6 Months in Our Self-Converted Van: What We Love And Hate About Our Ford Transit 350 HD Build
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- Join us as we share our experiences from the last 6 months living full-time in our self-converted Ford Transit van! We have a 2022 Ford Transit 350 HD EXT / Tall / AWD / Dually / V6 EcoBoost Van, here's how we spec'd it out: • $63,000 2022 Ford Tran...
In this video, we'll take you through the highs and lows of our van build, discussing what we love and what we wish we could change.
Whether you're considering van life or just curious about our journey, this honest review covers all the pros and cons of our DIY van conversion.
Tune in to see the realities of living on the road and get some valuable insights for your own van build adventure!
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Who Are We?
Hi y'all! We are Katie and Joey, two Coloradans who found their way home after 10+ years of traveling and working around the globe. We just finished converting our 2022 Ford Transit Van into our mobile home on wheels. We are now on a quest to see every US National Park. After that, we've got a lot more of the world to see but one step at a time!
What's happening in today's video?
00:00 Video Introduction
00:23 We are Katie and Joe and this is our Ford Transit Van
00:52 Our journey so far
01:08 Pathfinder Lights (Love)
01:44 Ladder (Hate)
03:00 Rooftop Deck (Hate)
04:20 Solar Panels (Love)
04:45 Internet (Indifferent)
05:31 Flatline Van Co Nudge Bar (Love)
05:42 Pathfinder Prowlr 9" LED Driving Lights (Love)
05:55 Adventure Prep Factory Windows (Hate)
06:28 Woo Montage
06:52 DIY Bench Cushions (Love)
07:20 Arctic Tern Window (Love)
07:42 Signs & Decor From Etsy (Love)
07:55 Factory Swivel Seats (Hate)
08:45 Vancillary DIY Headliner Shelf (Love)
09:38 Custom Storage Bench (Love)
10:15 Kitchen Layout and Design (Love)
10:37 Lack of Drawers in Kitchen (Hate)
10:50 Laveo Dry Flush Toilet (Love)
11:45 Shower and Full Wet Bath (Hate)
12:50 Planet Fitness Membership (Love)
13:10 FRP Wall Paneling (Hate)
13:30 Metal Backsplash (Love)
14:00 Storage (Love)
15:04 Bump-out Lighting (Love)
15:20 Bungee Cord Bedside Shelf (Love)
15:48 No Bug Screen on side door (Hate)
16:06 Dometic RTX 2000 Air Conditioner (Love)
16:15 Air Conditioner Location (Love)
16:30 Isotherm Cruiser 130 Fridge with Freezer (Hate)
18:25 Building Bed East To West (Hate)
19:20 Modular Bed with Pass Through (Love)
20:10 Complex Water System (Hate)
21:07 AUTO-VOX Rear View Mirror (Love)
21:20 Overbuilt Everything (Hate)
22:50 Was a van the best choice? Truck w/ bed Camper? Truck w/ Trailer?
23:02 Tripod Falling Over (Hate)
23:15 Woo in Frame (Love)
23:55 Lack of off-road capability (Hate)
26:15 We learned how little we actually needed in a van build
27:35 If we had to build a van again, this is what we would do
29:50 Bloopers
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I appreciate the honest commentary about the van build!
We are so happy you found our video and our commentary helpful!
I would absolutely purchase a Junior Ranger Van Build badge! Love it! Such a great episode.😍
Loved watching this : ) Thanks for sharing.
This was great! Thanks for sharing all the details. Surprised the shower never got used, but maybe more surprised that there are so many Planet Fitness locations haha
We were okay with being a bit stinkier when living on the road than when we are home in Colorado. But yes, Planet Fitness locations everywhere!
Have you tried superglue for keeping the rubber pieces on the ladder? They don’t need to be able to come off, do they?
Don't worry, my dometic fridge is the exact same way. It's just all of them, ice packs are the only way I can keep it consistent with 80+% humidity on the daily.
Interesting, we never thought about adding ice packs to our fridge. Does it help keep things more constant?
@@katieandjoeonthego Yep! I have to keep on top of them and swap them out for frozen ones regularly. I carry 4 medium sized rubbermaid brand plastic packs, whatever you want to call them. But they actually freeze, which is important as the gel ones do not and make zero difference.
Loved the video..building my own van and I found the info helpful. What device did y'all use for internet and what is the t mobile product you referenced??
Super happy that you found our information helpful! Check out our accompanying blog post -> Under internet! We laid out our entire internet system and what we know of the T-Mobile system: bit.ly/KAJOTG_6MIOSCV
How far back (or front) is you shower? Judging from you "not using the shower" or "not needing water tank system" you don't boondock at extended period of times? Also, the Transit Trail had recalls so you're lucky that you didn't get it.
We spent about 75% of our nights on the road in BLM camping, Basically the only time we were not on BLM was because there was none nearby 😂
We did not use our shower so our water system wasn’t used as much. I’m sure if we showered more than a quick rinse (which we usually did with the kitchen faucet outside) we’d be very happy for the 37 gallon water tank.
Everything has a recall nowadays. We’ve got 3 outstanding right now.
@@katieandjoeonthego yeah how long did you stay off-grid in one place?
@@ZillaYT Due to some tight timelines on our trip, we never stayed more than 3-4-days in a single location.
For our second portion of our National Park trip, we are slowing down dramatically.
hey look another van couple... just what we all need, I'm sure this one will be "different"..
Thanks for watching & your comment (even though it was rude) it still helps us in the algorithm 😉