VAN TOUR: DIY transit van build for remote work, w/shower & huge kitchen (1 year on the road) [Video]

Welcome to our home!! We spent 1 year self-converting this 2021 Ford Transit cargo van into our own home, and now we’ve just finished up our first year of living in this van full time. We spent 2 months living on the beach in Baja Mexico this winter and we decided it was finally time to film our full van tour in the most beautiful place we had been so far.

Follow along with us on IG: @brit.and.mike

Timeline:
0:00 – intro
0:38 – our van kitchen layout
2:58 – sideways van life bed design
4:55 – van life air conditioner, water level gauges & dirty laundry
5:55 – clothing storage
6:21 – van wet room design with shower and toilet
7:10 – bench seat and lagun table
8:36 – headliner shelf
9:54 – garage
10:08 – van life battery and electrical system
11:49 – van life water and plumbing setup
12:12 – other garage details
12:54 – the roof: rack and side ladder, starlink mount, and solar panels
13:58 – undermount propane tank & remote fill
14:14 – outro

Tags: #vanlife #vantour #vanlifereality #vanlifediaries #vanlifers #fulltimetravel #bajavanlife

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— VAN BUILD —

TOOLS
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FLOOR
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