"All I do is eat sausages and look for birds" 😂 your obsession with birds is just fantastic!

YAY! The BEANS are back 😁

Perving on birds since puberty 😂😂😂 aw guys that pop top sounds amazing!! Cracking job Guys - you're still working as a team even though it's not on the same project 😁🌸

You guys honestly make me laugh. The Endless Adventure are doing their van conversion and making it look all sorts of glamorous and then you guys are like...."eh aye let's just stick this here". 🤣🤣🤣 absolutely favourites :)

Well done Emma! Your happiness working on the van is contagious

Aww Alex listening out for kingfishers was the sweetest thing ever 😋😋

I too suffer from severe depression .but you guys really cheer me up with your videos .I wish you both well and the the best of luck with your van conversion .🇬🇧👍

You have a new subscriber in me. Love how Alex isn’t ashamed to say he likes wildlife and seeing the joy it brings him puts a smile on my face.

FINALLY you became an RV renovation channel And you doing it great I’m looking for all your upcoming videos I’m very very confident that The endless adventure will envy your content

All closed-cell insulation materials are expensive. Open-cell (insulation) does NOT provide a vapour barrier. Anyway, I agree 100% doing that sound deadening as if you have ever driven a motorhome or campervan, the noise can be horrendous at times.

I can so relate to you Alex. I hate DIY projects and my wife adores them. Fortunately there's something called compromise!

Great to see you both again .briiliant .you two are a breath of fresh air 🇬🇧👍👍

Well done guys! I’m really interested to see how you get on with this build. Really impressed with your let’s give it a go attitude, I just wouldn’t know how to begin to do this but Emma seems to be smashing it thus far! All the Best Peter

Great work Emma, look forward to future episodes in this series.

Aaahhhh, so excited to see the conversion starting. Good luck!

I absolutely love your life attitude and being happy with an okay van, too many people going for million dollar vans made by someone else and who is going to maintain the van. You guys flow so well together, I hope off camera you both love each other like mad sending love from Africa.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Happy y'all are back!!! Definitely missing the videos

This is the only video I’ve been able to find that actually shows how to do these things. All the others show WHAT they did, not HOW they did it. Thank youuuu!! 👏🏻

Great job! Can’t wait to see you back on the road!

So happy to see you guys again! Great job! Looking forward to the next video! ~Cara 😊

Team Bean is entering an exciting new phase as they get into a van build. Very excited to find out what the plans are on the electrical end of things. 🤔

I appreciate you sharing the experience with vanlife fans!

You did a great job with the Sound Deadening and Insulation IMO! I would have had the product all stuck to my hair and body. LOL I am looking forward to seeing your completed van!

Great vid, love how enthusiastic Emma is, and loved the speed you filmed the boring bits, look forward to the next one ❤❤

Great job guys. Love the thoughts for the roof. I'm 62 yrs old and attempting to convert my red Renault Trafic. Note to self, don't do this in Winter. I put my insulation in using a hair dryer to heat both the insulation and the van wall before sticking! Now waiting for the right temperature for the expanding foam. Glad I'm not the only 1st time dummy out there. 👏👏👏

I'm impressed. That's a heck of a project you're taking on.

I love your excitement and enthusiasm. I’m sure the van will be great. Andy UK

Can't wait to see the van transforming into happy days for you both.

Happy you two are back and really looking forward to seeing the end result of the van conversion 👍

You're certainly braver than I am! Can't wait for the next phase!!! 💙

You two are great!! Love your banter.

Looks amazing! Love the pop-up roof idea and can’t wait to watch the series!

Missed you guys! Welcome back.

Great vlog. Looking forward to following you on your journey

Very humorous, informative and inspirational! Good luck it will be nice once the pop top is completed.

Really excited for you both. We loved our build… being able to make it your own. You’re doing a cracking job, look forward to seeing how it turns out. 😊

Informational video thank you. Today we are starting with our van's isolation here in Hamburg, and the weather is exact 10 degrees.

Brilliant! Well done all your hard work guys! 😬👍🏻🇬🇧

Hi guys I first saw your “shocking” video when your RV caught fire 🔥 so sorry that happened. Our son has one almost the same in Canada. We are a family of van travelers from Melbourne Aust. Im the VW nut with 5 kombies (3 type 2’s & 2 type 3) Our daughter has a toyota camper. Thats us. I just wanted to say that your videos are soooo entertaining and honest - good info. Your energy is wonderful We wish you all the best for your future adventures and vans. Cheers Paul & Ali

Yay can't wait to see the final product

You done a great job Emma ... Looking good 👍🏻

This video was so helpful!!

I’m loving the DIY Beans! 🚐

Thank you for making me smile I have this mad plan in my future and will be dragging my husband along for the ride, in the next year or so I will be doing the same!

I have seen many conversions online and this is my fav already. Different when you kind of have an interest and know the people doing it 😉

you are doing great, how gratifying it will be at the end

Love it and can’t wait!

Hey Emma and Alex, good to see you back . . . . . look at you doing all the work, well done you!!!! A couple of things to remember for sure, is before you put the boards back up . . . . . is the insulation thick enough, check out other van buillds to see what they used, as it does get cold overnight . . . . . some have been using 2" thick foam insulation panels, which is great . . . but you might be lucky with what you have put up already. The other thing is, don`t forget where your electric cables (new ones for appliances you will be using) are going to go, and if you can bury them behind the boards with easy access to any connection points would be brilliant. Air ventilation overnight . . . . . .you have to find some kind of fan, doesn`t need to be expensive, & can be run by a Solar panel strategically placed(check for decibel level also). Will you be be making a fold down Dinette type of configuration? If so the seats you took out would do a job or, make a simple fold Up and down padded arrangement. Finally i seen a good set up on a van once at a campsite before covid, the guy had a VW, with access Ladder on rear door for getting up on the roof, but he had an extension pole attached (clipped together by spring clips) to extend it to 15 feet above the roof of the VW, he had attached a mounting bracking on top to place a 4k Surveillance camera, like you he loves birds and animals, and he could view them from inside on his laptop. the camera type is called a PTZ = Pan, Tilt, Zoom. He said it was the best thing he had done on the van, he also attached a couple of guide ropes, to clip to the top of the roof of the van for extra stability in blustery conditions. Anyway, i talk too much lol, Good luck with the next steps . . .and always think ahead of what you are going to need in some kind of relative order, it will help . . .take care you two . . .much love from Banwell. :)

Looks great! Good job.

Good to see you.

Nice job Beans. I can't wait for the first bean-van travel vlog 😊

Looking forward to watching the progress of the van 😊

Personly I'd stick the ply flooring down with something like 'fixall' to avoid drilling holes on the floor that will then start to rust one day.

Morning Emma and Alex. Im so glad you managed to get that death trap of a van back to them and get your money back. As an ex car body shop worker. Id not have spent the time money and effort on that death trap it should of been sent to a scrap yard but i bet some one has bought it thinking thay will do all the welding on it them selves. It should of been sent to the scrap yard long ago. I love how your into doing all the van build Emma and Alex is off bringing home the bacon to pay for the van build. Looking forward to see the rest of your new van build videos. If your putting solar on the van please will you make a long video about witch solar system you went for and if its better than other systems on the market for van life and the cost of the system if you fit it your self. This is something im very interested in before i go out and spend money on a solar system for my self. Ps as someone who also suffers from long long term depression i no ware your both coming from take care of your selfs. Patrick

I've just picked up a T5 Highline to convert myself. Following with interest glad you've got a van after being scammed. Loves your Europe videos. All the best.

Great job.

I normally think that van building videos are extremely boring, but you manage to make yours very entertaining! Awesome!

This is great! A pretty exciting and creative way to turn the van-scam into something positive.

Looking good so far! This is exciting, even though it’s hard work. Good job guys!🤗😘🌼🇻🇪

Really enjoying the refit, so far so good....looking forward to the next video 👌☺️

Amazing video, very inspiring 👍👍👍

I can relate to Alex so much on this 😂 I'm rubbish at DIY and I'd just be dying to get to the end result! Looking forward to seeing how it goes! X

I really want to do this, I love the idea of doing a grand adventure!

I tip my cap to you guys. No experience at all but you still manage to do this. Thumbs up!!!

Nice job Emma looked like hard work with all the fiddley bits.

wow amazing work Emma :) and Alex...you guys inspire me so so much

You guys just keep getting cuter! Well done on the van. LOVE Kingfishers.

Crackin job so far guys. Nice one. Finally coming together you both 🙂👍🏻

Well done!

Thanks, cured in my 30s from schizophrenia, am on tight budget, disability pension, want to solve my living by camper van, this comes very handy.

This was brilliant 👍🏻

Glad you are back...I was wondering where you were! Have you seen the Vandemonium KZfaq channel? Inexperienced British guy does a completely diy job on a van conversion. Informative and he has a very dry sense of humour which I suspect might appeal to you guys. What birdy app does Alex use on his phone? Any recommendations?

Well done Emma you are doing a good job 👍🏻

Nice! I'm looking forward to this journey! Wishing you lots of patience ❤

AWESOME 👌

Can we take a moment to appreciate your gorgeous hair? So jealous

Ham wall, beautiful place, can't wait till they open it all back up.

Looks like Emma's done everything!

Missed you guys!

Wow! pop-top, that's super cool. Game changer. The layout seems similar to what I'm thinking. The body looks great!! Can't wait to see it come together. : )

Awesome!

Cracking job slowly but surely, you guys are awesome ❤️

Kingfishers like little places to perch right beside or over looking the stream. You can place a few nicely cut sticks and place them in areas that are quiet and clear so you can view them. I suggest a 4ft stick with a little branch * 3 inchs will do on top end , place them into the bank, maybe 50 ft apart. They will use them. Do try it.

Where have you bean!!??

Well done 👏😃 hope you continue to enjoy your converting! I have turned 4 vans into campers over the years and my current “camper” is an Iveco daily Luton van conversion. My tip to you is the following.... think long and hard Now, where you would like to have 12volt & 240v wires situated for sockets, chargers and switches, BEFORE you reinstall your plywood. It’s so much easier to route and hide cables at this stage 😁 Look forward to your next video 😃👍

So Happy you are doing a pop-top! I knew it would be a great for your travels if you did it. Alex, you just reminded me of something, have you ever read the Grimm's fairy tale, The Mouse the Bird and the Sausage? It does not end well. I also discovered someone has an Instagram named sausagebirds. Hang in there Emma, I think you're doing a great job. You are doing the old "see it get done", "do it yourself"and and now "teach it" method and not only are you learning but we are learning how, thank you! Take care you two, cheers

You Might want to get in touch with the Endless Adventure. I know that you know them I think you did a few video's together. They are doing something similar with re doing a camper. I think they have learned a lot and may have some insight. Can't wait to see how this turn s out!!!!

Nice work Emma. Think Ade'll be taking tips from you soon. 😁

Eric and Allison (The Endless Adventure) have done a lot in converting their van, and Kara and Nate have too.

Al has a real job!!!!! Lol 😂

Nice job guys 👍 insulation is easily the worst part but so worth doing. Good luck with the rest of your build, we built ours based around wildlife photography and a van is brilliant for it 😁😁

I feel better knowing I’m not the only one obsessed with watching birds 🦅 😂. You’ve done a cracking job Emma. Look forward to seeing the van transformed. 👍👍👍

Good luck! 🚙

Great choice of pop top. Ours is amazing (not that we've had much chance to use it yet)

Already got new wheels in the back 🤙🏼🤙🏼😎

Man, back in 2003 I omly put a carpet and curtain in my T4, and only went to warm places in the summer. Oh, and I cooked outside so used the van as a metal tent.

I don't know where you two are from, I can't place your accents but I don't think you are northerners! You both went to Madrid for the CL final, you, somewhere, put up a Pic on the screen of VVD and you have a red van. Obviously there is some connection with Liverpool FC here. Assuming you still have no name for the V-dub, my suggestion would therefore be something connected with The Reds... the Kop Kamper or the Red Rover, etc. Or maybe, how about just "Birdy", celebrating Alex's love of birds, the first sighting of a Kingfisher, the wandering Peacock in the driveway during the bed build, and of course, my love of Robin Redbreasts. Only just found your channel this evening and have binge watched 7 episodes so far and loving it all. Fantastic Aquarien couple, well worth Subbing and clicking that dingdong for. Greets from an expat in 🇨🇭, and an avid LFC fan, YNWA Steve.

you are both super lush x

Super

I'm with Alex let me know when it's finished haha 😄. Don't worry I'll still watch and comment