Awesome video ! Your instructions take my “fear of making a mistake” level way down. Thank you both!

Awesome job. I love the upgrades they've done to the shades. I'm envying those. Shows the manufacturers listen to their customers. Can't wait to meet up with y'all when the build is complete. It's been too long. Love my kids.

Mount the blinds upside down, it means the blackout can be partially up ensuring privacy wile the top mesh gives airflow

Thank you guys so much for sharing this detailed install video. I have three of these windows for my van and have been nervous about installing them. Before today, there wasn't a video out there that shows the process as thoroughly as you just did. I will have much more confidence going into my install after watching this!

Great detail on installing the Artic Tern window. The detail about the spacer and compressing the seal was well done. I am looking at these for my sprinter along with the CL bunk window. It may come down to cost but I do like the insulating property of the double pain and light weight. Keep up the great work!

Great series folks! You were very clear in the video that you were using the level as a straight edge and not as an actual level, but it’s probably still worth making the point for those who don’t realize that you can’t use a level to find “level” when finishing a van like you would when building a house.

We love our Arctic Tern windows. The gang at Tern Overland was great to work with when I had any questions. We stopped by their facility in Prescott. Installed them almost four years ago and they are still like new. One thing we did was reverse the inside screen. Now the sun shade goes up rather than down. We can have the bottom partially covered for privacy while still having the top open for light and viewing. Also, be ready for rain. If the window is open when it rains water will come in around the top corners. The corners are round so a small part is open. No big deal, we just put some towels in the bottom corners to catch anything that runs in and down. One shade/frame has a pretty loud rattle. I haven't been able to resolve it yet. I'll get it figured out. But, that is the only negative. We love the openness when they are all the way open and they just look cool!

Like the awning type windows for keeping rain out👍

Nate/Steph, another great exhaustive tutorial! Thank you!

Super helpful. These are the windows we want and the placement so thanks for sharing. 💖 I did see someone else that puts a few magnets on the outside of the van when drilling holes to help catch the metal shavings. -Troy & Aimee

Very interesting process.👍👍

This is so good, your videos are amazing! thank you so much

Thanks for the detailed tutorial. I'm so grateful to have found your guys channel. Is it the same tools and process for an aluminum and fiberglass body?

Awesome video! Scored 10% off my purchase by using your link! Thank you so much!!!!!

Nice project beautiful windows

Great video! We are happy to partner with you, you have been amazing to work with!

Great video! For the Satsang outer ring, did you go with the suggested 2.8" outer ring thickness?

Awesome job.

Nice video, how do you build the round window jamb

I have just stumbled on to your channel and have subscribed. Great job with everything! I recently purchased a 32' class A rv and love it. I also purchased a new Dodge Promaster 2500 van to pull behind as a drivable inclosed trailer. Yes I know, kinda awkward set up and have taken several trips with this set up. No it does not work very well and causes me a lot of stress. I will be retiring in two years and the wife and I have decided to live in the motorhome and and convert the van for quicker, easier travel. All of this to say, I understand that you sell mocked up solar set ups with a bit of tech support? I will be do my Ram conversion myself and would love to purchase these things from you if that is what you do as well.

THis was good. Really like one. Detailled and explained installation of window is great. I wonder if that wooden frame collect condensate water and get wet during time. Just thinking is there oppoturnity have some “steinless” wood frame.

Good Morning. Great Job. PS Great HAIR CUT. Jack

I have enjoyed many of your videos. I am trying to decide between the 300 X 1100 and the 300 X 700 windows for my new van. Now that you have used your van for a year have you observed any downsides to the larger windows?

Excellent video! One question = Did you have to make any adjustments for the curvature of the van exterior wall? and what tool did you use to cut the extra bit of the support beam after you cut the hole in the side of the van?

I get more inspired with every video. Greetings from the Netherlands. Do you think they ship to the Netherlands as well?

Is the floor in the cargo area steel or aluminum?

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By the way, that is a carpenters pencil. A plain pencil. Mechanical imply it has working parts as in an ever-sharp pin. Otherwise you did an awesome job showing us how to install the window.

I like the windows, I willing to bet that the lizard skin made cutting the wall panel much easier.

Hey Nate and Steph was there a thought behind the driver rear window and not going bigger? I see they offer a larger size.

Nice !

Nice video. Is the window curved? Asking because the van wall is curved. Wondering if the window has the curve to fit the wall.

How do you determine the "thickness" for ordering the windows ? Is that info on the Ford website, or did you use calipers or something? Does the thickness include the Satsang spacer or is it just the gauge of the sheet metal?

A thousand times “Thank you”!!! Now I can install my windows because of your fabulous video. I greatly appreciate your generosity of your time to create and share such thorough instructions.

Hi! What size bunk window did you install and are you concerned that the sliding door will hit it if it in the opened position?

Perfect,by the book😂

Hey guys, I loved how the windows look. I want to buy them, but I live in Europe (Finland), do you know if there is a reseller within the European Union?

Although I grew up camping in everything from tents and pop-up campers to motorhomes, I'm new to this whole DIY camper van adventure thing along with all that entails. I am also rather technically challenged when trying to navigate various information outlets to locate answers. So please forgive my ignorance about things that quite possibly have been covered extensively elsewhere. My question is where do your van conversion builds go? Not travel wise but who do you build them for? I'm looking for QUALITY resources that custom build for others. Specifically those of us who have been DIY our whole lives but are now entering a time of life where we are inspired by the options and excited to design exactly what we want, but understand our physical and time limitations. Simply put, we want to be able to enjoy the use of the van, not spend what (realistically for us) would be a couple years at least to design, source materials, acquire everything and build an awesome van for someone else to enjoy because we are either too infirm to travel that extensively any more or dead. Of all the van build tutorial options we've found yours is right at the top of quality design, materials and meticulously thought out installation so we value your advice and direction.

Because the windows on the side-rear open to the outside, does the passenger side door roll back and stop before it is able to engage with the window?

Whats the impact resistance? Like say someone tries to break in. How hard do you have to hit it with a hammer before it breaks or pulls out of the frame? Or if you stuck a screwdriver under the window, break off the latches?

Nate, your list of window sizes on the tern sight doesn’t appear to match the windows you actually installed. I assume you installed (1) 450 x 900mm and (2) 300 x 1,100 mm windows. Correct?

noticed the edge of the plywood spacer ring is unfinished.....are you going to paint/lizard skin it?

what actually holds the window in? mine must be different. how is screwing it to the spacer holding it in?

Why not use the "trim ring" as your template?

tools needed in the beginning the drill was missing.....

I don’t understand why the trim ring needs to be bought separately, from a separate company, and at a cost nearly as much as the window itself. 1) Why doesn’t Arctic Tern sell everything needed as a kit? 2) Why not buy windows from a company making windows specifically for these vans with all parts included?

Thank you for your response. The link you gave me didn't work. I did look up carpenters pencil and mechanical pencil on youtube. I stand by my statement. KZfaq bears out what I've known for over 60 years.

You didn't glue the spacer to the metal, you glued it to the lizard skin. Window installation should probs be done before the sound deadening step

just a personal comment.. the hair cut detracts and I miss things...

Was your dad a firefighter