CLADDING and WINDOW FRAMING in a Campervan - DIY Budget Campervan Conversion
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- We thought we'd tackle the CLADDING and WINDOW FRAMING in our Campervan. As always, in this video we'll show you how we personally decided to tackle this part of our DIY budget campervan conversion, offering our unique perspective. We'll provide tips and tricks on getting a great finish with no prior experience and give the reasoning behind our decision making. Cladding on the van walls is definitely a (relatively) cheap, cheerful and easy solution for achieving an awesome looking finish!
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So WHO are WE? We’re Scarlett, Craig and Merlin and along with Helsing, form the PILGRIM PODS!
If you enjoy this video why not check out some of our other content? Delve even deeper into our channel; we thought we’d create a series of vlogs chronicling the conversion of our old panel van HELSING (did you see what we did there?) into a weekend warrioring campervan for ADVENTURING and EXPLORING in the UK.
Each vlog will cover a stage or smaller element of our campervan build, showing our ideas put into action and highlighting our SUCCESSES and FAILURES along the way. With no previous experience this may make for an interesting journey! Our plan is to convert a cheap van on a small budget without cutting corners and at the end, have a campervan to be proud of. We’re hoping you’d like to join us for this journey and that you find our uploads ENTERTAINING and even, INFORMATIVE!
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Thanks for checking us out. MUCH LOVE!
Scarlett, Craig and Merlin x
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Thank you so much for this series!! As a solo female who's looking ahead to building a van in the next couple of years, these videos have been so informative and encouraging! The idea of building my van myself is now far less daunting 🤗
Glad it was helpful!
Looks amazing buddy am doing something similar 👌
Thought I’d seen the van before when watching roller painting videos the colour seems familiar. Interiors looking great
You are really talented. I get my van next week and I have been watching your videos and picking up loads of ideas thanks a lot
Good luck with your own build Craig! 😊🍻
Great job starting to look good enjoyed the vlog, I will be watching and looking forward to the finished van.
Cheers mate, appreciate you taking the time to watch me waffle. 🙂🍻
Just binged the whole build so far and must say it's looking good and looking forward to seeing it finished. Would also be interested in seeing the total cost.
Cheers Andrew. We'll total it all up at the end and throw it in a video. 🙂👍
Glad I found this one mate. Nice and simple…just like me 😉 the window frame is the best and simplest idea I’ve seen yet. Thanks man
Thanks mate, appreciate you taking the time to check it out!
love the little partition
Thanks Miguel! Appreciate you swinging by our little corner of RUclips. 😀🙌
@@PilgrimPods have been subbed for a little while - nice easy to follow videos!
I'll definitely be taking a closer look at both your channels tonight between the football. Already watched your latest Indian face and head massage vids. I never knew just watching something like that could be so relaxing in itself! 😄
@@PilgrimPods haha it's a whole subculture on youtube. Unintentional ASMR, watch you dont fall asleep between the games.
Love these videos, floors, walls, windows etc ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Doing my conversion as we speak...Thanks.
Lovely job so far and looking forward to next one 👍
Superb job, I'm gonna start using cladding, it always looks really good, your van is looking top notch
Cheers Darren. 🙂🍻 Best of luck chipping away at your own build! 😀🙌
It's looking great Craig.
Thanks Francis. Yeah, I'm pleased with how it's slowly coming together. 🙂
Great speed video, well explained and simple, thank you! Will be following for more.
Awesome, thank you!
Starting to look really good. Another great video, Craig.
Cheers Greg! Yup, starting to finally look like a camper now and we can't wait to get out in it. Roll on the autumn! 😀🙌
Aye up Craig. When last we spoke I had no van. Well I got one. I've put some progress vids up on the utube. Hope things are good with you.
Hey Jeb, nice looking van mate! I've watched what you've put up so far and at the current rate you'll be done before me. 😀 With the way of the world at the moment I've decided to slow things down a little with my own build as we've pretty much written this year off for travelling. I do intend to get our van finished though before the year is out so I can round off my own build series. Good luck with your own and I'll check out the continued progress! 🍻👍
Looking absolutely banging now mate
Ta mate, it's slowly coming together now!
Nice video Craig! Like the way you finished off the corners on the partition - will be off to Wickes to get some similar trims :)
Thanks mate. We'll both be on the open road soon! If you aren't already... 😀🙌
Looks fantastic Craig!! 👌
Thanks for swinging by mate. 🙂🍻
Nice work love the window frame, doing mine today! Awesome cubby too!
Thanks mate, interested to see what you do with yours! 🙂👍
Fantastic again Craig 👍🏻
Thanks again Ash! 🙂🍻
looks great Craig
As always, cheers Lee! 🙂🍻
i love this build, definitely an inspiration for me
Thanks Katallina, I'm glad someone is finding our videos useful. Thanks for taking the time to check them out. 🙂🙌
Perfekt !!! Greatings from Germany
Hi Kai, thanks for checking the video out! 😊🙌
Nice and neat job, Craig! Good and functional is the aim here too :)
Thanks mate! Simple and practical is the name of the game and if it looks half decent then that's a bonus! 😀👍
@@PilgrimPods Spot on :)
Love your page guys 👊🏼 we are building our camper van at the moment and you have given great advice and inspiration😊 when is the next video out?!?!
Thanks Cameron! 🙂 The van has kinda taken a backseat whilst the Euros were on but as soon as it gets a little cooler I'll be out there finishing the rear and side loading doors and then crack on with the cupboards. It'll look pretty much finished then but I'll need to wire it all up. Hopefully will have a video out the next couple of weeks. Thanks for taking the time to watch the videos and best of luck with your own camper! Drop us a message on Instagram if you're on there so we can follow along. 😊🍻
@@PilgrimPods yeah that’s fair enough! Looks wicked though. What rust paint did you use on the inside of your van? Yes our Instagram tag is the_wandering_wieners
Hi Craig...imperfections...what imperfections. Outstanding job mate, seen a lot worse jobs done by so called professionals?? I did my cladding in a similar way, by center screwing. In hindsight (what a wonderful thing that is) I wish I had double screwed nearer the edges as most of mine has "arched" and some has even popped out the channel...very frustrating and difficult to fix, apart from taking it all off and starting again!! I even let it dry for a month before I used it...fingers crossed yours is OK. 🤞regards Mick
Cheers Mick! 🍻 Thanks for the cladding advice, I'll keep a close eye on it. A few lengths of ours had the warped arch you mention when opening the pack, hopefully it doesn't get worse now screwed in the van. 😬👍
Looks great Craig. I've watched every video and love how the van is coming along. Its something I've wanted to do for a few years but haven't taken the plunge yet. Your videos are really inspiring me to go out and get myself a van. Can't wait to see the next video.
Thanks Tony. It was watching similar videos 5 or 6 years ago that inspired us to make our own camper too. Originally we had our hearts set on a VW T25 but stumbled across a chap who built a camper out of a panel van and we decided that was the way to go for us. I'll up my game soon to get the van finished and the videos out along with it. Unfortunately these past two months we've had things in our life pulling us away from the van and to be honest with Covid we've pretty much written off going anywhere this year. Please let us know if you do get a van, drop us a message here or on Facebook or Instagram. 🙂🍻
Perfect mate
Awesome job 🤩
Thanks Nicolette. 🙂
Looks nice!
Thanks An! 🙂👍
Hi Craig, any more videos on the conversion? Don't leave us hanging.
Thanks so much Andy for sticking with us. Been a busy couple of months unfortunately but I'll drop the next video tomorrow and make a concerted effort to get the build finished this year ready for next. 🙂👍
Nice work! What’s next?
Hi mate, thanks! Finish the SLD and rear doors, top cupboards, kitchenette, wiring and then the open road! The end is in sight and I hope to have it finished for the autumn. 😀🙌
@@PilgrimPods That sounds like a good plan! Keep it rolling! Take care and hafe fun!
Hey Craig...not seen a video for ages, hope you are OK mate?? Regards Mick
I'm fine Michael, just been busy pottering on with other things. Ordered the mattress last week though so eager to get the van finished over the next few weeks. Hope you're well mate.
Looks lovely. Can I ask a question about your window frame. Where the frame meets the bonded window, is it glued / sealed? Wasn’t sure how to avoid any condensation dripping behind the cladding.
Apologies for the slow reply. I've left a gap of about 10mm and wasn't overly concerned about condensation as I'm in the camp of no vapour barrier and plenty of good ventilation. 🙃
Is everything okay Craig, looking to see if I have missed some videos.
Hi Francis, all is well. Been busy pottering away with other things of late. Ordered the mattress though so I'm reinvigorated to get the van finished so we can use it. Hope you're well.
Hi guys, I’m a new subscriber and love your content 👍
Have you given yourself a budget for the whole build?
Hi Jo, thanks for choosing to stick around! We don't have a budget as such but the plan is to build our camper as cheaply as possible without cutting corners. Cheap van (£1500) and cheap materials. The only places I feel we could truly have saved some money on is the Maxxfan and 12v compressor fridge but their benefits outweighed the high price tag, at least to us anyway. 🙂
@@PilgrimPods thanks for your reply, helsing is looking great, can’t wait to see it finished 👌
Comin on.
I did ldv camper on the cheap when I was 30. Now I'm 53 and gonna do a ducato or relay or boxer are they the right choices. Mercs and vw seem too expensive?
Any hoo thanks for sharing your experiences it takes me back 20 yrs. Haha
Cheers mate. I wish I'd built a campervan 10 years earlier... I like all of those vans. My personal thoughts are the Merc and VW have a better engine but are more prone to rust and are expensive whilst the Sevel vans engines aren't as robust but they suffer less rust issues as they are galvanised. They're also a lot cheaper though Covid prices have hiked up the cost of vans across the board. I remember when looking that a five year old Relay with around 150k in tidy condition was knocking around on eBay for about £5k a couple of years ago but the same vans are now fetching £7-8k... Simple fact though is if you regularly service the Sevel van engines they'll do good miles too but they need a little more TLC than the Merc which are pretty much bulletproof. Likewise, keep on top of the rust and the Merc and VW won't have any issues in that area either. Like everything in life I say go with what you like. The big selling point for me with the Sevel vans is they're wider and you can get a larger bed in transverse like in ours to sleep widthways. If you do a build and share it on social media let us know! 😀🙌
@@PilgrimPods thank you invaliable advice. Looking at a newish ducato L3 H2 with twin sliding side doors which I figure will be a cool feature in the lounge area. We're gonna need space for grand kids and mountain bikes hence lwb. Is there a Facebook group you would recommend?
@@jeb-zf4un I'm on a few but they're all pretty toxic so can't really recommend them. The best source of advice is on the SBMCC forum. That's definitely worth checking out but it requires a yearly sub of a few quid. You get that money back with club savings on purchases though. As an example, I saved a few % on the cost of my fridge using a discount code. Highly recommend checking that out.
@@PilgrimPods thanks I'll check it out.
Looks great come and do mine lol
Cheers mate! Honestly if I can do a half decent job anyone can. As I mention in the video having the right tools for the job is the trick. I'd spent so much time in the past faffing on trying to get jobs done using the wrong tools... 🙂👍
What’s the fridge you’re using please?
Can I ask what swivel seats you used and were they expensive
Regards Alex
Ford Galaxy, £200 the pair if I recall.
What size wood did u use for the frame?
Apologies again for the slow reply, it was 18mm thick.
Where did u get that cladding mate
B&Q
Why oh why are those windows so expensive? I only paid £2500 for the van so I cant really justify spending over £1200 on a few windows. I'm seriously thinking about making my own using hardwood for frame but I wont use glass I'll use acrylic, so much more secure, I'll let u know if my plan works lol.
Bye for now
Jack,
Good luck with your own windows. Pretty sure ours were less than £500 with all the fitting stuff but ours aren't the more expensive caravan style. That was £500ish for two side opening windows, a rear quarter window on the passenger side and two rear door windows too so can't complain at that. Do appreciate they're not everyone's taste but they do the job.
Just noticed you fridge, pls watch campervibe YT channel, they regret it being so low, otherwise nice
Thanks for the advice! 😀🙌 Yeah, when we saw the girls put that up we pretty much watched it straight away to catch their thoughts. Scarlett is a shorty like Emily so will be crawling around on her hands and knees to get to the back of the fridge! I guess the difference between their van and ours is we have a 5.4m MWB and they have a 6m LWB meaning they have more space for options. Even before watching their video it hadn't escaped us it might be awkward getting things out of the fridge being so low down but it was one of those compromises we had to make. We're hoping to have a pretty shallow kitchenette and if we housed the fridge in it the unit would have to be around an extra 150mm deep which would impact on the living area. If we had a bigger van it would definitely be in a unit and higher up for easy access but after much thought we think we've made the best decision for our own personal requirements. Hope that makes sense, but again thanks for the kind advice! 🙂🍻
Looks great coming on nice now I have a new RUclips channel as my old one got deleted some how would appreciate a look and sub if you like donnys weekend vanlife travels UK cheers all the best donny
cracking job Craig. Its really starting to pay off now...
Thanks Wayne, yeah... Slowly getting there. Roll on the Autumn! 🙂👍