Infectious enthusiasm, almost impeccable English (you don't lie something down, you lay it down), great ideas and attention to detail. That butcher block is fantastic. Bay area, educated, seemingly unlimited budget? Must have rich parents. That's RUclips. All kinds. Variety of people makes the world go round.
I love using neodymium magnets! I've just constructed solar panel mounts for holding the panels on van roof (past experiences made me paranoid about holes in my van roof). True creativity is an evolutionary process as seen by your many, various attempts to arrive at a successful shower curtain--a methodology I am very familiar with. Your van build videos have given me new ideas I may incorporate into my van remodel. Please don't edit out your trial-and-error process as this is essential to conveying to other the creative process. I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to your videos.
Damn dud, I’m 70 yro watching as much van builds. This is the first time I’ve seen your vlog. SMART IDEA 💡 ON THE WHOLE VLOG. THE ONE THAT BLOW ME AWAY. (Sorry the caps.....forgot.) was the ceiling. Damn dud that big time smart !!! Along with the shower build !!
Omg! I have been using magnets to attach wood strips to my van ceiling for nearly 3 years to temporarily put up my insulation plus a thin covering material. It has stayed up securedly for almost 3 years now. I have not tested using magnets with the panels yet. Thanks to you, I now know that it will work. Yippy! You are the 1st person I have seen using magnets as well for the ceiling after viewing over 200 videos. I also wanted to do a collapsable alluminum bed frame but I have not seen anyone doing this. Your collapsable bed frame video is extremely helpful!! Thank you for sharing.
Awesome shower design 🙌🏼 I really enjoy your style of making videos and your willingness to share the process, even the mistakes. Your video will be added to my Van shower design video collection.
Plain white curtains with a mesh top panel would provide light and a place for moisture to escape. Thank heavens mine will be a simple square. You way more creative than I am.
Very good job. Looks nice and functional. You are an excellent teacher and builder. I always learn something new with each video, usually a process or tool. Very good job!!
I would still hang the shower curtain out in the sun 🌞 to get extra assurance that the mold won't build on the curtain. The exposure to the sun will kill the spores. I like your idea for that shower, this would be my choice for my van build. Great job ! 😃👍
Damn good job...clean install aka " the invisible shower" ...the rip stop also allowed a bit of light right thru fabric.....you have soooo much patience and thanks for being honest in the challenges success and the re-dos
🧡💛💚🤎 it! The + was I found your channel by accident!!!! I’ve wanted to build a removable roof when I start my build!!!! OMGOODNESS this is so totally awesome!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
OMG. I have an MS in (elec) engineering and I am a (62yo) DIYer (to a fault!). This vid totally rocks. I'm going to totally copy your design. I hope you included your bud that built the pan; that seems to be the crux of success for everything else. But what really got my attention was the ceiling panels installed using the (neodymium I'm thinking). Brilliant!!!! I'm looking forward to watching your whole series. My current camper is a 24 yo E-150 I've had since its birth and turned into camper #1. It's great but I want to upgrade a bit now that I'm (2 months!!) away from retirement. I'm looking forward to watching all you other vids. Ciao!
Ingenious.. installing the shower system directly under a pot light/ skylight or vent will help with lighting. I don't particularly like climbing into or out of the shower curtain- cutting an opening with magnetic/Velcro strips along the seams to keep it closed while showering may work.
EXCELLENT Shower install ! Thank you for showing how you solved problems that would give many noobs major headaches, I really liked and learned much from the different uses of magnets, especially using them for an easier ceiling install ! Glad you put rubber padding on the top edges of the tub for safety, but you should also put rubber on the vertical edge of the corner so no one smashes against a stainless steel edge. Looking forward to the complete van tour.
Working with ripstop nylon. I was thinking of the same material and ordered some samples. You can fold a hem then iron it for a really good crease, then open the fold, place a batten parallel to the fold and use that as a straight edge. Use a hot glue gun to run a bead of glue onto the nylon, Let it cool. Place magnets as required and run glue either side to make a pocket. Fold the hem back over and iron to stick the material together. If you want a really strong hem, repeat. You can use this to join pieces together for a wider curtain. Makes a good strong area for eyelets as well. Much cheaper than getting it sewn and probably just as strong.
I want to congratulate you on your thinking and problem solving and the execution of your ideas. I have been working out and adapting my ideas for in van showering and just last week came across the Australian produced Evershower on RUclips and I’ve now found it available in USA and in UK. It has the advantage of being useable outside the van as well as inside and not using up my precious water and space in the van. All the ideas I had been working on came together in the Evershower . I find your energy and enthusiasm to be engaging. Best wishes for your van life Douglas
Great idea, very well made, and so many clever solutions. You have been sharing all this and it becomes a path for my future van build. Thanks a lot. Great work.
Hi Savage, your shower curtain is so expensive Look at what I did I got a hula hoop, a shower curtain with Rings. Tied five strings meeting to the center with another ring and hooked it above my ceiling hook.It cost me $20.00 total.
You did a very good job, it's awesome to have a shower on the go, but I think that you did chose the difficult way to me, I would choose the one on the wall.👍
I've followed your journey for a while now and I'm so stoked for ya! I'm planning on starting my build soon and people don't fully realize how difficult it is every step of the way, thank you for all your awesome videos, they are an inspiration and you're definitely one of my favorites and I look forward to more videos of you traveling the country! cheers.
Magnets are a great solution to many things in Sprinter. I have been stocking up with varioys shapes sizes. Ceiling ...Scott Abrams ? Did ceiling with sections padded/upholstered then secured. I am using wood-colored foam- reflectix stuff in my van. Ultralight weight with extra insulation and "sheathing". 6'x6' squares to finish ceiling. Quick easy ultralight weight...
It's a nice shower curtain design. You could have made the top wider for extra elbow room. I'm glad you are happy with your build. It's a great feeling when ideas come to life and projects are completed. Many blessings for you and your travels young man. Be happy and stay safe along the way.
I've seen a collapsible shower rod on RVs and boats. It's kind of segmented and moves out of the way. Don't know the name though. Btw, you can split the curtain open and sew pleads with magnetic strips along the edge so they will "auto close". I've seen this being used in commercial dust systems for painters, drywall , etc. The magnetic strip would be similar to the flat/bendable magnets used for business cards and flyers you attach to a fridge.
In trucks too just push it, twist the rod and it stayed in place and use a reg $10 plastic shower curtain w/ hooks. We just put water bottles on the windshield defroster to heat and they get super hot lol.
love your enthusiasm and genuineness in design/ products/ successes & failures i have a humble road / pleasure way van and think that a permanent shower may be overkill..obviously i can also use mine for a pantry/ hanging clothes/ skis/ etc keep it up seven!!
I would of just used a plastic shower liner curtain. Sells for around $5 at Goodwill or Walmart. Usage of magnets on ceiling planks brilliant idea. Thank you for the video. Have a blessed day.
You should have turned that collapsable shower upside down, remove the mesh and use it with the narrow part on the bottom, since most of your movement will be in your arms. That's where you'd need the larger portion of that shower anyway. Could try that :) You could even leave the mesh on the narrower end, and it would help to catch longer hair.
Great job on the whole van build LOVE IT!!!!...Going to use some of your ideas in my van build, can't wait for the van tour!! Thank you for sharing and thank you for all the GREAT videos! ✌️💕🚐
Come across you by accident....I've seen quite a few videos of conversations now...part of my research for when I get round to it....got to say you've got some cracking ideas that others dont seem to have thought of.
Well this is awesome. I am very impressed. This van is nearly exactly what I would want and checks all of the boxes. Great work and make sure you let us all know if you decide to take on some van builds for others!
I was thinking the same thing. 😀 I also would have made the top opening much wider so it hooked on he other side of the fan so it was like a natural skylight and it directs the moisture to the fan.
Fantastic 😁🔥🔥🔥 I have a project with à Ford transit trail L3h3 … I will have probably the size to make a classical shower but I have seen your 2 videos with a lot of passion 😂 seriously, I like your work, it’s clean, intelligent… what else ! Thanks for all your sharing ! Kiss from France 🇫🇷
Wonderful ideas for a can shower! Thank you for sharing. One thought about the shower curtain: I would buy more yardage so as to have one side overlap; in that way there wouldn’t be a need to crawl into the curtain from the bottom like a shirt. It’ll be a simple door-like entrance And since the one wall completely overlaps there wouldn’t be any water to escape out.
Congrats on the completion of your van! 🥳 (for now that is, you'll probably think of something along the road 😉) I'm so glad you didn't do the rod thing but used your beloved magnets 😄 The best way to put up a shower curtain imho. I'm super stoked for you it turned out even better than you'd expected! Excellent job! Looking forward to your next video 👍🏻
Brilliant idea and your tenacity with the fabrication process has to be applauded.
Infectious enthusiasm, almost impeccable English (you don't lie something down, you lay it down), great ideas and attention to detail. That butcher block is fantastic. Bay area, educated, seemingly unlimited budget? Must have rich parents. That's RUclips. All kinds. Variety of people makes the world go round.
I love using neodymium magnets! I've just constructed solar panel mounts for holding the panels on van roof (past experiences made me paranoid about holes in my van roof). True creativity is an evolutionary process as seen by your many, various attempts to arrive at a successful shower curtain--a methodology I am very familiar with. Your van build videos have given me new ideas I may incorporate into my van remodel. Please don't edit out your trial-and-error process as this is essential to conveying to other the creative process. I've subscribed to your channel and look forward to your videos.
Thanks Brian, so glad you found the video helpful and appreciate the thought process. Welcome to the savage fam!
Damn dud, I’m 70 yro watching as much van builds. This is the first time I’ve seen your vlog. SMART IDEA 💡 ON THE WHOLE VLOG. THE ONE THAT BLOW ME AWAY. (Sorry the caps.....forgot.) was the ceiling. Damn dud that big time smart !!! Along with the shower build !!
Omg! I have been using magnets to attach wood strips to my van ceiling for nearly 3 years to temporarily put up my insulation plus a thin covering material.
It has stayed up securedly for almost 3 years now.
I have not tested using magnets with the panels yet. Thanks to you, I now know that it will work. Yippy!
You are the 1st person I have seen using magnets as well for the ceiling after viewing over 200 videos.
I also wanted to do a collapsable alluminum bed frame but I have not seen anyone doing this.
Your collapsable bed frame video is extremely helpful!!
Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Trang, I appreciate it! Glad this info helped.
The magnets i've never seen before in many years on RUclips. You are an engineer young man. God bless you and your natural talents.
I'm going back to watch your video on installing your ceiling - installing it with magnets is genius!
WONDER HOW THEY WOULD HOLD UP IN A CRASH STICKS FLYING EVERY WHERE?
Wow, I watched this baby develop from the beginning. You should be proud of yourself, job well done👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿. I'm happy it all came together for you.🤗
Me2
Your happiness overflows this way a lot.
Awesome shower design 🙌🏼
I really enjoy your style of making videos and your willingness to share the process, even the mistakes.
Your video will be added to my Van shower design video collection.
Very nice work. I also like that you installed the ceiling with magnets. next level
Plain white curtains with a mesh top panel would provide light and a place for moisture to escape. Thank heavens mine will be a simple square. You way more creative than I am.
i made same with my camper before and found out that wider on the upper part is very helpful
I had the same thought.
Congratulations on completion of the van but you're so full of ideas you know you'll make more changes.
Brilliant idea about installing the ceiling with magnets!
Love your shower design. Will take it a copy of it for my van. Thanks for sharing. LOVE it
A work of art. A van you can be proud of. Well done sir , bravo 👍👍
Love your idea to use magnets for mounting the ceiling; I've never seen anyone do that before. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you liked it!
Very good job. Looks nice and functional. You are an excellent teacher and builder. I always learn something new with each video, usually a process or tool. Very good job!!
Hi happy day! New subbie here... your channel was great helpful tips & genius ideas👍🏻❤️
I would still hang the shower curtain out in the sun 🌞 to get extra assurance that the mold won't build on the curtain. The exposure to the sun will kill the spores. I like your idea for that shower, this would be my choice for my van build. Great job ! 😃👍
I agree. When you know you're stopping somewhere for a few hours it would be worth hanging it outside to dry it.
@@johnmca5643 if material is washable, just wash in washing machine like laundry.
Damn good job...clean install aka " the invisible shower" ...the rip stop also allowed a bit of light right thru fabric.....you have soooo much patience and thanks for being honest in the challenges success and the re-dos
🧡💛💚🤎 it! The + was I found your channel by accident!!!! I’ve wanted to build a removable roof when I start my build!!!! OMGOODNESS this is so totally awesome!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
OMG. I have an MS in (elec) engineering and I am a (62yo) DIYer (to a fault!). This vid totally rocks. I'm going to totally copy your design. I hope you included your bud that built the pan; that seems to be the crux of success for everything else. But what really got my attention was the ceiling panels installed using the (neodymium I'm thinking). Brilliant!!!! I'm looking forward to watching your whole series. My current camper is a 24 yo E-150 I've had since its birth and turned into camper #1. It's great but I want to upgrade a bit now that I'm (2 months!!) away from retirement. I'm looking forward to watching all you other vids. Ciao!
Ingenious.. installing the shower system directly under a pot light/ skylight or vent will help with lighting. I don't particularly like climbing into or out of the shower curtain- cutting an opening with magnetic/Velcro strips along the seams to keep it closed while showering may work.
Awesome. What a great build and Vlog !
Magnets for the win! So useful for everything. Congrats on finishing the build.
EXCELLENT Shower install ! Thank you for showing how you solved problems that would give many noobs major headaches, I really liked and learned much from the different uses of magnets, especially using them for an easier ceiling install ! Glad you put rubber padding on the top edges of the tub for safety, but you should also put rubber on the vertical edge of the corner so no one smashes against a stainless steel edge. Looking forward to the complete van tour.
Working with ripstop nylon.
I was thinking of the same material and ordered some samples.
You can fold a hem then iron it for a really good crease, then open the fold, place a batten parallel to the fold and use that as a straight edge.
Use a hot glue gun to run a bead of glue onto the nylon,
Let it cool.
Place magnets as required and run glue either side to make a pocket.
Fold the hem back over and iron to stick the material together.
If you want a really strong hem, repeat.
You can use this to join pieces together for a wider curtain.
Makes a good strong area for eyelets as well.
Much cheaper than getting it sewn and probably just as strong.
I want to congratulate you on your thinking and problem solving and the execution of your ideas. I have been working out and adapting my ideas for in van showering and just last week came across the Australian produced Evershower on RUclips and I’ve now found it available in USA and in UK. It has the advantage of being useable outside the van as well as inside and not using up my precious water and space in the van. All the ideas I had been working on came together in the Evershower .
I find your energy and enthusiasm to be engaging.
Best wishes for your van life
Douglas
The magnet design is genius!
Excellent shower ideas! Love the video.
Great idea, very well made, and so many clever solutions. You have been sharing all this and it becomes a path for my future van build. Thanks a lot. Great work.
Love the hidden magnet system and the fact that your shower takes up no vertical space when not in use.
Hi Savage, your shower curtain is so expensive
Look at what I did I got a hula hoop, a shower curtain with Rings. Tied five strings meeting to the center with another ring and hooked it above my ceiling hook.It cost me $20.00 total.
Love the man bun! You are officially accepted into the Van Community!
Love the magnet idea for the ceiling boards. I will be using that idea when I do my build.
This is the best shower install I have seen! Amazing work man!
Thank you!
excellent design and execution
Congratulations on your van completion. Great Job!
You did a very good job, it's awesome to have a shower on the go, but I think that you did chose the difficult way to me, I would choose the one on the wall.👍
I've followed your journey for a while now and I'm so stoked for ya! I'm planning on starting my build soon and people don't fully realize how difficult it is every step of the way, thank you for all your awesome videos, they are an inspiration and you're definitely one of my favorites and I look forward to more videos of you traveling the country! cheers.
Your a smart young man! Good for you! Great job
Congratulations! It's been a joy to watch!
Magnets are a great solution to many things in Sprinter. I have been stocking up with varioys shapes sizes. Ceiling ...Scott Abrams ? Did ceiling with sections padded/upholstered then secured. I am using wood-colored foam- reflectix stuff in my van. Ultralight weight with extra insulation and "sheathing". 6'x6' squares to finish ceiling. Quick easy ultralight weight...
Well done 👍
It's a nice shower curtain design. You could have made the top wider for extra elbow room. I'm glad you are happy with your build. It's a great feeling when ideas come to life and projects are completed. Many blessings for you and your travels young man. Be happy and stay safe along the way.
This is so cool. A must have for me is toilet shower with a waste after collection Must have
I've seen a collapsible shower rod on RVs and boats. It's kind of segmented and moves out of the way.
Don't know the name though. Btw, you can split the curtain open and sew pleads with magnetic strips along the edge
so they will "auto close". I've seen this being used in commercial dust systems for painters, drywall , etc. The magnetic
strip would be similar to the flat/bendable magnets used for business cards and flyers you attach to a fridge.
In trucks too just push it, twist the rod and it stayed in place and use a reg $10 plastic shower curtain w/ hooks. We just put water bottles on the windshield defroster to heat and they get super hot lol.
Ingenious idea. Excellent job
Good job man!
Love your magnetic Ceiling!
Congratulations!! Thank you for sharing.
Very nice addition. I love the innovations you have done in your build.
Hello i just watch both video's are great great job . AWESOME VERY WONDERFUL KNOWLEDGE.
love your enthusiasm and genuineness in design/ products/ successes & failures
i have a humble road / pleasure way van and think that a permanent shower may be overkill..obviously i can also use mine for a pantry/ hanging clothes/ skis/ etc
keep it up seven!!
magnets for the win! 🧲
awesome van/shower idea!
shower power lol🚿
🤘
Very smart way to do the ceiling
Super. Excellent job. Beautifull shower
I would of just used a plastic shower liner curtain. Sells for around $5 at Goodwill or Walmart. Usage of magnets on ceiling planks brilliant idea. Thank you for the video. Have a blessed day.
Love it. In my imaginary van build I'd have a mix between this and Jarrod Tocci's design. Maybe have a seat or extra kitchen worktop space.
Best shower i have seen so far. Sell me one for my crafter😂
You should have turned that collapsable shower upside down, remove the mesh and use it with the narrow part on the bottom, since most of your movement will be in your arms. That's where you'd need the larger portion of that shower anyway. Could try that :) You could even leave the mesh on the narrower end, and it would help to catch longer hair.
You have done so many smart things. Love it!
Congrats on finishing!!
Learned a lot from your videos! Great ideas for conversions. Smart guy.
Brilliant build! I've enjoyed watching the journey.
Brilliant magnet idea!!!! I'm copying.
Congratulations! I've enjoyed and appreciated the documentation of your build. Many happy travels to you.
Congratulations! It is a fantastic build & i look forward to your adventures.
I subbed over this segment. You are a genius.
Great job on the whole van build LOVE IT!!!!...Going to use some of your ideas in my van build, can't wait for the van tour!! Thank you for sharing and thank you for all the GREAT videos! ✌️💕🚐
Congratulations! so many cool ideas and great how tos!
Come across you by accident....I've seen quite a few videos of conversations now...part of my research for when I get round to it....got to say you've got some cracking ideas that others dont seem to have thought of.
The man bun! Welcome to vanlife 🙌🏼
No Way the Van is 100% complete! There is always something to improve!!!;-)
Your attention to detail has been awesome just like the rest of your build, well done you.. oh the man bun looks pretty cool too 😉😊
Well this is awesome. I am very impressed. This van is nearly exactly what I would want and checks all of the boxes. Great work and make sure you let us all know if you decide to take on some van builds for others!
Excellent progress! Congratulations
Thanks Victor!
Excellent job! you are so clever & should be proud!
Using a light colored curtain will allow better light inside to see. This is just for those who have not made there’s yet. 😉
I was thinking the same thing. 😀 I also would have made the top opening much wider so it hooked on he other side of the fan so it was like a natural skylight and it directs the moisture to the fan.
Fantastic 😁🔥🔥🔥 I have a project with à Ford transit trail L3h3 … I will have probably the size to make a classical shower but I have seen your 2 videos with a lot of passion 😂 seriously, I like your work, it’s clean, intelligent… what else ! Thanks for all your sharing ! Kiss from France 🇫🇷
Wonderful ideas for a can shower! Thank you for sharing. One thought about the shower curtain: I would buy more yardage so as to have one side overlap; in that way there wouldn’t be a need to crawl into the curtain from the bottom like a shirt. It’ll be a simple door-like entrance And since the one wall completely overlaps there wouldn’t be any water to escape out.
Lol you went all out with that thumbnail xD awesome vid btw looking forward to more :)
NICE!!! can't wait for the whole tour.. :D
Magnetic ceiling? Brilliant
Fantastic and brilliant!
Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾. Love your van conversion
Congrats on the completion of your van! 🥳 (for now that is, you'll probably think of something along the road 😉)
I'm so glad you didn't do the rod thing but used your beloved magnets 😄 The best way to put up a shower curtain imho. I'm super stoked for you it turned out even better than you'd expected! Excellent job! Looking forward to your next video 👍🏻
looks very satisfying, congrats
great to see how well the ceiling is holding up :)
Happy trails. I'm jealous, ready to be back on the road.
You and me both!
You're really funny and I am really digging your channel. Keep it up.
Thanks Erika appreciate it 🤙
Great videos!
If you could, between the electrical and plumbing - what’s the ballpark total cost for the hardware...
Fantastic!
Great shower, love the fact that it disappears when you don't need it. Might you have a link for your shower head?
Wow. Great solution brotha and pretty respectable Manbun. haha
Just bypass that notch at the corner and pool at the bottom. Looks like you got it figured out!
very good video! you gave me some good ideas on these 2 videos.
great video per usual though thank you 🙏🏾