#80 Renovating an old German Post Van (part 1)
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
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00:00 Recap
00:24 Intro
01:46 Meet Mariona
02:33 Meet Kevin
03:09 Leveling the van
05:57 Rip off the inside
15:02 Grinding the wall
16:59 Measurements and design
17:59 Bringing electricity
19:36 New door
25:32 Cut roof out
31:11 Outro & important part!
This week was pretty rough. Next video will make it great again, with recycled basketball floor and old shirts as a bed covers.
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there is a way to turn styrofoam into actived carbon so you can reuse it that way
@@Thesacredsword2 I was thinking mix it with some gasoline
@@joshuadodell XD we dont need more things that can catch on fire too fast, with activated charcoal they can reuse it in a efficient manner for pizza!
Should of burned it and spent your time on making vegetable gardens.
Styrofoam could form the sides of an insulated compost bin. Compost at higher heats and citrus and cooked foods can go in it.
Can we shoutout the editors on this one? Absolutely crushed the montages, transitions, cuts and music fade ins. Bravo!
how is your comment 13 days old even though the video was posted 6 days ago?!
@@TheWoodlandCreature Patreon supporters get access to the video a week before everybody else does. Hopefully I am able to make some contributions in the future, these videos are awesome!
the "meet" section is a great addition to the format
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yessss love it
Yes!
I was not expecting to see Khal Drogo ripping up an old German post van on Monday but here we are!!
Right? This was my first thought too. Dude was awesome.
Very unexpected
😂 he can do everything!
A pleasure to watch! Well done team!
@@2ndImrahil er jaime
this dude is a machine!!! He needs to stick around for projects like this
Khal Drogo as a builder
He (mostly) single handedly managed and cleaned out the whole van. I wonder if he works in construction or a related field
He works hard. Would love to see him wearing ear protection on the saws etc. Spent many a year yelling so my partially deaf saw using Dad could hear me
Jamie has got some real skills. A few centuries ago he surely would have build some long ships to explore the world beyond the big ocean. He‘s a viking.
I can’t wait to see project kamp’s community house and it becoming a prosperous community
they are already prospering. they are making friends with the native families, and creating relationships everywhere. they're already rich!
Yes we need a community house
These 3 make an amazing team! It's also сute to watch a gentle giant Jaime and Kevin working together because of the height difference!
The kampers' introductions are amazing!!! Also it's useful when you remind us each person's names because let's be honest sometimes i forget them
Yes, I wish all of the videos included every person's name when they appear
Don't forget your safety glasses when you're ripping this sort of thing apart. They're pretty cheap and could save your sight.
absolutely! i keep several sets laying around my shop area, i've been smacked in the face by flying debris and tools so many times, but my eyes are always covered and protected!
To the video team at Project Kamp, you guys are ABSOLUTELY crushing it! Introducing the various team members at the start is the perfect way to get viewers invested in each week’s project! The variety in music keeps things feeling fresh & I really appreciated the forms of montage with no music at all, just cuts showing time progressing. Those moments really felt like we were in there, just hanging out! Keep it up!
i'm a 74 year old hippie; it warms my heart and gives me hope for the world to see young folk with such a promising vision for the future!
mas eles não são hippies, porque se fossem não faziam nada, muito menos trabalhar no duro 😉
Hello from Hong Kong!
I've been following project kamp for quite a while, watching videos of your ideas and task results are so addictive.
Of course, surprised that Kelvin, someone from HONGKONG is joining the team! love how diverse the cultural and expertise it is!
♥♥♥
Companies are sleeping on this ad opportunity. To give you free building/camping or whatever stuff you need and get an honest review in return
Waited a few videos for Kevin’s intro, absolutely delighted to see him from our home city Hongkong 🇭🇰 You’r amazing !! I can imagine life in Project kamp must be so different from hardcore city life in HK. But u’re putting all skills and talent altogether!! Add oil Kevin!! The snake cable part was so amusing that should be an Olympic event ❤
Jaime is the MVP.
What a chad
Great job guys. When you need to snake wires in a conduit the best way is to tie a light string to a bit of plastic and suck it from the other end with a vacuum cleaner. Than you can use it as a pull wire or if wires are heavy pull a thicker cord to pull
Amazing tip ❤
It's so amazing to see people coming together at the camp. Now you need a few Canadian lumberjacks to cut all the invasive trees and fire proof lol
I’d love to come play with trees, but kids and money…😢
Tip for getting a wire through one of those hoses: Tie a rock (roundest possible) to a thin rope and let that fall all the way through, then knot that to the wire on the other side and pull it back. Tip: always have to wires and one going back with the wire so that when you need to pull something else through you can easily get another line in without having to dig it up.
Styrofoam can be used for chair and stool cushions, for seedlings starters, it also promotes drainage whatever you can get from that info.
Would love to see a "Day in the life" kind of video touring around the Kamp from a morning to night seeing what people are up to whether working, relaxing , or socializing.
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Everyone in this video worked hard and used their personal skills. This was an excellent example of a healthy community. Also, the video makers did a great job again. I think they have found their pace and have a good balance between fast/slow and upbeat/quiet. The only thing I could suggest is more variety in the music (or songs with more variety in them), otherwise it's perfect!
Yes Baby, Dutch style action.
You can mix the styrofoam with cement for isolation.
I love how you carefully remove everything to preserve material and not destroy!
Next time, to get a wire through a pipe, put something like a plastic bag or a rag tied onto the wire that will act like a plug and use a shop-vac to suck the plug-and-attached-wire through!
Tip for removing rivets, if anyone encounters it sometime: use a sharp tool or punch to punch out the steel head that is left inside the rivet before using a drill, it will prolong the life of the drill and make drilling the rivets out much easier! hope this helps
I love, love, LOVE your ingenuity in making the yellow van beautiful and functional! That said, your saw safety in this video was scary. Please use clamps and a push tool when you're cutting with a saw so you don't lose digits (that would be sucky!). Can't wait to see what you guys do next!
-This season really feels so productive and fast paced!
-This is the first time I'm tempted to go to patreon because I really want to see this finished
-I agree that this team was a blast and would love to see them together again in another project
What you did with the music and syncing it to the videos is Hollywood level
I can't even express how happy I am when a new video comes out. :)
Nico to meet you too Mariona and Kevin. Really looking foward to the next project kamp update!
doesnt she remind you of Rita? sweet & strong.
@@snakey319 yeah she does actually 🙂
Jaime is a beast. We need more of him! He is invaluable to the project.
Glad to see you're being very safe when making space. Can't wait to see what this space becomes.
Always makes me happy seeing people using safety gear.
Impressive job on the sound editing: the works sounds blend smoothly into the music and even result in a new tune - my ears are thanking you!
Hello Marion. Hello Kevin. ✌️
Really looking forward to seeing the PK orange-peel clothing line and definitely the upcycling innovations.!
😁
Hi, A couple of thoughts.
1) With the roof gone, you can add height to the walls, so that you put more insulation in the roof.
2) if the van is never going to be driven again, can you incorporate the driver and passenger seat spaces into the living area of the van?
And why not use the passengerdoors as door, so you have more wall- & floor- space and use it for windows. Do you need the engine? If not? More space!
I’m guessing having the capability to move the van is useful, even if the intention is to move it very rarely )
I think it has to still be movable for legislation restrictions, since it would be a home otherwise
Roof deck! 😅
Mabey even the motor can run a generator in winter.
check out mixing shredded styrofoam with cement to make stucco or an insulation product.
Now I'm remembering how these vans used to drive around when I was a kid. Kind of nostalgic. And kind of jealous.
"What are we going to do with Mattia's van?!?" - "Take it behind the barn." - "NOOOO... Let's pimp it, Kamp style."
Jaime fire me up! That transition between hard work skills and soft computer design! My lord jesus!
The wooden door on the side of the van came out great! 👍🏼
DId you consider removing the tires so you could bring the body closer to the ground for easier ingress and egress? At this point, you can salvage the rear axle, all of the suspension and the engine for adaptive reuse in upcoming projects. Store the salvage under the roof overhang on a pallet to slow rusting. As it sits, attached to the body, the rate of rust decomposition is accelerated due to moisture rising from the earth. THis would have been a good time to add a vapor barrier under the body entire structure to stop moisture from rising, slowing rust decomp. Removing the floor was unnecessary once an examination determined that it had been constructed properly - EPS insulation (can not be recycled), nailing strips and a vapor barrier finished with thin real wood flooring. You can not improve on that construction and the EPS and vapor barrier is strictly landfill material. That is a shame. THe difficult to remove wall is high grade aluminum extrusion. Valuable at the crap dealer. Can not be cut with a grinding wheel as the soft aluminum clogs the cutting edge. You want a demolition saw with a blade for this job. In the US we call it a Sawzall. You should add one to the tool locker with an assortment of blades. With the appropriate blade, a demolition saw is handy for cutting smaller (diameter) pieces of firewood. If it is battery operated (rather than plugin) it can be used for pruning large branches and cutting down mimosa.
Good idea
@@karenmarshall7056 Thank you! 👍
To pull wire through a long piece of conduit; attach the wire to a cloth plug that is a medium tight fit to the inside of the conduit on one end and the most powerful vacuum cleaner (suction side) to the other end. If the fit between the plug and conduit is right, it should fly right through. Eazy-peazy. Ending all of your conduit runs in junction boxes dug into the earth will facilitate the construction of your micro grid into the future. Oversize the home run from the power room to the first junction box to accommodate future load. Two more tools you need is an impact driver and penetrating oil (20:30) to break corroded screws free. I think the container roof you built is an ideal design for this build. Low overhang oriented to the front porch/deck, solves all of the roof leak problems, provides shade and produces natural convection cooling of the roof. Build the secondary roof so it can be dismounted in one piece in the future when the van body life has run out. The demolition of the fiberglass roof was unnecessary. Removing one of the leaking skylights for an inspection would have revealed it to be a three play panel with a fiberglass top layer, polyisocyanurate foam core and an inner skin. So the roof had high performance insulation. It was not designed to support the weight of a person. It was serving its intended purpose and the primary convection roof would have made it fully functional. Worse, the demolished fiberglass and polyisocyanurate is strictly landfill material now. That is a shame.
Jaime is like a one man army, really shone in this video. But still, congrats to the whole team for their amazing job!
Kevin is truly curious 😅😂
Living it dangerously❤
Only good thing happening on Monday for me is the Project Kamp video. Thank you
The community house will be awesome. Great work from those that did the hard work so far.
I hope that more people watch & learn from Project Kamp, on how to up cycle resources & live more sustainably.
It would be really cool if you guys could use the old engine for something, like disconnect it from the wheels and use it to power tools or something like that!
Many emergency and backup power generators are made up of (well-maintained) diesel engines. Perhaps this ambulance's powertrain can be upcycled towards this use?
Come on bro. The days of fossile engins have past. Who wants to inhale or smell diesel fumes, hear explosions, pollute the world, pay like crazy, support shady states, when the sun is shining and the wind is blowing? For free? At home?
Keep up the good work Project Kamp folks!
Great sound, audio and editing on this video, not to mention all the hard work dismantling the van. Looking forward to seeing it completed
Got so excited when you pulled that door from storage
My new favorite person on project camp: Mariona 😃
Well. It now has good ventilation for the hot summers
29:10 Very satisfying. Nice use of the drone also.
You deserve 🍕 party ^^:
Project Kamp motivates me in my dream to live off the grid
What awesome editing and soundtrack! Great job, videographers.
editing and especially the sound was very good this week. 5*
If you need to get a pull line through a conduit, use a vacuum cleaner and a rag tied to a kite string 👍
You can grind the styrofoam and add it to concrete to make insulation! Elsa Rae has a great video on how they're using that technique for their home in Colorado, USA!
As you said the van was not going to be driven any more, was there any particular reason why you did not remove the rear wheels and wheel arches to create a bigger floor space?
They might still want to be able to tow the van, since they still haven't figured out how they will be using the land.
the editing in this video was superb! really enjoyed the style.
Jaime is a beast and skilful... Nice team work!!! Waiting for the ceiling work... Promising for sure!
Pro tip if you need to pull a cable through a hose again:
Get a small plastic bag and tie a string to it. Put a vacuum cleaner on the other end to suck it through. Then pull the cable through with the string. That's how we do it with conduit in concrete slabs.
15:18 Not a grinder for that task!
You need a reciprocating saw!
It would be the correct tool for that job!
Wondering if in the next update, we'll see the rear wheels removed so the internal parts of the wheel-wells can be removed giving more 'real estate' inside of the van.?
Marianna's face is identical to my maternal aunt in Morocco we are Amazigh tribe (north African indigenous) of the Atlas mountains 🥰
I really like the edits in the video. Kudos camera crew ❤
Wow! Off to a great start with the very careful levelling. Professional job!
Very cool episode. So nice to see how everyone works together and gets along. Very inspiring.
I'm really enjoying your videos. For the sheets of styrofoam recycle, I believe you can grind them up, mix with sand, concrete and water for use as insulation.
You could remove the steering wheel and even the steering column and dashboard and use that space for cupboards.
You could with the fiberglass make a septic tank reservoir underground cut to parts and fiberglass , it all depends on the status of the fiberglass you have there but it might be doable, great work !
seems easier to frame out a house than this complete redo, roof and all. If you keep it on wheels to move around that's different but not for a static build.
Hi. I recommend take off the living space from car and use mercedes as a tractor on land. This type of car are very reliable and strong. You can make flat bed to move big stuff around
I'm thinking of doing the same to my Fiat Ducato (1988).
It is too expensive to matriculate onto Spanish plates and too good to let it rot.
Big dude being careful to not split any reusable wood, and that netting is good too come the heat to leave a van window open.
awesome video, a lot of hard work in the heat of summer, much respect to the team
I didn't go through the bazillion mold comments but I'm in the water remediation and mold removal business and saw some bad advice. Here are my comments for what they may be worth. 1) As you know mold requires food (organic materials), water (cold, dark, unventilated areas contain a higher density of moisture), and oxygen to start and spread. Bottom line is that you cannot leave your abode unprotected again next winter or even a few weeks at a time. Dehumidifiers are cheap and a manufacturer would chip in one for each of the two main buildings without a problem. You just need to be certain you get an auto-dehumidifier (not continuous that would be a fire hazard and suck energy). There are pod casters using these in off grid / summer homes all the time. An Auto-DU has a thermostat you can adjust humidity by Wi-Fi and when the 50 pint tank is full it discharges through a 9.5 mm hose to the sink drain. 2) You also know to be more cognizant of building materials like insulation, wall board behind porcelain, and paint/stain coatings have to be better than a sealant or barrier. They must non-porous and moisture resistant. In the US a product called Kilz is a popular primer used below paint. By its very nature latex paint was invented with microscopic pores that allows water a way out, so water doesn't do damage trying to bust through like with the old hard shell oil base paints. In our business we have a silly way of explaining the science of drying to the customer by saying, "wet goes to dry" and that's why mold spreads so rapidly. Stick the corner of a napkin in a glass of water and watch the water take-off up the napkin against gravity... it's trying to get to where it is dry. 3) Do not use bleach to kill mold as so many so-called experts recommend. First, bleach is a toxic chemical both harmful to the environment as well as cause respiratory problems in people. Second, the residual of bleach will kill any subsequent mold remediation products you may try to use later and render them ineffective. If you must go organic use "Undiluted White Distilled Vinegar" with 5% acidity. I now use Vinegar on 95% of mold jobs and have never had a resurgence. I offer and carry specialty mold remediation products to every job, but fewer and fewer customers or their doctors will sign off on use even though these same products are used in Hospital rooms between patients. The specialty mold product most widely endorsed by US Gov't agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and Industry Associations is called "RMR-141" with claims to be organic. Sorry for the length, but I do have one strong criticism of the group, you are all so careful to wear protective clothing, gloves, goggles etc. BUT NO MASKS. I'll give you first-hand knowledge that one day you may wake up with debilitating respiratory issues and it will be too late. COVID is still with us and there are plenty of masks around. Please wear a mask any time around mold. Love your work.
Appreciating the sound design on this episode :)
So much hard work, I just know the end result is going to be amazing.
Wow! I hope it gets a nice glass roof!
The editing makes the saw sounds sync in with the music, great edit
Loved watching this video. Ive seen a few videos of folks who live in their vans and keep them driving, but it opens up a whole new world when you dont need to worry about keeping them driving and can use them as a small mobile home instead.
Also great to see a use for a lot of old non driving cars. It makes me sad to think about them just going to waste in a scrap yard.
Lots of folks leaving comments about removing the tires and such, but I see value in having the home still be mobile, especially if you decide to change where buildings are and such later. There is a certain flexibility in being able to move them around as you see fit.
I will say, thos does seem like a wonderful way to have a small, movable single person home especially with the Kamp shower and bathroom there, so you dont need to build one in the van.
I eagerly look forward to seeing what you create with the "Trailers" you mentioned a few videos back, and think that this van is really good practice for that!
Can't wait to see how this all develops. I hope to be breaking ground on my home in about 1.5 years (own the land already). Long term hope to figure out some more communal living style arrangement within the zoning permissions.
10:47 That must be the most friendly wasps in the world!
In the future when you lay any kind of lines underground you should put a colored lint a few cm underground so if anybody starts digging in the wrong place they’re warned.
It will be very comfortable living module Very interesting who will win the prize to live in there 👍👍👍👍
i dont know why but mariona is such a satisfying name to scold, shout out, you know... MARIONA! 😡🤣🤣🤣
im excited to see the creations of kevin tbh
I love the introductions and how you guys worked together on this project! It is already a huge improvement over the old broken version
Is there a specific reason for removing the old rubber seal from the previous door? I fail to see how it would have posed a significant issue, given that you attached the new doorframe directly to the vehicle frame. The seal could have been easily compressed, and could have provided added insulation against moisture and temperature.
I am so impressed with the professional way you approach these projects.
Great work! Shame to see the internal sliding door removed I reckon that was an original feature of the post van which is why is was so difficult to remove. Would have made a great division from the hot front cab
You guys need to build a bunch of sawhorses so you can have workbenches...
love all the progress this season!
"OK, a bit rough, but we *saw* no other way."
I see what you did there, editors 😂
I love the chemistry of everyone! It looks fun out there!
The editing on this video was phenomenal, shit was straight out of rocky
project Kamp makes you seek difference in people
Haha, the power tools music edit with all the sawing and drilling is the best! You guys rock 🤘
Another excellent restoration. I think this Van deserves to be driveable again. You did a great maintenance on the pickup truck on previous updates. I think it is possible for you to make the Van driveable again with a very low budget. You did it once for the pickup truck , you can do it again for this beautiful Van. 💪
TIP FOR WIRES AND TUBES!! use an air compressor to blow a thin rope or heavy string through the tube, and use the string to pull the wire. it's very fast and easy. a shop vac can also work to suck the string through the tube
i love the old post vehicles. i always wanted a deutche post mk2 golf van. they were so cool!
that styrofoam could maybe be broken into tiny bits and put into bags to use as insulation behind paneling.