DIY AMBULANCE CONVERSION (TINY HOME) TOUR!
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2021
- THE LONG AWAITED DIY AMBULANCE CONVERSION CAMPER TOUR!!! There are definitely some things i left out 😅 but we didn't want this to be another one of those hour long van tour videos where they tell you where they got each and every item in their build lol.... let me know if you have any other questions about the ambo!!
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Just a little insight from a former EMT: Those ceiling grab bars were to avoid falling on your patient on curvy roads, while speeding to the nearest emergency room with a code red. Your shower compartment was probably used for oxygen tanks: the inside door for the safety of the occupants and the outside door to change out the tanks (those suckers are heavy). All those outside compartments had a purpose: a backpack style jump kit for care outside the vehicle, chocks and blocks, road safety items, etc.
Anyway, you've done a very fine job of making a high end utility vehicle into a home. I especially like the ceiling! Nice job.
Thanks for the tour. Travel on.
That’s super cool! Interesting to know 😇
I recently bought an ambulance and it has 2 tall yellow canisters. Are these oxygen?
Kind of creepy to know how many souls died in there! Not to mention the horrible gas mileage.
It’s amazing they will make a place to sleep out of anything
@@jeanninebilland5708 Or how many more people were saved in the vehicle.
Pretty much a completely nontechnical tour.
That SHOWER!! I am working on putting the same one in my ambulance. Great job! It is all beautiful!!
Nico 😘😍
The storage is what makes this ambulance/van liveable. A dream camper van. I would never consider any other type of van to convert for on the road traveling. I am so impressed with the entire set up. Perfection
I have never seen an old ambulance be made into a liveable space, but it makes so much sense! Love the ceiling! Thank you for the tour! It gives us some great ideas!
Thank you!!! Love giving it a second life 🥺🚑
Love your build and the fact that you used the advantages of an ambulance...the cabinets and storage! Would love to do this, but they are crazy expensive to buy now!
Hi Danielle, thanks for showing!!! In the process of building out my 1997 ambo also. Can you please do a video showing the shower in more detail? I was going to put mine behind the passenger seat but I like how you used that compartment.
There’s not much to it besides plumbing and my dad did that for me 😅 the compartment was already as is, and we just cut the interior access hole to be bigger so you can get in and out through the inside
Never ceases to amaze me how much floor space remains in an ambulance despite all of those outside storage lockers. Also, the headroom. They don't look that tall from the outside.
incredible, such a fun place, a little castle on wheels great job!
Super sweet setup. I love the large sink, and the indoor, outdoor shower.
great sink! I love the two-door bathroom.
Love the ambulance, love your smile too 😊
What a lovely home you have made for yourself. Well done!
Thanq for the tour, you've got a great home on wheels.
I love the ceiling design, nice ambulance build
Danielle is an amazing artist : but )
Oh my yours totally feels like an apartment for single or couple.. Love this!!
Wow thank you!! 😁
I completely agree.. freezer is necessary and bug screen!
Great Build, I love it!
I would build a utensil drawer around the sink pipes. Then use the deeper drawer for other stuff that fills it up. Maybe some more food? 😊 Nice build. I left the cabinets when I did my ambulance as well. I couldnt picture anything I could make being better or lighter. Have fun.
You are the second video I watched today that keeps conversion simple and low cost, and I would like to tell you as well thank you. You also showed that you don't have to do a complete gut with rebuild. To me that's a waste of not using what the ambulance already has. In my opinion if you do a gut rebuild then just buy a RV it would be cheaper in the long run. Love it. Thank you for sharing.
Unless your buying it for the safety factor in an accident. RVs SUCK for that and I would never put my family in one for that reason. I used to travel US, Canada, Mex for 5 years with a teen camp ...seen TOO many RVs strewn across 1/8 mile of "debris field" ..looks like a plane crash. Ask high patrolman or wrecker operators.... it takes a LOT to clean up the mess.
A really nice build 👍
I said F450 in the beginning but it's actually an E450!!! :)
Yeah, I was going to say, but as you know the Ford E-450 is just the cutaway chassis of this ambulance, I'm not sure what company manufactured the body of it.
@@DVaccarelli1988 the box is made from a company called Horton!
@@danielleandgunnar Thanks!
nice truck..and I like it..
vanlife4ever!
Great video! I'm building a 1999 ambulance... it's so much fun. ❤
It really is!
Love your build. I left all the custom cabinets in my ambulance as well.
They really are so nice to keep!
It seems so illogical to not use them. I’m absolutely drawn to ambulance life compared to van life because of the storage space. You guys have done such a fine job on your rig.
We even have the same saying on a plate. 😀
Whoa!! Thanks for giving a tour of your space--it's neat to see the similarities between another 2001 Horton ambulance and mine, which is /fairly/ similar but not identical (obviously it was built for a different emergency service department than mine)! I think the white paint job with the blacked out lenses looks especially slick.
Next project is the backup camera for me--can I ask what camera you installed, and if you'd recommend it?
Ahhhh that's so cool you have a 2001 Horton ambulance as well!! The backup camera i had in this video is great! Butttttttt.... we just installed a new one that i think i like better, it's:
www.amazon.com/dp/B072K27TZ1/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_api_glt_i_HA2DAX6R7VBYB4NBT8ZT
...so adorable.
thanks! ☺️
New Subscriber here. I love your ambulance build out. You guys did an awesome job! ❤️ 👍
Nice Camper Van 👍👍👍
thank you!
LMAO take a shot anytime i say "Obviously" 😅
am drunk
it is what it is mate.
very cool , being a retired firemen/paramedic i do remember all those storage areas!! Enjoy the all the Ghosts
Lmao they’re my homies
@@danielleandgunnar perfect lol
@@danielleandgunnar ghost from rescues past !!!!
@@fattnersgeekfile5478 not very successful rescues if they're ghosts lmao
@@smiklosovic8971 thats true but alot more wouldve been unsuccessful if we were not there !!!
Nice , I can live in there.
You did a very good job on it. Question, where did you get your ambulance from. Im having such a m tough time finding a Type one or type 3 ambulance.
Very nice conversion!
No toilet? No black water tank?
thank you! and nope! neither of those things.
love your conversion this is amazing! also tell the half naked man in the mirror thank you for filming it :D lol
If the ambo says Horton on it an it's a mid to late 90's model there's a very good chance my Dad built the the whole back interior. They let him go cuz they found out he was trying to help get the union in the company
We had ambo cabinets in our house kitchen for years lol thanks for showing
Your dad sounds awesome
@Louis Subearth yes he was... he passed January 8th of 2021
Tampa Florida check in
Wow! Your Rv is amazing! Probably the best I have ever seen! 😍 Did you camperize it yourself? Or did you get it done?
My (Danielle) dad did help me with most of it! But all of the cabinetry was already there since it was an ambulance. the only major things we added was the sink, fridge, and bed!
My fiancé and I have been talking a lot about a possible van life arc for us and watching your videos is honestly making me just want it more! one thing I think a lot about is what someone does for work while living van life. Do you work remotely or is it all just pure savings ?
For me personally, it's 99% savings!
Beautiful rig. Warm design inside. Subd. D😎🇺🇸
Thank you!! Welcome 🤗
I love that you used most of the original wiring and storage. How is the insulation? Did you have an air conditioner and heater that was already in the ambulance?
Insulation is typically not extreme. I have seen foam and fiberglass (mostly sound dampening) because ambo have extensive heat/cool systems they don't focus on super insulation. I have several I have torn apart and modified.
I love this build! Wish i could afford to do this!!
Depending on your preferences it can be extremely cheap! I'm pretty sure i've seen people do conversions for under $1000
@@danielleandgunnar You are 'pretty sure'? What does that mean? Another airhead flippant remark by someone who has NEVER built anything in her life, and utterly clueless about the cost. No, you cannot do a conversion for $1000. That is not a conversion. A fridge costs $1500 tax. Shower alone will be over $1000.
@@lass-inangeles7564 deep breath my friend, everything is okay :)
@@danielleandgunnar I think Danielle needs to do some deep breathing. The harshest critic is the best teacher. But I have a feeling you know it all, no humility, nothing to be learned even when so young. Its okay. Continue making your mistakes and learn the costly lessons the hard way.
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I'm looking into painting an ambulance and am wondering about all the black where chrome was. How did you do it?
Great job👍new subscriber
Thanks for the sub!
It's a real home on wheels: I love how it so complete.
Great job on the build. You seem really proud of it and i love it. I hope to build something like it one day. Also yes as you said she thicc!
Thanks so much! She is thicc hahahaha!
How does the Subwoofer sound in that cabinet when its open vs closed?
Wouldn't that cabinet decrease performance?
It still bumps! Definitely a little more when it’s open, sometimes I’ll leave it cracked but I’m used to having subs in the trunks of my past cars so it sounds great to me!
Amazing rebuild! Good luck on your van-life adventures! (My kids went to school and were scouts with Gunnar.)
Very cool! I have been thinking about getting an ambulance and build it out. Will I need to get a special drivers license? When I googled it, it only came up with answers for people who want to be professional ambulance drivers, not just driving something that used to be one.
No special license needed! At least in the US
My girl!! Love being mutuals on Tik Tok and EXTRA LOVE seeing you come up in my recommended! Fab as always xx
Thank you love!!!!
How is the insulation in an ambulance? Also, I’m not sure why but I feel like I will feel safer in an ambulance. Safer from a break in-it’s built to prevent that and windows from the back are not made for easily climbing in. Also I believe all compartments auto lock when the doors are locked so you don’t have to go out to lock and check things. Am I ridiculous for thinking that?
the insulation is pretty good! although i am planning on hopefully replacing the ceiling insulation since i had a leak. i also feel safer in ambulance!! the thing is a TANK! and yes, for my ambulance, the locks all work with the electric lock buttons. ☺️
I love you guys on TikTok! Instantly followed on here 💖 I never noticed on your TT (and I’m SO not trying to be rude) but do you have a little bit of an accent?? I could be crazy but I was just wondering 😊 sending you both all the good vibes and protection while you’re traveling 🙏🏼
it's quite possible we both have a little bit of accents 😅 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia have their own distinct sounds ahaha
thank you so much!!!
Who did the ceiling. It's bad ass
Solar shot?
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To assist with your Awareness for your vehicle,
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How to Do this...
There are RV backup camera systems available including online including Amazon
Some systems include 1 or multiple cameras in a set, about 4 and may include a visual display monitor.
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Your cameras can Be utilized to view around your entire vehicle, including front, rear and sides.
The cost I have seen has been around low 2 hundred and mid 3 hundreds, prices may vary.
I have actually seen this shown online where the system was installed and a entire 360 degree view was available on a RV.
Please Do your own research on the Best options for you.
Hope this information may Be Helpful.
God’s Blessings to you, and your viewing audience.
Safe, Happy Travels
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4/18/2023
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Low key wanna make my first rig like yours after this omg
Thank you 🥺🖤
Being from PA, any issues with getting the rig registered as a truck? Thanks!
Highly recommend getting it registered in VT. You don’t need to live there. Just send the info to them they send the plates back. And then you can forget about having to pass inspection in home state. But very easy to get registered not many questions at all. State Farm will take care of insurance too in less then 24 hours
@@danielleandgunnar thanks much and safe travels 😀
pretty cool...but, no TV?
My baby's called Flapjack. I had a priest bless her once i bought her in case of previous death or bad Mojo!
good call
Hello I would lo e a ambulance home. Did you look for a special ambulance, did you do all the work in it?
nope! this was the first ambulance I looked at. And, no my dad helped a lot with the work!
how did you find your ambulance here in Canada used ones are very expensive
facebook marketplace for $6400!
@@danielleandgunnar wow lucky you let me know if you find one again!!!
#Obviously!! TIP: Learn some more words! How about stupendous and marvelous?!
Obviously 🤦🏻♀️
How did you connect the solar? I dont want to drill into the roof
Gonna be pretty tuff if you don’t want to drill into the roof. Some people have panel they put away and take out every time they stop but have seen many people not put holes in roof for solar panels
This makes me now want to look into an ambulance as a possibility
Would highly recommend!
You like music? What a unique and interesting trait worthy of Sharing. Millennials think they are the first to do everything. You weren’t first to do an ambulance but you did a very nice job.
Omg I’m just so quirky hehe 🤪 not that many people have heard of music before, it’s just so crazy that you knew what it was too!!😜 it’s like… kind of vintage 💅🏻
I'm a Boomer and c'mon. Between you and the comment before this one, it's a miracle anyone is willing to do UA-cam at all. She's enough of a musician to have a keyboard, so yes, that's a noteworthy thing. But if she were simply someone who loved music, it's worth mentioning because no, not everyone loves music.
Stop lumping all Millenials together and stop criticizing other generations for no reason. And that goes in every direction. The more we understand each other cross-generationally, the better off we all are.
Anyway, thanks for the tour, Danielle & Gunnar, I enjoyed it. Thinking about an ambulance myself.
@@verysmallboat thank you! 😇🖤🖤 definitely get an ambo!
@@verysmallboat seriously. Thank you for reminding people to dial it down
How much was the vehicle?
I'm curious, did you need to get a special license to drive the ambulance?
what's the height clearance on your ambulance?
9’4”
How did you got your lights black
spray paint lol 😅
where in PA ? me too... let's talk
We are on the road currently, my friend
What's up with the pink bus
Great job on designing your home.
I just wish more detail was spent on how it was done,,, instead of what everyone has where. I haven't found a video that shows converting an Ambulance to a home.
So ,,my search continues.
Thank you for that note! I think i skim over that a lot because almost everything was already there, and i just moved in... i didn't have to do much building. hopefully that helps!
@@danielleandgunnar ,lucky that it was already done when you bought it.
I have enquired about buying an ambulance, but since so much wireing and so forth has Been done, it's hard to find help converting it over ,such as Showers, sinks ect . Thanks for your response. Much appreciated.
Is that fridge 12v? If it is where did you get it?
Yes it is! It’s from a company called recpro. www.recpro.com/rv-refrigerator-4-3-cubic-feet-12v-stainless-steel/
@@danielleandgunnar That is it? 4.3 cu ft? My shuttle bus (23' long bumper to bumper) has 4.4 cu ft fridge AND 5.0 cu ft deep freezer. 100% agree with you, love having unlimited ice and ice cream, and frozen veggies keep way longer than fresh veggies, so I can boondock a lot longer. And I jave 4x320 solar panels (1289-watts) on top of my van to power all that stuff. Love that ambulances are already built to live in with just a minor addition of a table and bed.
I wonder where they are staying while not in their ambulance
How much did the ambulance cost and then how much to convert it???
Inlcuding purchase price, I'm a little over $10,000
Who was the original builder of the ambulance box?
Horton
How many watts for the solar system?
i have 4 100 watt solar panels
such a beautiful girl ❤️
So where do you use the restroom ? Outside ?
Your house....she sneaks in.....OBVIOUSLY!!🤑
Outside, friends houses, public restrooms 🚽
It it hunted
They didnt use the area below the cabinets because the gurney would be in the way.
Hmm interesting… there was a cabinet on the other side that low though so I’m wondering what that’s all about!
Why'd you black out all the lights instead of getting more white or orange lenses, or moving red lenses to the back?
I like the aesthetic 😋
Hey.....i Got a 2003 .....what yall do for insurance
State Farm!
How are you insuring the converted ambulance? As soon as I say "converted to camper" it is uninsurable with everyone I've tried. Converted bus no problem just not an ambulance. Thanks.
when and where are you going to shower outside again?
How much did it all cost??
The ambulance alone was $6400 and all in including purchase price I’m sitting at just over $10k
U said your husband and for a sec i was like oh yeah theyre married lol
Hahahaha right???
Your tankless need ventilation?
Not that I’ve come across. All functioning
One sees?
How about toilet???
public toilets or the great outdoors!
What you need is another tattoo and a check up from the neck up
You are very beutiful
Hey thanks!
Can anyone or everyone that has purchased an ambulance to convert suggest insurance companies that are willing to insure these.
Thank you
State farm will have it done for you same day
Did they accept as an ambulance that your were converting or was the conversion done already?
Its not an F450 it is a E450
gas has got to be killing her
E 450 not F. Better get to know your rig - not only for producing SM content but to maintain it. The "hour long videos" you're referring to are the best out there; those videos are the true YT videos where they're looking to help others and not only to get clicks. Good luck anyway. PS: I do have one exactly like yours.
We better stop putting gasoline in it then! Thanks for this!
Do you have no TV or laptop ? K
I have a laptop 😊
@@danielleandgunnar Oh good . Silly isn't it that I couldn't imagine you managing without. I bought a newspaper the other day and when the Internet went down over the weekend, I read it all . I was so glad I had it ! K
Thank goodness this video wasn't 11:15 cause if it was I would have shot myself.
Will your dad, do my ambulance conversion? I'm serious.
Hahahah I think he’s over building out rigs 😅
@@danielleandgunnar 😥
No Bathroom.