So how would you go about raw dawging in one of these? And how much did it cost?

@@Harlem55 u.

Man, I really want to go because I’m nearby in Tustin. But I have work from 2-5pm! 😤😢

This looks amazing. Are you having another meet up anytime soon?

How much does all that cost versus a small camper van or camper trailer with similar amenities? Not everyone needs to be stealthy...

It's too much.A simple van and maybe a generator, along with a tent and a propane tank for cooking.As for parking there's a lot of free government camping grounds.

@@ironjobi6529 That only works if you don’t have a life or job in the city, like many stealth campers do.

save yer monies and buy a boat.. water cops dont fuck with you like the land cops do and in fl. no insurance is needed.. you gunna do solar anyways throw in a wateer maker and your done..go float away..

Not at all, most cops will get suspicious and search the van.

Yeah, this guy has good, high earning employment in SF, and he is probably tucking almost all of that income away in the bank / sound investments right now. Someday, he’ll own his own home, outright, and have the last laugh on anyone who thought this choice was silly or too hard. 😊

I was just thinking the same thing! My favorite, so far!

Agree

Totally agree

Indeed, it is a great setup! I'm kind of envious of this kind of "free lifestyle". But I'm settled down with a family, plus I'm old and I would get a little cramped in such a small living space; so I will just have to vicariously enjoy through these videos.

best one i've seen yet

"I pawk in fwont of peopos hawses" -Evan

Agreed.

Right

He ripped them a new AH, for sure.

@@nrcg2317 haha, so true

Yes

Dude. Same for me. Lol. 🇺🇸

Same! Maybe it’s the idea of being cozy inside your van during rain but for me the whole bathroom/shower is forced with me needing room when I play VR games.

Well done young man, awesome build and simply genius work ! 😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👌🏻

Wow you sound absolutely insufferable

​@@groundpounder05 I hope you're grateful for your extreme privilege

I doubt this was a mistake. It's a well known trick that you loosen up your grey water tank to drip and empty slowly. He probably just didn't want to admit he did it on purpose

Wdym dystopian. Its the most free house available. You can drive anywhere you want and live right there.

Dystopian because homes cost too much, a normal usable RV/campervan would be much better if it weren't for all the rules making it harder to live in one.

you know what's dystopian? rent and mortgage prices on properties that FORCE you to stay in ONE area ALL YOUR LIFE or until you leave/sell it which is a long process if you're in a contract or a HUGE process if it's a mortgage. that's dystopian. people who think this is the best lifestyle also have dystopian mindsets. exactly what the government brainwashed you to think you need

The nomadic lifestyle is older than human civilization, get a clue

@@UncleMerlin no rent. no property taxes.

I came here to say this exact thing. If he wanted to he could make serious bank doing this for other people

He would have to convert other vehicles as these are discontinued.

@@poopycarrot I have to disagree with you. Building that van probably took a look of time. Probably more than people would pay for that. So he could sell those conversions too cheap or get an ordinary job instead and probably earn more money.

@@Chris-yy7qc I disagree with you. People would definitely pay and wait for their conversions. I've seen people wait for many things. A friend takes over 2-3 months to make audio synthesizers, sometimes longer if there's a waiting list and people are happy to wait and pay accordingly for custom made things.

Very neat and well thought out but it's pretty much designed for small Asian ppl who like to sit and fold their legs etc. not for bigger westerners.

I agree. The "desk chair" lacks a backrest but that is easily solved with a quality stadium seat or a modified quality lawn chair. Other than that and a larger vsn for taller people, it' is extremely clever.

@@arcanondrum6543 just add a tatami folding chair indeed.. (⁠｢⁠`⁠･⁠ω⁠･⁠)⁠｢

Sitting straight without a back rest uses your core muscles.

I agree 👍 Amazing work! I'm truly impressed 😍

Bein the 800's like damn

I believe he's an engineer indeed. Just saw another video.

Awesome

This is really impressive. I think the only thing I would add is one of those fake magnetic commercial signs and maybe a hard hat to sit on the dashboard to make it seem like it's a commercial van.

@@pico_sandoval Hard hat means tools inside and attracts theives.

Oops now that I think about it I see what you mean. I heard that suggestion from another guy who claims it adds the stuff camping. Then as to the sign that would have to be really carefully thought out if it's a good idea at all you'd have to pick something where it's not attractive to look inside. The more I think about this the less I like this idea.

@@pico_sandoval your comment turned itself around by the end. great story 10/10 haha

Just gotta take care of yourself.im not young and i have tons of energy…

@@erikkibler3466Sure, dude. Sure.

​@@erikkibler3466your prime is in your youth

Is it even possible to use that while in the van? even for number twos? seems kinda sketch haha

You can sit on a small stool while having a shower?

I want to like this comment but current like count is 69 and i think it's ok

wait, how did the waste from the toilet get out, he mentions that the greywater gets drip outs slowly but the toilet is dark water in RV language and if it somehow drips out like that, I couldn't imagine.

@@cuongmai9995 Grey water isn't really an issue with that. Black water would be - and that's all contained within the toilet. Which would be removed and emptied appropriately.

Me too! Awesome build!!

What is your thoughts on a small slide in camper.

this dude's sewer system leaks 24/7. whereever he drives, he is leaving his humanly waste. that is disgusting and unacceptable and he is happy that it is leaking. how can you give him any praise whatsoever after he admitted to this?

@@Hello-ig1px human waste leaks everywhere, at all times, no matter where or how you live. An average house dweller pollutes the same amount, if not more, compared to the minuscule amount of liquid that leaks out and evaporates.

@@Hello-ig1px It's his grey-water tank that has a tiny leak, not his black-water tank. He's fine. If he weren't, he'd have fixed the leak with a chemical glue.

@@kathrynhallallahyari5174 okay honey.

Wow.

I doubt they could afford him.

Exactly, he's got a bright future ahead of him. 😎

Except professional RVs are much more comfortable.

@@Phoenix_cataclysm_in_2040 There are very few professional companies building on vans of this size, especially in America. And their products do not seem any better than this.

They want hire him why? Because they hire Asians which put out second class work and then send it to us USA 🇺🇸 to buy. 🤑🤑

Seriously

I was reminded of a Japanese capsule hotel on wheels. Very effective use of space.

I too wish this is commercialized, standardize, and purchasable in one package on the market.

No kidding. My 35 foot trailer isn't as well-appointed as this little NV200

Totally agree... I'd love for him to do my build!

Wow such high praise 😄! Thank you!

Exactly.

People trying to take advantage of the almighty algorithm.

@@StoriesFromaVan I'm curious how you learned all this. It must have been a huge research project. was there other expert consultants? Did you previously have a different van? great set up :D from Australia

This is brilliant! Much respect. Did you do all the construction yourself? I am envious. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

haha same

Yeah but if this guy works remote he could travel the world. That kind of trade off seems very worth it

@@coleshores for sure, it's a great build

@@coleshores as long as he doesn't want to go overseas of course.

@@coleshores travel the world lol wat in america haha ya thats the world.

Well said!

Same

No offence to him, the rest of the setup is amazing but that 12v system is messy and mismatched in terms of sizing.

Yeah, like the toilet and shower.

@@veysher3756 May be slightly messy, but the guy is smart as hell. I’m sure it runs perfectly.

@@the_minimalistic_adventure I agree.

I wonder what the cost for the conversion in total! I am 60 but want to do it for fun for trips!!

Its as far as from practical as it gets, my RV has a oven, king size bed, big shower and 48" oled tv

@@DuBstep115 Well not everyone can be rich like you Mr. DuBstep (like who tf capitalizes the B in 'Dubstep'. That's weird).

The pop-up sink really impressed me. If I were to convert a van to live out of it, I wouldn't know how to do all of the electrical work/ plumbing. That would probably require a professional. I'm freaking myself out cause I'm starting to romanticize the idea of living out of a van...

@@jehree9850 "who tf capitalizes the B in 'Dubstep'. That's weird" hahaha😂 you ain't wrong. Plus idk why the other person was comparing an RV to a small van lol

Amazing. Who built it?

Okay so very very true

Keep in mind, Evan is a little dude. This build is not big enough for lots of people. But yes, he is a talented guy.

@@jstravelers4094 Just buy a bigger van.

I get how its romantic but sitting in a vehicle all day seems kind of depressing

@@jasonablah7702 oh, I never called it romantic, exciting, comfortable, etc... but it's a great way to spend a year or two, having all your basic needs met, while you save for a romantic, comfortable, exciting FUTURE!

@@Kelly_Ben You're sitting a cubicle plus all of the smells of dirty clothes, toilet, sweat, cooking, food, etc.

@@jasonablah7702 True. But it's a far cry from being homeless, it's all yours, and every month that goes by you can watch your debt shrink and your savings grow... and if it's a bigger van conversion, you can actually enjoy yourself while doing it. I'm not saying such a spartan existence is FUN, I'm saying it's a very feasible way to get yourself to where you need to be to live the life of your dreams. That is ABSOLUTELY worth a little sacrifice in comfort for a year or two! I know, I went from owning my own large home to renting a room in a house with FIVE roommates, 5 dogs, and a parrot for a year when I got divorced. In exactly 1 year of hard work, good decisions and living frugally, I bought myself a big beautiful condo overlooking mountains!

@@Kelly_Ben How much would this setup cost though? I looked it up & a used NV200 with 125k mi is 15k. That's without modifications.

I can’t tell if that’s a good ratio or not 😂

Happiness to living space ratio?

@@StoriesFromaVanExcellent stuff, man! Wondering, Did you come up with most of the planning, design, arrangements and work ? If so, I would love to see your ideas on transfroming a Toyota Prius. I am torn between converting a Van like yours (which has good headspace), or a Toyota Prius (because of the Hybrid). Or maybe, another great choice, (or more) I have not thought of ? Safe to say, many of us your viewers, would love to see a video of you planning, designing and explaining possible coversions, even in a simple Paint program... You have material to make lots of videos. Time is the only issue. Thank you, once again.

@@mysteriousbigboy6744 how could you possibly live out of a prius?? that car is unbearably tiny even without trying to live in it.

@@EthanDBG many people have done it, there are videos on youtube about it. that being said, it would defintely be too small for me.

Yea, but it's not practical or convenient for the average person.....

Seems very practical unless you have a pet.

@@aaronweiser5421 Everything in there transfers to a larger van.

Hey bro, are you from around Cali I’m looking for to hire a builder for my Mercedes Sprinter?!

@@roamingthewild3825 Las Vegas

Probably will get sludge build up though, so need to rinse it out now and then

...could even be like an AC leaks after it cools... I see things like that alot...

also the solar charging the battery, convenient

This is the only part that bothers me. He lets the poop water slowly drip anywhere and everywhere. That would be a problem if this prototype caught on.

@@mrsb6447 - Greywater is water from the sink & shower only. That's the tank that is dripping. I didn't catch it but he probably uses sawdust for his WC needs.

Yeah.... He must have been reeeeeeeeaaaaalllly popular with the girls 🤣🤣🤣

Сходи в нормальный барбершоп,и не сирени себя больше косорукий

@@accesspoint6917 He’s popular with your mom bozo

@@accesspoint6917 who needs women when you have a sick little van all to yourself

@@accesspoint6917 plenty of us women have had to live in our cars these days too, you know. I for one would take a friendly guy who did a cool build like this over a jerk with a house any day.

Great lawn care videos!

It takes a fit and flexible disciplined person to organize the intricacies exhibited in this van. This overweight old white man can but only marvel. I have seen different but similarly intricate micro van/small house living setups and it take the same inhabitant so described, to make it work. But by gosh, so many techniques to emulate. Save for the space I use up, I also van in a minimalist way and find that you think along the same lines. I presume you have back packed at some stage, for such folk see things differently. I see in the notes you created the music, good!

Silver cymbal is a legend. Check out his channel if you aren't familiar.

Thats the thing with small and big spaces. In small spaces youre forced to stay tidy and organized. While in a big house you dont have to, so its easy to get a bit messy.

I used to drive a truck for a living. People seemed surprised when they saw the interior of my cab. They'd say "wow it's so clean" I took that as a back handed compliment. But after having seen other truck drivers cabs I know why they were surprised. A lot of them live like animals. But then many truck drivers got into it because they're so dysfunctional they literally can't do anything else.

Honestly someone should start mass producing those vans, especially when housing is so expensive. I would definitely buy one.

Uhh, no. It is nice and all, but 90% of people would not bother nor want to live in such a small hassle ridden space. Majority of people who say they could are lying, they could probably deal with it for a little while, but after that, they'd be sick of it. This is coming from me as a person who actually enjoys camping/RV trips and the such, but you couldn't pay me to live in my Valor 36V full-time and my towed camper has far more space and features than this van. Again not hating, I think his setup is sick and super cool, but this is not something most people want and is not a good business idea to mass produce.

@@acywei I could ;)

@@freeeggs3811 Recon Envy vans does something pretty similar. However it is/was like $40000 plus the cost of the van

@@freeeggs3811 with the current automobile, chip, and housing Brandon's shortage bs, this van would easily sell for $200K, at least in Commofornia

Bro gonna have a bowling alley on that bus hahahha

Lol he could build a little Motel on wheels 🛞

He'll probably get a full office and gaming set and still have room for living area. A whole functioning one-man living-working complex. And probably a low maintenance pet too.

Awesome build!

I know I was thinking it's almost impossible to find a great electrician/plummer let alone one that would do that job for less than a small fortune...but then he does it on his own!!

A more comfortable place to sit on while he's working and a mini fridge are things that would be great additions. I imagine there should be an easy and portable way to give him back support while he's sitting.

Get a room

Me too, 62 year old female who is generally a tidy person, but this is way above my grade 👍🏼😂✌️💕

i love youtube because of comments like this. Everyone is so connected now! and not that we arent without the internet...

I'm assuming you're white with a surname like Cooper, why would you want an Asian son in law?

@@lukej7283 go away

@@lukej7283 His race is irrelevant to me it is his neat,organised meticulous character that has my admiration.

I had a 1974 Ford E100 van when I was in college. I didn't live in it but I should have! I had bookshelves across the back, facing backwards. All my textbooks were on the shelves so between classes I would go to my van, open the back doors and swap one class's books for the next class's books.

Hello, beloved child. Go be homeless.

Exactly 💯

agreed.

literally thousands?

@@arisyn literally.

Tjats cool how you use the cabinet storage as a seat

Pull the passenger seat and install a 12V cooler in lieu of the seat . Id also consider a raised roof Nissan. I'm too old to be crawling around on my hands and knees and I'm not 5 foot 6 .

No "must be" about it. If he designed it, he is an engineer by definition. Not all engineers have degrees.

I was going to make a comment about him not using a 12 chest mini compressor freezer fridge. I love the square 12v hotplate that has a matching glass Tupperware with lid and insulating bag to hold it in. That is brilliant and compact. It traps most of the heat in the bag. It occurred to me this is something that could be put into a backpack and used when at a library or gym to warm up food or liquids as well (I am thinking of some kind of wide-mouth thermos with heating coils to warm the liquid inside with 12v DC power source. As a matter of fact.. if the thermos is big enough inside. it could double as a food cooker like making stews or soups as well as anything else a person would cook in a pot over a stove or in a stove? and the thermal insulation would have insulation to hold the heat inside. The lid could be built with some kind of pressure release valve to keep it from building up to much pressure? this kind of coil heating thermos might be working about with a solar panel for people hiking and camping in the wilderness as well?

This guy is easily clever enough to earn enough money to stay in good hotels wherever he wants to go.

@@manp1039 what you are describing is literally an InstaPot . but it will never run on 12v. there is not enough power in 12v to cook food. it is not possible. you have to use more power like 700+W which means using AC.

Agreed. It's nice to see the options and possibilities for those of us who aren't so creative

Maybe it'll become more realistic as the city people's voting habits catch up with them, and inevitably, you. Reality is racist, sexist, whatever-ist. Society will not be able to survive with the ideas growing in literally EVERY major western city, personal property will become minimalistic at best, you will own nothing and you will like it.

San Francisco means it probably was a necessity.

honestly just get a tesla, a gym membership and learn to eat meal replacement powders, all you need.

I have to say it's amazing what someone can become accustomed to in a fairly short period of time.

I bet he's already got a very well-paying job. He's a genius. Not that you need to be a genius to be well paid, but sometimes it happens.

@@marymcquaid7291 I agree, he is a genuis! And so personable!

My thoughts as well. Why would anyone thumbs down this super efficient design?

People are disliking the video because he is leaking grey water. It's illegal, it stinks, and it makes things harder for van dwellers.

@@peeonthe3rdrail414 That tiny little bit?

@@peeonthe3rdrail414 Id be willing to bet that most people who have watched this are not van owners, or concerned or perhaps even aware of what grey water is.

@@peeonthe3rdrail414 when you consider that the state of California allows people to shit on the sidewalks a small amount of diluted grey water seems rather insignificant

Go for it! Wish you luck!

amazing design and everything has a purpose you could live very comfortably in one of these

This is almost exactly what I have in mind for my next summer, however, my electrical system will be much much simpler, however my cooking system will be slightlier more complex, allowing to cook inside.

amazing

This. Genius. Sell all the specs amd partner with suppliers. Incredible.

Agreed, or at the least sell blueprints but flat pack kit would be easier

I would buy it

Dude where's my car

That is an awesome decision and a great story. Keep doing your thing! Be well!

That is an amazing thing to do! I hope you are spared many many years to continue your road odyssey.

want to buy a trailer and then move into it

My you be blessed with goodness of spirit and health .

Good for you. All the best from the UK

imagin what he can do with a dodge ram 1500

I have the same concept in my two-door 4x4 Jeep Wrangler. It is so unassuming with tinted windows and at night when I put my covers up, people cannot even see the light from within. I'm 6'2 and I barely fit from head to toe, but it seems to work for me and I blend in quite well wherever I go.

It's a panel van with blocked windows. If I saw that in the middle of the road in the middle of the night, I'm calling the cops. It just looks like a stakeout or pedo van lmao.

@@RDR911 hey, pedos might need camping holidays too sometimes haha

@@RDR911 while it does, it's not a valid reason to call the cops, I mean by law, not logically. And if you do the cops will find the camper van and you'll be the one in court lol

@@RDR911 people like you be calling the police over anything, waste of police time.