Hi, After watching another of your videos can I please ask a question ? it’s regarding registering as a camper van, in the comments you said to a poster who was refused, he might be better off leaving it registered as a van but didn’t explain why, I was going to try and get my Vivaro registered as a camper but after reading your comment I need to know if there is a downside to being registered as a camper, any advice or information would be gratefully received 👍🏻

Thanks for the video just ordered my Ovia and using your code got £80 off so thanks again

Hi Mel. Might be too late but get som COB LED strips. Look great.

Common entry points for mice in caravans/campers is one of the gas vents.

No worries. And thanks

Do you ever sell any of your ebikes? Would be interested in purchasing Ovia so please let me know.Thanks

Hi Mel can you put a link up for those led light ally strips with the diffuser please

Sorry defusers need gluing in they fall out when driving

Is this mels channel or beckeys beginning to wonder

You can buy cable ends that clip onto the LED strip, no soldering needed!

You can get clamp-on connectors for the LED terminals but they don't always hold up to vibration. Keep the strip of lights accessible so you can replace them when they fail. If you have a heavy diffuser it helps to hide dead spots though. A good reason to make them indirect lighting so you can't see this too.

Does anyone know how to tell the Difference between a 2 kW and 5kw the sticker as fallen off

Can u buy spare parts for those anywhere?

We have similar 2 wire led strip they can be dimmed, we used a touch switch from Camper Interiors but Amazon sell similar ones. Well worth a dimmer, as they do use some watts on full power.

Good night becky and Mel I love you too much and I love watching your videos of you and your building your new campervan I hope you are all well and enjoying your building your new campervan please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel please keep safe and warm

Did Becky prime the plywood first

If it's a female mouse , call it Agatha

If the led’s go you just change the whole strip. If you have a manufacturers name you should be able to google the details on dimming and possibly having control over colour. LED - light emitting diode changes colour in line with voltage modulation (I think) but check it out for sure

I heard what I thought was a mouse in my van the other morning. I haven’t thought about it since but I better start checking!!

Hi Mel, do you rent the workshop? I plan to buy and convert a van myself but I have nowhere to do it and not sure where to even look for places like yours. It's very difficult as I live in block of flats and I don't even have a parking space. I could potentially live in my van as I build it but I can't do that until it has at least insulation and walls ceiling and floors done. The rest would be manageable on the road I guess with a power bank and cheap tools. It's very overwhelming when there is no support available. I still want to do it somehow. Any advice would be great. Thanks

Hi can I just say years ago I moved into a new build and after a year we had mice as were near country had to get a professional in to sort out the mice and I said can't see how and where they are getting in . In his words if you can get a pencil in a hole then that's where they are getting in so don't think it has to be a big hole good luck with the hunt

A mouse can jump up to 3 feet, keep yer doors shut unless yer are within.

You can do some very cool lighting affects with them led strip lights using a free software called Wled you can control each led separately iv seen some amazing effects. But don't buy the cheap led strips like you say they do suffer with led failures

Bit annoying if you pay to camp then get told to m move early

Looks great Mel 👊👊

Hi Mel, you can but connectors for the tape led strips, corner connectors etc, there is usually a scissor line where you can cut these. I know you ha e wifi in your vans so if you had an alexa in there you could use smart switches etc to operate things, may even be able to get a dimmable smart switch,

I had the same led strip bought a coupe of dimmers on Amazon £12 for 2 ( worked at 6amp )I set them in a panel and used a separate switch , they reduced the amps from 2.5 amps to under 1 amp , and took the edge off the led brightness well done Mel good luck 👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢

We love watching 💙

£500 to rewire the engine bay due to mice. If you can get a pencil in a gap/hole a mouse will get in.

Van is going on mate great job. Mel

Absolutely brilliant mate...Subscribed!

Mel how are you going to make it work while running the van off bleutii tho? I'm thinking this is good when you use DIY system but if you're using power bank as main source of energy then how does it work?

Great vlog 👍

Bought one and used deeply for more than one month. Test results: I'm super happy! The ratio value for money is outstanding. Minor (very minor) drawbacks: 1. long (long) waiting time for receiving accessories from Fiido 2. The torque sensor is not so sensitive, but I can survive with it 3. Some text on the display is very minuscule and hard to read. 4. unmounting the battery for recharging it in the apartment is a little complicated. But, as I said, this bicycle is fantastic, both in the city and out of it. P.S. About point point 4. above: the customer service is good. They answer in 48h. They promptly modified the electric lock of the battery on all bicycles after I was reporting a problem, and also sent me the upgraded software and a new locking mechanim in few days (directly from China! I'm impressed!).

Mel please tell me what tyres you have on your sprinter.

As a matter of interest Mel, what torque did you set your wheel bolts at? I've just had to use a 6 foot steel tube as an extension to my 2 foot breaker bar to crack off my wheel bolts.

BLUETTI and BLUETIT - Bizarre they are anagrams of each other.🤭 Reminds me of the time I parked my camper in NEWARK and there was a ****** knocking on my door! 🤣😂

I am more interested in that battery you are using..... please tell me more

Nice video. I worry a bit about condensation building up in the gap behind the cellotex and ending up as rust in the bottom.. But maybe if you manage to keep it airtight??

See you all there 🍻.... CamperLife at Stratford 🥳

Bluetti😂

Hi Mel. We've been using a 240 volt fridge in our van for a couple of years now. Powered by a 2000 w inverter. The fridge is an A++ rating so very economical power wise, and our inverter uses very little power when not "working" The main reason for getting the 2000w inverter is that compressor fridges need a lot of power when the compressor kicks in. Our fridge was about £9O from Amazon a couple if years ago. So well done for making people aware they don't need to spend loads of money on a campervan soecific fridge.🙂👍

Great insight into running a 240v fridge. Sometimes the simplest way is the best.

I need space over a weekend to do some mods to my van Will make good utube content as something different

interesting to see and learn, electrical always worry me about doing myself. nice video mate

Hi mel, what size are your tyres on sprinter, ? Cheers.

We need to set up a trail cam to catch the wheel wetter.. And I’ve just watched the ending.. the mini needs a tick!!! 😂😂😂 she’s far superior to the vans in the barn

Thank you Mel I’m seriously questioning my judgment in installing a battery in my van when I could have done exactly what you just did , I think it’s the best idea. For those who don’t live in the van I would make it more accessible, so you could take it out , but for you and Becky it’s perfect , and hey Mel I’d love a free power pack so you do what you got to do buddy well done good luck 👍👍👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇨🇦🦢

Hello mel love the look of yr van what is the exact model plz

Good night be😮and mel I love you and I love watching your videos of you and you always doing fixing your campervan I hope you are all well and enjoying your fixing your campervan please keep up the good work up on your videos on your you tube channel please keep safe and warm