I just love this man. There are hundreds of these videos on you tube. They record and build and move on to the next one. George takes the time to explain every single detail and thought. Thank you for entertaining us every Sunday. And putting in the hard work during the week. Not to mention that you manage to reply to every single comment us commoners put in these blog. Again, thank you for everything. 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
And he does it with such a pleasant, dry sense of humor. I can grab a glass of wine and watch him go on about things I'll never have to do myself and really enjoy it. That's saying something!
The fact is, you are not a builder, you are an old-world style craftsman! My father and grandfather were craftsmen, as well. I wish they were here to help me with my build, but watching you has given me so many great ideas that I feel confident that, with the help of God (and St. Joseph!), I will do fine! Thank you so much for what you do!
I have been building, fixing things since I was a young child. I consider myself very skilled at many things. very few people have I met that truly impressed me like you have. your attention to detail is incredible along with your ability to change what your building no matter how far along you are. your commitment to build the best possible van for each customer. thank you for taking the time to videotape the process of building the vans. HUMBLE ROAD is you heart and soul.
Hi George! Since I've bought a van 2 weeks ago, I am glad to see your videos again after a long time. I want to camperized It to sell It and I want to success with the project. I wolud make a lot of questions to you but I am Happy enough with your videos. Thanks and Gretings from Barcelona, Spain.
Yeah!!!!!!! Glad to see 'our' PleasureWay will get an update. Favorite PleasureWay episodes 1) Van Sink Surgery. 2) Think Outside the Box (deserves a RU-vid creativity award).
"Get lost in the task" has become a part of my vocabulary and i'm trying to get it to stick with my 9 year old son. It's really helped calm me down and give me patience.
Aloha Always, George is to much. Best van building on the internet!!!!!!!!! Let the van talk to you!!!!!!!!! I have George and it is saying THANKS VERY MUCH.
Just how do you stay so humble with all these people singing your praises, in the comments? Thanks for not getting a swollen head and still caring about teaching us. You are the best!💕👍😊
Thank you so much. These advice are so valuable that not many pp talk about and just go all the way with every build that cost thousands of dollars for no reason
"The van is talking if you can listen"--exactly right. "Take your time, get lost in the task, make it valuable; "It has to know where it wants to go." The agential vibrancy of the nonhuman world is honored as a norm of daily practice. Beautiful! Great to see you back and healthy, George. Thanks for finding the time to post these videos and love the images of earlier times.
The one thing about these videos is everything is not only explained but why he's doing it that way. Who else does that? No one. A true craftsman and educator.
So good to see you back George ,i've been forced to watch videos that have given me no information what so ever ,and taught me nothing . each time i watch your videos i learn something new .and i like the way you give a reason Why you do it that way , always makes sense . keep up the good work
I would have to agree. This is just pure craftsmanship. It is hard to find that today. To take pride and be passionate about your builds is just amazing because it leads straight to your craftsmanship. It is just outstanding.
Holy Cow... you are a interesting and compelling individual, instructor, and demonstrator. I love your skills, methodology, creativity, humor, and the quality of your video productions... you're addicting!!!!!!
I'm never going to build a van but I have the confidence that I could after watching your videos. Thanks George for being so calm and making common sense building so entertaining!
the main reason I subscribed after accidentally stubled upon your channel is the way you plan/build/proceed. It fits my style and the way you reason all your decisions is just awesome. Learning a lot with every video of yours
You sound exactly like the guy that’s been living in his little van in Seattle for 8 years! (Static Camper Van)..You could be twins ! And you sound EXACTLY like him ! Great information too ! I’m building out my sprinter here in Australia ✔️🟢… new sub 😊
man, you're like the #1 guy for van building IMO.... so much experience and knowledge here it's invaluable. Sincerely thank you for taking the time to share this with us...so frick'n helpful...
Wow, that was unexpectedly awesome. Love the advice to "make it valuable" and to let serendipidity guide you. "It's not a process, it's an art form". Awesome work all around, on the van and the video.
Good to see you back! , Once again you do not disappoint. I am leaning so many things, I never thought mounting floor boards would be so interesting. Your van builds are art masterpieces. Great job!
George is one with the van. It's apparent that he is considering so many possibilities at once and slowly, but surely, zeroing in on a near-optimal build. He is truly exploring the space of possibilities. Thanks for sharing your thought process with us. It is really helpful to know not only the how or the what, but also the why.
I love your videos, your passion you have for your builds. I recently finished my van build. I was going to have a friend who was a professional cabinet maker help and he couldn't stand not having a cad drawing with exact measurements. I said it's a van, and I need to maximize every inch of space, the design was flexible. I drove him crazy so I bought a table-saw and built them myself! haha
Wow... Amazing video! As a car builder/hot rodder and house renovator, I'm amazed at your video.... Mainly because you work like me! That's how you build a modified car or hotrod. You design as much as you can then build it. Once you've checked, tested and ironed out every bug, you dismantle everything, remanufacture and finish everything, paint and assemble. When I've done renovations, you plan what you can but you will never know what challenges pop up until you do them, so there is always sone fluidity. I've planned layouts and designed complete electrical systems but how that gets accomplished may change as though progress. Great video!
I really hope you are teaching your craftsmanship to apprentices and future generations. We love to watch and get ideas but hands on students benefit the most.
Love your last sentence. ❤️ “ I’m going to let serendipity guide me”. I like seeing you work on a sprinter again, both yours and the new van, it’s been a while. Every week I look forward to seeing what’s in store to educate and or entertain us viewers. I have no intention of ever building a van but appreciate learning the process and I’m certain your channel is invaluable to all the DIY’rs. I watch many channels where I’ve seen people lay down the whole floor and it looks so good. Now I know as well as many others that isn’t the best way to go. It makes perfect sense when it’s explained but until I learned it from you I had no idea. You provide invaluable information and I’m sure many are grateful for it. You are an artist 👩🎨 as well as a builder🔩🛠🚐Stay safe and healthy ❤️
I think airflow under the floor is good on warmer days, but what about cold days? In the winter here it goes to -40°C, but even at +5°C (40°F), a single-pane window will fog up, because it's a cold surface in a heated room. I think the van floor would be cold, and if the heated air (which holds more moisture than cold air) passes by the cold steel, it would drop its moisture and possibly cause corrosion.
You are the Master, I love your talent and your passion for everything you talk about and do. Your a natural Teacher. So looking forward to your next video. Thanks so much.
Love this guy. Smart, has skills, great personality, savvy with the editing. All in all very entertaining AND highly informative with highly useful, practical information. Can't imagine who the morons are that put thumbs down on these videos. Unless they are other van builders that realize they don't have half as much on the ball as he does.
So glad to have you back with us, George! Hope all is well with your health. I think I know why I like your work so much. Its high quality and cutting edge. Van conversion is such a difficult thing to do, yet you bring game changing ideas to each build. Simply amazing. I like the inside of your van a lot - so peaceful and home-like. I wish I had a Class B instead of a huge Class C. No chance of stealth or good gas mileage.
Fantastic video. You gave me some great ideas.I was stressing over the fact that I didn't have a schematic set of plans.I just wanted to feel it as I went along.
Great tip on the airflow in the floor. btw...my "1998" Dodge Xplorer XLW has the glycol system that heats the water while driving. I guess it was ahead of it's time!
Truly serendipitous sir! Love the way you work, sense and sensibility at it's best! Stay healthy and keep up the Awesome work and the Very Enjoyable videos. You and your family are always in our prayers. Be well, be happy and keep on being you.
George: Greetings from Alabama! It’s great to see your head work. Please pardon me for saying that you have a truly beautiful mind... We salute you, maestro!
It would an honor if you can build my dream van. I just want a simple weekend van get away but on a small Nissan NV 200. Thank you for sharing your wisdom, talent, and passion. More power to your channel.
So happy you are back to filming. The longer video was so nice. I mostly hope you are in tip top condition and not returning to work too soon. Vans are looking good.
You're back to firing on all cylinders, good to see! If using the adhesive on the floor doesn't create enough thermal break you could always use tabs of your sound isolation mat at the contact points of the beams and the van floor )if it would still hold well with adhesive) creating the thermal break. Can't wait to see your van's new tech.
Glad you are feeling better. I love all your videos on CREATING a masterpiece. Your skill as a photographer is the perfect complement. I especially loved the beginning of this video regarding your love of your own PW and the exciting plans you have for her. I’ll be especially looking forward to your updates on her. I have a 2007 PW (T1N) with 28,000 miles in same floor plan with the cherry radius cabinets. I’ve sewed beautiful insulated panels for her interior windows using warm window and decorator fabric. I would like to tackle some updates as well so I’m excited to see what you do with yours.
I seem to remember, that you in one of your videos explained why you put the Webasto heater in that place, and where you draw in air from. Cannot find that video now but know that there was magic comments :-)
As soon as these two are finished, I have two Transit 350 coming in. One is under contract, the other will be a spec build offered for sale when completed. Stay tuned!
One of the problems I had in a van which was insulated with fiberglass in the walls. There was no airflow, and that accelerated the exterior corrosion. Another guy I watch who builds cabins, uses some sort of spacer in the walls to allow airflow between the sheathing and the insulation layer. This is something I would incorporate somehow in my next build.
Interesting video on many points. However there's a flaw when it comes to the insulation. There are 3 principles: Convection, Conduction and Radiation. Air is a very good insulation. BUT it needs to be enclosed between non-conductive materials otherwise the air will quickly be at the same ambient temperature. That's physics 101. The structure of the van is metal. So highly "conductive". The sun will warm up the roof and sides quickly and the heat will propagate to the bottom as well. The metal being very conductive, the air trapped between the sub-floor and the bottom metal floor will become very hot in summer and very cold in winter. Therefore, cancelling the "air insulation". Some applies a mylar "sticker" to the bottom then spray foam. Then you add the sub-floor and floor. This will help a lot to create an air cushion to act as insulation. The way it's done in this video, it can cause mildew in winter. Why? Because the air inside the van in hot and will inevitably start to warm up the air under the sub-floor EVEN with the foam sheet. And the metal bottom in contact with the outside will be?.... Yes, cold. Hot touching cold = what? Yes, condensation. That's why insulating the very bottom properly is important. Now, if you never plan to use it outside the desert, it's OK like that. But if you plan to travel... Food for thought...
I have a 2001 PleasureWay and I definitely need update the components such as the propane heater and water tank. I am eager to learn what your build look like. Thanks for this awesome channel. It's great to see such craftsmanship. You are an honorary industrial designer!
@@HumbleRoad Thanks for the quick reply. Let's start here. I have the following original propane components: 1. frig 2. heater 3. water heater Moving forward what would I need to consider replacing them with? I know the next thing is to consider power, electrical and solar.
@@agentbey A major renovation would include all new non-propane appliances. AC/DC fridge, or DC only… A Webasto or Espar Air heater (gas or diesel) and IMHO, an Isotemp water heater with a closed loop glycol system to make hot water while you drive. New lithium battery and a new inverter.
@@HumbleRoad With this in mind I will look to swap out the propane heater for a diesel heater. The propane water heater is only two years old and it been working great.
Will be intresting what you do with the floor. And that extra gap. I agree with your ways of thinking, things have to breath. Glad you are well too. All the best from the uk
I wish you had the time to visit the Sportsmobile manufacturing facilities at the different Sportsmobile locations to absorb all their techniques and materials used for their vans. They remain on the cutting edge of innovation like yourself.
George, I think you would have much greater success if you create a ventilation system in your floor where you turn the fan around and blow air into your floor for circulation. Then simply pick the places where you want the air to come out and install vents. Firefighters found out a long time ago that pulling smoke out of a building is very time consuming when trying to suck the air out with large fans, but works extremely well when they push air INTO a system and then select their vent locations. I think it was on the order of being 5 times more efficient.
Well, you definitely understand the concept. And your suggestion is worth investigating. I always thought pressure imbalance was more easily achieved when pulling rather than pushing.
With extraction though, you are drawing cabin air through your flooring system, which will remove any opportunity of high humidity, thus removing the chance of mould growth (just installed a large extraction fan in my basement and its working by not promoting growth in my underfloor structure).
When you mentioned having a way to draw air under the sub floor to and using micro / computer fans, made me think of something. Perhaps you could cut slits or 1/2 rectangular notches of the square tubing and put a diverter/ louver in the areas not contacting the raised portions. And use positive pressure to blow air in a specific direction. Use Aviation style grasper vent hose running from the fan on the heater to the end of the square tubing enclosing the opposite end. Essentially making you square tubing a plenum / manifold. And you could even use EPDM rubber, the stuff for flat roofs. And make flappers as check valves on subsequent square tubings to make sure the air only goes one direction. Hope it makes sense lol, I could draw it better then explaining my idea if you haven’t already thought of it.
