It's Not ALL Good | 8 Things we Love and Hate About our VAN | Ford Transit Conversion
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2024
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For future reference......... Getting "stuck" in soft or wet ground happens to everyone sooner or later once you leave the bitumen. Going the route of "all terrains" is a step in the right direction.
NOT SPINNING THE WHEELS WILL HELP IMMENSELY. Once the wheels spin, you loose traction and just make your situation worse. Keep your foot OFF the accelerator, just let the clutch out slowly and let the engine do the work.
I recommend that you get yourself a pair of MAXTRAX Recovery tracks (No, I do not work for MAXTRAX nor am I sponsored by them, they are just a great product). DO NOT go the path of the cheaper brands, they are inferior and do not do the job and you will then have to replace them. Remember, BUY ONCE, CRY ONCE.
Letting air out of the tyres is a good start, but you need to let enough air out of the tyres so that they "bag out" and give you more contact area. With the tyres you have I am guessing that you are running them at somewhere around 32 to 36 psi for normal road use. You can easily deflate them to 16 psi safely to get yourself out of that situation, I would NOT suggest that you go any less than 12 psi. REMEMBER to re-inflate your tyres back to normal road pressures once you get on to hard ground.
As for RYOBI, I have heard that Ryobi is latin for sh*t. Again, Buy once, Cry once.
I would also suggest that you carry a long handled shovel in your van (again buy quality not price) they can be very useful in the situation you had and have many other uses as well (they can even be used to cook on).
Good luck with your adventures. Cheers.
For the pull out deck, remove the panel above it and you'll have easily accessible storage that you can pull out.
I actually came across a solution to the large drawer issue when looking at $1 million dollar overlanders. They use Magma cooking sets in their vehicles that take up less than 1/2 cubic foot of space, this way you could turn your 1 large draw into 2 smaller ones and have to dig less, it was something that was bugging me in all these van build videos as I hate digging for things and didn't want wasted space in my van when I get it. I guess the negative is that you have to pull apart the pot collection for the one's you want and put it back together rather than just throwing one pan or pot back in the cupboard. Camco also make a cheaper option, both sets work in ovens also, which I thought was a plus.
The opening scene, I feel your pain my Transiit got stuck and buried on flat wet grass and had to be pulled out. I'm very interested on how you fixed this issue and the approximate cost. My plan was to buy an all wheel drive but the wife says, "No".
My wife and I have a solution to storage (probably not a good one for some) but it's what we taught our kids, "If you need it - get it, if you can't get it - adapt, and if you can't adapt - learn to do without".
This is our third van build for camping. I have as much fun building them out as camping. This last van cost nothing to build out, except for the Bodega cooler and the mattresses. We used all scrap and reclaimed wood from my shop.
Thank you for sharing, I enjoy your videos.
Look into Nesting cook sets for better space utilization. I purchased mine before I sized or built any drawer storage. The handles on pots and pans are the big issue. A nesting set with multiple handles is golden.
awesome tip, thank you for that we will look into them!
I have a question about your windows. You called them Eurovision windows, here in the states, they have Arctic Tern windows that look identical. How is the clarity of the acrylic vs glass? Is that just something you have to comprise to get the cool awning style and built-in screen / shade features?
I don't notice any difference in clarity from the the acrylic to the glass windows.
4:45 is extended body, not extended wheel base. They're both 148" wheelbases. I went the extended, and dually. Hopefully won't get stuck as easily as you at the start!
Arh yes of corse. Must have been in a mind of my own when making that animation! I call them vans with a big ass
@@SALTYVANVENTURES contrary to internet porn; I'm not a fan of big arses, but I think I'll live with further parking and more walking with my fat arse in my fat arse van. Might even help shrink my badonkadonk.
I just got the 350HD (dually extended) RWD. It happened to have snowed about 12" the night before my test drive, so I put it through some pretty deep stuff, and was pleased with the results. How do you like yours?
I will be contacting you for advice and will need an electrical diagram for sure. I have converted a previous van and made a mess of it. I now have a van similar to yours so have enjoyed watching your build. Thanks for your informative vids. And congratulations on your engagement. 😘🐾🐾
Hi cathie, looking forward to hearing from you then! And thank you!
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD get some maxtrax. That was painful to watch at the start 😂. Love the van series no hate.
Also look into e lockers, no matter good a air locker they will eventually have a air leak and it’s a pain in the behind to find.
Nah, it's more fun to pay a ton of money to replace wheel drive system instead of buying maxtrax or wheel chains. 🤣
It was going to be on the next shopping trip after this, Promise 😂 I have heard that from the air lockers but after a bit of research the only company that 'might' be able to fit a locker is ARB with their air locker. A bit more investigation is going on behind the scenes though.
Also interested in what lockers or LSD are available for this
@@sharpsticksnz4112 I have inquired with ARB and are waiting for a response. I know there is a company in the US that fit air lockers to this model but not too sure about Australia.
@@SALTYVANVENTURES let me know?
Nice copper cookware can look good fastened to your wall (depending on aesthetics) did this with my first conversion and it was super convenient, saved masses of space and (at least to me) looked good.
Good tip!
Have contacted you about the van build advice! can’t wait to hear back 🎊
Hi Taieri, I haven’t received a contact submission from you. You can send me an email directly to saltyvanventures@gmail.com
Why don't you convert your rear deck into a big storage drawer? Drop everything that is above it onto it and have super easy access to all your stuff.
Yip I would LOVE a rear diff lock
Would be very nice to have
Did you find any electrical or mechanical diff lock for rear axle? I've got a 2014 AWD L2H3 (wheelbase is 3300 mm) but here in EU is not easy to find any specific Transit special parts... 😅
You need a probe to use on grass, sand, etc where you clearly are not on hard ground. Test it before you drive on to it. YOu dont need to change your van, you need to change your way of doing things. Never drine onto unknown ground that cannot be assessed at a glance, ie. concrete etc, always used a ground probe before you drive onto it.
Well, a few days ago I bogged my HiAce on grass. First time in decades of driving it's happened. But luckily help was not far away and a landcruiser pulled me out. Bless the CFS. This rain is not funny.
As for the electrical system placement, I don't think there's a perfect place, it does need access though and I have seen some underbed systems that look a horror to access. Jealous of your hot water🤔😀
The rain is making it a bit tricky on the grass at the moment in Australia right. You need to be extra careful luckily you were able to get a pull out too. Probably too right about the electrical system placement!
What did you use for pull out and roll in the shower?
What is the measurement of your useable floor space from back of seats to rear door? And width of you bed? I would like to see if your layout would work in my van thank you
The floor space is approximately 3.4m long by 1.75m wide. When you utilise the full width of the bed by framing out the bed extents the bed is 1.93m wide at it's widest towards the front, narrower at the back towards the rear doors where the van contours narrow.
Traction pads a kangaroo jack and a base plate to sit the jack on will get you out of trouble
Will invest in something like this for sure
Next time try to lower the pressure to 15 psi you will out smoothly
Would love to find a UK equivalent of the EuroVision windows... do you know of one? Oh, and congrats on having such a beautiful van AND relationship!
I have seen them on eBay
@@TheThebigkiwi if you run across them again, could you give a heads up?! Ive been looking...
I've got that exact same cupboard under the cooker in my van, pisses me off too lol. Mine also kept swinging open while driving because of the weight of the pots & pans.
we had that problem too but I have finally mastered how to keep the large drawers shut without any physical latches!
@@SALTYVANVENTURES tell me your secrets, I have bulky latches now
@@bencollis3421 I used magnetic holds but either use the heavy duty 40kg holds you can buy online or upgrade the shitty magnets in the ones you get from the hardware store to neodymium magnets (which you can buy in bulk online)
@@bencollis3421 also use soft close drawer sliders as they require a stronger pulling forces to open (which preloads the soft close mechanism)
Did you air down the tires and see if that would help get you unstuck?
Yep! it helped, but just not enough in this scenario
How much water does the van hold? And how much does the shower use per minute?
85 l fresh, shower uses about 6l/m id say
Hi Better to have a rear wheel drive, then a front wheel drive you be worse off because all your weight is on the arse end of the vehicle
What Lx and Hx version is it?
L2h3
A little surprised you are not using an air fryer ...
😂 like everyone else?
Carry cat litter !!
I’d love to hear why?
I've heard to let out some air in your tires for mud and sand
That's what the ryobi inflator was there for =)
you're onto it!
@@SALTYVANVENTURES it's a wonderful bit of kit. I have the same one in my motorbike top box most of the time.
I do like it but for these tyres it is a bit slow. I used to have a dual 4x4 air compressor in our NZ van that would pump a tyre up from flat in like 3-4 minutes. This one would take 20. It's great that is fully portable though with the Ryobi battery pack.
@@SALTYVANVENTURES After seeing your leaves and GVM issues I chose the dually, and spoke to two doors down; they do airbags. on board 12V compressor with independent bags for auto-levelling. $1500.
Why dont you just cut out the patch of floor stopping you using the slide out deck as a slide out drawer system? then all your crap can slide out for easy access.
I have contemplated removing the whole thing but I think i will keep for now and just remember next time not to include it!
Maxtrax !
Bingo
Wheres your bag of kitty litter
for repairing the grass or?
Is RWD and not AWD
Yes
#forsaltytoditchthereardeck
Just one "Bog Out" attached to your spinning wheel would have you un-bogged in a minute. Light, cheap & washable. No brainer !
I just googled this product and they look really great. The only problem here would be as I was in an open field i wouldn't of had anything to anchor onto, and i sure want going to bury the spare tyre!. They look like a great product maybe just not for every bogged application.
Camec smartspace pots 🤌
oooo im going to look into them! thank you
O dang... this changes everything.