Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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This is how we built our campervan conversion from start to finish! Including all the little details, what went wrong and what went right. In this video I share the 5-month process of van building - from finding the van to travelling around New Zealand.

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00:22 Finding a van
00:48 budget
01:21 Design
01:31 Removing the old interior
02:28 Subfloor
02:44 Making furniture
03:35 Simple solutions
04:17 Building without experience
04:35 Installing sky light
04:50 Interior walls
05:15 Plumbing issues
05:45 Self contained certification
06:15 Electricity
07:01 Too much bad information
07:42 Solar 12v system
08:20 Slatted roof
08:35 Making curtains and cushions
09:24 Cork floor
10:08 Running out of money
10:30 Spray painting
10:57 Work trades
11:28 Shower
11:56 Composting toilet
12:10 Finished result
12:27 How long it took
12:46 The hardest part
13:25 Outro