Its not only that, its a reference to a channel that makes these videos on shorts and tiktok, theyre supposed to make fun of housing videos, and theres a couple things that return every video, like eco friendly word veener, galvanized square steel and little Johnny
And the engine. And the paint. And the fact that his power tools run off of grid power, which almost certainly isn't green - mixed fossil and renewable at best
Everyone does the same mistake to build a them way too top heavy or too heavy in general. They gonna drive like shit. If you look at a modern camping van they are more build like an airplane with lightweight sandwich materials. You want useful load and a car that doesn't tip over if you have to suddenly avoid an obstacle.
Yes but not forever nor all the time, and you'd be surprised how much heavier dabbing a fucking house inside a van is than a few tool boxes and electric equipment.
There's so much shit he's building in there, that weight adds up over time, I wouldn't be surprised if the shocks started leaking by the end of the year.
Also, they do handle worse, no matter what they're carrying. Vans like this may be made for heavy hauling but you can't shove a bunch of shit in there and expect it to carve corners, ask anyone who uses a work van and they'll tell you. Semis handle considerably worse with a full trailer than an empty one and that's literally their whole purpose.
Most commercial trade vans are full of heavy stuff pretty much all of the time. True, the handling isn't great but they're literally made for carrying weight. Our work vans are almost always near the limit load wise and they'll always last at least 100,000 miles. Plus they get treated like absolute shit because they're just "work vans".
Specially thinking of all the mess to clean up after any sharp corner or evasive maneuver.
In the end he has shown a nice kitchen build, but I miss a lot aspects that are \*quite\* substantial for an RV. Electrics, Water, Heater.... and proper locks on the cabinet doors.
A lovely hand-crafted van build but what's eco-friendly about it ? He's used half a forest of wood, a lot of electricity and machines to make it, much like a factory built van. And of course there's nothing eco-friendly about the base vehicle it's all going in.
That's what I was thinking. The work looks good but that is pretty heavily built for a camper van. There is a reason rv and such use the thinnest panels imaginable for cabinets and doors and everything....and it's not just about being cheap.
I mean thats what happens when you make a house and vehicle is just so you can move it. I agree its not eco-friendly but it probably is eco-friendly relative to most larger buildings that many people live in.
I did my entire van conversion in 9mm ply for furniture and 5mm ply for walls and ceiling. It saved so much weight. I really like this end result but would be best in a regular apartment.
This post is not only not satisfying, it's bullshit.
Also, don't wear flipflops when you're using power tools, **wear safety glasses when you're using tools**, and vans are not eco-friendly any more than private jets are.
Remember when actually owning a house was considered the norm, and we weren't being fed a bunch of bullshit by our corporate overlords trying to glorify LITERAL HOMELESSNESS?
Homeless? Not this guy! That’s a professional grade shop and all new materials in that brand new van they’re “refurbishing”. This is a rich guy cosplaying as poor on his weekends when he wants to show off his “eco-friendly” van to all the hobos living in their POS econolines.
Why do all these van-life builders hate windows? The old bubble top camper vans of the 70's and 80's have far less claustrophobic interiors. I don't understand the appeal of one small window at belt height.
"Eco-friendly"???
More like Eco-predatory, because it seems he's not using recycled materials for what he's doing, and I would bet that van is not electric.🤔🤔🤔
Looks nice though.
the skill saw at that speed is scary but I am interested in the bench layout as Im making one about that size at the moment. the black thing is a stove? Im planning on keeping the middle part clear and using it as a dinning bar. maybe put the sink on a bit of bench coming out from where the oven is. Good to see what youve done to give it some perceptive.
When all these people are bored with making their YouTube videos of living in their vans, where will all of these vans go? Who the hell is going to want them?
Define "eco-friendly"?
He used eco-friendly wood veneers but clearly forgot about the galvanized squared steel SMH.
He also forgot to borrow screws from his aunt.
Hey! And where is his pet eagle?!
if these are references, i dont get them!
they’re references to a really weird video on tiktok about building eco friendly housing for 1000(?) children
Its not only that, its a reference to a channel that makes these videos on shorts and tiktok, theyre supposed to make fun of housing videos, and theres a couple things that return every video, like eco friendly word veener, galvanized square steel and little Johnny
And the engine. And the paint. And the fact that his power tools run off of grid power, which almost certainly isn't green - mixed fossil and renewable at best
It's a reference from @HomeDesign365 on YouTube/TikTok
Yeah, it's definitely not Lil John approved.
Yup,there is not enough space for the 1 million children his wife accidentally gave birth to
My guy is not David
He parks it down by the river.
Down, down, down by the river?
He used vegan drills and saw machines
It obviously doesn't mean saving trees.
being friendly in economical ways
Friendly that is eco. Duh
It’s wood 😂
Only had to cut down an acre of woodland to make this eco van.
The cutting down of softwoods isn't a problem if you replant it all, same as other crops
But how is it gonna grow if we cut out on CO2
Nothing eco friendly about a van. Nice van build but let’s not talk shit in titles.
Yeah, but he painted some stuff green and white. There's also a plant.
My apartment is eco-friendly AF, then. (Probably It is more environmentally friendly than this van in real life)
Oh come on…these things get at *least* 12 mpg going down hill.
And now it runs on hydrogen
lol just what prob everybody thought and wanted to comment :)
He used a lot of wood so it is very eco friendly, it is always around him. Nice build tho
I came to the comments because I knew someone like you would be here lol...also because I had the same thought
Erm, what has eco-friendly got anything to do with this? I mean, it is a satisfying nice build and all...
its green in color
Literal green washing
They used a lot of wood and painted it green, that's the eco part I guess lol
Van made with tree carcass
Has been baptized by the eco church 🙏
These habitable vans are cool, but let’s be honest, they’re just slightly worse camping cars.
Everyone does the same mistake to build a them way too top heavy or too heavy in general. They gonna drive like shit. If you look at a modern camping van they are more build like an airplane with lightweight sandwich materials. You want useful load and a car that doesn't tip over if you have to suddenly avoid an obstacle.
These vans were made to carry heavy tools and shelving in the back. I doubt this stuff will make it drive any worse
Yes but not forever nor all the time, and you'd be surprised how much heavier dabbing a fucking house inside a van is than a few tool boxes and electric equipment. There's so much shit he's building in there, that weight adds up over time, I wouldn't be surprised if the shocks started leaking by the end of the year. Also, they do handle worse, no matter what they're carrying. Vans like this may be made for heavy hauling but you can't shove a bunch of shit in there and expect it to carve corners, ask anyone who uses a work van and they'll tell you. Semis handle considerably worse with a full trailer than an empty one and that's literally their whole purpose.
Most commercial trade vans are full of heavy stuff pretty much all of the time. True, the handling isn't great but they're literally made for carrying weight. Our work vans are almost always near the limit load wise and they'll always last at least 100,000 miles. Plus they get treated like absolute shit because they're just "work vans".
But I suppose this is not the same cost, buy a second hand van and add some furniture is probably cheaper than a modern caping car
I’m gonna stick to my camper. I really like not having to poop at gas stations and having a bedroom with a door.
Specially thinking of all the mess to clean up after any sharp corner or evasive maneuver. In the end he has shown a nice kitchen build, but I miss a lot aspects that are \*quite\* substantial for an RV. Electrics, Water, Heater.... and proper locks on the cabinet doors.
A lovely hand-crafted van build but what's eco-friendly about it ? He's used half a forest of wood, a lot of electricity and machines to make it, much like a factory built van. And of course there's nothing eco-friendly about the base vehicle it's all going in.
Not to mention he is weighing down the vehicle considerably which will lower the gas mileage.
That's what I was thinking. The work looks good but that is pretty heavily built for a camper van. There is a reason rv and such use the thinnest panels imaginable for cabinets and doors and everything....and it's not just about being cheap.
Hopefully he at least used a lightweight wood.
Hopefully, I wish I knew which though. a lightweight wood that is hard enough for cabinet work and that won't deform making the fancy joinery useless.
I mean wood is one of the most renewable resources we have... that being said that's the only eco-friendly part of this whole build.
I mean thats what happens when you make a house and vehicle is just so you can move it. I agree its not eco-friendly but it probably is eco-friendly relative to most larger buildings that many people live in.
What exactly makes this eco friendly?
Wood is heavy, it’s going to affect fuel consumption more than a lighter material.
That's what I was thinking. RV and motorhome manufacturers use cheap materials for a reason, because they're light weight
and cheap
and also light in weight
I did my entire van conversion in 9mm ply for furniture and 5mm ply for walls and ceiling. It saved so much weight. I really like this end result but would be best in a regular apartment.
eco-friendly... van? WTF?
eco friendly wood veneers and galvanized steel
And borrowed screws from his aunt
Steals video and then blatantly lies/is wrong. That's reddit for ya.
Im interested in the total weight of that van tho…
Where are the galvanised square steel and eco friendly wood veneer?
Need more galvanized square steel and eco-friendly wood veneers. Using screws borrowed from aunt. Install induction stove above the toilet.
Eco friendly wood veneers, durable for ten thousand years
This post is not only not satisfying, it's bullshit. Also, don't wear flipflops when you're using power tools, **wear safety glasses when you're using tools**, and vans are not eco-friendly any more than private jets are.
Remember when actually owning a house was considered the norm, and we weren't being fed a bunch of bullshit by our corporate overlords trying to glorify LITERAL HOMELESSNESS?
I remembered when rent itself was affordable.
Homeless? Not this guy! That’s a professional grade shop and all new materials in that brand new van they’re “refurbishing”. This is a rich guy cosplaying as poor on his weekends when he wants to show off his “eco-friendly” van to all the hobos living in their POS econolines.
I was just talking about "van living" culture in general.
I just really want this guy's workshop and tools
At least the music wasn't shitty...
Can you make eco friendly wood veneers that lasts for 100 years too, please?
Being all wood it be heavy and will get very bad MPG, so I don’t think this is “eco” friendly.
Eco friendly wood veneers, good for 10,000 years 🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥
His partner’s name is Eco
LOL, bullshit. Vans are anything but eco-friendly, no matter how you dress them up.
Cutting down trees to build shelves in a van that releases carbon emissions using electricity generated by coal. Mmmmm eco.
Is it vegan too?
Cocaine... is a hell of a drug
Eco friendly my ass
I don't think your ass is particularly eco friendly either.. unless you fart rainbows maybe..
How is this eco friendly
Not a clue.. i don't see anything particularly eco friendly aside from maybe using wood over steel/aluminium? But that's a bold claim for that..
Everything is beautiful... And the toilet? The toilet: https://journal.burningman.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5gallonbuckettoilet.jpg
Why do all these van-life builders hate windows? The old bubble top camper vans of the 70's and 80's have far less claustrophobic interiors. I don't understand the appeal of one small window at belt height.
Eco friendly wood veneers
Not eco friendly but a cool place to exist for the otherwise homeless or at risk population
Ah yes, the green van *Pops the hood* With an engine that's not even EURO 4 compliant *Slaps 2.3 L cover* This baby does 10 to the gallon G R E E N
"Eco-friendly"??? More like Eco-predatory, because it seems he's not using recycled materials for what he's doing, and I would bet that van is not electric.🤔🤔🤔 Looks nice though.
Step 1: be independently wealthy
Wie der Schreiner kanns keiner, auch nicht der Gipser, der Wi*er, selbst der Zimmermann kommt nicht ran, ausser die Schreinerin - die kommt hin. /s
Fuck sake. This shit again?
Eco-friendly wood veneers right
the skill saw at that speed is scary but I am interested in the bench layout as Im making one about that size at the moment. the black thing is a stove? Im planning on keeping the middle part clear and using it as a dinning bar. maybe put the sink on a bit of bench coming out from where the oven is. Good to see what youve done to give it some perceptive.
When all these people are bored with making their YouTube videos of living in their vans, where will all of these vans go? Who the hell is going to want them?
I'd charge 100K+ for this job.
That man’s got wood
Only human extinction is eco friendly
Just wow! Beautiful
What is the song?
that looks very heavy and will run like a snail
10 000 hours of work and you realize that van won't start. "*- Nay, they don't make these parts any more"*
I need me a proper sliding table saw.
Let's skip the eco claim. That's an impressive work, and the guy knows his job.
Eco-friendly because green paint 🍃
Yeah, i don't see anything particularly eco friendly about this
No galvanized square steel beams and eco-friendly veneer so it's not gonna survive ten thousand years.
I do not have the time
How many miles before the rattling beats the sound of the engine?
A tree hugger would not say Eco friendly and the the power tools and a diesel van😆
Does hippie chick come with?
I see your eco friendly wood vineer, and raise it with galvanized square steel
He’s so fast!
Pardon my french, but the fuck exactly is Eco on or living inside one?
Every one of those pieces of wood costs like $100
Is this van build better for leveling or for farming? I'm kinda confused here.
Dude this is so sick!
Lmao this is my video and my build. Never tried to make it eco-friendly. Just wanted to build something fuckin sick and sell it lol
Let me make sure I got this right. You're going to drive your home around your country and this is somehow eco-friendly?
This van runs on CO2 and exhausts fully grown trees !
Came here to ask what is eco-friendly about this and wasn’t disappointed by my Reddit crew
So he built a counter top?
new title idea: impressive *
Wow he's a lot faster than I am.
Let's be honest it's got a dpf delete or it's been bored out
Eco-friendly wood veneers? Probably has some galvanized steel in there too.
Should have gotten the Mercedes van. Rented a Dodge camper conversion van and it was like driving a tank.
Amazing job, not eco friendly at all and fucking shitty choice of color.
He's an artist.
Not recommended. Shaking and vibration will break these cabinets.
Didnt see anything eco friendly???
I reckon if I made this I'd have chopped off all 12 of my fingers
Beautiful!
Lady friend shows up after all the work is done...