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!
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 😂😂😂
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
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!
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.
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. 🙏✝️🇺🇸
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.
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.
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!
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?
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
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.
Hey Sarah I know this is an older video but hey can you give me some information please like what year van is that and how long it is I really appreciate it thank you
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 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
💜 💜 I appreciate the van build by @ForrestStevens. If I owned a van I would probably choose this design bcuz to me the **Bed** is what’s most important, as well as the kitchen. As for having no toilet or shower, there’s TONS of YT videos on different toilet options and a Gym Membership can be used for showering. Since I’ve WFH all thru the Pandemic, I’ve tested that one **Does Not** require a shower every day 😂😂😂 I live alone and so there’s no one to complain if I only do a **Full Shower** a few times a week.
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.
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.
Great video! She's right, you'll get a lot of people trying to tell you, you can't do it, especially if you're a woman and some of the naysayers will be women. I find that people are against if for two reasons; 1. They would be afraid to do it themselves. 2. They are making plans for YOUR life.
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.
Hi! I was just wondering. I have the same oven in my van. How do you bake with no way to regulate the oven temperature? In other words, how do you keep it at any given temperature? Seems like oven just keeps getting hotter and hotter unless I crack the door. Thanks! Mike H.
Don't fear the heater, just play it smart and get a CO2 detector, maybe a fire extinguisher, no reason NOT to be somewhat comfortable. Or plumb in a gas Espar or Webesto style heater that exhausts outside or chance it with a Chinese or Russian version.
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Look how happy she looks. Nothing but beautiful smiles. She's living life to the fullest!
Beautiful! Quick note: you need to defrost your freezer; it uses more energy with all that frost!
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!
Or a Prius
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 😂😂😂
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
Absolutely fantastic! Consider making the bed half the size & putting in a wet bath. But yeah...this is wonderfully homey.
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!
Lovely van looks so comfortable, you also cook!what a sweet.person. take care
Who would’ve thought that living in a van down by the river like Matt Foley would be the in thing to do.
Impressive your living my Chevy van dream.
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.
My 22-year-old can have the house. It’s my turn for the van life.
😂😂😂😂😂
@@victoriasmith8570 I change my mind, you got it right. My sons can take over the house and I'll take the van lol
Donna you are so inspirational and give me new hope for the van life.Thank you
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. 🙏✝️🇺🇸
🙏🎚️👑🙌👰God bless, Jesus saves
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.
Your home is gorgeous!!!👠🚌👠
That's a lot in the van. Beautiful
Oldie but a goodie
Great looking van! That yellow wall is just waiting for a quote pasted on it!
Wow, Love your Van, Great Job. Good Luck in your Travel, Joe From Mo
Use your heater kid that’s why you have it! You’ll be fine. Use a carbon monoxide smoke detector alarm as well!
Beautiful rig! Thank you for sharing!
Enjoyed the van tour, your story & the 😊 smiles. Good tips; you know your build. Have fun on the adventures & enjoy the journey!
Awesome van build.
Awesome interview Forrest. Keep up the good work
Nice Van Condo.. good job 👍
Nicely organized.
Nice! Seems like you really are making it work well! 💛
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.
Silicon spray for the squeak of the hinges on your cabinet doors
You did a great job👍🏽
Nice build
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.
Omg!!! This is beautiful!!!👠🚌👠
Ballsy kid, we need more of those!
Great video, thanks for sharing your adventure and journey.
That's a very beautiful van I like your setup inside great job
Looks great. Nice job.
Wow that's impressive
Very nice 👍
Amazing job
Stunning!!!
No shower no toilet no deal
I really like the stove and kitchen and wonder who makes the oven??? Beautiful!😊 aloha
(it looks like a marine type oven)
Looks nice in there many safe travels.
It's gorgeous
cute lovely style keep making it cute looks good 🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🌑🩷🍇✨🖤🩷🍇✨🖤🖤✨🍇🩷🌑🍇✨🖤🌑🌑🩷🌑🍇🩷✨🖤🌑🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷
YOU DID IT!! WOOHOO!! 🙌 🥳
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!
Vanlife is for a person’s life. No one has to like, understand or agree with it.☺️
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.
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.
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.
Those are good points from - good questions!
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?
Absolutely beautiful 😍
Giggly girl ends every paragraph with "yeah." Like totally.
i love the look of that stove
Funny. Ventura is where I grew up and went to high school.
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
I like van tours, but hers is claustrophobic, even if it is cute!
Lovely home!!!
Great build! Please get that windshield fixed ASAP, it's dangerous to let it go.
Did you have to put a firewall backing board, behind the oven unit? Or is it just plywood? Thank you.
Nice 👍🏽 thnxs 4 sharing!
Great van. It’s 420 🎉
Very nice!!!!!!❤
Very cool
For me, I need to be able to stand up inside a van and actually have a toilet & shower. But it looks real cute. 😉
Wow, very nice!
That looks big
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.
Nice job what did it cost to❤build
What do you do for a bathroom? Where do you get washed?
She is a surfer. The ocean is like a full time bath. Plus there is showers at all the beaches.
Are there toilets at all the beaches?@@rustybros
@@eileenmcnichol888 yep. public bathrooms.
Very cool nice rig 😊
Beautiful and the van is pretty nice too.😊
Like, it must be like uncomfortable like cooking like kneeling down 😅
Where did you find the stove/oven? Both stove top and oven are propane? TIA
Hey Sarah I know this is an older video but hey can you give me some information please like what year van is that and how long it is I really appreciate it thank you
Yes it.s nice but no shower and toilet
Most of the time stay in the city...use gyms for shower and toilet
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...
Thank's Léo for the information OK! Now I understand
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Thank's@@camposvazquez
@@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
Donna is really cute! Well done.
💜 💜 I appreciate the van build by @ForrestStevens. If I owned a van I would probably choose this design bcuz to me the **Bed** is what’s most important, as well as the kitchen. As for having no toilet or shower, there’s TONS of YT videos on different toilet options and a Gym Membership can be used for showering. Since I’ve WFH all thru the Pandemic, I’ve tested that one **Does Not** require a shower every day 😂😂😂 I live alone and so there’s no one to complain if I only do a **Full Shower** a few times a week.
Nice
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.
Hi just checking out your video and it’s great,how much for materials and the van .?
New Subscriber here! Nice set up! 🤙
Very nice!,
That's beautiful! What did it cost you to remodel?
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.
Very nice 😃👍
Put some oil in hinges of u r cupboard
😂 thought this too
Great video! She's right, you'll get a lot of people trying to tell you, you can't do it, especially if you're a woman and some of the naysayers will be women. I find that people are against if for two reasons; 1. They would be afraid to do it themselves. 2. They are making plans for YOUR life.
You only need 3 rooms to live comfortably, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen.
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.
i would have to have some kind of toilet for night time atleast???
Wow Donna is my name.. Great video..
Hi!
I was just wondering. I have the same oven in my van. How do you bake with no way to regulate the oven temperature? In other words, how do you keep it at any given temperature? Seems like oven just keeps getting hotter and hotter unless I crack the door.
Thanks! Mike H.
It looks like there's a thermostat on the front of the oven
Just a thought but you have that large yellow wall Maybe hanging your surfboard on that wall could be handy😊
Wonderful job🎉 maybe...yellow wall could hold your surfboard on the. Off season.
Agree - very nice, but I want a shower - of some sort, as well!
“Yeah”. 😊
What stove/oven combo is that??
Don't fear the heater, just play it smart and get a CO2 detector, maybe a fire extinguisher, no reason NOT to be somewhat comfortable. Or plumb in a gas Espar or Webesto style heater that exhausts outside or chance it with a Chinese or Russian version.
Shower and toilet? I mean , it's a necessity.