They're taking back the van! (but first let me show you around) VAN TOUR

How's it going everybody? I'm Nikki Delventhal and this is my dog Camper Delventhal. We lived in a Prius full-time for three years but now we're in a 4x4 Sprinter and we're here to take you along on the wild ride. So fasten up your seat belts and let's have some fun. Don't forget if you like what you see, like, subscribe, comment, share with your friends and turn on notifications. Camper and I would be so thankful. On last week's episode, Camper and I meet up with our friend Harrison. We spend the day off-roading in Moab and even took on the famous Hell's Revenge Trail in his Porsche. It was so much fun. Then the three of us spent the night at a campground where Harrison gives us a tour of his car he's been living in for one and a half years full-time. We wake up early and see the sunrise and some amazing viewpoints and leave off our adventures saying goodbye and continuing our drive to Oregon to pick up our new home on wheels. Good morning everybody. We slept on the streets of Boise last night. One of my best friends lives here and we have one more day in this van so I figured let's end it with a nice little tour video. Show you the whole thing but like a fun one. Day in the life trying to get six more hours across the country. Before we do this we're gonna utilize a hot shower. I love unlimited hot water. That's better. All right you guys ready to hit the road? The camper is. Who's ready for a travel day party? This guy. By the way this van was made by Overland Van Project. This is their loaner rig while they're building mine and this is the Rainier model in case you're interested in one. I use the driver's seat as my jacket hanger and we'll get these up so we can drive safely. I really love these blackout insulated window covers by VanMade Gear. I'm getting them for my van. All right and before we make the bed which I don't know guys let's be real I don't really ever make the bed I just it always looks like this but for tour purposes and because there's a really cool feature over here I'm gonna do it. One thing I am super excited about is utilizing throw pillows as storage. So I have been doing that with my extra bedding for when I have guests or just when it's super super cold. So let's fill this up. All right we're gonna fold over the mattress. This is a Trifold mattress by Rome Rest. I love it. It is super comfortable. You have to put a little muscle into it if you have some bedding in there but I love this feature for anyone who you know has their dirt bikes things like that you can easily put it right here where I have an excess of longings. I also love that it's on latches as well so it doesn't rattle while you're driving. There's a lot of really small things that Overland Van Project has thought about that a lot of other people don't. Small things like the noises while you're driving so I love that. All right everything is tidied and secured so hopefully nothing's flying around while we're driving. Good job. I'm also so glad we're driving because our house battery is ridiculously low. Overland Van Project put 1,000 amp hours into this battery. That is a huge battery but with normal consumption any battery can be depleted like we did. We're at 13 percent so we're gonna have to hit the road because we gotta charge that back up. Now there's a few ways you could charge this up. There's 300 watts of solar on the roof but that's only gonna work if you have a ton of sunlight which we haven't had. There's also shore power but we haven't had an electric outlet to plug into and then there's driving. This van has a second alternator that will charge up the house battery while we're driving. It is so convenient so when we get to where we're going we'll be back at 100 percent. In my opinion the more ways to charge your battery the better so you can keep up with the consumption and we use a lot of power between the internet, the double induction stove, the lights, charging all of our camera equipment, computer, working full-time. We like big batteries and we take them out a lot. You other campers can't deny when my boy walks in with that itty-bitty face and that cute thing in your place you get excited because you wish you had this van or my camper. Mom you are embarrassing me. I know, I know. Fine, you want to just hit the road? Let's go. Let's hit it. You ready to go? Oh yeah and really fast we're just grabbing one of my favorite breakfast sandwiches in Boise. So good. Hi there camp camp. We got treats for camp. Woohoo. Yummy. Mmm. Could we have saved some money and maybe cooked ourselves a breakfast? Sure, but uh that would also require doing dishes and well we don't have time for that. An hour, hour and a half down. We're like four and a half to go so I'm gonna stretch the legs and show you a little bit more at this point. All right while camper is eating let me take you around and show you the storage options in here. And I quite literally use every square inch of this place. So I have stuff up in here, jackets. This is a headliner I believe by RB and this has been really helpful where I put all my pajamas. Fun fact, we also have a projector screen for movie nights. Two overhead cabinets right here. I also really like these storage bins. This is really helpful just to keep everything intact. Then we have our closet and drawer space. I really like this. This is an adequate amount. Also we have a mirror to see how we're looking. Hey, gotta hold that up because we're on a right now. And then also we have our drawers. So this is where I put all my utensils, junk drawers, you know clothing, socks, all that fun stuff. Up here we have two more cabinets. Right in here we have pretty much my shower stuff, things I use every day, skincare. And back here is the stuff I don't use as often. Jeans, cute attire, you know. I pretty much wear the same stuff every day. Alright, moving on. So we also have this bench space and it's also in hydraulic so it can stay open when you move the back cushion. This is really, really deep. This is where I'll just put extras and then right next to it is the toilet if you need to use it. I personally don't like the idea of a cassette and I prefer bags and bottles but to each their own, right? Oh and sorry for the slight mess but we also have these inhabit mats. These just protect the floor and keep everything really clean. You could spray them down with water. They are pretty awesome. Having these is nice on the feet but they're easy to clean and I like that. Oh and you know before we go let me tell you about the water system in here. It is wild. So there's an indoor and outdoor shower. We'll talk about that later but the water tank is 30 gallons and there's also a gray tank that's 10 or 11 gallons. So you have a lot to work with but not only can you fill it up with a water hose, a campground or just tap water, you can fill up at rivers. So if you're completely off grid there's an on-board filtration system that will make it so you can drink that water right from the river or the lake. Really, really cool. That is one of my favorite features about the water system. Okay, I have so much to show you guys but we also have so much driving to do so let's get another hour or two down. You want to take this shift man? Oh okay. Somebody's a little spoiled. He just got our windshield. Love that guy. We gotta tip him. Thank you so much. You're very welcome. That's a good boy. Today we did not have to get out of the car and we were able to be lazy because, fun fact, there are two states in the United States where it is illegal to pump your own gas. One of those is New Jersey and the other one is here in Oregon State. Apparently a few years ago they tried to lift that law and I think it was on diesel but apparently it is still in effect. So we are just hanging out. They cleaned our windshield. I feel like 90% of the time in Oregon they also give camper treats. It is always such a nice experience here. Don't forget to tip your attendants. All right, let's hit the road. We got a little bit more to go. We also have an extended fuel tank that holds 47 gallons of fuel thanks to S&D so we won't need to fill up for a very long time. You guys, we made it. We are first gonna put down all of the window covers because we want it to be as insulated as possible. Fun fact, we also have all these lights as well. Left side, right side, dome. You know what, let's go outside real quick and I'll show you the other lights while it's dark These truck drivers probably think we're crazy flashing all the lights but I mean yes, we are crazy out there but romping around in like almost negative degree weather. Oh boy, that was not the smartest. Camper, you got something on your face. All right camper, what should we show them next? Okay, I'm so hungry right now and I want to show them everything except my meal. All righty then, we are about halfway through our van tour. I have so many more cool things to show you but before we do, I do want to share with you guys one item that I think is absolutely essential for living on the road but also in a home for backup and that is a portable power station. For three and a half years when I was living in my Prius and then the truck for the short stint, the Jackery portable power station was my main source of power. Now that I'm in a van, I use it mostly for backup but it is so important to have for days there's not sun, for days that you're not driving or you don't have shore power and you run out. Some of the ways I charge it are through driving, an electrical part or my favorite way is through the foldable solar panels that will charge your unit directly through the sun. If you're interested in a power station for yourself, please use the link in my description as it really does help out camper and I but also I have a permanent discount code down there for you guys that will hopefully save you hundreds. All right, back on the tour. What should we show them next? We're hungry, we're gonna eat first so I'm gonna show you the burner. All right, the cooking area. We have our double burner induction stove top and this beautiful sink. I really love this because the top comes right off and it's a really deep sink but not only do we have the faucet and the soap dispenser but we have a bar thingy majigger. I don't know what this is called but when you put a cup on it the water comes in. It is so cool. And underneath the sink here we have a ton of storage as well. This is where I just keep my air purifier and cleaning supplies and we've got trash. This is an isotherm fridge. It is a drawer style with the pullouts and has a pretty good size freezer. I'm trying to avoid doing as many dishes as possible so whatever I cook in I usually eat out of. One amazing feature in vans are swivel seats but especially in this van. Let me show you. This is camper's swivel seat but uh yes. This is my swivel seat but both seats in this van do turn around. What makes the driver's seat swivel so special though is that the bench with the driver's seat turned around can make another bed for another person which I've seen in previous episodes with my mom and my cousin Sarah. It really is a great feature. All right I got a couple more things to show you guys. I'm gonna save the exterior and the outdoor shower for tomorrow when the light is out because you guys really need to see it. The exterior is my favorite part of the van. It looks so cool but one really cool thing on the interior is the interior shower which I bet you didn't think there was one. Check this out. Right here is the shower. This is where the water comes out. You press this button and you are in action and right here is the temperature control and the on off switch. Ladies and gentlemen you have got yourself an indoor shower and this comes all the way through. We got this little baggie attached so you can put your shampoo stuff like that. You got a fan right above to let the steam out. When you're done you just unzip, step out and let it dry. Easy snap on snap off and get this. This whole thing fits in this small little bag here for storage. There it is your whole shower. Now climate control. We do have a nomadic cooling AC right here and we have hydronic heating that entire heating system is right back here. Oh and another thing to mention is the materials that they use. They use materials that are built to last. That won't fall apart, that won't bend over time and won't start creaking while you're driving or off-roading or beating it up. So really trust what they use in here. They have a lot of experience. These guys really paid attention to detail. It literally is wrapped through the entire van all the way up to the front here. Did you hear when I hugged him? Pajamas, pajamas, where are my pajamas? It's time to do laundry. I don't even know if I have any. I always said I could never deal with a man. Here he is. Tornado is assembled. Oh boy. Oh and the reading light. Good morning Oregon and good morning camper. Good morning everybody. We have a wild day ahead. I need to make coffee, pack, do laundry, get camper to his favorite place. He's got a dog sitter with tons of friends around and and show you the outside of the van. So we've got a lot to do. So let's get a move on. First we're gonna go outside. Hopefully it's not too loud so we can show you the perimeter of this thing. All right we'll start with this side. We have these beautiful wheels and tires. I love the look on here. We have a manual awning, flares so you can sleep side to side no problem. We have these screened windows that go back and forth. Down here we have the step to get into the van. We have our side lights. We showed you all the lights yesterday. We have the back step and the carriers on the back. I'm pretty sure this baby is for surfboards and we have a ladder which is great for getting on the roof. Recovery boards. I love this spot for recovery boards. All right let's get up that ladder and show you the roof. It's my favorite part of the van. Under here we have our AC unit but right above that is the deck that you can sit on. This is my favorite. We have our three solar panels, mounted starlink, our fan, and this whole thing you're able to hang out on and have a party. By far my favorite part of the van. All right you guys and now for the garage. It's a little crazy back here but there are some really cool features. A ton of storage. This slides out and over here is our outdoor shower. This is pretty awesome. You can open up this so your feet don't get dirty on the ground. This is the water filtration system from a fresh water source like a river. This is pretty awesome. We've got lights and then I really love these carrying bags. I use these as laundry bags. They are so convenient but they also hold a bunch of stuff. This is the electrical. We have extra storage under here. Let the craziness begin. You ready, Camper? I'll see you later, Cam. You're gonna have so much fun with all of your doggy friends this week. Woof! Was the gate made that cute as heck? Yes. Did I get buffed up in first class for my first flight? Yes. You guys see that? Oh yeah.