Van build that looks like mini Condo! Full time solo Van dwelling

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  • @takingbackcrypto
    @takingbackcrypto  6 месяцев назад +2

    Van Life Essential Supplies! Everything you need to build out a van
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    • @jglova720
      @jglova720 4 месяца назад

      What's her Instagram

  • @comegowithMEE
    @comegowithMEE 7 месяцев назад +23

    Look how happy she looks. Nothing but beautiful smiles. She's living life to the fullest!

  • @donnabacon4681
    @donnabacon4681 7 месяцев назад +55

    Beautiful! Quick note: you need to defrost your freezer; it uses more energy with all that frost!

  • @multi_leo
    @multi_leo 7 месяцев назад +30

    Depending on each person's needs, a Ford Transit Connect or a Cargo can meet all the needs of a home on four wheels while remaining discreet (stealth), unlike RVs. Great video!

  • @ZombicidalMadMom81
    @ZombicidalMadMom81 7 месяцев назад +26

    This van is so friggin adorable I can't even stand it lol What an incredible job she's done, it's perfect for a young single person. I'd love for either of my 23 and 18-year-old sons to get into something like this.

    • @victoriasmith8570
      @victoriasmith8570 6 месяцев назад +1

      My 22-year-old can have the house. It’s my turn for the van life.
      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @ZombicidalMadMom81
      @ZombicidalMadMom81 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@victoriasmith8570 I change my mind, you got it right. My sons can take over the house and I'll take the van lol

  • @Tarot.Destiny
    @Tarot.Destiny 7 месяцев назад +13

    This is adorable, love the kitchen. I would have liked to have seen the bed put away so I could see the full kitchen and lounge space. Seems to have more room than a sprinter van. Still, no bathroom/shower would be a huge problem for me. I guess that’s why I have a camper 😂😂😂

  • @BrianWaller-qe7gr
    @BrianWaller-qe7gr 7 месяцев назад +8

    I have a mr heater. It works great. The only thing is it requires a source of oxygen so you’ll have to crack a window. It gets really hot so you’ll need to have 3-4 feet away from everything. Even metal will get hot. I put a water bottle in front of one so I have a warm water to freshen up in the morning

  • @MattMorris481
    @MattMorris481 7 месяцев назад +4

    Who would’ve thought that living in a van down by the river like Matt Foley would be the in thing to do.

  • @gracecallowayable
    @gracecallowayable 7 месяцев назад +12

    Your home is gorgeous!!!👠🚌👠

  • @darnelltabor6382
    @darnelltabor6382 6 месяцев назад +2

    Absolutely fantastic! Consider making the bed half the size & putting in a wet bath. But yeah...this is wonderfully homey.

  • @RiDankulous
    @RiDankulous 5 месяцев назад +1

    Over 400 amp hours of battery: this lady means business!

  • @Polemic-2525
    @Polemic-2525 7 месяцев назад +5

    Impressive your living my Chevy van dream.

  • @crimson-crimson
    @crimson-crimson 7 месяцев назад +4

    Giggly girl ends every paragraph with "yeah." Like totally.

  • @sharonfarber5176
    @sharonfarber5176 7 месяцев назад +10

    Silicon spray for the squeak of the hinges on your cabinet doors

  • @rvnewby1455
    @rvnewby1455 6 месяцев назад +3

    Yeah totally! Chevy/GMC makes a great van! Love driving those. 😊 Anyway, just found your channel. I have a truck camper myself. Looking forward to doing what you are doing one day. God's blessings on your travels. Take care. 🙏✝️🇺🇸

    • @ceceliapadgett9882
      @ceceliapadgett9882 6 месяцев назад +1

      🙏🎚️👑🙌👰God bless, Jesus saves

  • @ramblinfeverusa7964
    @ramblinfeverusa7964 6 месяцев назад +2

    I just found your channel. You really seem to be happy with the van life. I'm a little older than you are, worked all my life stressing and working just to pay rent and bills. I'm 7 years now fulltime living in my van AND my cargo trailer that I converted. wished I could show you. However, I love my new life and each day is an adventure. Keep moving on!

    • @angelaratzay9034
      @angelaratzay9034 6 месяцев назад

      Lovely van looks so comfortable, you also cook!what a sweet.person. take care

  • @lindaknight-archer414
    @lindaknight-archer414 7 месяцев назад +11

    Beautiful van, but get that windshield replaced as I was once told by my mechanic that a windshield with a crack halfway across could blow out.

  • @elizabethcarrington5819
    @elizabethcarrington5819 7 месяцев назад +2

    Awesome young lady. What a great way to see the country while learning to be a self-sufficient, independent adult. Do I while you’re young because you’re only young once.

  • @denisekenney6436
    @denisekenney6436 7 месяцев назад +5

    Use your heater kid that’s why you have it! You’ll be fine. Use a carbon monoxide smoke detector alarm as well!

  • @ronmoore3987
    @ronmoore3987 6 месяцев назад +1

    Donna you are so inspirational and give me new hope for the van life.Thank you

  • @kstepk5003
    @kstepk5003 7 месяцев назад +2

    Oldie but a goodie

  • @maryjackson9816
    @maryjackson9816 6 месяцев назад +1

    That's a lot in the van. Beautiful

  • @RiDankulous
    @RiDankulous 5 месяцев назад

    I dream of van life at some point. I cook basic meals that I thoroughly enjoy. I'd like an oven for bread and a stove to make pasta. I think both can be run with propane. I see Coleman has a portable stove. I wonder how efficient that is as it looks like just metal sides without insulation. It might pay in the long run to have a more substantial oven that is possibly a permanent appliance in a van.
    The idea of using a fan in part for exhausting moisture during cooking, its a great idea.

  • @PulpParadise
    @PulpParadise 7 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful rig! Thank you for sharing!

  • @gracecallowayable
    @gracecallowayable 7 месяцев назад +3

    Omg!!! This is beautiful!!!👠🚌👠

  • @deborahgarrison4349
    @deborahgarrison4349 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nicely organized.

  • @mylifejourney74
    @mylifejourney74 7 месяцев назад +5

    Awesome interview Forrest. Keep up the good work

  • @richardhenry1969
    @richardhenry1969 5 месяцев назад

    Really nice build. I’m working on my Chevy express van. It’s just taking longer than I planned. Didn’t expect everything to get so expensive an it doesn’t look like it will change.

  • @BKAD623-hz7ln
    @BKAD623-hz7ln 6 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome van build.

  • @ceetee2021
    @ceetee2021 5 месяцев назад

    Do your fridge/freezer a favor & defrost your freezer. All that ice build-up could cause trouble for the interior air vents and temperature sensors, which in turn makes your freezer work even harder to function and might ruin the coils. Check the seals; that might be causing the ice build-up. Nice interior set-up!

  • @JoeOsiel
    @JoeOsiel 6 месяцев назад +1

    Wow, Love your Van, Great Job. Good Luck in your Travel, Joe From Mo

  • @leonawilliams6599
    @leonawilliams6599 6 месяцев назад +1

    Nice build

  • @TheGundamZero
    @TheGundamZero 5 месяцев назад

    Ballsy kid, we need more of those!

  • @patriciatusay1768
    @patriciatusay1768 Месяц назад

    Nice job on the Van. I do prefer a bathroom and keeping the bed put away. I prefer more open space. I am so glad you are enjoying your van life.

  • @Tonya0220
    @Tonya0220 7 месяцев назад +2

    Great looking van! That yellow wall is just waiting for a quote pasted on it!

  • @VanlilfewithDaleandBailey
    @VanlilfewithDaleandBailey 7 месяцев назад +2

    Looks great. Nice job.

  • @spugh1606
    @spugh1606 6 месяцев назад +2

    Vanlife is for a person’s life. No one has to like, understand or agree with it.☺️

  • @janiceknight1035
    @janiceknight1035 7 месяцев назад +1

    You did a great job👍🏽

  • @belgand5555
    @belgand5555 7 месяцев назад +3

    Nice! Seems like you really are making it work well! 💛

  • @ginadillon2072
    @ginadillon2072 7 месяцев назад +1

    Stunning!!!

  • @h-man2561
    @h-man2561 5 месяцев назад

    Enjoyed the van tour, your story & the 😊 smiles. Good tips; you know your build. Have fun on the adventures & enjoy the journey!

  • @idaberrones4834
    @idaberrones4834 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's gorgeous

  • @MushroomVanLife
    @MushroomVanLife 7 месяцев назад +3

    YOU DID IT!! WOOHOO!! 🙌 🥳

  • @jayyi6657
    @jayyi6657 7 месяцев назад +1

    Nice Van Condo.. good job 👍

  • @johnsiemieniewicz8210
    @johnsiemieniewicz8210 4 месяца назад

    Wow that's impressive
    Very nice 👍

  • @TweetWithTheTeaTv
    @TweetWithTheTeaTv 7 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing job

  • @SolBeauty
    @SolBeauty 7 месяцев назад +1

    Absolutely beautiful 😍

  • @designlife4living547
    @designlife4living547 7 месяцев назад +3

    Nice job! I have the same van but put my kitchen at the back, with a drop-down folding tabletop. Also have a Plan B toilet.

    • @markbajek2541
      @markbajek2541 7 месяцев назад

      Never know when a "chili emergency" sneaks up on you. (although I thought I saw a small bottle of Pepto in one of the cabinets.

  • @d12tu68
    @d12tu68 6 месяцев назад +1

    cute lovely style keep making it cute looks good 🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🌑🩷🍇✨🖤🩷🍇✨🖤🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🍇✨🖤🌑🌑🩷🌑🍇🩷✨🖤🌑🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

  • @Mrs.KatsCrafting
    @Mrs.KatsCrafting 7 месяцев назад +3

    I dont blame you about the bed I would do the same thing unless I had guest and needed seating but if its just you then its for your comfort. Try to keep the ice off your freezer so it does not burn out on you. A hair dryer works wonders and is really fast to melt the ice off just stick your frozen food in the sink while you clear the ice and as you take chunks off sit it in the sink on the food to help keep it cold. Dont fill your gray tank letting it thaw and melt just chunk it out the door and let it melt.

  • @Rlaplante73
    @Rlaplante73 6 месяцев назад

    Great video, thanks for sharing your adventure and journey.

  • @DNLDVID
    @DNLDVID 7 месяцев назад +2

    I like van tours, but hers is claustrophobic, even if it is cute!

  • @RichardNaslund
    @RichardNaslund 6 месяцев назад

    That's a very beautiful van I like your setup inside great job

  • @LionelWayne-je4vv
    @LionelWayne-je4vv 5 месяцев назад +2

    No shower no toilet no deal

  • @joyannepinciaro9608
    @joyannepinciaro9608 7 месяцев назад +2

    Very nice!!!!!!❤

  • @RiDankulous
    @RiDankulous 5 месяцев назад

    The couches in many van builds seem kinda boxy and not too comfortable looking. I heard that camp chairs can be very comfortable and I'd look into that. Collapsible would be nice. I wonder how many van lifers have a full lazy boy style recliner. If someone sits much of the day, I can understand investing in such comfort.

  • @denisegagne9555
    @denisegagne9555 7 месяцев назад +66

    Yes it.s nice but no shower and toilet

    • @camposvazquez
      @camposvazquez 7 месяцев назад +16

      Most of the time stay in the city...use gyms for shower and toilet

    • @multi_leo
      @multi_leo 7 месяцев назад +20

      I've seen several videos of people who built bathrooms in vans and they say it was a mistake, as it takes up a lot of space and maintenance can be complicated. According to their point of view, toilets are only a good deal for those who have large RVs and stay at campgrounds regularly, so they can deal with the daily waste created in a toilet. Not to mention the humidity...

    • @denisegagne9555
      @denisegagne9555 7 месяцев назад +4

      Thank's Léo for the information OK! Now I understand
      @@multi_leo

    • @denisegagne9555
      @denisegagne9555 7 месяцев назад +2

      Thank's@@camposvazquez

    • @camposvazquez
      @camposvazquez 7 месяцев назад +8

      @@denisegagne9555 YW...I have a class b with a toilet and shower in a wet bath... Its a necessity for my because I wild camp...
      Digging cat holes gets old and inconvenient... But for those that mostly use their vehicles to live in the city... infrastructure is there alternative

  • @nurseelliott4256
    @nurseelliott4256 7 месяцев назад

    Looks nice in there many safe travels.

  • @gregoryhodge9452
    @gregoryhodge9452 7 месяцев назад +2

    Beautiful and the van is pretty nice too.😊

  • @buckrowley1506
    @buckrowley1506 7 месяцев назад

    i love the look of that stove

  • @trevorfletcher6791
    @trevorfletcher6791 5 месяцев назад

    Very cool

  • @stevesidare2493
    @stevesidare2493 7 месяцев назад

    Those are good points from - good questions!

  • @marthabradas8873
    @marthabradas8873 7 месяцев назад

    Lovely home!!!

  • @MaryPratt-fn3qq
    @MaryPratt-fn3qq 5 месяцев назад

    That looks big

  • @Dinsdale2020
    @Dinsdale2020 7 месяцев назад

    Great van. It’s 420 🎉

  • @lori-annefay4138
    @lori-annefay4138 7 месяцев назад +3

    I really like the stove and kitchen and wonder who makes the oven??? Beautiful!😊 aloha

    • @markbajek2541
      @markbajek2541 7 месяцев назад

      (it looks like a marine type oven)

  • @mythoughts6922
    @mythoughts6922 7 месяцев назад +3

    I personally couldn't go with out a shower more than a day or two max.

  • @jeanieirwin4747
    @jeanieirwin4747 6 месяцев назад

    Nice bjild. Clean and organized. I'm not a fan of van toilets or showers. The toilets smell and the showers create moisture and mold. Just use your gym membership spa or local YMCA for showering. Camp grounds have showers and so do travel centers. There are numerous options.

  • @Livingfre
    @Livingfre 3 месяца назад

    Nice

  • @Chubbydippin
    @Chubbydippin 7 месяцев назад +7

    What a fantastic build. Bravo!!!! Her pride and happiness from this home on wheels is obvious. Sad how Like it seems so Like many young Like people Like can hardly Like finish Like a sentence Like without Like unnecessarily Like saying Like the word Like.

  • @Brookslane000
    @Brookslane000 7 месяцев назад

    Nice 👍🏽 thnxs 4 sharing!

  • @TheAdvantureRigChronicles
    @TheAdvantureRigChronicles 6 месяцев назад

    Love it!! First low top I've seen that is designed to look/feel like an apartment besides my build. ;) Yours looks is so light and easy to look at! I have questions about the oven!! Does she have a channel too?

  • @devendramahajan1934
    @devendramahajan1934 7 месяцев назад +4

    Put some oil in hinges of u r cupboard

    • @heeeeyjai
      @heeeeyjai 7 месяцев назад

      😂 thought this too

  • @The_clueless_Nomade
    @The_clueless_Nomade 7 месяцев назад

    Wow, very nice!

  • @karenferguson8426
    @karenferguson8426 6 месяцев назад

    I so love your van.. only thing I would change is to spend the $ on. High top.. and that’s only because I have my handicapped sister with me… a potty potty and a shower curtain and a paint sprayer and portable folding kitty litter pan works for me… thinking of maybe even a small kiddy’s blow up pool as she has the floor space then she has a bath tub:).. for now we are in a 6’ tuffport on the back of my truck.. love my 4 by 4 abilities

  • @emartin851
    @emartin851 7 месяцев назад

    Great build! Please get that windshield fixed ASAP, it's dangerous to let it go.

  • @LauraTuller
    @LauraTuller 7 месяцев назад +1

    For me, I need to be able to stand up inside a van and actually have a toilet & shower. But it looks real cute. 😉

  • @amadahyrose
    @amadahyrose 7 месяцев назад

    Donna is really cute! Well done.

  • @ExploringTheWestCoast
    @ExploringTheWestCoast 7 месяцев назад +2

    New Subscriber here! Nice set up! 🤙

  • @dawnmarie4946
    @dawnmarie4946 7 месяцев назад

    Very nice!,

  • @budsworld22
    @budsworld22 7 месяцев назад

    Very cool nice rig 😊

  • @MichelleR.Benore
    @MichelleR.Benore 7 месяцев назад

    Very nice 😃👍

  • @MariaVargas-yu1tt
    @MariaVargas-yu1tt 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you for the video. Very nice van . You sound content. Enjoy and Stay safe. 😊

  • @bernadettewolf8069
    @bernadettewolf8069 7 месяцев назад +1

    Like, it must be like uncomfortable like cooking like kneeling down 😅

  • @dustinhankins2153
    @dustinhankins2153 6 месяцев назад

    Funny. Ventura is where I grew up and went to high school.

  • @yaphettk
    @yaphettk 7 месяцев назад +1

    Dope

  • @3keffers
    @3keffers 7 месяцев назад +2

    Nice job what did it cost to❤build

  • @cathyharris-gilliam5164
    @cathyharris-gilliam5164 7 месяцев назад +1

    i would have to have some kind of toilet for night time atleast???

  • @eileenmcnichol888
    @eileenmcnichol888 7 месяцев назад +4

    What do you do for a bathroom? Where do you get washed?

    • @rustybros
      @rustybros 7 месяцев назад +1

      She is a surfer. The ocean is like a full time bath. Plus there is showers at all the beaches.

    • @eileenmcnichol888
      @eileenmcnichol888 7 месяцев назад

      Are there toilets at all the beaches?@@rustybros

    • @rustybros
      @rustybros 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@eileenmcnichol888 yep. public bathrooms.

  • @victoriasmith8570
    @victoriasmith8570 6 месяцев назад

    “Yeah”. 😊

  • @barbaraballes2117
    @barbaraballes2117 6 месяцев назад

    Who the heck wants to climb over everything?! 😮

  • @Donnaerobicover40Fitness
    @Donnaerobicover40Fitness 7 месяцев назад

    Wow Donna is my name.. Great video..

  • @mysurlytrucker7510
    @mysurlytrucker7510 7 месяцев назад

    Smart girl , i know it's all money but its very important to get that window fixed do utube its going to be a way forward and you can do patron for income it will build.

  • @Ciara1594
    @Ciara1594 5 месяцев назад

    I'm always confused why
    most people want a huge
    bed in a small space. 🤷

  • @loveu2222
    @loveu2222 7 месяцев назад +3

    Not only uses more energy that refer,but running all the time, very soon not gonna work at all

  • @anapaulacrawford5837
    @anapaulacrawford5837 7 месяцев назад +1

    Shower and toilet? I mean , it's a necessity.

  • @BiitchSlapper
    @BiitchSlapper 6 месяцев назад +1

    Brian Spicoli's sister...so cute!
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High

  • @Blessed0217
    @Blessed0217 5 месяцев назад

    That's beautiful! What did it cost you to remodel?

  • @denisefoley8134
    @denisefoley8134 6 месяцев назад

    Just a thought but you have that large yellow wall Maybe hanging your surfboard on that wall could be handy😊

    • @andrenastewart5141
      @andrenastewart5141 6 месяцев назад

      Wonderful job🎉 maybe...yellow wall could hold your surfboard on the. Off season.

  • @POW2000
    @POW2000 7 месяцев назад

    You only need 3 rooms to live comfortably, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.