Oak worktop and Dometic CRX50 Fridge install | EP31 | Ford Transit Campervan Build
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 23. 08. 2024
- This episode I cut, Osmo oil and mount a Oak butchers block worktop in the self built ford transit campervan and also fitting and replacing the cables on a Dometic CRX50 Fridge. I now have almost a 3 meter worktop
Welcome to my Ford Transit Mk8 Van build series.
My name is Alex Frood, I'm a UK based Freelance Expedition Leader and Outdoor instructor. I am converting my 2018 Ford Transit Mk8 L3H3 into a full-time Camper.
These videos are not How-to videos but showing my process for my conversion. feel free to copy me but id always recommend doing your own research as well.
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Great vlog. Sierra Nevada, now, that is a good beer choice.
Thank you and it certainly is a a great beer! First tried it when in the Sierra Nevada and Climbing in the Yosemite
Absolutely brilliant m8 and great insight đ
Looks great. Lovely finish on the worktop đ
Cheers, really happy with it. love Osmo oil
Its coming together nicely Alex, looks quality
Much appreciated! Lots more has been having recently. Keep up-to-date on my Instagram stories
Good job on the worktop! +1 for those smooth edges. I'm always losing stuff too!
Thank you very much definitely a way bit of finish rounding over the edges
Acacia is an African Thorn tree, and the preferable food source for Giraffes⊠just a bit of triviaâŠ
nice bit of trivia, one I know as I spend a lot of time working throughout Southern Africa
Love it Alex, Keep them coming please đđđ
Thank you, been a busy few days keep up-to-date with quicker updates on my Instagram stories. Plenty of videos to come still
Excellent work đđ
Thank you!
Nice, that's massive kitchen for a campervan, I'd be happy with that in a studio flat.
I love that fridge, was hoping to get one of their dual zone ones eventually but the facebook group have convinced me to convert a domestic one to 12v or just use on the inverter which will save me a ton of money cause those things are soo expensive.
Can't wait to see how you do your bed now.
Aye itâs definitely looks massive with all the counter space, but the bed will fold down from the other side on to it from the back doors to the electrical wall cupboards. Basically a humongous kitchen counter top in the bed is up and far smaller one when the bed is down. Iâll be making a video about the bed when I get round to it so youâll be able to get a full understanding of at then
This is probably too late after video production for you to see it... But... Did you consider turning your worktop into drillium? Eg drilling holes (i think about 25mm diameter) two thirds of the way through the worksurface in a lattice pattern.
My thinking is it would reduce the weight where the strength isnt needed. But would keep the look of the chunky solid surface.
I am familiar with drillium! From a of my friends drilling out internals of kayaks to make them lighter. As for this worktop Iâve seen people router out 40mm to take some weight out. I went for 28mm but because itâs a cheaper oak butchers block Iâd worried about taking too much material out because of the warping. But it was a weighty part of the van
@@MispronouncedAdventures thanks.
I'm on the hunt for some suitably sized seconds/offcuts for my work surface. I have some resin casting ideas to incorporate too, so the complexity of drillium as well might be too much.
Ps ... Love your videos.
PPS ... Your voice sounds so much like Sean Conway. With the awesome beardage as well I sometimes wonder who I am watching.
Great video. Iâm just coming up to this stage myself and have the same worktop in mind.
As for losing the steel ruler, Iâm currently misplacing things on every job. The more that goes in the harder it is to find đ
Iâm really like the wood top, even more with the slightly darker shade from the oil as I wanted that wood to be in a bit of a contrast to the other bits wood. Scary cutting into such an expensive bit of wood. Usually itâs a measuring tape which goes missing for days at a time. Iâve started to learn to keep my pencil behind my ear I donât lose that anymore
Hi.
Really loving your build.
I have a classic â72 Vw Bay Window camper, and as lovely as it is, itâs just not really as practical as it was, so thinking of selling and buying a bigger, more modern van like a high top tranny or similar.
My question is to you, and forgive me for being vulgar, how much from start to finish, from an empty van, would it cost me to do a similar conversion like yours, cooker, fridge etc included?
Great vids your doing.
Stay safe.
Regards.
Yay
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good effort! Another one tonight haha!
@@MispronouncedAdventures haha nice one mate, will be sure to check it out!
Can you get to the gloe plug under the fridge
As in the glow plug of the heater mounted under the fridge platform? yes. Itâs a bit of a pain. But the remove the fridge and then bit it sits on for access and maintaining the heater if need be
How will you service the heater ?
Generally I donât as itâs unlikely itâs ever going to need to come out, If Iâm unlikely I might have to one day clean the cylinder or replace the glow plug. If thatâs the case I need to remove the 4 screws holding in the fridge and then the screws holding in the fridges frame, I on purpose didnât glue those joints so if potentially I need to access the Heater I could