r/VanLife • u/sblu23 • 3h ago

The Transformation of a Van

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u/PunfullyObvious 2h ago

Videos like this are for the builders to show off, not for the community to learn anything ... seems to me

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u/consumer_xxx_42 2h ago

Honestly I just laugh at luxury builds like this anyway.  Could get totaled in a second.

Also just not reworkable. All that insulatjon they installed? Once that top part starts leaking and they get moldy? Have fun ripping everything out to service.

Lean and modular is my new motto for builds

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u/astralchanterelle 2h ago

The top part is 100% going to leak

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u/Indentured-peasant 2h ago

Eh Some rich guy showing off. Zero value video as far as details or specifics.

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u/chronicpenguins 1h ago

Eh that’s Tim and Katie. They’re pro builders and have actually put  up a ton of tutorials on YT.  Even gave free design to 3d print rear door strut brackets on sprinter forum, turning a $200-$300 product into a $50 product. 

A one minute timelapse isn’t meant to teach you anything.  Here’s they’re YouTube channel if you care about the details  https://youtube.com/@timkatie?si=kZDlrF4-8tIxEfnA

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u/BeneficialSquirrel91 2h ago

Faux granite countertops? Classy.

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u/DoctorSwaggercat 1h ago

Probably a hell of a lot lighter than granite. I think that makes sense.

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u/capa66 2h ago

That looks heavy

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u/Howllat 2h ago

I too wish I had 50k plus enough fuck off money to then cut up my 50k investment for fun

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u/tocahontas77 2h ago

All I know is that I'm too fat to fit in that tiny shower lol. They're going to be hitting their elbows.

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u/Hour_Appointment4000 1h ago

That is one loooong van.

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u/Woko_O 1h ago

Yeah, sure. To have van but sleep in a tent on a roof. That’s exactly what you want in van life and rainy and wind day.

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u/eloiseturnbuckle 1h ago

My husband and I built out our transit and it took a year of weekends and it couldn’t be less like this example video. I wouldn’t want that heavy, hulking, hard surfaced van. It doesn’t look fun. It looks like it cost too much money.

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u/SalesMountaineer 1h ago

Dang, haters gonna hate. I am the only one who thinks it's a really impressive build?

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u/Mac_k30 26m ago

Yes, you are. It’s a slapped together Instagram build.

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u/SalesMountaineer 18m ago

It takes skill and deep pockets to build out a van like this. I reckon the haters are just jealous.

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u/time2sow 1h ago

So satisfying.  Everything fits perfectly none of the fffuuuu that precedes.  Yes please