How we converted a SPRINTER into a CAMPERVAN in 30 days | The Wandering Wagners 

I know and it worked perfectly first try! Couldn't believe it haha. Thanks so much and we appreciate you watching!

I know it's so exciting, the journey is better than the destination, as long as you can take time to enjoy the view. Thanks so much for watching!

Hey that's awesome you're watching! Represent the Canadian out here in Australia!

He is so adorable and was a great dog at a housesit we were at where we built the van!!! Thanks for watching :)

Melissa Mirto thanks and we’re glad you enjoyed it! Van tour is coming soon! 👍

Filming the whole process was half the fun for us! Great memories for us to look back on. Thanks for watching

Glad you approve of our nutty-ness. So glad you will be watching more and hope you keep enjoying them. Thanks so so much for watching :)

So kind of you to say! Thanks so much and thank you for watching. All the luck joy and happiness right back at you!!

Thanks for following along!!

I hear ya, there were a lot of moments before and during the build where I wondered what the heck did we get ourselves in to! Just got to remember that nothing is permanent and you can always change or fix something that doesn't work for your and just get started! Just start with something small like cleaning it out or putting in a subfloor and it will help to push you on once you see progress happening! I saw a video where people made a bed that could be raised an lowered, it was sick! Sometimes though just simple designs work just as well and you won't want to pull your hair out on little details lol. Good luck with your build!

The Wandering Wagners great advice and thanks for the feedback! Excited to follow along on your adventures! ✌️

@@TheWanderingWagners Wagners great advice. It worked for me. Just focus on 1 small task at a time otherwise it can be overwhelming.

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Aw that’s so sweet of you to say. So happy you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching :)

Bo C thank you and we’re glad that you like it! The bed is our favorite part, serves it’s function perfectly for us in such a small space.

What an awesome comment, Ray! Thanks so much for those words, made me smile! this should be encouragement for us to edit the 10 videos we have filmed awaiting completion. Thank you for watching :)

Aw thank you so much! I am so glad you can tell we are being authentic - definitely don't ever want to become the type of people who do things for reasons that aren't genuine. Just being ourselves in all our videos and it's so nice when kind people like you take the time to comment! Thanks for watching!!!

Glad you think so! Thanks so much for watching!

Aw thanks so much I love your wording! Thanks for watching along :) all the best to you!!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks so much :) There certainly isn't any Tim Hortons in sight in Australia lol, perhaps I could open the first one! lol

So sweet of you to say thanks so much!

You’re welcome! Have an awesome amazing day :)

that's so sweet of you, thanks so much! And thanks for watching :)

The Wandering Wagners hi...from bali my friend!!!!!!

Hi hi back from Bali, what a beautiful place - we enjoyed our visit 2 years ago!

Thanks so much Donni! We really loved building the van. Even though at times it made us want to pull out hair out LOL. It has been the best thing that we could do for ourselves because it made us view things like travelling, money and life differently. We gathered so much information and knowledge from youtube and the internet, that's why the van life community is so great. The carpentry work was relatively easy for me because I have some experience with building but the ELECTRICAL SUCKED! That took up so much time but I did learn a lot which is important still. Thanks for watching the vids!

Same here with the electric stuff :D I don't really know something about it, so I'm a little bit afraid about it. But yeah, you're right - you learn a lot if you have to teach yourself from the internet, youtube and so on. The carpentry work is much more my favourite, too :D This year I'm gonna start to build my own camper van. I hope I'll do this as well as you did! :) Do you just have this camper now or do you even hold another vehicle(s)?

I’m sure you will do a great job Donni! We only have the van for transportation coming from Canada we haven’t needed another vehicle. Thanks so much for watching!!!

LOL I mean nobody really wants to get electrocuted do they? haha

Thank you so much and thanks for watching :)

Aw thanks so much!!! :)

Thank you so much Satheesha :)!

Aw so glad you love it. We highly recommend just taking the plunge and doing it. Thanks for watching along :)

Thanks so much, I think she is stunning too....inside and out. Thanks for that about the build :)

Thank you, yes she is pretty darn cute. As you can tell I was so stoked to have finished that just in time!

Hahaha I know right - sense the sarcasm there! There is quite a bit of saturation but for us we just wanted to do it anyone even if no one watched it. Sorry if you thought it was a bore 🙈

Aw thanks so much! That's nice of you to say. We are happy with how she turned out and in our How much did it cost video? It helped us learn how much we put into it and are happy with the end result. Thanks so much for watching :)

Omg so think that’s my favourite fact that I have ever heard about Australia! Thanks for that and for watching :)

Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! The cross bars are 1800mm long rhino rack roof rack bars mounted onto rhino rack gutter mounts. Cheers!

Yes we did in fact have a whole month free haha. Since we had just arrived in Australia and were doing a house sit for 30 days that was the only time that we had to complete the build. We did it all with borrowed tools as well so if we didn't have it done we would have been building it in the hardware store parking lot haha! Best of luck on your build, props to you guys who are doing it in your free time and in the winter :)

Thank you so much! Yes, it does take some time to get there. Just keep taking steps moving towards it and you will get there! Thanks for watching

Thanks so much for watching! Keep trying, sometimes it takes a while to break them down. We have been meaning to make one of the costs but have had some other things on the go. Hopefully soon and let us know if we can answer any specific questions!

We did finally make a video on the cost!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JM9MjoVAxf8.html in case you still were curious!!

thank you, i'll check it out! :)

Hello dear...

So nice of you to say. Thank you for that and for watching :)

Nos encantaría venir a España, estamos practicando nuestro español. Muchas gracias por mirar!

Hahah i know it's all relative, right. After winter in Canada when it's 0 degrees it feels so warm, but we haven't lived there for 2 years and I get chilly easy. After spending so much time in SE Asia, I was wearing PANTS at 21 in the evening because the daytime temps were mid-to-high 30s. I am a bit extreme, i know lol! Thanks for watching :)

The Wandering Wagners no problem - keep it up - love the video

スクエアクマ Sqrb3ar yea we loved their build! Like most people we got so many ideas off researching other RU-vid builds and added some of our own ideas or improvements. We actually love the little partition to the cab. It’s allowed us to have a side wall for the kitchen as well as a space for our porta potti while still allowing us to jump straight from the cab to the back. This has been good for stealth camping and it closes off the area for sleeping. I would say a con is that if you wanted to MAXIMIZE the kitchen space then you could close it off completely but honestly we are finding that we have enough counter space especially with our pull out cooker top so the benefit of being able to climb straight from the cab is a big plus. Thanks for watching!!

Eh? スクエアクマの事ですか？ ええええええええ、熊の事だよ。

New subscriber here, I'm enjoying the van build and let you are funny . looking forward to more videos

The Wandering Wagners Thank you so much for the response, it shows a lot about you two! I look forward to learning more 😃

J.G. Conumdrum thanks so much for subscribing! Our van tour video is coming out in the next couple of days so stay tuned 😃

Hey thanks so much, glad that you like it! I had cut and screwed curved pieces of wood along the ceiling metal ribs for something to nail the pine ceiling into (so I didn't nail into metal) and then that also doubled as something structural to screw the cabinets up to the ceiling. If you go to 12:00 of this video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q9HLxt87QC8.html it shows how I put the ceiling in. Thanks!

We used Ametalin reflective insulation from Bunnings in Australia and then plywood on top of that! Thanks so much for watching :)

Thanks for the response. I'd like to use insulation but it seems here there are not many options. I am looking for a thin effective material. Thanks for sharing.

Awe thank you, I will tell Foley (our van) that you said that - I'm sure she will blush haha

Thanks wicked! A cargo trailer would be perfect, then you can tow it if you want or unhook and explore as well, awesome!

G'day! Awesome and thanks so much for watching! We actually will be doing an expenses video and how much it cost in the coming weeks so stay tuned! Thanks again, cheers

Thanks for watching and we will be coming out with a video on how much the van cost us soon once we enter all of our expenses! Stay tuned :)

It's a Pure Sine Wave 2500W 24v inverter. Glad you like it!

We have a basic system with a gray water jug under the sink that we empty with a quick connect hose that we remove to clean! The toilet we haven't set up but it's sealed and you have to dispose this black water waste at a designated dumping site. The toilet uses chemicals and special toilet paper that dissolves. Thanks so much for watching :)

Different countries and areas have their own guidelines but in Australia you are supposed to have an inspection and notify the registry, that’s why I got the electrical portion certified so that I wouldn’t have any issues. The majority of their guidelines revolve around safety such as LPG gas and structural changes to the vehicle/windows and seat belts etc. Thanks so much for watching

When we bought it it was around 250,00 km and drove about 30,000+ km. Thanks for watching :)

Pretty basic concept but I feel that it's the most important to...you know, living lol

Hehehe aw that's so sweet of you. I definitely agree. My husband keeps getting better with age! Thanks for watching and I'll let him know you said so :)

The Wandering Wagners aww yay such a beautiful couple 💕💕

Thank you so much for your comments. We are so happy how she turned out!!!

Thank you.... 😜

We built thin wood framing against the metal frame of the van so that we could nail the wood paneling to that frame. Episode 1 of our build series should show this. Thanks so much for watching :)

I mean with a fly the size of my forearm I couldn't call them anything less lol

It's a 2002. Hasn't had any issues. We have done some maintenance on her and got new tyres but she's been working good for us. Thanks for watching :)

My dad always told me it would be a compliment one day for looking young! Thanks so much for watching!!

Natalya Roberts you totally should!!! Highly recommend xoxo thanks for watching :)

Thumbs up back! haha thanks :)

So sweet of you! Thanks so much, sending love to Russia. Thanks for watching!

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Thank you for that and for watching :)

the song is 1-24 by Tomer Ben Ari - Going South. Got it off Artlist!

The Wandering Wagners Thanks so much! Loved the design btw

Awesome! So the double mattress is 74 “/ 187 cm so the frame is a bit wider than that to fit the mattress! Hope that helps! Yay for the same van :)

It's called "1 - 24 by Tomer Ben Ari - Going South" - Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much :)

This was a highlight reel of our 4 part build series which goes more in depth on the build from start to finish so feel free to check that out 👍 If you had anything specific you would like to know as well feel free to ask ☺️

I would have to agree with you there. My wife is beautiful inside and out!!! Thanks for watching!

I found it on Artlist, its called Appearing - A Look Out if you wanted to look it up!

Hi there! We did make a video about it: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JM9MjoVAxf8.html But if you don’t want to watch I can tell you :)

Aw thanks so much for that and for watching :)

Joe has a carpentry background as well as lots and lots and lots of research!!! Thanks so much for watching! :)

James Metalarc maybe you could get those glow in the dark stars and stick them on your ceiling?? Haha that sounds awesome! I’m guessing White flexible panels inside to give it a more rounded look?

The Wandering Wagners on I have a giant flip down monitor on my ceiling in the rear that is connected to an exterior camera mounted on the roof rack pointed skyward so when the screen is folded against the ceiling it also acts as a second moon roof . So no need for glow in the dark stars lol

Man that is a BOSS idea haha. You should work for like Tesla or something lol

The Wandering Wagners well the whole ideah is that you people are the next step in human evolution. Like our “ufo” brothers who pretty much live in vessels ,we are headed that direction. I think that it is better that we let go of the old way all together and completely adopt the change . I’ve seen folks put a house furnace in their vehicles. Put up wooden walls like they are in a rolling log cabin ,This is still thinking backwards. Let go of the House dude , that thing was a slave shackle anyway and a thing of the past and completely embrace innovation. Think of a new way to heat your new living quarters. Let go of the piles of clothing and find one or two characterized personality multi purposed outfits . Something that can be worn for a week straight if needed and can be wiped clean with a towelettes. Something that looks like Star Trek or what you would wear in heaven . Something that represents humanity as a species stepping into a new era to stand next to our pleadian brothers and sisters on a star deck or earth deck. I’ve seen videos of folks teaching other folks how to live in teepees and lighting fires with two sticks, “f “ that cave man stuff dude ! We are of a much more advanced era. Get a zippo . Stock pile water proof matches that light off anything. We are much more advanced that two sticks .We as Americans have fought wars against so called primitive peoples who actually built a network of underground cities dude. I’m talking hospitals and villages under ground. They didn’t sleep in no friggin teepees? And they recycled what ever they could salvage and re used it against their invaders and won the war. That is a part of our past as primitive yet effective. We are far beyond that now . I haven’t had time to make a video of what I’ve done, but you people have caught my attention so there is my contribution.

We were totally inspired by them and by you guys! Definitely got so many great ideas from Eamon & Bec and from RU-vid community. Wish we had as big of a van but had to make due with a smaller one lol. Love both of your channels and are excited about your Mexico adventures, that's going to be such a blast! Can't wait for more vids, we'll be watching :)

as if their build was a novel concept, come on

and jenna and julien

I thought the same thing as soon as I saw the table 😂

They really are an inspiration. Also check out Create Wndr. They are very inspiring as well. - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aTxEK9QWE1I.html

You can definitely try :)!!

Merci xoxoxox

Yes but we like the size for stealth camping and parking. Thanks for the comment :)

Definitely couldn't have done it without her. No way would I have had the patience to sand, stain and pain all that wood, it's not my thing lol. Also I probably would have drove the van off a cliff on a few occasions after smashing or crushing my fingers if she wasn't there to calm me down haha.

You're definitely not alone, there's lots of crazy van lifers out there! haha thanks for watching

Hi Audrey! It used to be on artlist but unfortunately don’t remember the name of it anymore and can’t seem to find it. So sorry, wish we could have helped you out more! Lots of love, Kristyn & Joe

We paid $100 each for the solar panels. Thanks for watching :)

For us we are able to fit into a regular parking stall but just stick out a bit. However Joe is the one who always parks her

Haha yea I think that's a good enough reason to make smart decisions lol

We hope to not disappoint....but at some point we probably will LOL, just kidding...sort of. Lots more videos coming soon! Thanks for the SUB!

Hahaha glad you thought so! Thanks for watching :)

There's a couple of soundtracks in there but I'm going to guess that you're looking for the second one?? It's called: 1 - 24 by Tomer Ben Ari - Going South. Thanks for watching!

Yes coming from Canada we don't miss a snowy Christmas...not yet anyway!