! It's an area we are working on improving. We're currently working on a video that goes into detail on the system we are trying. And the dilemma we run into. If you subscribe to out chancel and click the Bell you will get notified about that video
I love your monitor that pops down and I'd love to have the same thing, however, I didn't see your power cord. I have an Envy computer but I still have to have it connected to power where is your power source located?
Hi! We actually ran the cords under the ceiling panels from the electrical outlet on the other side of the van and the metal piece that actually comes down we welded ourselves, so we used 1'x2' inch tubing, so that the cords could run through them and directly plug in to the computer! Please feel free to DM us on FB or Insta and we'll be happy to share any details of the build with you. Great eye for catching that!
I did something similar for a month though, not 24 hours. Go to my channel and look under my travel videos right at the top. Watch the van life caravan video. I'll also be making another "day in the life" video soon. Right now, I just toured all these vans and busses. Almost done uploading. I have tons of other content coming too I promise!
@@alberrry thanks for the subscribe! We'll get you a video for sure! And it sounds like Ryan is working on one as well! So you will get a couple of perspectives
That makes complete sense! It works for us since we have to work at a big table 40 hrs a week inside the van and love hosting dinners with friends, but that's what's so great about building your own home- you can cater it to your personal style! Good luck with your build! Maybe we'll see you on the road one day!
@Nomad Lifestyle have you checked multiple hours away? It can be a challenge to find the right fit. Depending where you live sometimes they do government auctions, ( security van, FBI, police, state inspectors, etc) . When we were searching we were looking in about a 10 hr radius.
@Nomad Lifestyle also don't forget to look at the brake and fuel lines on rust. This will be your home so if your confident with your ability then proceed with your knowledge, but if not invest in an inspection by a mechanic. Preferably a friend that you can pay, because a dealer or other mechanic may try to under sell or oversell the expected repairs. Their is no way to be absolutely sure, because there are so many components. But having a second or third opinion never hurts. And if you buy from a dealer verses an individual if they won't budge on price try to get shop credit for oil changes, tires, alignment, brake, etc. Those are probably all things you will do before leaving town for a cross country journey
@Nomad Lifestyle hey, well thankfully my van is family owned and im buying off them. however, ive been looking on facebook marketplace, craigslist, carguru, and other online sites to try to find one.
If you guys are reading the comment who have that man I know did you talk about the air conditioner with my air conditioner generator go to Harbor Freight quiet generators very quiet get one and use it for your air conditioning it's very quiet just a suggestion...
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion! Hopefully with our route this year (staying North for the summer and south only once it cools off in the Fall) we won't need one BUT we honestly might for a future route so we will definitely keep it in mind! Thanks so much for offering the advice and for watching!
Would you recommend living in a van for somebody in college? I'm starting soon but I haven't worked out housing yet. Van life has always been a dream for me but I'm not sure when I should do it.
There are tons of benefits. We personally know people from all magnitudes of temperatures. Reach out Ryan or Us (banana van.adventures) (IG, FB, UA-cam) and we'll be glad hello anyway we can. But that's awesome to be planning ahead. What's your thoughts on what to study in college
Thank you so much! That is a great complement. I don't really sing professionally, just for fun for now...but we do occasionally post small videos on our Instagram when I get the courage :)
Yeah! Right? They got one for the table, one for the bed, and tables technically, and I believe 1 more for the back door so they can show people a video from the outside when showing off their van at conventions. They drive to many van life gatherings.
Weight is a balance we all have to be concerned with. I have not either it recently, but when we had it loaded down for a construction job ( I mean it was stacked with lumber and lots of water) we either around 7k. Yes there are many ways we could shave weight but many of those would require shaving the bank account way more. We are so averaging 19mpg and more importantly our stopping is still good. Stopping is a great concern.
These two are truly unique. In a positive way.👍🏻 Man bun boys& vegan yoga girls are getting pretty boring. Same with their vans. They look all the same.
I love how unique these guys are as well. No hate for those who live Life their way, either. Never understood hating on someone in order to uplift ......well....anyone else. Just uplift. UpLift. Peace.
And not to mention you don't have to pay high rents no more like me I live at my van part-time and I have a I have a attic room micro room I pay 400 month I got my fifteen a month one-bedroom apartment to live much more smaller and simple and a lot more money in my pocket and I get to travel it is awesome isn't it Freedom Is Awesome.. instead of being normal and doing 3 for jobs just to pay rent...
Ryan need more vlogs from U i am having withdrawals 🤣 and hey wud U do me a huge favor and maybe plug my friends Justin&Juby channel. They are jus gettin on the road in their bus red pepper. Maybe U guys can meet in the future for a tour. Thank U and miis U my son😘...☮️❤️🤗
Hahahahahahahah! Guess what my next Tour is??? Red Peppa! I know all about them! I just toured their bus and that's the exact next video I'm putting out. A tour of their bus! This is crazy Janina! Hahaha How did you know? Wow
Hahahahahahah! Seriously that's exactly what's going on too ha. Nah, I just had a great weekend in the mountains with her. You can see our adventure on my Facebook, just posted a video of it on there that won't get to UA-cam. Within a week, Justin and Jubys Tour will be up! I PROMISE!
Tell me what you guys like best about the Banana Van!!! Comments Help!
Rolling closet nice
I like the bed the closet and table !
Everything!!!
Innovative bed/table/closet design
The entire Banana is so well planned out
The couple they seem very nice people and they appear for young people to have their heads screwed on.(May not know that term they are grounded and centred people very rare in such young people)
The rolling closet makes this one of the all-time great conversions. Also one of the best van life couples out there c:
Agreed
Excellent van tour, much appreciated! I think this build is so creative with the multi function bed, long dining table, linear actuator, and the glides, simply amazing! Also love their van color!
The sliding wardrobe is sheer genius!!! I would love to see a video on these three items in detail.
I have a tip for their shoe box. Get a piece of wood, and rub in some aromatic essential oil for body or room. It scents up the entire box in a gentle long lasting way. Geranium Rose is a good scent.
The van is so well thought out. Dan you have thought of everything. Thank you for building Rachel such an amazing castle on wheels. I just subscribed to your UA-cam channel. God bless!!!
I love everything about this van; especially the bed & the rolling closet. Super cool.
Yoooo! Sofia! I know right? This van is awesome! It's definitely my favorite besides my own!
Thanks Sofia! It was one those things we definitely wanted to keep!
One of the best and most creative van builds I’ve ever seen. Awesome job y’all!!
I'm so happy for these 2🤗 y'all are in my prayers an for y'all to have safe trips an wonderful travelling, he's so right about relationships 🤗
OMG! Well planned! Im in love with it. Now thats luxury living in a van!👏👏👏👏💖💖
I have watched so many van tour videos and ima say this one was the very well thought out and I love everything about. Very creative I was blown away! 😍 good job fun and safe travels!
A lot of ingenious, space-saving tricks! Thank you for sharing your home.
Had a great time doing the tour Ryan! Working on some those how-to videos so people can have these features in their homes as well! Look forward to seeing you on the road again!
Subscribing!
@@livingthedash6727 thank you so much! We appreciate the confidence
@@daniel.messick subscribed
Awaiting Awesome Banana Van videos
👏✌🙏
Hopefully you'll sing 👩🎤& play🎸
Would love to see how you both set up for work
You're really awesome, interesting & cool people with kind 💝Hearts
Would make a INCREDIBLE UA-cam channel ❣
Subscribing to your channel right now... Also Dan you have a cool voice and resemble Bill Paxton a little. What area is your accent from?
@@four-twenty4205 Thanks for the compliment. I'm from TN as well as my parents, but not positive where the accent came from, as even in TN I get asked. I just uploaded our first video explaining some of our next steps.
This van has so much personality and ingenuity! Beautiful build and lovely people!!! Love their reason to get out there and travel!!! Beautiful souls, willing to help people along the way, much respect for that. ♡☆♡☆♡ May God bless you two and your travels!!!♡☆♡☆♡
Thanks for all the kind words Tera! And especially than you for the blessings!
Best bed in a van ever! Congrats!
I like the van but love the couple. Shy, quiet southern gentleman with the central or northern shy quiet girl. It's like a love story movie. Inspirational.
Right? They are definitely awesome together! Good way of putting it.
That's quite the compliment! We really appreciate that very personal compliment
@@daniel.messick de nada! Even though you have no content, I'm subscribed! Looking forward to more...well, some..eventually. Lol
You’re such a positive couple. You kind of remind me of my husband and me. We also met, dated and married within a bit more than nine months. That was nearly 30 years ago. May God continually bless you both.
Thank you so much!! That truly means a lot
So many sick storage ideas and space savers. Did not expect a toilet to come out of that drawer 😁 obviously the best part of this build is being able to watch the stars in bed. GAME CHANGER. My next van must have this! Awesome video dude
Right? That was an amazing idea! I'm really thinking of this myself too
It's also great for when going to the drive-in theater! Which is our current destination!
@@daniel.messick wow hadnt even thought of that!!
I am so happy for you two. I also love your van build, especially the table, bed, and closent idea.
Yes! Thank you Gina!
Thanks Gina! We appreciate the encouragement! We will be doing some DIY tours soon on our channel
The Banana Van has come a long way scene the first time I saw it. They continually are improving the lay out, but the thing I like best of all about the Banana Van is Rachel and Daniel. Stay safe and have fun my friends!
Thanks Dale! Yes both our homes have changed drastically since our first meet up!
Great van and the sweetest couple!
LOVE this. I m disabled senior lady who travels for suicide prevention since losing my son Jeff 10.8.16. Trying to find a van I can live in and still have room for my power chair. Love your bed/table! Jeffeys Mom aka Dawn A Burton on facebook.
Awe! I'll add you on FB! Thank you for sharing!
Wow what an incredible story and reason to travel!!! Please don't DM us anytime on Instagram or Facebook (our name on both is Banana.van.adventures as well) and we'd love to offer any help we can! I know it's a lot of work on the building side, but once that's done it's worth it, especially since you're doing it for such a great reason. Keep it up!!
Love this van
That was interesting especially the bed extremely cozy I liked it!!
The banana van has added a great contribution of ideas for the van community👍. The rising bed, rolling closet and the long surfboard table. I love your oven I had no idea that it was available.Thank you for giving a ballpark price on the oven.👍😁
Yes! Thank you for the awesome comment!
@@itzcryssie2732 I'll fix it soon. I'm sorry!
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Thanks for watching! And seriously, we LOVE the oven and highly recommend it because it bakes well...pizzas, cookies, etc.
We miss you guys. Great video. I learned so much more about your van, even though I've been in it countless times. The inclining bed is AMAZING.
Hey! Sorry didn't really get to hang with you Jill, but I've been using your website!
You guys seemed awesome from the short conversation we had on that beach.
And yeah, the Banana Van is just amazing!
Thanks Jill! We really enjoy seeing you and the conversations we get to have
Awesome videos
Very creative and beautiful couple
Quite a few interesting and unique features!
Lovely couple with a beautiful and innovative van. God bless!
Thank you so much! God bless you as well! 🙏🙏♥️
Omg another yellow van and she plays and sings too that’s hilarious it must be a yellow van thing! I have a yellow van and play guitar and sing too in case anyone reading this is confused lol.
Ohhh wow, so commented back on the other without first knowing you have a yellow van too! That's awesome! Do you have a channel or social media?
Glad they're ☺ happy, God bless!
I love how that monitor comes down
Thank you! Super necissary with our remote work to have screens that can store quickly.
@@daniel.messick I was looking for something like this for a van but I'd like to know what company do you work for that allows you to do customer service from your van because everyone I've tried wanted to me to have a dedicated phone and cable hook up rather than wifi. I would appreciate the info.
@@evamaria644 in many areas we can get such great speeds that none can tell the difference. But there are days like today where we thought we had a good spot but then had to go down the road further to get a more stable connection
Lovely couple and fantastic build.
Love this. Love them.
I am 6'2". I need the bed in that position. In fact I found this video by searching for bed layouts. I like how the bed slides outside partially. I would do cloth bins just like theirs, with open shelving for simplicity and to save on weight.
I'm really starting to think I'm ready to start moving forward with this. Thanks.
Hell yeah! Sweet!
Also, I totally questioned you when you said “here’s where it gets interesting” (I was like hey it’s already interesting) and then my jaw dropped and then dropped farther and farther like wtf this is amazing!! Great job you guys!!! And thank you for sharing!
Right? Haha! I live this life daily, sometimes it's hard to see it from a person's perspective who is still insanely interested at all the small details. But I know the details are what people want to see. I just thought it kept getting more interesting at that part and wanted people to give it a try. My normal average watch time for videos is around 7 mins, so thought I'd put that "here's where it gets interesting" right at that part haha.
The Inspector Gadget of vans.
Great van and even greater people! Cant wait to cross paths with all of y’all again!
You too!! Hope you are well!
WOW, LOVE IT !!!
Great White and Bananavan are two of the best vans out there! Awesome, awesome video Ryan!
I 100% agree!
Thanks Darcy that's a huge compliment
What a fantastic van, has a toilet & make do shower, so at least they're clean & don't smell. Thumbs up 🤗🤗
Ok let me close my mouth now cus i realized my jaw was dropping the whole way thru! Whew! What a freakin build! I saved that one and I can see Conversion Companies just stealing the whole Build to call their own. And the Magnets omg so many Uses im gonna steal 🤣 jus the wisdom they have as well! Im gonna find em n sub. Sorry for goin off but DAYUM! 🤣 thanks for letting me vent ☮️🤗❤️
Yes! They don't have videos yet, but he's about to upload his first and if he works his UA-cam like he does his Instagram then he'll have HQ content in no time!
Outdoors Embrace ugh i jus went thru the weirdest Banana vlogs trying to find them. They may wanna change their name on here cuz some r kinda creepy 😬 tell em I will be waiting outside their Van till they do 👀 stalker ! ☮️❤️🤗
@@janina8559 thanks for those huge compliments! And hopefully no therapy is needed, I didn't even think of seeing what others names did. We are going to get some videos of the uniqueness of van in detail and then more into our personalities
Banana.Van.Adventures Dan & Rachel Messick awwwsum and U can ask Ryan im harmless 🤪 and I will jus watch U guys for my therapy. I have no life so lots of time on my hands to watch U both ☮️❤️🤗
Opps also I didn’t put the dots in so wound up goin down the rabbit hole of bad bananas lol
Very clever set up....love it!
Thanks for tip on having fan blow on my feet because it is hot during summer months. I'm learning so much to help make my life living in my suv much easier. I look forward to upgrading to a van hopefully next year.
this is the best van...design so cretive...i’m so enjoy this van tour...
Thank you so much! Truly, that means a lot to us.
I've seen literally hundreds of van builds. This is amazing! I love the mesh of practical and meaningful. They thought of everything and it looks like an amazing life. Cute couple too in how in love they are. 😍.
I'm getting ready to commence van life myself and will have lots of questions on the life itself. i.e. how do you connect with other van lifers? I've spooked some here/there but would love to know a source to connect for questions as they arise. Thanks for posting. What a great find 😊
Congrats on your van journey beginning! I'm Rachel (from the Banana Van) and definitely feel free to reach out to us anytime via FB or Insta @Banana.van.adventures and we'll happily share any knowledge we have with you! The way we met most our vanlife friends is actually by attending and showing our home at Tiny House Festivals! See if there's one near you because they are great for really getting into the Tiny House community!
These are great people to know and follow! Also you can follow some of the van life pages/groups on Facebook and Instagram! People are always asking questions and sharing their experiences on them!
Absolutely agree with Tera! It is such a great community in the Tiny House world! We received so much support and advice when we were starting out and we are happy to offer the same for others! Please feel free to DM us any time!
That's supposed to say I've spotted some. Stupid auto correct. LoL
Cool people and nice van ! I still think yours is one of the nicest low top van builds I've seen !
Thank you Steven!
Your quality of content is definitely getting better! Keep up the good work!
Sweet man! Thanks Aaron :)
you guys are great!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!!
This is by far my favourite van! 🤗🥰 my goodness it has so much for such a small van lol I just love it! I'm gonna get one an do this myself.... Wish me luck an pray guys, I'll need it! 😉
Thanks Wanda! We greatly appreciate the prayers! And when your time comes of building your own, you know how to find us
@@daniel.messick yes I do😊an I'll keep u guys in mind whn I do get my little home 🤗
Awesome!!!👠🚌👠
Thank you! Love the shoe/ bus sandwich emojis! 😆 Do you love shoes? (I, Rachel, still have WAY too many in the van).
Heck yeah the messicks are the best!
For real! Who is this btw? Who is Dude Man?
I like the van I never emagined living in a van but now I now you could l
Yes! That's my goal! To show others it works, and is an amazing alternative lifestyle. It's whatever you make of it. It'll suck if you make it suck. It'll be awesome if you make it awesome!
Thank you so much I love you guys thank you
That's so awesome you say that! I (Ray) never thought you could either so when Dan approached me about the idea I was skeptical...but then he kept building and showing me videos and now I'm sold! :) Such an encouragement to hear this from you as well!
i fell in a love with this banana van but still when i get to choose i ll take your van . much love
I have many more videos on the way! I know I've been slow making them, but expect a never ending supply of video from me! I promise!
Gorgeous van such a clever design!!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words!
Thanks for the awesome video Ryan!! You did a great job!
Thank you Rachel!!!
How I wish I was able to do this. Great video and great van!
If you ever decide to go for it! The community is amazing for support us or Ryan will help how we can
so amazing view
What a rad van! 💛
Wooow amazing van!
Nice van and tour. Maybe my short school bus could have been left yellow to be the banana bus lol
Yeah it's always funny to hang out with our Schoolie friends as we are the only one yellow in the group
Wow the best yet,,,,,,
Great job on the Vanderbilt on my channel I tell people the same thing build at itself don't buy a campervan could that be because they're manufactured they made cheaply and quickly when you make your own like you did and I did use the right material and stronger material and you make it your way... great job guys love it where do you live in a full-time part-time or just for camping it's great by the way...
Exactly! It's completely custom. Only limits from your own skills, but we can learn how to do everything there is to know on UA-cam when building these things.
@@OutdoorsEmbrace you are so right to my friend.. love you videos keep them keep them coming keep him real well my friend awesome ..video my things don't buy the camper vans brand new and you buy them.. and make chili because they're not have packed so they can sell them..
Okay, so the question I have for Dan and Rachel is, have you had any troubles with WiFi since you both seem to have specific remote working times? If so, how have resolved those issues and lastly, what kind of service boosting system do you have?
Btw, impressive build!!! Did you all major in constructional engineering? 😉. Thanks for sharing y’all! Good stuff Ryan!
I'll let them know you commented
Great question! It's an area we are working on improving. We're currently working on a video that goes into detail on the system we are trying. And the dilemma we run into. If you subscribe to out chancel and click the Bell you will get notified about that video
If you go on UA-cam there are Wi-Fi antenna builds. One guy built one and put it on his car for an experiment and was able to get many many miles.
@@crankyemoji2328 thanks for that tip! We got one but I'll try dedicate time looking into it as well, as there are always way to improve.
@@crankyemoji2328 I saw that video! I was thinking of duplicating it myself for my own van!
Thank you 🙏 for this video
This is amazing!
ingenious !
Love ur story
Thanks Elvin! The story is the reason! We all need a why bigger than us!
This is great Keep up the work!
Thank you!!!
Thanks Harley!
The magnets!
All your video is amazing 😍 because This is my dream😊
Love the videos bro. Keep up the awesome work
thank you!
Yes Ryan did a great job with the video
I love your monitor that pops down and I'd love to have the same thing, however, I didn't see your power cord. I have an Envy computer but I still have to have it connected to power where is your power source located?
Hi! We actually ran the cords under the ceiling panels from the electrical outlet on the other side of the van and the metal piece that actually comes down we welded ourselves, so we used 1'x2' inch tubing, so that the cords could run through them and directly plug in to the computer! Please feel free to DM us on FB or Insta and we'll be happy to share any details of the build with you. Great eye for catching that!
Can you Make a Vlog About your life in a van 24 hours, like Driving Eating Something else Please?
I did something similar for a month though, not 24 hours. Go to my channel and look under my travel videos right at the top. Watch the van life caravan video. I'll also be making another "day in the life" video soon. Right now, I just toured all these vans and busses. Almost done uploading. I have tons of other content coming too I promise!
Anything special you want to see? Or hear want to see driving, low bridge concerns etc?
@@daniel.messick I KINDA LOVE A VAN LUFE BUT IM STILL 17,I like to see you routine in a day , NEW SUBS BTW
@@alberrry thanks for the subscribe! We'll get you a video for sure! And it sounds like Ryan is working on one as well! So you will get a couple of perspectives
Are there any pointers you can give for VIPkids? I am thinking to try my hand at teaching for some extra income
That's not a camper van... it's Autobot Bumblebee!
Haha maybe we should have names it "Bumblebee" instead of Banana van! :)
Banana Van is such a good name. Great for marketing and gaining attention.
@@daniel.messick the sliding closet and ceiling mounts for tv and monitor are simply a touch of Genius!
@@Matteo-ks6fn thank you very much for that huge compliment! It takes time to think of the lil movements that can save your space
These people are living the dream. The only real issue is animals and in certain states they are really cracking down hard on off grid living.
she is soooo sweet!! :)
a bit too crowded for me. i think i would prefer more open space to not feel claustrophobic. Im getting a gmc savana hightop soon to start my build.
That makes complete sense! It works for us since we have to work at a big table 40 hrs a week inside the van and love hosting dinners with friends, but that's what's so great about building your own home- you can cater it to your personal style! Good luck with your build! Maybe we'll see you on the road one day!
@Nomad Lifestyle have you checked multiple hours away? It can be a challenge to find the right fit. Depending where you live sometimes they do government auctions, ( security van, FBI, police, state inspectors, etc) . When we were searching we were looking in about a 10 hr radius.
@Nomad Lifestyle also don't forget to look at the brake and fuel lines on rust. This will be your home so if your confident with your ability then proceed with your knowledge, but if not invest in an inspection by a mechanic. Preferably a friend that you can pay, because a dealer or other mechanic may try to under sell or oversell the expected repairs. Their is no way to be absolutely sure, because there are so many components. But having a second or third opinion never hurts. And if you buy from a dealer verses an individual if they won't budge on price try to get shop credit for oil changes, tires, alignment, brake, etc. Those are probably all things you will do before leaving town for a cross country journey
@Nomad Lifestyle hey, well thankfully my van is family owned and im buying off them. however, ive been looking on facebook marketplace, craigslist, carguru, and other online sites to try to find one.
If you guys are reading the comment who have that man I know did you talk about the air conditioner with my air conditioner generator go to Harbor Freight quiet generators very quiet get one and use it for your air conditioning it's very quiet just a suggestion...
Hi! Thanks for the suggestion! Hopefully with our route this year (staying North for the summer and south only once it cools off in the Fall) we won't need one BUT we honestly might for a future route so we will definitely keep it in mind! Thanks so much for offering the advice and for watching!
Would you recommend living in a van for somebody in college? I'm starting soon but I haven't worked out housing yet. Van life has always been a dream for me but I'm not sure when I should do it.
Of course! This would be an amazing way to save money. If you want, add me on FB and I'll talk with you about how to go about it.
There are tons of benefits. We personally know people from all magnitudes of temperatures. Reach out Ryan or Us (banana van.adventures) (IG, FB, UA-cam) and we'll be glad hello anyway we can. But that's awesome to be planning ahead. What's your thoughts on what to study in college
Pretty bad audio but i really like your set up and the whole van😍😍😍
They were quiet people! Haha. I noticed my other videos had better quality audio, edited the same.
Everything that moves in that van sounds like its going to snap off or fall down. I'd like to know if the van is still in tact one year later...
It is! They are good friends of mine! I've recently seen their van.
She has a beautiful voice could i get a link to her music
Sadly, she sings only for herself and husband I believe.
Thank you so much! That is a great complement. I don't really sing professionally, just for fun for now...but we do occasionally post small videos on our Instagram when I get the courage :)
Do you need to have a permanent address for the Verizon account & equipment etc.? How do you get that account open and set up?
Just use a family's address
WAIT WHAT! MULTIPLE TVS
Yeah! Right? They got one for the table, one for the bed, and tables technically, and I believe 1 more for the back door so they can show people a video from the outside when showing off their van at conventions. They drive to many van life gatherings.
Dual offices! And as Ryan said a 3rd is being added outside to be able teach work-out classes or to just have a video on loop .
@@daniel.messick awesome, keep up the good vannin 😁
Question is.. How much does it weigh?
I'm certain if they do a Version 2 or some renovations they could lighten it up plenty!: )
Honestly, not sure. These vans are made to hold way more.
@@OutdoorsEmbrace That's great to hear.
Weight is a balance we all have to be concerned with. I have not either it recently, but when we had it loaded down for a construction job ( I mean it was stacked with lumber and lots of water) we either around 7k. Yes there are many ways we could shave weight but many of those would require shaving the bank account way more. We are so averaging 19mpg and more importantly our stopping is still good. Stopping is a great concern.
The toilet part disturbs me.
Who"d eat tacos made not far from the lavatory?
First.
This one has been earned
WOW DUDE! YES!!! YOU DEFINITELY ON the BELL!
@@kamenwaticlients thank you, many hours of thought and trial and error!
Vengo de un poco de todo
These two are truly unique. In a positive way.👍🏻
Man bun boys& vegan yoga girls are getting pretty boring. Same with their vans. They look all the same.
It's good to think out of the box ;) just think as a kid would. And you can do so much more
I love how unique these guys are as well. No hate for those who live Life their way, either. Never understood hating on someone in order to uplift ......well....anyone else. Just uplift. UpLift. Peace.
And not to mention you don't have to pay high rents no more like me I live at my van part-time and I have a I have a attic room micro room I pay 400 month I got my fifteen a month one-bedroom apartment to live much more smaller and simple and a lot more money in my pocket and I get to travel it is awesome isn't it Freedom Is Awesome.. instead of being normal and doing 3 for jobs just to pay rent...
Ryan need more vlogs from U i am having withdrawals 🤣 and hey wud U do me a huge favor and maybe plug my friends Justin&Juby channel. They are jus gettin on the road in their bus red pepper. Maybe U guys can meet in the future for a tour. Thank U and miis U my son😘...☮️❤️🤗
Hahahahahahahah! Guess what my next Tour is??? Red Peppa!
I know all about them! I just toured their bus and that's the exact next video I'm putting out. A tour of their bus! This is crazy Janina! Hahaha
How did you know? Wow
Outdoors Embrace I didnt kno omgno shyt! That’s freakin amazing. I love them 😍
Did you add me on FB? facebook.com/ryanbell88
If you're in the Keys, I might see you soon!
I am scary physic hehehe
so they're basically hipsters
Ryan stop playin with Ur new Girl and put up a vlog! Nothin gud to watch but Justin and Juby.
Hahahahahahah! Seriously that's exactly what's going on too ha.
Nah, I just had a great weekend in the mountains with her. You can see our adventure on my Facebook, just posted a video of it on there that won't get to UA-cam.
Within a week, Justin and Jubys Tour will be up! I PROMISE!
Outdoors Embrace ok foundja on fb cool pics cute girl too😉 ttys my son☮️❤️🤗
Sexi
nice video horribe music in the background too distracting stopped watching video it was awful
What do you mean? I only put music at the end as background music.
Where is your real house or family
What? Real House? This is their house. They sold their stationary house to get a mobile house.