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No Build Camper Van Quick Tour - First Trip that ALMOST got cancelled!
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- Опубліковано 12 кві 2021
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Really fast solo first trip van tour, it's pretty simple and I didn't get a chance to really finish but I had a choice to go or stay home and I decided to just go, if I need something I can always stop and get it along the way.
This trip almost got canceled due to a flooded basement over the weekend and some medical stuff we had going on for Stacey, we were waiting for results from a biopsy for her and lucky to say NO CANCER! I still have to deal with the basement but I got a new sump pump installed and everything is drying out now.
I am heading to Clarksdale MS for a blues festival my brother Dicky James is playing at, going solo packed super fast super light but wanted to share a bit of video of the no build build so to speak.
I will finish out my planning and do a full real tour video later just things have been SO rushed.
Got a bit of a hold up on the expressway and ended up at planet fitness in Florence Kentucky, super nice facility, will stay the night then workout shower and hit the road again in the morning.
Bill :)
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For the longest time I was thinking of buying a truck camper and then an Econoline camper van, but I think the most practical is a minivan or big SUV (Expedition, Excursion) with a mattress/frame/cooler/cassette toilet/batteries/heated blanket.
Bill always wanted a RV or pull behind but we live in a sub with an HOA and don't want to have to pay to store it any where. The van is working out nice.
I don't have any experience camping in a minivan but I think something like what Bill and Stacey put together makes a lot of sense.
That looks really cozy. I'm glad you got to go.
I am just a few hours shy of making it to MS, tomorrow I should roll into town :)
Way to go! Just go for it 👍. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video. I will look into that Stupid Car Tray🤔👍🚙🌞
That Stupid Car Tray came in handy both in the front seat as well as the back for the cpap!
Great ideas!! I'm just dipping my toes into my" bugout van" (very simplified ). Watching your video is very encouraging and helpful.
Thank you!!
Thank you Miss Molly! It has been fun and can’t wait to get more adventures in the book!
You pulled it together great working under such a time constraint! Have fun and enjoy the drive and the fest. I think Stacey is going to need a break too after the basement mess!
Yeah we just talked she’s still moving dehumidifiers and fans around ;). Sump is replaced and working so that’s huge we will be adding a wifi alarm that will notify us by text too
Enjoy your trip
Thanks!
Man this trip almost didn't even happen, lots going on explained in description, but I decided to just load up and GO, if I forgot something I can pick it up along the way I figure, no regrets just GO!
Enjoying the videos! Have fun!
Thank you! Lots of travels planned!
Excellent love it!
Thank you for the video. Safe travels.
Thanks Anita, taking it slow and steady!
Great setup🥳🎈 have a blast🎉🥳🎈
About half way there now kinda yucky rain and a few accidents backing up the expressway but I left early enough to take my time and just relax
@@StaceyBillsAdventures stay safe🎈🦋
@@RoseLawrence765 👍🙏🙂
Looks great. I hope the biopsy comes back with good news.
YES we got the no cancer call so this is the best news of 2021 for us! Hope to get out there with Stacey for the next trip in May.
@@StaceyBillsAdventures That’s great news!! Congratulations 🎉
@@PurposeBetweenSeasons Thank you! Sure was great news!
Safe trip Bill.🙏🙏🙏 Rest stops are good places for napping on long drive like this. Enjoy your trip!
I slept a few hours here at planet fitness but I didn’t realize there was a big bus stop next to us lots of park n go and activity plus a dumpster going crazy so I’m up now gonna hit planet fitness shower workout get some mcds coffee hit the road might do a mini rest stop nap along the way 8 more drive hours to go...
@@StaceyBillsAdventures I love McDonald coffee! It definitely will keep you awake. But you feel drowsy while driving, please stop and take a nap (even 30 minutes) will get you going again. Safe drive Bill!
@@MoBangFoYoBucks oh yeah I left 2 days early for this 12 hour drive cuz I prefer 4-6 hour drives with a few stops I am no long hauler, so I’ll be stopping often if for nothing else but to stretch my legs or close my eyes for 20-30 mins here and there :) mcds coffee keeps me fueled and it’s cheap! I don’t quite have the setup in the van yet for coffee but I’ll get there.
Hi just catching this about a year later. And the converting a minivan to a camper van bug bit me about 3 weeks ago. I had set a home for 5 to 6 weeks after having been hit waiting for the insurance company to come up with a figure for the value of my Dodge Caravan. So it's been about a week now that I got my settlement and procured a new to me Van. I'm thinking a Dodge Grand Caravan is larger than what I ended up with. So what I have now is a basic 2010 Chrysler Town & Country Touring Minivan. Only comes with power front and rear vent windows. And an automatic tailgate lift. The side doors are not powered. Today I finished cleaning the carpet and rear seats. I've been at it about 4 days. A few hours a day. So while waiting for the check to arrive so I can get my replacement vehicle after about 4 days out 4 days I started watching these UA-cam videos. About conversion and camper vans n SUVs. No build and build. I thinking a soft/no build. My curiosity is if you have a no build what or how is the bed frame made up of and can you tell me about the mattress?
-TIA
PS. I think I might get a membership to PF. I already have 1 at the Y and SNAP FITNESS.
This is our bed video, they are independent of each other so we could run one or two beds, the foam topper pieces are also linked in the description of that video, heck sometimes when i go solo i dont even take a platform, i just use the topper laying on the floor, its not level but its comfortable enough. Every trip i find more to remove or bring, always a work in progress and depends on how long and who all is going. It's alot of fun though ive spent many a night watching videos getting ideas! Bill :)
Sorry about your flooding
Yeah the basement thing really sucked I almost didn’t make this trip but I’m glad I did come down it’s really fun!
Thank you for the video.
Thanks for watching Gail ;)
Truck stops are great places to sleep as well if you're not a light sleeper lol Safe Travels.. Enjoy 😊
Bill is a lighter sleeper, told him to wear his ear plugs. 😊. I can’t wait to take the next trip with him!
If you have time, pls show us how you've propped/attached the stupid car tray your cpap is on. I understand how the one sits in the front seat, but I don't understand how the one in the back fits. Thank you. Hope your trip is fab.
In the grand caravan there are cup holders back there, the stupid car tray has these legs on it I stuffed a bit of foam in the cup holder to help snug one of the legs in and it worked so well I am just so happy with it.
I’ve drove 6 hours so far with the cpap on the tray and the tray in the cup holder it hasn’t moved the gripping on the top tray has held it in place and I think the cpap weight has helped it stay in place too.
I have the cpap cord under the cutter edge of the platform to help support it, it’s funny the one in the front seat replaced a seat organizer thing I had that nothing stood or stayed still, but nothing has moved on the stupid car tray in front or in back.
@@StaceyBillsAdventures This is awesome. Thank you vv much.
@@sgw3612 in tonight’s update I’ll show that tray with a quick video clip I am near Nashville tonight ;)
I’m a Toledo suburbs Ultramarathon runner with a 12 seat Chevy express “Big Green” van I use as “base camp” for weekend races around the Midwest, (One of those Ultra’s I’ll be running btw is Hallucination100/Run Woodstock Sept 9-11th). Other than those weekends I have six kids I shuttle around so I’m building it out this year better but still temporary so I’ll use some of what I saw here. I am a planet fitness black card member but never thought of mapping those out & that’s huge…many thanks because after 24-30 straight hours of trail running I will definitely be needing a long shower, a hydro bed, and a safe parking lot lol! I’m going with a 6” trifold mattress 78”x39” on top of a similar sized simple plywood box to store totes of gear within & probably just a big cooler. I will be ordering one of those fans. Be awesome
Bill here, omg i love those little fans, and yea PF is awesome for even just a quick walk on treadmill, use showers, hydrobeds, tanning and I have even used them just for bathroom stops! Seems like every trip i take less with me, when I first started I had a packed van, then I would get home and realize 60% of it i didnt use, or thought i needed, a good bed, fan, cpap, battery and for me coffee maker hehe, I like too seeing out all my windows as i drive, it may not be as impressive of a list of things but i am slowly finding less is best (for me at least).
Bill :)
nice setup
Thank you! We had fun creating it!
Sorry about the basement fiasco-glad it didn’t stop you from hitting the road!
Yeah it was a bummer but I thought let it dictate me or just pack and go and anything I forgot pickup along the way. Overall didn’t really forget anything vital so the trip went well :)
@@StaceyBillsAdventures Sometimes you gotta just take the leap! I’m happy to hear the good medical news too!
@@ang3lbass agreed! 🙂
Did you lift up the carpet and remove the wet padding underneath? If not you dhould and when dry replace the padding i work for a fire water disasters co. That is recommended procedure. Just f y i
@@kennethfeist5504 I don't have any padding under the carpet but I do plan to put some holes in the platform to allow for better airflow and reduce the chance of mold forming, I do also have a small dehumidifier I plan to take with me in May for my next trip.
Nice set up! Looks like it will be a great trip!
Thanks! It works for us!
New watcher. Like the set up. Thanks for linking items you bought. Love the set up.
Thanks for watching! We like to link the stuff we use to make it easier for someone to find. Have a Great Night!
Nice setup! I have a Class B van and boon-dock often, mainly Cracker Barrel and Cabella’s, when on the road. Curious if you ask permission to stay at each Planet Fitness parking lot or is it typically considered ok if you have a membership? Oh, and I’m going to have to get one of those hot logic’s!!! 👍
I have such weird schedules I have rolled up at 4am gone in worked out showered came out laid down 3-4 hours nobody seemed to care or notice (I’m just a minivan), and then when I woke I went back in worked out again showered again. When I was in Florence I was telling the guy about making a trip across multiple states using the van as a camper and stopping at planet fitnesss along the way he didn’t seem to have any comments of concern and he knew I was coming back in later in the morning. But I hadn’t specifically asked if I could sleep in my van in their lot for a few hours.
outstanding upload Stacey and Bill's Adventures. I killed the thumbs up on your video. Keep on up the very good work.
Thanks for watching! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you for sharing. Would you mind sharing a link to where you found the cool trash can? :)
It’s called toftan at ikea Amazon has it too amzn.to/3uzex8T but if you have an IKEA by you it’s cheaper in store.
5:08 is actual van tour.
Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks for the tour! I'm very interested in how the CPAP worked out and what you used for power. Thanks! Good luck with your next adventure!
Sure thing! The cpap in the van has been great! At that time I was using a 500 watt unit that i would charge up as I drove each day via the van's 110 outlet, but now i have a larger unit the bluetti ac200p which is 2000 watts and the cpap barely even sips anything from that larger battery, plus it has a larger inverter so i can run things like my keurig coffee maker and or even a microwave (altho i dont have a small one yet), i am loving having more battery power i seem to go thru alot on the road with laptops, coffee, cpap, the fridge, hot logics, etc
Hey Bill! Love the set up! How did the fridge do for you? You were near my home town! I am late on seeing this video! Safe travels! -Marshall ☀️
LOVIN the Alipicool C20, it was perfect size for me even had room, I shopped every 3 days or so, it was super quiet, and cycled running between 5-55 watts, so it wasn't a battery killer, even if it dies after a year or two I will probably replace it for the cost it was a steal.
Here from Gina's live stream
I love following Gina's Adventures!
Nice. Job. Ray. Michigan. Feb. 2022.
Thank you Ray!
Is the floor in this level? My 2018 van is not. Having trouble leveling it.
Theres a video of our bed build in our channel, ua-cam.com/video/vv4kMWGbl20/v-deo.html the floor isn't level and we cut legs to each area under our platform to make it level out.
Looks Great 👍
Thanks, Bill is healing up right now from a fall but we can't wait to get back out there on the road and use the van as a camper again!
Awesome!!!👠🚌👠
Thanks!
Please share about your bed setup?
What did you use to make the bed?
Here is the video showing our bed build ua-cam.com/video/vv4kMWGbl20/v-deo.html
do you know if the Alpicool c20 fits under the 2nd row stow and go? maybe the c15?
Do you have a video on how you built the bes please
Do you have pull-down shades in your van windows? At least in the back where you are sleeping?
Helen, I mad blackout window shades that we use: ua-cam.com/video/g7mvXb9biOg/v-deo.html
let me know if you have any questions. Have a wonderful day!
Hi, interesting I came across your UA-cam video, says about a year ago. I'm just looking into purchasing a Dodge Grand Caravan soon. I also use a C-pap and I was wondering does it use a lot of power?
My resmed 10 set on pressure 12 draws about 35-50 watts and I can get a full night 6-8hr sleep on aprox 300 watt battery, I’ve gone from smaller batteries to larger ones currently I’m mainly using a 1000 watt and a 2000 watt unit that I charge while I drive.
@@RandomStuffWithBill thanks for getting back to me.
Hi, How tall is your bed? Can you sit up without slouching? Thanks
How do you secure the drawers in that plastic cabinet while driving?
I had blue painters tape i used at first, then oneday it came off but i noticed the drawer with stuff in it never did open on turns so i just stopped using the tape.
What are you using for your bed foundation?
I'm in Grand Blanc. Hello Neighbor
Us Michiganders sure do enjoy our camping, nice to meet ya :) There's a M21 meetup in Michigan for September check it out :) wherervstaying.com/m21-meet-up
How did you build your bed?
ua-cam.com/video/vv4kMWGbl20/v-deo.html
Why speedway?
Hopefully you brought your flooding/insurance incident to good closure and didn't leave your wife with a bunch of 'loose ends' to tie up when you left for ur long-coveted van trip..... notta troll .... just feelin' what your wife might be experiencing now ... 🎚️ 🏞️🇺🇸
Carla, I made him go on the trip, he needed the time with friends. It took almost a week to dry the basement out to where I felt comfortable to get things back together. I laid the floor when we first finished the basement so I didn't think it would be a big deal to fix it. Having said that, when I first laid the floor I did a floating floor without seams, we used a floor fan to dry under the vinyl - it did a wonderful job but the floor shifted with the airflow underneath the floor. It has taken me a little longer to get back together with one trouble spot. Bill helped out before he left but the floor is all me. Have a wonderful day, thanks for watching!
I'm pretty sure my wife would not want me to go even without the flood. You're a lucky man Bill.