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Excellent work👍. This is almost the same layout that I have already thought of as the most practical design for a campervan of this size😊. Unfortunately, all campervans of this size that can be bought have a double bed across the rear, which I find very impractical🤔.

Awesome job.

the great work you did, I'm naturally sensitive to details, but looking at the video you made of the construction, it really impresses me, I envy the positive sense of the camper you built. CONGRATULATIONS

Very nice, I'm hoping this'll be my future living arrangements. ❤

THE BEST! Everything is detailed and neat.

What thickness plywood did you use for the frame? How did you make the battery tray sturdy enough to handle bumps on the road?

Great job looks fantastic. Is hat a kit that comes with all the component needed.

This is the best structured review of roof top AC i have seen. Most Others have been underwhelming, I especially liked the total Amp/hour throughout the day 11am-6pm and 6pm-11pm. Great Job. Saved this video for reference in the future. And subbed

Really great layout and build! Enjoy your time in the van!😊

very clean build!!!

So crazy! How much time does it take to be able to change the car An ordinary van becomes a luxury van. Salute bro!

This is so well detailed and explained this is the most helpful can build channel I’ve ever found!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

That's an impressive install. Everything is neat and tiddy. I have an older tiny slide-in truck camper and decided to punt on having shore power capabilities. I went with a similar solar and dc to dc install that is smaller to what is shown in the video. For my 110 volt AC needs - I rely on a Bluetti power station that can be recharged from the LiFePO4 leisure battery in the camper.

Awesome video! Thank you!

ey man. better audio here. :) I re-watched the video because I felt that there were a lot of views the first time you uploaded. :)

Thanks for the detailed video, I am currently in the design and engineering stage of my build and am looking for ideas for HVAC. I still have lots of research to do as one of my priorities is going to be a sunset roof top cocktail area along with ac, solar, and starlink.

XPS itself is strong enough, no frame is required. I did this, there was no deformation. Pre-leveled the floor with strips of plywood through soft insulation

Good planning and execution of your build. Very clever and clean looking. It's hard to believe that you did all that with a 136" inch. Good use of space.

Could we just build the top platform and let it live on top of bora sawhorses for a quicker jobsite solution?

Great video man! I really appreciate all the information, and the way you present! Keep it up the good work!!

i wish a had this carpentry skills

can the van carry all this weight and not affect the performance of the engine? the pressure on the wheels?

Nice install!

When I plug in shore power does the battery charge

Nice job, the design and layout is smart. You are a step above with your craftsmanship.

Young man, I kid, you not, you are seriously organized and knowledgeable. Good for you.

What do I need/not need if I don't want shore power?

That’s an awesome setup man

I have this unit and if you angle the airflow to point at where you’re sitting it can feel a lot cooler and more comfortable much quicker and at a lower setting. So far I’m pretty happy with it. Also, by running the van AC and the Maxxair fan in the beginning you can get the hot van to cool down much faster within minutes, so in practice you can get a hot van pretty comfortable within just a few minutes.

The design, layouts and your works on this van is really amazing.

Top-notch appreciate you sharing this!

Having it running while driving will assist in cooling the van down prior to camp stops. Also a good Solar and DCDC Charge system should help also with keeping amp hours charged

Now YOU MADE RV MANUFACTURES JAW DROPPED WITH YOUR CRAFTSMANSHIP. Very detailed work. GIVE THIS MAN A AWARD!

Hi all! I want to chime in with some more notes on the performance of this air conditioner. 1. I think my test created a more difficult cooling scenario than a built out van with an emphasis on keeping sun out of the cab area. I think a built out van would perform better as the interior volume that needs to get cooled would be effectively reduced. Also blocking out as much heat from the cab area using blackout window shades (or maybe an insulated divider curtain as well as others have commented they use) would help performance. I think it would be interesting to re-perform these tests after the van is built out. 2. I should have commented on humidity in the video but didn’t cover it. One of my sensors (the one of the floor) did log a humidity chart as well that I just pulled back up to look at. Over the course of that run it dropped the humidity from about 70% to about 40%. That large a drop in the humidity will make a big difference to the perceived hotness. Most of that humidity drop happened in the first hour of the unit running as well. If you add in a couple extra fans near your seating areas in the van I think you could stay reasonable comfortable. 3. You have to set expectations accordingly for a unit of this BTU output. If you want more cooling capacity you need more BTUs which means increased power consumption as well. I picked this unit based on having a reasonable power usage (something I could run on an electrical system that probably won’t exceed 600Ah) and that I would get whatever level of cooling I’m able to out of it. With the unit located above the bed area, I think you could sleep comfortable under this unit (the stream of cold air coming out the vents is quite cold with good fan power) even if the average interior temperature in the rest of the van isn’t the same as what it would be in a house. There is always going to be trade offs in a camper vs a home. A camper (especially a van) just can’t be insulated to the same level. While being a smaller space means less space to cool, a metal can sitting in the sun is going to get hot inside and be tough work for an A/C to combat. Thanks for watching!!

Hey Sam - Im in the process of selecting AC for my build, and have been heavily considering this unit, but came across the velit 2000U on their site - which is the under-seat mounted unit. It requires larger holes, but also keeps the whole unit out of the sun, and can draw cooler air from beneath the van. What are your thoughts on the under-bench unit? Thanks again for making all these videos! You're the #1 van builder I watch on youtube - your attention to detail and forward thinking is something so many miss.

I love how detailed and thorough your videos are, Sam. Your van build is awesome!

Moral of the story….you need 13,000 BTU

Excellent worst case scenario testing. Power consumption would be somewhat mitigated if the solar panels were gathering electricity while the van was in the sun. As other have noted better insulation and a cab isolating "wall" would really help. I wish I had the money to build my dream van.

Great video. In practice there are steps that we take with our van to increase the performance of the AC unit we have. We have a thermal blanket that covers the windscreen and cab side windows; this helps hugely. We tend to close blinds when the AC is running too. The cab area gets the hottest, even with the thermal cover, so we also have a heavy curtain that is mostly used in winter that blocks off the whole cab area, the difference in temps in the cab and the habitation area is huge. So, knowing that these units are not very powerful, and helping them out as much as possible really does improve things.

Best Camper van A/C video I have seen. Thanks for all the work you put into this. What is the humidity level where you are located? That makes the biggest difference when trying to stay comfortable in a campervan. Is there anything you would do differently? 24/48 volt or maybe the larger unit. I have the Houghton 110 13,500 unit and we currently run it on a generator, and it is barely adequate. I think insulation is probably just as important. We have a dog and keeping him cool while we are away the most important factor for us.

Good job. Underwhelming is kind of what I was thinking for the daytime cooling when you showed the graphs. However, thinking about the 3 months I spent traveling in NM & AZ during the summer....yeah, at least at night I wouldn't have been lying there completely dying from the heat and buying boxes of ice cream cones just for SOME relief, lol. Convinced me that for the price vs battery consumption vs the comfort, it would be worth it.

I'm absolutely in awww of how detailed you are.

am I missing something? 5 hrs to cool it 14 degrees from ambient...? what's the point. And during the day time, 6.5hrs to cool it to 90F? This is not effective at all as a cooling solution.

Huge fan of your videos!! Your real world insight, first hand experiences, and honest overviews are extremely helpful to those of us mid build on our vans! When researching units, did you consider Velit's Under Bench Air Conditioner model? Do you see any pros/cons of the Under Bench vs. the Roof Top Unit? I'm in a 130" Transit and am considering the Under Bench model with a curtain separating the living area from the cargo area to help the Under Bench model stay more efficient.

Nice, wish I had the carpenter skills .We are looking to either buy a van camper or making our own

Wow one word I can find to describe this is neat! Very elegant design. I love the simplicity and functionality of your design 😊

Thats incredible! Does it noticeably affect your MPG?

Clearest tutorial I’ve seen yet! Nice one! From the other side of the pond.

Beautiful build. How long does it usually take to do a van build like this?

You could just bend the copper bars to sit flush on each component instead of using spacers.