Van Life: Brilliant diy remodel on this Winnebago camper van

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Glorious Life On Wheels

Glorious Life On Wheels

Күн бұрын

I tell you these engineers can sure build some amazing rvs and camper vans. Doesn't matter if they are starting from scratch or taking a brand new rv tiny house on wheels and redoing it. Their ideas are some of the best I have come across. Any nomad looking to do a DIY build in a vehicle, call an engineer for ideas🤣You'll be glad you did!!
In this video Steve, an engineer turned ICU physician, took his newly.purchased 2022 Winnebago Solis and promptly started.modifying it to better meet his family of 4's needs. I love the changes he made to.make it more functional. Let me know in thr comments ts what your favorite modification is.
I am trying to figure out how to use the pop up table idea in a van conversion I am working on right now. Guess I better call an engineer.
Oh yeah. I have one on speed dial, Pascal. After you watch this video you can tune in to
GLOW LIVE Saturday 5/11 @3pm pst, 6pm est and talk directly to Pascal about some of the brilliant ideas he used in the build for 82 yr old Teresa. • After 3 Years, 82 Yr O...
See you later today

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@allthingsnu4673
@allthingsnu4673 Күн бұрын
Winnebago and other RV manufacturers should get ideas from his modifications. He really improved the Solis' design a lot.
@florasonners1635
@florasonners1635 11 күн бұрын
I'm saying OMG out loud every time he says he modified something!
@Michelle-bw1xg
@Michelle-bw1xg 10 күн бұрын
I also loved the tabletop under the bench that folds up and out. Would love to see a modified use in a full time minivan with a fixed bed and the kitchen inside (not in the back).
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 10 күн бұрын
My favorite mod is that table. I am trying to figure out how to do something like that in the minivan Pascal is helping build out for Teresa.
@kimberlyc84
@kimberlyc84 8 күн бұрын
@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 Maybe something w a hinge to maximize space.
@kimberlyc84
@kimberlyc84 8 күн бұрын
I really appreciate this video. I'm not an engineer, per se, but I have tinkered with, and 're-engineered' some things to make life a little bit easier along the way, even though I'm still in sticks & bricks. Our plan is to get a simple RV to hitch our tiny Toyota to visit some state campgrounds. We're both mid '50s and have decided that we would much rather be able to fire up the RV and take three short staycation weekends than one big long one in the middle of the year. We have become increasingly disheartened and basically disgusted with hotels over the past few years. You'd think w opening back up, you would expect that the hotel business would really step up to try and get people back. Not even close. Even the higher end has just turned me off. (WHY is it no matter what, the sticky spot ALWAYS finds MY bag!🤷‍♀️) But for the price we pay, we figured if we would modify our vacations and buckle down and save that money for 18 to 24 months, we could have a simple rv, something that we would both enjoy, and we could just drive to wherever we like to visit. It would also give us the opportunity to not have to deal with overhead noise, hauling everything out in front of oggling eyes, and dealing with the ever-increasing cost for the ever decreasing service. So much of social media is surrounded by the jazz hands people..the "if you don't have what I have, you're just a poor lost soul." I absolutely love your interviews because the overwhelming theme is "if it works for you, I'm happy for you." Or as I heard a long time ago: if you like it, I love it! ~Love the G.L.O.W!🥰🚐☁️☁️
@martykong3592
@martykong3592 9 күн бұрын
:) WOW! WELL DONE and Great share! Steve is AMAZING in his Mods AND Career Change! :) That IS one TRICKED out Solis! ALL the BEST and ENJOY :) Cheers ! ! !
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 8 күн бұрын
Isn't it cool. He modified his van to perfectly fit his family's needs. If only.we could do that in so many other areas of our lives.
@martykong3592
@martykong3592 8 күн бұрын
@@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 Thanks again for sharing! He IS BRILLIANT and could have a 3rd career or side Gig helping someof us with Van Mods! :) ALL the BEST and Cheers! :)
@bfdee1603
@bfdee1603 10 күн бұрын
Love d table and d slideout drawers
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 9 күн бұрын
The table is my absolute favorite!
@EfficientRVer
@EfficientRVer 10 күн бұрын
Thanks for plugging the skills of engineers. Of course, we all still have our individuality and ideas, but the mindset and training to break down problems into pieces which can be technically solved (with or without creativity, depending) is something that becomes ingrained. Just be careful around us.... If you tell a story, voice a complaint, or do anything we view as presenting a problem needing to be solves, that's what we'll set about doing. In relationships, I had to learn to tell the difference between a girlfriend complaining about something (whether about work, their car, or me, hahaha) to look for empathy versus to look for me to fix it. What's funny is that when I was married, I never had to think about that for a second. She was a classmate in engineering school, plus she would make it clear as to which one of us was in charge of each part of a project she had in mind. She'd divvy up what needed to be done or figured out, quite fairly, and hand me a list of assignments, and she'd rarely if ever complain whether I accomplished them a different way than she would have. But overall, it's a double-edged sword to have the same skill sets and methods of problem solving as a partner. There are big advantages to having complementary skill sets, though the downside of that is if one decides to criticize doing things differently from how they would, even if the same or better result is achieved.
@annholland5176
@annholland5176 11 күн бұрын
Love the modifications
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 8 күн бұрын
Me too☺️
@freedomdove
@freedomdove 11 күн бұрын
Fantastic mods! What a cool guy. 👍
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 9 күн бұрын
He is very chill and smart!!
@skapunkoialternativeliving6522
@skapunkoialternativeliving6522 11 күн бұрын
Yes, obviously he uses for camping. They don't live in this land full-time. Cause that's good to know about these camp events, if you don't have to live in it, you can use it for all type of reasons whatever you do and save a lot of money whatever you do with it.
@sasstewart1222
@sasstewart1222 10 күн бұрын
Brilliant ideas for my Solis! Would love to know more about the slide out drawers.
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 9 күн бұрын
I.wish I had asked for Steve's contact info for people having questions. But he said a lot 9f Solis owners did this mid. My.guess is therr is a Facebook group or some other platform for Solis owners. I bet someone on one of those sites could provide.you answers to.your questions.
@kimberlyc84
@kimberlyc84 8 күн бұрын
There are a few videos on KZfaq that have options for slide-out drawers.
@lindawilson795
@lindawilson795 11 күн бұрын
Beautiful van!❤
@sheilahoness-dd9ws
@sheilahoness-dd9ws 11 күн бұрын
Hi Carol and Jessica
@tsunamisitka
@tsunamisitka 10 күн бұрын
This is so nice!!
@OLD-justaword
@OLD-justaword 9 күн бұрын
Wow❤
@mzsassycat
@mzsassycat 6 күн бұрын
Such clever designs. Really flows better with the modifications. I sometimes wonder how some camper vans get approved with their designs. It’s just awful. This is a much better design and the bench is not only usable but multi purpose.
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 6 күн бұрын
I agree. You would think a company in the rv business for so many years would habe made these changes before releasing this design. SMH
@skapunkoialternativeliving6522
@skapunkoialternativeliving6522 11 күн бұрын
You like to tour. it and you did awesome love it.. I get ideas too when I see people do something like this.
@sheilahoness-dd9ws
@sheilahoness-dd9ws 11 күн бұрын
Hope you are having a good day today . Happy Mother's Day to you 🌸💖. Great built and video
@3generations393
@3generations393 11 күн бұрын
Very nice 👍
@shirlebryant9427
@shirlebryant9427 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing
@92Tulips
@92Tulips 11 күн бұрын
Id love to see that mattress down to understand what he is saying😊
@Rlaplante73
@Rlaplante73 11 күн бұрын
Great van build along with the customizations.
@kennethbailey9853
@kennethbailey9853 11 күн бұрын
Favorite Lady !❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😁
@l.a.v.alindysawesomevanadv3428
@l.a.v.alindysawesomevanadv3428 11 күн бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤
@Backroadsvagabond
@Backroadsvagabond 9 күн бұрын
I don't know how to contact you personally. So using this way. Something I've noticed articles about recently. Older folks being kept in ER at hospitals a long time before getting care or a proper bed. Often not enough food and water or help to bathroom. Sounds as tho older people are having this happen to them more often than younger people? Another horrible thing happening to us older folks
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621
@gloriouslifeonwheels3621 9 күн бұрын
I don't.open links, but can you send me the name of some articles you have seen on this.
@kimberlyc84
@kimberlyc84 8 күн бұрын
I think with the advent of social media, it's becoming more known about how our elderly are or are not being taken care of. I live in GA. My dad still lived in NY. He suffered a double stroke in 2017 and subsequent onset of Alzheimer's. I entrusted him to a very dear friend who also happened to be a certified nurse who specialized in elder Care / geriatrics and memory loss. I went up every school break (I work at an elementary school, so about every other month I'd go for either a Thursday Friday & wknd, then the extended breaks (spring, fall, winter). I called, emailed, snailmailed so many state federal, County offices, his pension fund, medical people, to try to figure out how I could simply move him down here with me. It was so much red tape, we would have had to start all over again with getting him the medical attention he needed, the emergency issues, transferring Medicaid/Medicare, etc. so it was best to have him stay there. He had been there since 1964. I had been in GA since 1994 when he fell ill. As his health and condition deteriorated and his caregiver was experiencing her own health issues, we researched and found what was touted to be one of the best extended health facilities for elder Care and Alzheimer's on the Island...so we thought. Within 2 weeks, he had caught pneumonia and he told us he'd been hit on his back. His caregiver kept making pop-up visits, and each time, she found him filthy, he was increasingly agitated, they were charging for rehabilitation to get him to walk again. He'd already lost control of his bodily functions as well as his movements. He was in the end stages of Alzheimer's. If it weren't for his roommate, Mr. Robinson, we would have never found out that he had fallen one evening, and was on the floor for 3 hours! I wrote letters to the omnibusman, two senators, the president of the facility, and I also sent a letter to the local news. He had been admitted in May. By mid June, we were able to revamp the lower level to her bi-level split to accommodate a medical bed, a recliner, and I utilized his tools to make him a portable ramp from plywood so we could wheel him outside for fresh air. I made an extended trip up there the week before July 4th and we had already planned for a transport van to come get him. I went to see him every day and miraculously he was as clean as a newborn baby. I'd pop in at 6:00 a.m. and I wouldn't leave until 10:00 p.m. I slowly cleared out his cubby & drawers of all his clothes. I'd sit with Mr. Robinson and smuggle in jello and Vienna sausages. The staff would not allow me to take him (dad) outside even into the courtyard...but Mr. Robinson could go outside. So the last day I visited, I gave Mr. Robinson a shave so he & my dad looked very similar. I rotated the beds so when they walked by, it looked like they were seeing dad. Then Mr Robinson kept a lookout while I maneuvered Dad into the wheelchair we had ordered. I put Mr. R's hat & one of his bright striped shirts on him and we headed toward the elevator! It was like breaking out of Alcatraz! The transport was at the rear parking lot and home we went!! I felt like the old Mission Impossible! My mission, which I chose to accept, was to get past the 'guard' unnoticed! I had gotten in the habit of signing in as Minnie Mouse or Daisy Duck. That day, I signed is as "Invisibilia Mulier" (Invisible Woman in Latin 🤣🤣) Because the doctor had not admitted him nor the state, he was still under our care. I had primary power of attorney and his caregiver had secondary POA. We were paying bi monthly. For one month, it was over $4k. He was on retirement disability so we were paying out of pocket. But once they found out he was gone, we got all types of bills! Pillows, doctors that he hadn't seen (a speech pathologist... really 🙄... Trust me, my father's vocabulary came back very strong! He'd give a drunken sailor competition 🤣), they charged us for CUPS, they charged us for the air conditioning unit that they kept putting him under that gave him pneumonia, they billed for "special diet" really?? Since when is tapioca pudding "special"? All kinds of stuff. I spent from late June to July 19th with dad. He asked me to describe the fireworks to him. It was one of the last things he was coherent about. He passed on August 4. I had a memorial service for him in New York, and then I had a final service for him back in Chattanooga and he was buried with my grandparents in TN. POA ceases upon death. Within one month, they charged us over $10k when he left. Ironic how that was NOWHERE in the paperwork until he left.🤔
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