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I agree. Ditch the bed overhead cabinets and have under bed storage instead

So many van builds are just copy and paste designs, it's refreshing to see someone think differently and switch it up!

I love that he has an actual shower and lots of room for a toilet. I would prefer a pocket door into the cab though.

I have lived on the road for over 25 years and now over 5 on the water, I have to say this is one of the best short wheel base conversions I have seen, the shower for a start, the extending seating, bloody good job you done there, we always had to live and convert at same time and with two kids was always a challenge, went from an old BT sherpa Box van, to a 7.5 ton dodge 50 van then onto a converted ex leeds welfare bus and now a 30ft 7 berth motorhome.

Well done Ben. Very different design and you got lots in a small space. Perfect for one. No need for a big bed when a solo traveller. Sure cupboards make it a little cramped but you need somewhere to store clothes and you’ll be laid down anyway. Much safer to keep the bulkhead, yes you have to go outside to get in the cab but if you were unfortunate enough to have an accident you’ll be protected, that’s more important. Better temperature control too. Presume you’ll have a portable loo in that long shower. You could have had it a little shorter and then had tall storage in the rear accessed from the back (like Nate’s Land Yacht video) but it gives you room for a loo without having to move it to have a shower. You could store a dirty laundry bag in there too. The pull out table is perfect for extra workspace, or a standing desk, just can’t work out how you sit and eat at it or work. Maybe a fold up stool, stored in the shower? Then you could sit at your table and have a view. The pull out bench gives you somewhere for the fridge and to sit, yet freeing up floor space when not needed so that’s great; storage too. You just need a good big back rest cushion. Overall I think you’ve done a superb job and I’ve watched thousands of these conversion videos.. I’m obsessed! The one thing that really makes this stand out too is the colour. That blue is stunning. Just beautiful, I love it! You can’t beat Farrow and Ball. Put this video on your own channel too then we can follow you. I’d be interested to know how you go on with your electrics. I don’t want gas either! Safe travels.

It's interesting how the European habit of closing off the cab area from the cargo gives more options to the layout. However, in North America, having the cab area connected to the rest of the van is more common and even preferred for simply jumping into the driver's seat and driving off without exiting the van whenever you feel threatened.

I love the shower and that you put a wall in between the cab and living area. But the bed is to tight of a space for me. The color scheme and layout is nice.

Love the design and that blue on the cabinets is gorgeous!

I'm planning a Citroen Relay build and was really stuck deciding between the L2 MWB or the L3 LWB and this has made my mind up. Thanks for sharing!

Love the color scheme, as a female would like access to cab, but I do like your layout. Above the bed put soft or wire baskets open and airy. Good luck with finishing school and enjoy your new home.

Love love love the colour scheme so fresh and clean looking beautiful van well done.

Much different layout than most other van builds ive seen. I love how you designed the shower next to the bed. Very clever! I know people will copy ur design because its so different and clever. I love your van. Thank you for sharing. Be safe, stay well and God bless

MWB

Looks great , until someone knocks on your door while you are tired and you can't just drive off 🤔....without having to open that door and confront those strangers ?

Amazing set up! I love how the bathroom was first consideration. I find that's important to me that the bathroom be given the most space needed and work around it I like the hide a beds that come down so initially I can have a sitting room space like a living room. BUT I love what you've done! This is very inspiring to me! thank you!

I love your design for kitchen.. love that blue.. New Shower Idea is cool too.. and your design is very different from others so I loved it..😍 Thank you for sharing your van life ❤️

Not only amazing beauty van built but also function. I do love this van.

Very awesome and practical van conversion. I am really impressed with the extra length in the wetroom..what a relieve to see a guy thinking of all the small touches, like lots of cupboards, a full shower and a skylight..so great Riley. Happy travels

Very unique design ... especially like the kitchen & shower layout. Yes, the cabinets in the bed area need to downsized or removed for full use of bed without hitting your head. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Great job

Life of Riley!

Awesome use of space.

Lovely build. Only thing I would change is the placement of the sink. Kinda have to stretch to reach it. I would place it under the little window, and add a Lazy Susan cabinet in the corner.

I love how this van is complete designed around his love for surfing and his needs. It just goes to show that every van layout should suit the individual users as opposed to copying and using similar layouts to other people.

Did you mention toilet ?. Nice van mate .

Nice build very well thought out have fun safe travels.

I love how he has a gold and white color scheme that's the same kind I have in my room

Congrats on the design and build. Different and beautiful.

It is a lovely design, clean and well organized...

Amazing van build so beautiful and cozy and incredible accent. NI has to be one of my favorite accents!

Really elegant ( but practical) conversion !

That's a proper accent 😍 Greetings from America

What an amazing home !!! Great job dude 🌹

I especially like the bed. Cozy. And the shower is amazing

Absolutely love love love everything about this build 💗💗💗💗

Great conversion. The only bad point is that you can’t sit on the bench seat and use the slide out table at the same time to be able to work on or eat your dinner.

Fantastic build.

Brilliant design !💝

White and blue are my favourite colours combination, too!

Great ideas great build, well done!🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Very nice van! Love it and it seems to work for you! Good job! 🤙

Looks like a great van 🚐 have fun on your travels.

I love it!! Very clean feel.💞💞

Amazing!! Great job 👏

I love that your van is different design.

Beautiful.

Such a beautiful built with a lot of light. great for a single person. Did i miss the toilet? Thanx for a superb tour through your house on wheels. Happy and safe travels.

really great job that. Looks amazing

Gorgeous van

Love the color choices!

I love your colors, absolutely beautiful. Enjoy your adventures 😊

Very nice! Thank you for sharing 😊

Wonderful build.

Great conversion!

Brilliant layout for one, like it v much 👍

Nice can design. I am a fan of the bed and bathroom side by side setup and might try that in my next van build

***..Magnifique .. great plan conversion for a "short" van .. { love love love that "cachemire bleu" cabinets } very nice home .. good for you young man ***

Really different design with some great ideas. Thanks for sharing. Like some of the other comments. I would remove the over bed storage and perhaps tuck a toilet down the end of the shower room. You could also potentially have a cupboard above the toilet that is accessed from the back end of the bed giving you some storage given you sit down on the loo and don’t need the head clearance. But like all things, it’s easy to critique others 😉 so most importantly, van is great!

Amazing, lots of thought 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Good job dude!

I have a corner sink at work and it is the most painful thing ever for your back, nice to see some fresh new colour and layout 👍

Great original first van build mate! Nice one.. add a toilet, powered fan, and sort the top cupboards and you're away!.. perhaps up the power like you said maybe a second battery to double your power reserve. (Just a thought you could make the rear of the shower a door and use it as a dual indoor outdoor shower and perhaps accessible from outside and any wet storage you have also to help it air?/maybe add a second ceiling vent also to get airflow through the shower area and rest of the van just to increase the airflow/jeep it cool and help it dry? Just couple of ideas) Great design though.. 👍

I would choose the toilet to slide in and out from a wardrobe into the shower and so save space. I would expand the bed to make into an aprox queen bed. Overall I love the van.

This is classy. Brilliant

Wow how beautiful my friend! I'm totally in love with your creation 😍and that hue of blue!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Beautiful

Brilliant design 👍👍

Brilliant design!

Great build

This is beautiful and perfect I love it🤩🤩🤩

Very clever layout👍

Absolutely outstanding ❤

Looks great.

Gorgeous!

I love this well done!

Can tell he's an engineering student and not a design student. The layout with the small single bed and overhead cupboards over the bed, is really bad design, which would only sleep 1 person. Also you can't sit and use the slide-out table unless you straddle yourself on the pull-out seat, which would be uncomfortable. The slide-out seat also takes up most of the "garage" storage too. That shower is freaking awesome, but maybe too big. I see lots of wasted space in there. Run some trim around that skylight too. The kitchen is so awesome. Nice touch with the angle back to the shower wall. Love that blue. The colour palet of the whole van is perfect. Walling off the cab area is a good move too, given he has a 2 seater there for the passenger seat and they're not easy to swivel. That wall really creates a good separation of space. The build quality and finish looks very nice. Just needed a better design to start with. His solar panels will struggle in Ireland too, especially in the winter. The demands of an induction cooktop and electric hot water heater will far outstrip the 200ah of AGM battery, which is only really 100ah of usable storage. Needs a 40A DC to DC charger there, and another 200ah of storage at least. I know my comment comes across as negative, but it's a really nice van, just with some iffy design elements.

Use of electric appliances and such is what I prefer to see more of. The fact that you discussed safety concerning the use of gas right off the bat was encouraging as mentioned, that is my preference as well. When propane is used, I always pay close attention to the safety measures used in each build.

Lovely little van therel

He’s soooo cute 🥰 #crushing😄💜

Very nice for one person.

I love the shaur

Awesome!!!

Well done m8 that’s a fantastic job you’ve done there 👍🏼

Nice work!

Have you an extractor fan in the shower? You will get mould and so much condensation if not ... also you will def need maxx fan or similar for inside van interior to circulate air in summer and extract cooking steam etc. as rainy days or warm summer days will make your van uncomfortable to live in. Great aesthetic ... but some liveability issues that can be fixed I am sure.

I live the colors! I'm leaning towards having this type of floor plan in a longer van. I would like to have the shower open in the back also so you can enter wet or dirty and leave the mess in the shower! Very nice build. What a Beautiful coast! Happy Travels!

amazing taste! gorg

Very interesting concept!

Love it!

Nice design. Would have to ditch the cabinet over the bed and make that storage somewhere else but is an awesome build love the shower

very nice. Have a good treap.

One of the nicest builds I’ve seen. Well done!

Brilliant van build 🇬🇧❤️😉

When he says " water heater" 🤣 dope van 🙏🏽💪🏽

Awesome

Cant quite understand the table and chair combination. So he sits sideways to use the table

Really nice van build/design!!

Very simple design but very practical...how I wish to own one like yours so I can easily travel around the Philippines.

Cool build out.