Cheers 😃 although I can’t take the credit, got this idea from a Japanese guy on UA-cam. They pretty innovative with the vanlife here. Ideally I would like a roof vent but can’t really do that here without a complicated process of reregistering my van to a camper. So this idea works well
@@MsTikiB yeh exactly. My whole van build has been avoiding cutting holes and even drilling holes. Although my recent installation I did have to cut a slight hole in the floor for my diesel heater but this was no problem for my registration in Japan. Also diesel heater is an absolute game changer 😮
I realise this I an old video, I am planning on making something very similar to this but my plan is to hold the fans in place with magnets that way I can turn them round depending if I want to pull air in or push it out. I would very much like some additional info on that power bank, seems very very good.
The power bank was something like this? GOHHME Solar Mobile Battery, 63,200 mAh Large Capacity I ordered from Amazon. Next time I make these videos will def add the links in description 😂 This was like my first vids for UA-cam
Ah yeh true. Could totally do that. Because these fans just flip around. So really could have one facing the opposite direction. For airflow inside my van I have a usb fan that can run for 8 hours on 1 charge and that is a lifesaver sleeping in the heat here. Japan is record breaking high temps just now but fortunately in the summers I’m at the beach so leave my widows open and have a nice breeze in the evenings
Where I live in the summer it gets to mid 30 degrees so pretty hot. I blow the air in for circulation and use a cold wet face towel near the fan and feels cool. In the winter when I cook inside the van I blow the air out. I just made a simple build but probably way better things
Hey 🤙 yeh I just built this as a temporary fan system for if I cook inside the van during winter or sleep at night in summer. I don’t have this installed all the time. It just slots inside my window frame when I want to use. In Japan I have built everything in my van so it’s easy to take off when I have to do the vehicle inspection. So I haven’t used when it’s been raining but yeh I also thought about that I need to make some sort of cover
Daft question alert here. Firstly, this helps reduce humidity, is this correct? I'm thinking of making something similar but thinking into the space of my skylight. But then, I could make something which doesn't take up the whole of the skylight's square, just a rectangle with two on, say, leaving the side open. (Imagine a square 36cm by 36cm, my board like yours would be 36cm by 14cm for instance). Window would have to be open, of course, but then does that defeat the point, would I have to 'seal' that whole 36cm by 36cm cm to be effective at sucking humidity out the van? Do you see what I mean? As in, there would be humidity in the outside air of varying levels that you then may want to stop getting in, that's why it might defeat the point.
I’m not sure if it helps humidity? That would be better to use an AC unit. I seen EcoFlow actually make a portable AC unit which looks awesome! As far as humidity yeh it’s a tough one. Where I live in Southern Japan it gets very hot and humid in the summers and I know many people have that EcoFlow AC which definitely helps deal with the heat and humidity but for me I just sleep with my doors open and have a wee usb fan blowing all night. During the winter this ventilation fan definitely helps with condensation and airflow though 🤙
@@mountainswell Ah, sorry, I used the wrong term, yes, I meant condensation, I suppose I was meaning moisture in the air generally and reducing that! Thank you for your response. Glad to hear it helps condensation which is what I want! In my initial message swap all the words 'humidity' for condensation and then it'll make sense!
@@josephroldan1202 oh Damn! Would love to see some photos of your van. I really wanted a Delica originally but went for a Hiace instead. The old Delicas are 🔥
Good for airflow control in the van when can’t put an air vent in. For controlling the hot air I have another portable fan inside 🤙 Also this really helps a lot in winter with cooking inside van
Great idea!
Cheers 😃 although I can’t take the credit, got this idea from a Japanese guy on UA-cam. They pretty innovative with the vanlife here. Ideally I would like a roof vent but can’t really do that here without a complicated process of reregistering my van to a camper. So this idea works well
@@mountainswellI'm trying to avoid cutting any holes. This method could also work for a temporary shore power connection.
@@MsTikiB yeh exactly. My whole van build has been avoiding cutting holes and even drilling holes. Although my recent installation I did have to cut a slight hole in the floor for my diesel heater but this was no problem for my registration in Japan. Also diesel heater is an absolute game changer 😮
thank you for great idea
Glad you like it 😃
super handy man! simple build but effective!
😆 cheers Sarah 🤙
Great idea, thankyou for the inspiration
No worries 🤙 glad to be of help 😊
I realise this I an old video, I am planning on making something very similar to this but my plan is to hold the fans in place with magnets that way I can turn them round depending if I want to pull air in or push it out. I would very much like some additional info on that power bank, seems very very good.
😂 yeh old in terms of UA-cam timeline..
Oh the magnets sound like such a good idea. You should send me an update once done.
The power bank was something like this? GOHHME Solar Mobile Battery, 63,200 mAh Large Capacity I ordered from Amazon.
Next time I make these videos will def add the links in description 😂
This was like my first vids for UA-cam
Great idea, great video. Thank you.
Thanks Karen 😊
AWESOME
Cheers 🤙 glad you like it 😃
I was so suprised and caught off guard when the japanese subtitles came out ありがとうね！
😆 yeh I try and make Japanese subtitles becuase I think 40% of my subscribers are Japanese 😮 they are not perfect subtitles but I hope they help 🤙
@@mountainswell all goods all goods
Question: could you do one fan drawing hot air out and one fan blowing cool air in? What would be optimal?
Ah yeh true. Could totally do that. Because these fans just flip around. So really could have one facing the opposite direction.
For airflow inside my van I have a usb fan that can run for 8 hours on 1 charge and that is a lifesaver sleeping in the heat here. Japan is record breaking high temps just now but fortunately in the summers I’m at the beach so leave my widows open and have a nice breeze in the evenings
to keep the inside cool,would you bring air in or blow air out. gonna do the same with an ceiling fan for my Van,thx
Where I live in the summer it gets to mid 30 degrees so pretty hot. I blow the air in for circulation and use a cold wet face towel near the fan and feels cool.
In the winter when I cook inside the van I blow the air out.
I just made a simple build but probably way better things
How do you keep the air from getting in when fans are not on? How do you keep the rain out? Usually on vents there is protection against these things.
Hey 🤙 yeh I just built this as a temporary fan system for if I cook inside the van during winter or sleep at night in summer. I don’t have this installed all the time. It just slots inside my window frame when I want to use. In Japan I have built everything in my van so it’s easy to take off when I have to do the vehicle inspection.
So I haven’t used when it’s been raining but yeh I also thought about that I need to make some sort of cover
Daft question alert here. Firstly, this helps reduce humidity, is this correct? I'm thinking of making something similar but thinking into the space of my skylight. But then, I could make something which doesn't take up the whole of the skylight's square, just a rectangle with two on, say, leaving the side open. (Imagine a square 36cm by 36cm, my board like yours would be 36cm by 14cm for instance). Window would have to be open, of course, but then does that defeat the point, would I have to 'seal' that whole 36cm by 36cm cm to be effective at sucking humidity out the van? Do you see what I mean? As in, there would be humidity in the outside air of varying levels that you then may want to stop getting in, that's why it might defeat the point.
I’m not sure if it helps humidity? That would be better to use an AC unit. I seen EcoFlow actually make a portable AC unit which looks awesome!
As far as humidity yeh it’s a tough one. Where I live in Southern Japan it gets very hot and humid in the summers and I know many people have that EcoFlow AC which definitely helps deal with the heat and humidity but for me I just sleep with my doors open and have a wee usb fan blowing all night.
During the winter this ventilation fan definitely helps with condensation and airflow though 🤙
@@mountainswell Ah, sorry, I used the wrong term, yes, I meant condensation, I suppose I was meaning moisture in the air generally and reducing that! Thank you for your response. Glad to hear it helps condensation which is what I want! In my initial message swap all the words 'humidity' for condensation and then it'll make sense!
@@pinkbsl7972 ah yeh should def help with condensation especially during the colders month actually
actually what its really good for is on cold or rainy days and need to cook inside the van it can takae the steam out
@@mountainswell Wonderful, I'll build one!
日本語字幕助かります👏
It would be really helpfull if you would put link of components used 😅 otherwise, great video!
Yeh good idea! Still learning UA-cam as I go 😆
But yeh probably more info in the description would be good aye
How do you like the final result? I’m thinking of making one for my van.
Yeh its pretty handy for sure especially for in the winter and cooking inside the van. Haven't tired Summer yet?
@@mountainswell love it! I’m here in California and am prepping for building out my Delica L300.
@@josephroldan1202 oh Damn! Would love to see some photos of your van. I really wanted a Delica originally but went for a Hiace instead. The old Delicas are 🔥
That barely moved enough air to make a difference.
Good for airflow control in the van when can’t put an air vent in. For controlling the hot air I have another portable fan inside 🤙
Also this really helps a lot in winter with cooking inside van
id really like to watch a video but There’s almost no audio and I hate captions
No audio? Not sure what you mean? 🤨