Full Tour Ford Transit welfare van to camper van conversion
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Stealthy Rustic ford transit campervan conversion built for full-time van life
Ford Transit welfare van to camper van conversion full Van Tour
See the build process and take a tour of the final conversion.
My aim is to give you campervan conversion ideas on how to convert a van into a camper and to help inspire you to build your own tiny home on wheels
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Love this van, esp that oven.
Thank you 😊
Turned out well.good job
Thank you 🤓👍
Mel you did an Amazing Job! Your carpentry skill is spot on!
Thank you that’s really nice of you I have to admit I really loved that camper the oven was the muts nuts when I finally get my dream sprinter I’ll definitely be looking at getting another oven like that it came out of a boat 🤓🤙
@@BigVanSmallWorld Don't laugh but I had to seriously talk myself out of putting a 2 burner with oven stove into Dobby with my whopping 76" long rear part of the van lol. My promise to myself is when I get a van with at least 8' of length back there I will install an oven. Nothing like baking fresh muffin's at breakfast with a cup of good coffee! I built myself a teardrop trailer sized gypsy caravan a dozen years ago to get out camping and had an outside kitchen and I would get up in the morning put the coffee on to percolate and mix up some muffin's toss them in the oven and 20 minutes later while most of the campers are eating pop tarts and un toasted bread...I have a freshly baked muffin lol.
Gotta say mate .. thats a well groovey thang that ya built ..fabbo in every direction . Im doin a toyota 20' coaster bus .. and this is gunna be a great resource.. thanks ..😁
Thank you for positive feedback really appreciated and good luck with your build 🤓🤙
Beautiful van
Susan Gamble thank you it was definitely one of my best 🤓🤙
your a legend mel love all your videos
Thank you that’s really kind of you 👍😊👍
Absolutely love it👌
Thank you 🤓👍
looks great nice job mate only thing l think not so good there is to many big black hinges its over kill spoils the look.
Very nice and very masculine. Wood you varnished is beautiful.
Thank you
Love the interior of the van,im off to b and q for gas bottle fittings today.quality.
thank you glad you like it and good luck
Lovely conversion. One thing I would say is beware of those taps. I had one and then the switch inside broke and would be semi-on all of the time and drained my batteries.
Hi CYPHA thank you for the heads up on that. I have put an isolation switch to the tap so I can switch it off independently :)
Love rustic look and clever ideas! Enormous like 262
thank you do you think I should do a regular vlog on the next van build I do like a day or weekly update from start to finish? would anyone be interested in this?
Weekly detail updates. As small channel I do weekly to allow newest video to pick up views and comment of whole week and get best possible rating and chance to get recommend.
great advice thanks dude
Can I just say. Your diesel heater. I have the v2 one, to stop it sooting up I put half a bottle off redex to a full 10l tank. It's never sootedd up since. There's nothing worse than having to take the bloody things to bits to clean it. Just a thought like.
that's really good tip thank you :)
Great build. Look forward to seeing how it goes and I hope you make more videos after this brilliant one
Thank you 😊
Good job well done you can go anywhere you like in that
Animation oh yeah 👍🤓
Great van mate well thought out .love the Selflevlling cooker I've just finished sprinter lwb camper I'm thinking of doing a smaller van now mwb transit I think. Love watching looking forward to next build .cheers Jason
Jsmith Smith hay thanks dude glad you like it I had fun building it just starting to film and build one now check out my latest vlogs 👍🤙
Jsmith Smith oh and good luck with yours 😬🤙👍
Beautiful build ! You should be very happy with it !
Thank you 😊
Mel that's fantastic. First class. You can come & do mine. Lol
alan brown thank you that’s a great complement 🤓🤙
nice job. just checked the ebay listing for the cooker. great appliance, but very expensive.
Thank you and yes they are definitely expensive I was lucky and got that one secondhand 👍🤓
Looks really nice..cracking job...bed looks very comfy!
Ray Ingram thank you for your positive feedback really appreciate it 🤓🤙👍
I like this van. Nicely done.
thank you
Lovely van mel love the wood ♥️♥️ regards the 3 way fridge can it be used with out putting the vents on the side like caravans have? I love the yacht oven cooker ;)
You do need a vent as hot air and co gas needs to vent 👍🤗👍
Mel’s Van World ok will stick to buying a 12volt fridage, was thinking as there cheap to buy, don’t want to cut holes in the side of my van :) 🤗
Well done, your van looks great.
Thank you 🤓🤙
I like your style, and the van!
thank you very much
Nice build some great features
Thank you 😊
Well done!!!
thanks, Jan
Really nice job!! I love the space!!
Sidney Franks thank you really appreciate your positive feedback 🤓🤙
Hey man. U should be very proud indeed. Loved the vid. That's my goal still. One day!
Guitar Dummy thank you that’s really nice of you 🤓🤙
Nice job...! Somebody has caught the bug... straight into another one.
Thanks . Yes truly hooked on van life
Mel’s World I am planning my firsts build and a layout very very similar to yours. So I will be stealing a few ideas from you and another RUclipsd Matt. Great job and I hope I can do as good a job and be as happy as you are.
Japhill75 good on ya mate it’s a real compliment. I’m sure you will be a happy camper.
Mel, you did a very nice job with this van.
Brown Bunny thank you.
Great job !!!
cddart21 thank you 🤓🤙
Your welcome.
looks even better in the `flesh`
Hadesdetecting thanks dude but this is a different van to the one you see me in today lol I was in the maxus. Nice to meet you today you’re a true ambassador to the detecting hobby
Wow ✊🏿
Thank you 😊
Nice!!
Thank you 😊
nice job (im amazon delivery driver :)
Zsolt Kmetyo Hi glad you like it 👍
It's beautiful!! You did a great job!
Jana Lee thank you nice to hear so many positive comments
Brilliant Campervan very much minimalistic
So that now you are building a new Campervan out etc you must have sold that one?
What price did you sell it for if you sold it and or what's it worth in your opinion when finished
Nice! I love the look of the wood. Well done!
Joan Milano thank you
Wonderful job.
Thank you 😊
we're interested! yes we hit the sub button and bell!
thank you
Hi from western New York, that is very nice van! And yes I am going to watch the next build!
D Cummings Hay Western New York that’s cool glad you like it I’ll be starting a new project soon :)
Nice job, look forward to seeing the bigger build as I am planning a box truck that is about 4.7 meter atm so always looking for what others are doing......What is the bigger van/truck you have in mind?
thanks, Jayme. I'm on the lookout for a sprinter or a crafter. good luck with your build
Noticed you put b&q cupboards in and said your T4 was all ikea furniture. How does this particleboard furniture hold up over time with the vibrations on the road?
It don’t last long that’s why I don’t use it anymore 🍻👍
You're good at this making campervan's malarkey aren't ya? 😊
thank you I do have some 30 years experience but I'm still learning
@@BigVanSmallWorld Well it's good to keep learning. If I ever manage to get misen a van, I might need your expertise lol :-)
Holistic-Healing UK il be happy to help 🤓🤙
@@BigVanSmallWorld Lol, you might regret saying that 😁, but thanks 😊
Blimey you’ve made so many great vans Mel. Do you sell them on? C&C x
Thank you and yes I do sell them eventually 👍🤓👍
Hey mate I love this build so so much you’ve done a hell of a great job with this one and I can’t wait for the next video I subscribed and turned my notifications on for you as well mate I hope one day to meet you so you can hopefully give me tips on my upcoming build :) thanks again for the video have a good one mate
Remy Olla thanks dude and good luck with your build to
Mel’s World do you mind on giving me a price range of what you spent on the camper and the build all together?
Remy Olla its a good question. I won’t say what I spent but I will say it’s entirely up to the individual and there budget you could build out a van for a couple of hundred bucks if you go all secondhand and reclaim wood road or you could spend thousands like I say it’s up to you and what you want out of it. Just make sure you insulated it probably that’s the one thing you must get right and there’s plenty of videos out there showing how to do this. Once you have this done you can chop and change the inside as and when you want over time. Hope this helps
Great job!
Thank you 😊
AWESOME job, wow. Love it.
Thank you ☺️
Very nice!!
Thank you:)
Nice mate, good job!
timothy790110 thank you
You did a great job there well done! I too love the rustic look. With all the cladding etc does it creak or squeak much when you are driving?
Hi Anthony thank you I’m glad you like it. No it doesn’t make any creaking or squeaking I used almost 400 screws so it’s all held together nicely
Looks great. Well done. In your next one maybe you could go for a shower and toilet combo (toilet slides away under a cupboard) and have solar power too. Looking forward to watching your next one. Subbed and liked :o)
Nomadd UK Hi I’ll definitely consider your recommendations thanks for the sub and like :)
That is one nice build
Get busy Live'n or Die'n thanks I can’t wait to build another one
nice build you got there,,
Thank you 😊
Great van, I see you love to build an really interesting to watch mate, so do you sell the van if your building others? An are you living in them full time?
Thank you that’s nice of you to say and yes I sell them eventually the next one I build I’ll be keeping and using for a couple of years and yes I’ll be living in it full time 👍🤓
Hello I just bought a network rail van, in the process of converting it, can you please give product information for the b&q top unit.
marji hello it’s a stove from a boat you can get them new on amazon or Ebay I got this one from a friend that was renovating there boat hope this helps and good luck with the build
Was it a difficult job moving the electrics control panel as I assume it was originally behind seats? Is it possible in a service van to remove the wood from the front seats to fit swivel seats? Just thinking of buying a service van as it has an excellent heating system fitted and water by Clarkes which cost an absolute fortune? Love you van :-)
hay Stephen it's not a difficult move just take photos of all the connections before you undo them to move the panel and yes the wooden bulkhead can be removed. go for it they make great campers
@@BigVanSmallWorld Update, as you now know I did go for it and got a 2011 service van. Just today decided in lay out and going for a bed that folds from the wall to give more room, will leave the devision panel only extend it right to the door and fit a combined sink and burner in it and gonna leave microwave, gave it a good clean and it works a treat. Was lucky with batteries looked like they had just been replaced but added two more 220amphr to go with them and a 390 watt solar panel going to the new battery bank. Really trying hard to fit a small shower room so that will go 1/3 ]rd of the way into the door space.
great job mel where did you get the cooker from ?
Mark Ford Thank you got it off a friend who restored his boat you can get them online new but there really expensive 🤓👍
how much you selling it for
It’s already sold steve 😂
I never saw a cooker with a gimble!!
Are you talking a bus conversation, i.e. skoolie?
Can you share with us a link of where you got your heating unit?
Hello Alvara DaCosta the van started out life as a mobile mess unit for railway workers to take brakes and rest.
The heater was already fitted.
They’re available on eBay though if you’re building out a van I would recommend a gas propex heater you get the same air-blown heating but don’t burn your precious diesel and if you have refillable gas it’s so so cheap to run. I will upload a video to show how I refill my gas bottles at petrol station using LPG for a fraction of the cost of switching empty bottles for full ones. As soon as one of mine run out I will do a vlog if you subscribe and hit the bell you won’t miss it :)
Mel’s World ... thank you
Mel, hi I know you’ll be busy, but I’m about to take ownership of a lab ford transit welfare van, having watch your videos I’m more than happy with doing the conversion, however I am somewhat stressed with the electrics, what can be reused and is it quite easy to redirect/extend the existing wiring? Thanks in advice for any help/advice
yes it all quite simple to work out once you break it all down
What stain did you use on the cladding Mel?
Mitchell Orr Hi I show you in the video it’s in the sink 🤓🤙
how high is the bed mate? as i just bought the same van
I’ll be honest with you all my kitchen units and bed are 34’inch high because that’s my inside leg measurement making my sink the perfect hight for cleaning my self sounds gross but there you go 👍😊👍
Does your oven run off of diesel?
TheMCvamp good question. Although some boat cookers do run on diesel this one runs on Propane lpg gas
What is a 'welfare' Van ?
Not familiar with that term in the states.
I was also wondering this.
Hello good question .
My van started life as a welfare van it’s basically a mobile tea room where workers can take a brake from working. There fitted out with hot water/sink/microwave/night heater. Some have a what you guys in America call a bathroom in the back we call it a bog. Mine didn’t have one but had everything else.so they make great campers as they come with so many extras. Mine was ex railway company hop this explains.
Okay, thanks. We must have different definitions for "welfare". Lol. Over here we would just call your van a mobile break room. "Welfare" here is a system wherein you can get government money/help if you're poor or disabled.
freedom dove oh dear maybe I should change the title to save anymore confusion?
Lol. Well, I guess that depends on your target audience. 😁
Hi mel. How can i get in touch with you.?
Carl Murphy you just did :) but if you want to send me an email you will find my email address in the about me section above 🤓🤙🍻
Done....cheers buddy 👍🏽