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Dometic is late to the game and at $100, way over priced. I've been using a DOTSOG (purchased for $20 on Amazon) on a daily basis in my camper van for more than a year. I got a preassembled HD kitchenette, but was intimidated by plumbing. So I bought a USB faucet to use temporarily until I got around to installing a 12v pump, battery and regular house faucet. But it has worked so well that I've yet to replace it.

@@DaphneLowe It's expensive, but with a feed tube out the back that allows for placement flat on any surface, it's the right tool for the job in my case. I already had a set up like you mention.

So, we drive on some pretty rough terrains and I just checked... ours is still solid as a rock over a year later. But yes, what they are attached to is very solid. Will keep an eye on this. Thanks.

You can find the Amazon ASIN number at 4:20. I'll add it to the description as well. Thank you.

Hi Stephen. That bed idea should work very well for smaller kids! 😊 Are you asking about the black cab curtain? If so, we use two curtains that go across there (just behind the cab seats.) One is a blackout thermal curtain for stealth and climate control (which we hang from a spring/tension shower curtain rod) and the other is a light privacy curtain (that you can see light through after dark.) They are both really good for their individual needs. You can also put exterior window covers on the cab to avoid using curtains. Our Video #7 at 9:52 shows how we did those. I sewed them custom. Sewing 101, it just takes time. Our Video #8 (Flooring and Curtains for the Van Conversion) shows the light curtains at 6:00 as our partition between bed benches and kitchen (for potty privacy if needed), and the clips are plastic Christmas gutter clips which I show at 7:50 on. I slipped them into the existing overhead seams. I did wind up cutting the front light cab curtain down the middle and installed magnet snaps for easy access to the back (which is almost always to help hide everything from ppl looking into the windshield. Plus keeping even that light curtain up all the time keeps the (AC) cab cooler in the summer. The little metal clips that hang from the white plastic gutter clips can be found at Walmart. They're VERY strong and sturdy. I simply removed them from their rings. At Walmart's website, do a search for...

@@ourvancasper1084 thanks I'll check it out. Was just looking at the clips you had for the front cab seperation curtain. I'll check out the videos you reference

You're welcome. 🙂

We do have thermal panels for the interior of the windows. We use this windshield cover just to block sunlight from the glass on a daily basis when parked at home.

@@ourvancasper1084 We also have a Transit Passenger Wagon and would be interested in your interior window shade solution. It's been an ongoing struggle for us trying to find interior window shades that completely block the light and are also easy to store. Thanks!

@@craiglawyer1946 I apologize for the delay in responding. We've been ill and not up to par. Getting healthy again now. :) If you FF to about 13:50ish in this video, I cover our thermal window panels and how we store them. :) ruclips.net/video/N9kp0CGxyFY/видео.html

@@ourvancasper1084 Thanks! Feel better soon!

I wish I had thought to save them! I have encouraged others to do that though. :)

Haha! We have our fun. Jay's amazing. ❤️

It never occurred to us to install seatbelts on our benches but that's an amazing idea. If, in the future, you do something like that, please share. I REALLY like that idea! <my wheels are spinning, no pun intended LOL>

Thanks! It took a whole day/+ to make the green canopy plus learning how to connect fabric before that, haha. Only 4 magnets hold it in place and you can see it was really breezy. We love it! I think my next one will be blue though, LOL. You do need a step stool to attach it on a medium roof. 😀

Cherri, thanks so much! I never realized how many details about installing and using Lagun tables would be helpful to others until I put this video together. I'm glad it was helpful.

Thanks! Curtains were about the last item we had on our list because we had no way of knowing how to hang them. I remember one builder couple who said laughingly, "Never use suction cups in your build." So, we had to figure another way. Our curtains are in the way of our air bags so they must be removed for safety but that's why God made replaceable Command Strips. 🤓

Honey, it was less than one year ago when we bought Casper in his 15-passenger van condition. You've got this! Pace yourself, your budget and your creativity. You'll get there. And you know what we realized after-the-fact? We live in wildfire country and if we ever need to evacuate, we have the means! That became an unexpected bonus. 😎

Thank you, Cherri! :) I gleaned bits and pieces off so many builds so I'm glad you're finding ideas.

Thank you, very informative. 👍😁

Lucy, not only do the gates keep our doggies safely contained, but they allow air flow through the van for them. Feel free to take screen shots to show your metal fabricator. To give you an idea, we paid about $700 to have the gates made, and another $250 to have them sandblasted and coated.

As long as our doggies can see us, they're totally content to be inside and the open slider and rear doors are great. My little dog lies on my bench bed and can see us and our German Shepherd lies right at the slider gate and snoozes. It's amazing.