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Quite right. I do forget that often! Thanks

Thanks!!

Thanks, it means a lot to us.

😨 I can't remember! I think it was £450ish maybe? For 4x locks and the 2x pro plates. If I find the receipt I'll post an update 👍

@@tippy_travels That sounds affordable. Just watched other video, the guy paid £600 for 4 deadlocks only, but they came to his house for the fitting, so I think that was a good deal from Sussex Instalations. Thanks for replying😊

Thanks for commenting. Well we wanted a hermetically sealed floor space. So no moisture, no screws or screw holes, sealed with hybrid silicone, this way we don't want it to breathe. So filling the anchor points was an essential part of this as they would allow air and moisture into the sealed floor space. Filling the low points of the ribs was a way getting more insulation in, but mainly to even out the floor height and prevent point loading of the dense foam insulation. The insulation board is compressible on high points. In other words, to ensure the lifespan of the foam insulation, by spreading the load. Our glue down method isn't for everyone, it's just my choice.. But thought it a useful video for those who wanted to do it this way.

@@tippy_travels I understand why you fiiled the screw holes but you still could have used them to bolt down the floor. Looking back at your video I see that the Ecotherm does not seem to have very good compression strength that is why i am using XPS . You drive a car on that stuff

Ok. That sounds good. So our flooring has been in the van for 2 years and seems to be working successfully, no cracks in any adjoining panels or movements on the floor. I feel happy that it was the right approach for us. Good luck with your build!

Cheers!

Thanks!!!

Hi. I think I bought a 10 pack of nasboard. The sheets were 1200 x 600. Yes to the adhesive, I used about 20 tubes for the whole floor, so not cheap.. but I knew it would work, the van floor has been in for 2 years and is working as it should. Thanks for watching and subscribing, many more videos to come. 😁

Thanks!!

Appreciated! 🙏

Hey, really sorry, it's coming, final bits being put together, our business is always really busy this time of year so we find ourselves prioritising that over vids. This week 👍

@@tippy_travels You don’t have to apologise ;) Thanks for the update - I’m just starting a FDL3H2 so soaking everything up like a sponge.

Thanks, yeah it's tough to find this stuff, more videos coming, thanks 🙏

As always, too kind 🤩

Hi, thanks for commenting. Those metal parts are the floor mounts for the additional seats, which are featured in episode 3 "6 seater camper". Your suggestion is a nice idea, we'll look into that, although if you look at our "playlists" on our CZcams channel, all of the "Tippy Travels Van Build" episodes are listed there. Good luck with your build!

Thank you! Well I would love to tour California for both ski and the coast, it's high up on our list! You won't regret a trip to the Alps, we'll have many more ski van videos coming out later in the year. 😁

I'd hope so after 13 years!

Thank you.. I sometimes take for granted my tool collection and workshop.. from memory, Rhino make brackets for this model of van, but they are powder coated steel, which obviously have a tendency to rust, but you could give them a clear coat before installing? An added layer of protection could work. 🤷‍♂️

Haha, upcoming video contradicts this kind statement!!!

So far so good. The floor is still cold in winter time, but not freezing, however I think it's better than the thermal bridging effect of the wood

@@tippy_travels is there anything you would have done differently looking back on it now? I won't be fixing seats to the chassis. I do like the simplicity of just cutting the cellotex to the floor of the van rather than cutting into squares to fit in a wooden framework

I definitely wouldn't do it differently! If we had a high top van, I would possibly use slightly thicker celotex but the same method 👍

@@tippy_travels great thanks. reckon I'll do the same as it looks quicker and less thermal bridgey. Thanks for your help

Sure. 6mm (purple ply) for the cab side 25mm roofing battens 25mm celotex style insulation 50mm sticky back foil tape 4mm bendy (purple ply) for the living side. Assortment of screws! Clear sticks like sh*t I hope this helps!

Hi, yes. You'll need to walk down past the petrol station to get to the snow which takes you to the lift. But the way home is pretty easy, you just peel off the blue run before you get to the aire and you can pretty much ride to the aire entrance. 👍

@@tippy_travels wicked, top info, thanks 😀

Thanks for the comments 🙏

Apologies. Not good at this stuff...

I know right! Filthy! Haha!

Well we deviated slightly from the plan, but the core of it is the same. 😁

I agree, all or nothing. The insulation is really what we were after, thanks for the comments, got some interesting vids coming soon 😁

@tippy_travels I always tackle condensation with ventilation, I have 3 roof vents, 2 powered 1 passive, air flow, air flow, air flow 👍 Look forward to the upcoming videos 👍

He's pretty amazing, we followed the core of his van build principles, once we got to the nice bits we went rogue 🙈

Yeah that was my logic too, I thought it wouldn't be necessary, but I had some celotex foil tape on the metal beam holding some cables in place and in hot weather i fell off, so I guess the foil tape would be the let down rather than the celotex. We sold it to ourselves as extra insulation as well as the vapour barrier. For the cost it seemed like a good investment, plus it only took a day to sort out.

@@tippy_travelsmakes sense!

Making as much use of the space as possible!

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Thanks for the kind feedback! More coming

You're always so kind, thanks again, it's nice to get such consistent positivity

I think you've commented on the wrong vid maybe?! But we'll take it! It's nice to get nice feedback!

Amazing! Well our van will come to Sweden some day!

@@tippy_travels u are more than welcome to Sweden. we live in the south.

Are you documenting your build anywhere that we can follow?

@@tippy_travels not at the moment, haven't started the build yet but don't think i will document it in video.

Hols finished, back on video duty 🫡

I know right

Well this was in France if you can believe that?!

15th Feb 2024 around 4pm

Yeah.. it's not great, I hope the season isn't ruined for Morzine / Les gets

Yeah, I take your point, heavily. I filmed this stuff years ago, I used a phone. I'm really not good at this stuff, I'm not good at scripting, timing, editing and I completely agree with all of your points. I would like to believe that I'll get better at all of the above. Please accept my apologies.

Hi. Yes! We shot the whole build, but we've just not had time to make all the vids, we're back now so will start on the next few 👍👍

Apologies 🤦🏻‍♂️, totally missed that section. Opposite the campers is the water point, grey water disposal, black water / cassette waste is in the toilets of the shower area

Great stuff 👍 Are you heading out again to do some more reviews this year? I know the snow has been a bit dodgy for the last few weeks...

Yes we're in Valmorel right now, then Meribel and La Clusaz. We've got footage for Alpe d'Huez, Les 2 Alpes, la Chappelle d'abondance, morzine and Les gets coming soon. Just finding the editing taking some time..

Anything you need to know about those resorts please ping us a message