So my van is fat. Here I weigh a few things that will shock you! I plan on how much weight I can lose on my conversion. instagram urbanarkove... SPRINTER VAN CONVERSION 4X4 SPRINTER
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@AdrianSinner97 Жыл бұрын
Finally someone who understands WEIGHT is the enemy!! I m turning youtube upside down for videos to save van's weight and your was in great help - my van will have now ZERO drawers :))
@urbanarkoverland Жыл бұрын
Ha ha. That’s excellent 👍🏻
@angeladawn805 Жыл бұрын
Can't image why I've not stumbled on your excellent content before now.... I'm always staggered by the amount of builds that treat vans as a house build. Mental. If it was a tiny home, fair enough.... But I've seen rigs with ceramic tiled bathrooms 🙄. Annnd, just because the drawer runner can take up to 100kg, it shouldn't be a target weight. All those fixtures are designed for domestic, static use, not for furniture being subjected to a constant earthquake.
@urbanarkoverland Жыл бұрын
You are totally correct. I call them the sauna builds. Everything cladded. Thank you so much for tuning in.
@frankiez74142 жыл бұрын
if you had 220kg of multi finish in the back of your van you would certainly know about it. Thats a hefty weight for sure. That made me laugh "its got to happen" get rid of the kids and have fun. I get you on that one.
@urbanarkoverland2 жыл бұрын
Ha. Yeah. It’s significant for sure 💪🏻
@ericsassaalders10793 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing to see, how quickly we can get overweighted. And i must say you made some pretty good weight saving choices
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
It’s so easy done. Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
@scottmackenzie80713 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work 👍
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Thanks bud 👍🏻
@dieselbushcraft12993 жыл бұрын
Definitely food for thought, weight is often overlooked and I’ve seen it in so many social media groups for van owners. Some great ideas 👍
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
I certainly never knew it was such an issue before I started. Thanks for watching 👍🏻👍🏻
@Bugoutvehiclesuk3 жыл бұрын
Sunday night viewing sorted.
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Nice one 👍🏻
@scottmackenzie80713 жыл бұрын
Bug out vehicles is another of my favourites 👍
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
@@scottmackenzie8071 mine too!!!
@garrybeard77183 жыл бұрын
Nice one mate now that’s a lot of weight lost well done bud stay safe.👍🇬🇧🍺🤘
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Going in the right direction 👍🏻 Thanks. You too 👍🏻
@sprinterdiscovery3 жыл бұрын
Hey mate, very interesting video about reducing weight. Just a thought, instead of using the 12mm plywood with your Lagun, what if you used the 3mm but with a narrow metal plate backing attached to the van metal which in turn is attached to the back of the 3mm ply? Pre-drill for the Lagun, then mount it. 220kg weight savings is quite significant. That's two large adults in weight! Great video!!
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
That’s an idea mate. Although there is actually quite a large gap where the table is. So the mental would have to be quite wide before it reached something substantial. I could always find better ways. But can’t over engineer it too much. 220 was a guess. Hope it’s close 🤞🏻 Thanks for watching 👍🏻
@claretbuck18823 жыл бұрын
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@tanyaroyredcar3 жыл бұрын
Pretty radical compared with many home builds but entirely logical. Easy to keep this going too with the cabinetry by adding structural supports at key points (thin strips of thick quality ply? or 15x15 battening?). Correx panelling to the back of units - kitchen, wall units etc. Great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more on your channel.
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for your next comment. Find my next video. Bit more revealed 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Ps. There are many heavy campers out there. 😂
@tanyaroyredcar3 жыл бұрын
@@urbanarkoverland Have just watched. Cant recall Greg V doing a blog on his weight.
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
@@tanyaroyredcar no. Not many have. I don’t think I would have if I wasn’t rectifying it. Almost like self incriminating 😂
@AdrianSinner97 Жыл бұрын
@@urbanarkoverland all of them actually
@CasLaz3 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel, on a binge watch haha. Good tips on saving weight, I'm pretty worried that we'll be close too. Will apply some of these from your experience! Thanks for sharing! Do you know the factory weight before you started converting?
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it ha. Yes. 2550. 950kg payload. Not a lot. Made another overweight video discussing weights etc 👍🏻
@sixfootblonde3 жыл бұрын
Great video. Thanks. Just found out my Crafter is over by about 250kg 😭 Can you tell me more about the lithium battery please? I have the pine panelled roof too. Think I will be changing it for bamboo too.
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
Lithium is a third of the weight. Except I don’t imagine you have as many batteries to make a difference. My latest video I talk about up plating the van. Have you considered that? 👍🏻
@sixfootblonde3 жыл бұрын
@@urbanarkoverland thanks for your reply. Will check your latest video!! I have 3 x leisure batteries too. 🤪
@urbanarkoverland3 жыл бұрын
@@sixfootblonde yeah I went from 3x 100ah. At 30kg each. To 1 x 100!ah lithium at 15kg. 75kg saved. Depends on your battery needs of course.