Hi everyone and welcome to Le Mouvement Présent I am Alexe and i am Nathan,
we are french canadians and currently roaming around usa
and in today's video you'll be meeting Ezra our self-converted van
as you can see here our van has a pretty unique feature: it has double sliding doors
before we bought it Ezra was meant to become an ambulance
but the public health abandoned the project due to lack of funds.
We love this feature as it allows us to have both an inside couch and table space as well as a patio
outside. On the side of the bench we built a small storage box to put the table away.
it is a lagun table and it rotates on two axles
this is its first position and on the back is the second mount for outside
whenever the weather is nice we like to open the second door to enjoy the fresh breeze and the sun
On the front of the van we installed two swivel seats
that opens up the living space and creates a second work desk
it is also useful as an extension of the kitchen counter
having two working space is crucial for us as we work full time on the road
and this is a well-deserved high-five after a long day of work.
Building the whole van by ourselves allowed us to express our creativity
in many details we would love to know what's your favorite feature in the comments below
For everyday cooking we have a two burner propane cooktop
and for special occasions we have an induction oven
oh and this is our travel companion that you will get to meet at the end of this video
this fridge was initially 120 volt and it has been converted with a 12 volt motor
it consumes much less power and it costs twice as less as a conventional van fridge
we really like this model as it has both a freezer and a refrigerator
we chose to have a great size sink a handy soap dispenser and a two-way kitchen faucet
and just below is our trash bin plus our cleaning stuff
this little secret door hides our recycle bin our laundry and an extinguisher
now welcome to our closet and bathroom area to shower we simply remove our clothes and the pole
we added the closet feature after living in a van for six
months we find it very handy as we can hang jackets towels and more
even if a shower takes up a lot of place in a van we wouldn't trade it for else. Having
a waterproof space for wet swimsuits and our dog's bowl is very convenient
after removing our composting toilet and the dog bowls we can finally enjoy a deep clean
We installed two max air fans and we usually set up one for air in and the other for air out
this way it creates a nice airflow for when we cook shower or just to keep us cool in the warmth
our window covers also help us to keep a nice temperature
in the van as they are made from reflectix.
We suit them with black fabric to obtain maximum price we have one for every window in the van
some also holds with velcros and some with magnets
on the back of the van we have our spare tire and our bicycles the racks hold on two ladders
it was the cheapest option we found that also allowed them to swivel with the doors
the propane tank and the grey water tank are located under the van in the garage
we have our solar system 22 gallons of fresh water a generator outside gear and some tools
as promised we introduce you to the one and only Tauriel but you can call her toto she's
a german shorthair pointer and as you'll get to know her you'll know she's pretty unique
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