00:01Hey everyone! We are Eamonn and Beck and welcome to our sweet digs. It's a 2015 sprinter van that
00:08we converted ourselves and it's about 80 square feet of living space. We spent 15 grand on the
00:13van itself and then another 25 converting it into this. Come on in! Before we head inside I thought
00:24I'd show you one of our secret little hiding spots. Eamonn and I love to be fit and work out
00:29but we hate stinky shoes. So we built this little secret drawer for our running shoes.
00:36Two for me, two for you. The cab area is fairly standard. The main feature is the swivel chair.
00:43So the fact that this chair is able to swivel around really allows to open up the space and
00:48you can just kind of hang out and look at your masterpiece. The only other thing we added is
00:55a headliner shelf. So this holds the privacy blinds that go on all the front windows as
01:00well as our junk drawer. Every house needs a junk drawer. And this we got jackets and Tupperware
01:06and towels and Bluetooth speakers and all that kind of stuff.
01:11And then all of these drawers are kitchen related. We keep lots of stuff in here like our blender which
01:19is fixed at all times. This is our pots and pans drawer and then sort of our pantry. Lots of
01:26dry goods in here.
01:27Something I bet you've never thought about living in a traditional home is how you will prevent your drawers from
01:32opening and closing when you're driving.
01:34So we've installed these awesome RV locks that automatically lock everything up so we never have to worry. If we
01:41get kicked out of a camp spot we can be gone in a flash.
01:45So you might be wondering how does water work in a van. Well we need to carry all the water
01:50with us. So we have a 40 gallon water tank that's in the garage. Works with a 12 volt water
01:55pump. So you've got lots of pressure.
01:56Soap dispenser. We also have a water filter. This is a UV water filter. So no matter where we're filling
02:02up we can ensure we've got safe clean drinking water.
02:08This might look like a regular cupboard or countertop area. It's actually our bathroom. So all you have to do
02:15is lift up this countertop. Make sure it's safely resting back on the back wall. Open up these doors and
02:22we've got a composting toilet and a full shower set up.
02:25And when it's time to shower we call in Eamon. And Eamon lifts out the toilet. And get out the
02:32curtain.
02:34So we have a custom curtain here that attaches to the ceiling. Like so. We might need to move Matilda.
02:40Did you intro Matilda?
02:42No. This is Matilda everybody. Hi Matilda. Our beautiful plant. Tell her you love her. Love you Matilda.
02:48Got some hooks that we store just inside here. And then when it's all nice and set up I call
02:56Beck and say Beck your time to shower.
02:58Thanks bud.
03:01And then it's as easy as that. We have a 30 by 30 shower teak slot pan down here. Life's
03:07pretty good.
03:08Hey Beck. Hey Matt.
03:12Hey Matt.
03:12If you're going to live in a van in North America a heater is a must. So we're using a
03:16diesel heater that runs off the same diesel tank the car has.
03:20So that's a really efficient way to heat the space.
03:23To keep cool in the summer months we installed these two bunk windows. So as soon as we open them
03:28up.
03:31And put this fan on suck mode. Actually a really nice cross breeze. Cool air comes into the van. And
03:38it's been really really pleasant sleeping in here all summer.
03:41Now during the winter I'm not so sure. We gotta get out of here.
03:45Mexico!
03:47Garage time?
03:48Oh yeah.
03:49I won't go into too much detail about the electrical setup.
03:52But essentially we have the five solar panels on the roof which charge the six batteries.
03:57That creates DC power. Most of the appliances are running off the 12 volt DC.
04:02When you need to plug something in like your hair iron back you need to convert it into AC.
04:08So that's called an inverter.
04:09And that allows us to plug in and charge off the shore power at a friend's place or at a
04:14campground.
04:15Or convert that power so we can use different appliances like charging our computers or drying our hair.
04:21This is where we keep the second bed. So we've got an extra cushion and bed platform.
04:25And that actually folds into where our guests would sleep on the bed area.
04:31The L shape turns into another bed. So we keep extra sheets up there.
04:34We've got a little barbecue pit here. Fire extinguisher. Some outdoor tools.
04:43We've got this ladder that leads up to the roof deck. Come on. Let's check it out.
04:49As you can see we've got our five solar panels up here and because they're the flexible solar panels
04:54we can actually lounge up here on a nice sunny day and catch some rays.
04:58Or on a nice clear night we can hang out and watch the stars.
05:02This is actually my favorite part in the van.
