That was a ton of work but it turned out soooooooo good. Always fun hanging with y’all, can’t wait to do it again!

Besides all the video stuff (which was great, by the way), the fact that you'd put in this much time and effort to help a friend realize his dream is pretty awesome man. Well done to the whole team and I can't wait to see this thing once it's all done!

the battery compartment looks like a 3000 dollar pc lol

dude this is the best conversion ive ever seen

It's coming together!

Whoa! Dudes, this is already on its way to being way cooler than my van! I have the same Promaster in silver. You guys are so lucky to have buds with wood working skills. I’m already jealous! Keep up the great work!

As a climber and an aspiring van dweller, this video was very inspiring!

*slaps roof of van* “This bad boy can fit a youtuber”

definitely suggest a roof vent if there isnt one already, also a cool idea that i have on my camper van is a large eye hook on the outside of the van for a hammock I just park neer a tree and rig on end up to the van and the other to the tree, the ultimate hang out spot for in the hot evening

Seth, it's really impressive to see how fully committed you are to helping Alexander get started by DOING THINGS RIGHT. You are really a great friend and mentor to him, and the investment you're making in him is really incredible. You're an inspiration not only to Alex, but to everyone you're sharing the journey with. I salute you, sir.

i watched this whole thing thinking it was for Alex Honnold lmao

Good job!! I really like the swivel seats. For future build. I would plan my electric out using conduit for wiring. I would put the framing boards in the walls and the ceiling. Then skip buying sound deadening patches and spray foam insulation the inside walls and roof. Here's a secret most people don't know. You can measure the van out for spray foam and buy it. Usually locally. There ready to go containers. Pretty cheap. You tell them the square ft. Your covering and they tell you how much you need. I was building a hunting blind about 5 years ago cost $80 bucks to spray foam insulate. Back then and it was more square footage then this van. After you spray foam put your interior walls and ceiling on. Gives you better insulation,no mild,take care of sound deadening. Just a thought.

Seth’s van hacks! 👍👍

This has been a massive undertaking thus far, but I'm really happy with what we have come up with. MASSIVE thanks to both Seth and Johnny as without them I'd be lost in this build! 🤘🔨 So what do you guys think we should add to the van next?

I would totally live in the van if I had someone could do this for me

3:13 sounds like someone having fun lol. 😂😂

Holy cow, you guys are killing it with the progress! Love the entire video - I'm impressed. That workstation and cabinet are freakin' rad. Cannot wait to see more. (And yeah, sorry for jumping on the bandwagon with the fiber glass insulation - you made the right call!).

The Vansion! Living the life of luxury!

I’ve watched a lot of van conversion videos but this one, for some reason, stands out as one of the best. Something about the tempo of the video and the narrators voice. Also the video is very informative with just the right amount of details. Bravo!

how many times did he say this was a win omg

As a window tinter/stereo shop owner, custom woodworking nut, and overall mtb geek I just have to say this is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Great friends doin' cool $hit for each other. Keep it up, folks: you are KILLIN" IT!!! Oh, crap; might be dumb, but did you guys VENT the battery enclosure? I'm sure I prob'ly missed that it's a completely sealed stable-medium gel-type battery, but I'm actually in the middle of helping a good friend myself! Great job, Seth; I moved up here to NC as a Florida native appx 17~1/2 years ago for one reason: TRAILS!!! I'm sure you can imagine my, umm, invocations and exhalations the first time I rode Kitsuma, for instance; sheer delight marries abject terror, lol!!! Keep up the great work my friend,,,

This thing is sik! Excited to see the final product.

This is a phenomenal video, thank you for it. The narration is so clear and easy to follow, and isn't padded with useless filler words and sentences. God, KZfaq needs more stuff like this, keep it up.

Nice Seth. You are a really good pal to Alex. Everyone should have such a competent and generous friend... I'm a big fan of yours. Alex seems like a really good guy too. Cheers

This build is going to be so sick! It's cool to see that you're friends with Crafted Workshop. I'm a subscriber over there as well.

What to build next? A bed? Salsa bar?

Love to binge watch your videos. Keep up the hard work and dedication your videos clearly show 👌🏽👍🏻

All I can think of is Chris Farley, "when you're living in a van down by the river". Looking great and congrats Alexander!

Those sound dampening mats, especially the felt version, are also great for silencing gaming PCs.

i ABSOLUTELY LOVED this video

Please make more vidoes like this. Its nice to chill and watch such building videos or so. :)

That's what I call a B I G W I N

Can't wait to see another episode of the ALEX-VAN-DER build...

You are a good friend. Bless you.

HOLY CRAP. Best comprehensive overview of a van conversion. Im moving my "studio" into a van eventually, complete goals and freedom. If i had all the money in the world i think this is how i would want to live. Really awesome man, thanks for sharing.

This design is the best I have seen that doesn't start with a confusing design. Very nice step by step build vid.

Sram backward is MARS Sram= alien tech

it just seems like soooo much work for how much can go wrong in a split second. however seriously amazing itd be a dream to do this .. i truly hope this very video pays off that project.

When you ran the behind the wall (DC) Power runs, Be very careful not to pinch the wires against the medal van ribs. This could short out and start fires, Unless you installed ground fault fuses or breakers no worries. Van looks great love it!

I know nothing of mountain biking, but I like watching people build things. not to worry, just like there are biking channels like this for your community, there are channels around that document people building things for people who like that. good project and good video, have fun biking!

You have to paint the van with his logo and designs

This is awesome. I am very excite.

I've been watching build outs to get myself ready to build a rig for my girlfriend and I. This video gave me tons of things to consider that I'd never thought of and I'm crazy appreciative. Also, as a former biker who's never seen your channel before: instant subscriber. (I miss my Diamondback.) Thanks for pointing out everything you did wrong and every bump along the first part of this build out. That's a huge help to someone who's planning. It shows how humble you are in a small way, but it makes a huge difference. PS: I've known Johnny for ages (since '08-ish) and met him on a forum that no longer exists, and have found him in the wildest spots I'd never imagine. (Last time, it was on Reddit.) His woodworking is out of this f*cking world and is mesmerizing, especially because he's as OCD in his woodworking as I am in life. (I hang my head in shame, but in his craft that's an amazing thing to see, something most others don't consider to the level he does.) To see him help do a build out is probably the most satisfying thing I've found since my girlfriend and I decided we were going to embark on this extraordinarily scary but exciting journey.

I don't know about like half the stuff they're doing but there is just something fun about watching people build/convert something.

As being a carpenter this cracked me up and was so awesome 😂

Duuude! I just saw your interview with Noah Kagan. It´s really awesome to hear you talking about your youtube carrer, the path it´s not always fun and it´s a ton of work, but the reward makes it have sense and purpose, and i´m not talking sponsorship or stuff like that, it´s about people and relationships. Congratulations Seth! Keep the amazing work up!!

I don’t bike at all, or even know the first thing about it. But you genuinely make some of the best quality videos I’ve ever seen and I very much enjoy them!

@ 5:18 absolutely brilliant way to get the cut outs for the wheel wells. I spent hours measuring the dimensions and re trimming excess until I got it right.

*Nice project. He created more value with this van.* He could try to sell it for profit and build the next version. That is how innovative businesses can start.

Can’t wait to do my own van build in the next couple years!

As someone who has traveled in a van for 2 weeks with a tool box similar to the one you have used in this video I would highly suggest getting pick and pluck foam to put tools and other things that will go into the toolbox into or else when driving the sounds of tools hitting the metal can get very irritating. Other than that great build! Love how its turning out.

Love the tool box. Totally geeking out on the neon lights in the battery box.

RGB battery? SethTechTips

I never wanted to live IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!! But looking at this I might reconsider. Lol. Please tell me you get the reference. Lol

I came to your channel cause I was getting back into biking. I'm a part time nomad, so love the van life stuff.

Holy moly, I love this! I wish I had the skills and could afford to do a minivan version! It really is beautiful.

Good friends for helping him. What's the backstory for this -- is there a video? Why is he moving into a van? You've mentioned KZfaq career, so does it mean he can't afford an apartment or is it just because he wants to be mobile? Would it be better to buy a camper than building one from scratch? Maybe buying a used motor home?

That idea to use a tool cabinet was brilliant! I know it’s not mountain biking, but most of my other channel viewings are van life... so bonus!

Absolutely OUTSTANDING! Almost brought a tear to my eye.

One of the better recorded and explained van builds on YT. I actually want to go buy a Promaster now.

I see Seth’s car audio skills coming through with that wiring.

They mention Alex spilling alot, and some "what if"scenarios spills. You cant spill more in a van then you do on the trail Alex 😂

I really enjoy these videos. You had first gotten me back into cycling , now you're getting me into DIY projects.

That is quite possibly the most beautiful van I have seen in these conversion videos. You guys didn't have to do a lot of restoration since it's fairly new. It would be interesting to make a van like this as a traveling office for a small business

You guys need to check out these things called rivnuts they are the greatest things ever for adding machine threads into sheet metal especially thin sheet metal they are commonly used on conversions

No one: Seth: BIG WIN

Nice wiring! I especially liked the see through battery top and lighting!

This was very interesting, and well documented! Thanks for a very useful video that was fun to watch. I learned a lot. At some point, I want to do this all by myself. Thank you!!! I wanted to mention... instead of foam insulation spray, please consider black sheep wool insulation. No moisture, no mold, eco safe, no smell. Higher cost but no toxic vapors.

More van content!!

I thought u meant the climber Alex lmao I was like wat

Dude, I'm not much into bikes, but I love DIY, camper conversions and tiny house building. And I LOVE the way you make your videos!!! Consider doing more like this. Please! ;)

I went 4:30 minutes without noticing that this was Seth's channel. I just clicked on a recommended because I love these camper van builds.

This is the earliest I've been here

Love the vid

So i've been working (as an apprentice) in a van modifying and repairing workshop, we do jobs like this everyday non stop and cant deal with all the work. So what i have to say is that you guys made an awesome job, there could be some minor changes but nothing special. Good Job! ps:from Portugal

Great vid! Can't wait to see it getting finished.

This makes me jealous of people that live in their van

I bet you could build the RADDEST salsa bar in the world if you wanted to🌶

More van builds, this thing is going to be epic!

I've never worked in all of my career a job that went 100% smooth. Can do it a million times and every time there's something unexpected, a set back, a factor that was unknown.

"No compromises workstation" *shows him with a mac*

This video should’ve name as DIY your luxury motor home

Okay so I have been watching van videos for a while and every time I go into Lowe’s or Home Depot I see these tool chests. I always think how great they would be for a van or tiny home, they are fairly light weight, wood tops. They also have soft close drawers that lock in place. And this is the first van I have seen with the tool box. So yea great minds think alike I guess😂

So this is the most solid craftsmanship I've ever seen in a conversion video. I love what you guys have done. Might have another career in creating camper vans! I'm a decor chic so I'm eager to s what you do with the design.

That guy looks like Jesus from the walking dead New frontier

A lovely Fiat!

Great build ! Be very carefull with expending foam. Puting it against your walls might creat a lot of problems later on as the foam keeps expanding even after it has dried out. Professionnal camper van,here in france, are strongly advising against it. You don't want the body of your van to have bumps due to expanding foam, this stuff as a very strong power and can put a lot of pressure on the walls.

Seth this is great content it might be off topic for some but this is the real life of a dedicated mountain biker , to help out a friend get his mountain bike home kitted out and on the road just shows what sort of people you are . Life" IS "one big journey so why not peddle most of it and fly the rest. MTB is for the living !

Roam Sweet Home

I have a really bad headache after biking far

This video was so cool and so well done. The van itself looks sick!

Looks sweet! and you did a great job with the interior. The only caution I see is your tool chest. My dad installed one in his van, and after 4 months, the rails were all shot from constantly getting thrusted back and forth. yours looks little more more secured. but it could be a problem down the road.

Damn, I wish I could do this?

Lol this Van is a Fiat Ducato / Citroën Jumper / Peugeot Boxer / Dodge Ram Promaster

I lived for 7 years in Denver, CO in a bare metal Ford Econoline van, and I tried that insulation too. It gets so incredibly wet inside of a car if you sleep in it. Bad times. This van looks like it might be ok to live in. Wish I had that kind of money lol

Thanks so much for a logical and concise video. And thanks most of all for giving reason for choosing a conversion van.

Hey Seth, maybe you should contact Alexander about this, if the car batteries will be recharged! The problem is, that car batteries when being charged develop detonating gas (oxyhydrogen) and that could become a problem when using electricity in the van. To counter that you could maybe make the box around the batteries double walled and put an isolation in between and maybe drill a hole to the outside and plug in a kind of cap with gaps from the outside!

Says no compromise uses Mac lmao

This guy is actually doing what out of towners who move into CA for jobs have been doing to their automobiles!

Seth, fantastic video. Hands down the best van build video I've come across. I personally would love to see more DIY build videos on your channel as it's clearly something you've a knack for.