£700 Micro Camper Conversion UK Start To Finish Step By Step Full Camper Build
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2022
- camper conversion uk. swb van camper . this is our 2014 ford transit connect campervan conversion. we converted this small van into a fully fledged campervan on a budget. this budget camper has everything from solar power micro camper to a pull out full double bed starting this budget van conversion with a clean out then removing the bulkhead in out swb ford transit connect. we changed her from a 3 seater to a 2 seater. then our micro camper got fully insulated and built. we floored our micro camper , built a budget bed in our mini camper conversion , added all the electrics and solar power into our van conversion and continued building our van conversion with a self built custom unit with free ikea wood and topped it off with a few finishing touches.
still more to do and I'm still debating a window but we are aiming for a full stealth camper van conversion on a budget.
more to come for please subscribe. 
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Aye bud 🙏🏴🙏
Its nice to see somebody not spending tons of money on it. Getting cheap things and just cleaning them up. Really enjoyed the build.
Thanks a bunch Mathew. I love this van. She's taken me to so many epic places. Currently in glencoe
This commentary is class. Entertaining, educating and honest. might not be exactly how I would of done it but really enjoyed the build.
To be honest I built this then watched others...realised there's a few things I would do diffrent to haha
mate I absolutely love how 'too the point' this is, so much dilly dallying on tutorials, but this is quick and too the point and pure easy to understand. respect and thanks!
I would have even kept the maintenance stickers on so it was more stealth
That's a really good idea haha
Little trick for people watching, or if you do another such project. I use net curtain wire for pulling wires around in confined spaces. Both stiff enough to feed through and flexible enough for tight bends. Feed it through, tape the end of your cable(s) to it, and draw through gently.
That's a cracking idea
@@vanlivingandmagnetfishing5263 +1 on never leaving potential throwables around.
Jack of all trade, a master in life. Commentary top notch, ingenuity in problem solving 5 star. Great job mate.
Love what you've done with your camper conversation, amazing how much you cN do in a small space!
I was shocked with what I could fit in there without it looking to cluttered
I like your style of presentation and enjoy seeing your progress on the van.
Thanks a million. She's our pride and joy..
Not the most informative van build video I've seen, but man, do I love your enthusiasm and energy!
Keep up the good work.
Cheers bro
That was an awesome conversation making memories I lived in my van for a year n a half a Vauxhall combo it was not converted and I couldn’t afford to convert as I was paying of bailiff’s I had all my belongings and my work tools I was wet and cold every day I woke up with head aches and back ache but my god I miss living in van so bad good luck
Good luck for the future bud
Absolutely enjoyed watching from beginning to end!!! You should do more video's like this love it!
Thanks a million. I'm down in Norfolk at the moment filming so I'll try and add a style like this
Loved this vid soo much! Very informative I can’t wait to use your vid to guide me to build my camper 🥰🥰.
Great job so far... And very entertaining.. I've learnt so much... Thank you.. Looking forward to the next video.
I love this. Thank you. I want to do this to my Renault Kangoo and you have given me many ideas.
Thanks for showing this. Nice build & I hope you get to enjoy it buddy 👍🏻
Mate I'll tell you what. I'm loving this. She's rough around the edges in places but I'm loving life in her
Great job mate, I have a ford connect high top as my camper van, I have a Jackery and solar power kit for my electric, I love my little van, it’s so cosy, thanks mate.
There great vans for converting and look really stylish. I would appreciate the taller roof in mine though haha
Awesome Job. Kudos to you. Good knowledge and you've made the process easy for a donkey like me to understand. Happy camping!
Hi,
I’m in the middle of converting my connect LWB and have been told (including by Ford) that I can’t replace my two seats with one…that the single seat wouldn’t fit in to the double seat fittings. I’m amazed and super happy to see you have managed it!
Here is the detailed video about how I did it. Top tip is leave the centre seatbelt in place under the floor. Don't disconnect it because it'll throw an airbag light on the dash . If your in a newer van then the double seat may have airbags in them so it may throw a light on dash. Take it to ford and they will plug in the computer to the van and take the light away so it'll pass the mot
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great ideas! I've 'camped' in my Scion XD many times but have never built into it like you have.
I think I went over the top with the insulation lol it's a bit warm at the moment haha
That was fun watching. And encouraging. Thanks!
Cheers bud
Awesome vid mate, great info and idea’s.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thanks for watching buddy
Great video, I never have the patience to film the things I'm doing (I barely have the patience to do the task that I need to do!)
FYI for the future, and for others, the 12v 4 way socket that you fit to the melamine board can just be done using a hole saw in which you cut out just enough for the 12v sockets to fit through and the nut can then be tightened up behind the melamine board to hold them in position (that's why they have so much thread on them). This is easier and gives the backing plate more support (that way, when you remove plugs from it, the force is being transferred to the back of the melamine board rather than the flimsy plastic backing plate.
The easiest way to fit them is to fit the backing plate first and use the holes in it as a guide to start a hole saw through the back board.
Put the jack under your front seat ☺️ also the black square at the back is for your spare wheel love this build
Thanks a million
You did a fantastic job on your van well done.
My dream of my own camper van conversion is on the cards I have a vauxhall combo and watching your videos will attempt to follow my dream
Thank you
Wow, your enthusiasm and energy is quite refreshing. I am fast approaching retirement and will maybe think about a conversation of a little secondhand van, if prices come down a bit, and this video will help me no end. I hope you and your partner have had some great overnighters in it......
A word of advice (from hard experience): nail polish remover, or acetone, is a great solvent for many of these sticky substances - but it is also a solvent for car paint! It takes a bit to substantially dissolve hardened paint - but it definitely is not good for your paint. 😁
Excellent video , just bought an older Renault traffic LWB and want to convert it on a budget so your video is so helpful
Top tip. Just enjoy the process
I didn’t even know that bonnet guards were a thing! Smart AND functional! I’ll be popping one on my Berlingo!
I stumbled across it and was unsure when I first put it on but I'm loving it now. Except it did its job bouncing a sone off it but it deflected on my windscreen now its cracked :(
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES Oh no!! Just what you DIDNT need it to do. Ouch. :(
Excellent video ! Great work.
Cheers jimmy
Aaaaand breathe! 😆 Some great tips in there - especially the free Ikea wood! Thank you.
Turned out great! Nice work :)
Still some finishing touches to do . Thanks for the compliment though :)
When wood is as expensive as it is right now. The IKEA hack is such a good idea!
I was gutted that I found out about it near the end of the build hahaha
Well done! Loving it!
Thanks a million
Nice guide. Way more detail than our micro camper build. Will have to take note for our next project!
See now I think this video is to long. I have all the footage still so I might upload another much shorter video of the same build
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES nah.... Nothing is too long if it holds the audience.... Well maybe lord of the rings directors uncut edition. They should have learnt when to say enough.
absolutely beltin video! out all conversation vids this is 100% best 👌 editing brill mate 🙏🏴🙏
Ahh mate thanks a million. Really appreciate it
Great job guys love it!💙🚐🐈😎
Thanks a million
Bloody love it, great job, great video, you should be proud of yourself
I love it. I'm forever out and about loving life and adventure. Thanks for the comment. I really appreciate it
Really enjoyed watching mate well done. 🤟
Love your videos pal , I’m planning to get the same type of size van … then the adventure will begin upgrading it … keep making them videos … also , maybe mention things about camping or insurance… what you find helpful … cheers again
Well done on the views for this one fella
Great build man, great video 😉👍
Cheers bro
Nice video mate well put together nice to see your not perfect just a genuine guy making something special to create memories in well done hope you have some good camping in it take care
We're spending the weekend in the lakes. That should be fun. Thanks for the complements
NORTHERN EXOTICS TWO your welcome hope you have a lovely time
My VW Caddy is a similar size. I built a camping box/kitchen that slides in and out. I didn't want to attach anything to van so I used the plywood flooring I made to attach things to
This is a helluva video! Well done M8.
Thumbs up!
Cheers mate. I don't think a camper is ever complete haha I'm always adding bits to this
Very nice lovely little van great job 😉 😊
Aww thanks a million buddy. I really appreciate it
3 minutes in and i already love this video, you should keep doing more projects with the same energy, it's so good!
Amazing! Thanks for the kind words.
This is an excellent video. Funny and fun. subbed
Welcome to the family Justin. We're glad to have you here
Here we go , I was checking out your other channel northern exotics!! Great reptile content
Great video
Done a great job there
And with some good laughs
Thanks a million buddy. Still loads of finishing touches to do and things I could of done better but there not urgent. They can wait until winter
Superb! I predict your channel is going to explode with new subs after this! 👍👍👍
Fingers crossed :)
Brilliant, well done.
Cheers mate
Nice micro camper.. great job
Thanks a million . I really appreciate it
absolutely beautiful n stunning well done 👍 ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks a million
Great vid, you're a legend!
Cheers. It was a fun project. Still some finishing touches to do
Awesome. Connect the fuse box directly to the battery- not from the charge controller. Also really need a battery isolator from the positive of the battery to kill all the power. Great job 😊
If I connect it from the charge control unit like the instructions said then I get to see what my usage is compared to my intake voltage. That's why I did it that way.
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES Good point, well made. You may be limited buy the current the charge controller can “give “ from that output that’s all, but if you’ve had no problems, then carry on sir 😊.
I know you probably know all this so I apologise if if teaching my grandmother to suck eggs but do make sure the cables are fat enough to carry the current they need. Otherwise you’re cables become the fuses!! 😂😂
How has the solar been? Has it been keeping the battery sufficiently charged for your usage?
Best real-world conversation on RUclips. Well done 😊
Great work mate
Thanks a million buddy
Brilliant well done 👍
Thanks a million. She's rough but I'm well happy with her
Great job the only thing I would have done differently was put grommets in the roof where solar panels wire comes into van as the metal could cut through the wire...
I never even thought of that. The roof box has come off now and I'm tempted to get the roof rack off with a flat panal so I can always change that. Thanks for the advice
Wow that's well cool, you've both worked hard on indivana Jones and it's paid off.
Top commentary. Good for a channel is a top commentator
Thanks pete
Nice build.
Thanks a million
I enjoy your enthusiasm! I'm converting a RAM Promaster City, which is the US version of the Doblo.
It fascinates me how we call the same vans diffrent names across the globe haha
@Don N Have a look at Dustin Klein, he’s got the same van and got a company called AVC to do his, you might get some ideas from his build.
@@platypushatstand thanks.
With a small enclosed space, the vapor barrier is not needed - it makes condensation worse. In a house, a vapor barrier keeps moisture from coming in, but in an enclosed space, you generate more moisture just by breathing than there would be outside - so the vapor barrier keeps it in.
Wise words my friend
The only van build I’ve watched the whole way though. 😂🏆
Good job 👍
Cheers rob
Nice job👍😎
Thanks a million
Looks really good, as an electrician, the lack of fuses ok the wires is very concerning
What would you suggest I do to improve? As a sparky I appreciate your knowledge . We are fused on the fuse box and a few incline fuses
Decent build guys 👍 functionality- there’s definitely way more involved too make these small but medium sized vans usable ie with a fine decent living space we a little bit off warmth added in & I will say do beware off water getting in throw ur door locks on doors or say hinges ... have a 2012 tc low roof myself does me fine & dog - am doing extra adjustments at the moment & re thinking contemplating 😆 should be fine after these small tweeks ... a bit too much for me with all those roof light 💡 am using just torches little led battery lights as I like to have my lights in the up right - up light direction but all have options too move them about or pointing them and same lights be used for outsides also - well done thou definitely planning involved- how u get on re insurance process...happy journeys so fine too travel freely when it’s possible to get away from the norm ... this van all do u fine everything’s there ... all add mine only set up for 2-3 days away as why am doing extra planning for a longer trip away re extras required 👍...
I'd not thought about the water getting in. I'll have to keep an eye on that. Thanks for that heads up.
I tried to re insure it but the insurance just classed all the inside mods as van racking with no increase. If I add a window I'll have to update them again though. I will say it is a little to hot in there at the minute. I'm still out living the dream in her. I had to add a few creature comforts for her indoors when she stays out with me. I'd be happy to use a torch tbf hahaha
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES aye min those ins company’s can be a pain as re checking mine tc van in its way cheaper leaving it as a plain basic van outside - mine be re ins re extra added - roof rack- tow bar- and ie interior upholstery upgrades - as really everything else u will be traveling with will all be allowed in the van anyways as say everything else u will be traveling with all can be purchased from shops and driven about - ie re the water getting in will definitely get in those door hinges & locks even door handles .... there’s a very good reason why there small drain holes 🕳 in the bottom off the doors- and all say if there any issues with ur door locks then it probably the insulation getting stuck a bit in the mechanisms .... enjoy that views and smells where ur traveling about ... definitely need window deflectors - and all advise u that u can get battery operated small fans that can suck the air in throw the side windows and circulates air way better .....
Very cool always wanted to do this but as per money always gets in the way. Very good job pal
This was a budget build for sure but yoy can do the same but in your car. Car camping is big
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES I was looking at doing it in my alfa but as per alfa its now broken haha
Nice one mate...
Cheers av
Excellent video, thanks for sharing it with us.
Thanks for watching
I got my van at 280000km. Within 10000km I had to replace a lot of front end parts. I've had 3 breakdowns and had to fix it on the side of the road each time. She runs well now with 310000km. The EGR was buggered too and I'm not buying a new one. I just unplugged the electric connection
Great video!! Thanks fella :) any kit list for the stuff you used??
this guy is hilarious! and he should be happy that someone likes to clean.
She loved to clean during the process but hates when we're out and I have to kick her out for 10 mins while I clean inside haha micro camper life is full cleaning daily haha
Schöner Van 😀👍🙋♀️
Great build 👍 I’m just under 6ft2, would the bed length in these be ok?
Also, if you in the southern hemisphere you might not need insulation. I used the silver foil stuff only because the climate in Australia is pretty good.
What is the insulation/sound deadening did you use? The long roll you had
WD40 to remove adhesive
It didn't do well . Celulose thinner worked the best.
Yeah electronics is a pain in the butt sometimes... i feel you
Got it all sorted in the end . I think I may add a few more fuses though
Sur le certificat d'immatriculation il est mentionné 3 places. Après la modification il n'y a plus que 2 places. Cela ne pose pas de problème pour le contrôle ?
What’s the material you glued in Ritchie? I’m going to my my little van now watchin this 😂
Have you any plans that you could make available. I would like to do a conversion like yours but need rhe plans. Diy isn't my thing. Thanks
Great vid but your selfie camera being flipped was doing my head in. Go into the camera settings and flip it back. Cheers
I didn't even know that was a thing! Checking it out now. Thanks a million
Great watching
Cheers clive
Take a look at Greg Virgoe’s channel about the conversion of his Sprinter, very knowledgeable guy (he’s a mechanical design engineer by trade) and does easy to follow tutorials about electrics, plumbing and insulation (including why you need a moisture vapour barrier).
I'll check it out. Thanks a million
Stumbled across your video, Brilliant, thanks for the great informative vid. where did you get all your electrical parts from please? Keep up the great work.
Thanks a million daz
Mainly ebay and facebook
Nice Video! I’ve converted this exact model myself but have since come across a problem that the BCM powers up every time you open up a door and drains the battery!! Have you got a solution? Big problem if you want to leave the doors open through the night..
I never thought of that being a problem. I've not experienced it yet . I k ow when I open the doors the approach lights come in but I turn them off but turning main beam on and off then it all shuts down. Maybe that'll help
I bought a fully done camper van as no time to do one myself but omg loved watching this video you have done an amazing job 👊🏻
Which van did you get
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES I got a VW T6
Upvc cleaner takes glue straight off mate
Where did you get the roof rack please?
Painted straight over the rust!!🤣🤣
Good practical build. Enjoyed this....🚐👏👏☘
Thanks a million. I really appreciate it
Is this a standard size connect? Or is it a longer one?
The LeD lights.. Picasso
Canny job, looks good.
Thanks a million
that was epic wanna build mine for me lol
I don't have time haha
@@iNDI_VAN_A_JONES lol I hear you
Why such a small van, we have a Vivaro and it drives so nicely, we now have a great sized van for our adventures? It would save you ton of work, with much more scope.
Couple of times, the van looked LHD. (20min 50sec) Looked like you were working on two vans. Do I need to go to Specsavers?
That was because of creative camrea angles haha