DIY Ambulance Camper Conversion - Stock Cabinets & Storage Advantages
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VIDEO DESCRIPTION:
Keith has a unique build and a sentimental perspective of his DIY 2009 children's Ambulance. When you look around the interior, you see the remanence of Sesame Street characters that had previously entertained the youth that had spent time in the rig. Respecting the rescue services and the technology that goes into these vehicles, Keith chose to keep most of the storage, electrical, and detailed accessories.
A small door connects the cab to the living space to lock for extra security. Besides shore power, Keith installed solar for more energy and has DC to DC charging while driving. In addition to the basic layout, there's also a cassette toilet and indoor/outdoor shower with a pass-through nozzle! His peaceful outlook on life is refreshing and brings a new light to living tiny on the road.
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Are you considering an ambulance conversion? If so, this is a prefect example of using the stock shell and making it into your tiny home on wheels!
It's fantastic build, very well-thought-out ... but leaving the Sesame Street characters on the walls spells pedophile creeper van to me.
@@kayceegreer4418 I'm sure you would know. Creepers know the own right
@@nobody1a well, that sure was a lazy and asinine accusative insult. It's called suspicion, not guilt, dumb@&&
Think What You Want. I Love the kid things. Makes it Fun!
@@kayceegreer4418 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The most organized and well thought out remodel I've seen thus far. I'm a Paramedic I spent a whole bunch of time in an ambulance. You've done an Amazing job on your unit. Beautiful
Thanks for being their for us when we are in need!
And you know dang well those rigs are never really clean, no matter how hard you try...
Keith is very organized and creative, but also a caring and thoughtful person. It's sweet that he kept the Sesame Street deco as a souvenir of his home's past life, and to delight his inner child. Happy travels!
No way to get laid with cartoon stickers . .
Thanks so much for this tour, this one has a personal connection for me. My daughter, now 25, was saved by an ambulance similar to this the night she was born premature. Weather was not ideal to fly her, they sent a mobile unit from the children's hospital to get her at the rural hospital we were initially rushed to. It saved her life. If that weren't meaningful enough, that beautiful, healthy 25 year old now serves as an EMT for the very service that saved her life. Every story is important. Sir, I'd like to say this: thank you for keeping the authentic children's decals, and the heart of what makes the history of this ambulance so special. I'm sure many lives were saved during its medical use. I hope you enjoy many years of travel and adventure in your home on wheels.
Glad you could relate to the reasons why OH tj and things worked out for you!
Thanks for sharing your story. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.
needs more dragons and shit, bit boring otherwise
This former Pediatric ICU nurse loves how you have made this your home and honored it’s history as well. Safe, healthy and happy travels to you!
Yes, the teams in the ICU know this so well and the work they do to ensure we get to have another day can't be over-emphasized!
Love that he kept the cabinets and all the other stuff that came with his ambulance.
This guy is all about quality. No surprise he installed a Victron system ;-)
I absolutely love when people convert ambulances and box trucks, to me they are the most fascinating.
Love the idea that you kept the Sesame Street stuff up, those ambulances were mostly used to transport children between hospitals, imagine being a very sick or injured child In a loud ambulance with all those tubes and wires and paramedics, so you have to imagine alot of very scared children got alot of comfort from those familiar characters while they were on a long ride. Jim Henson would be proud of you 👍🏻
Exactly Josh and they left the DVD player with Shrek in it. This was a comfort vehicle as well.
We dont have ambulances like these in India.. So, what you do would be inspirational thing for us.. It just opens a world of options.. I really liked the fact that you kept lots of systems and many reused to fit your requirements.. All in all, A Ver good build.. Congrats and loads of love from India...
Keith seems like a sweet guy. I love that he kept the Sesame Street stickers and paid tribute to the families that had been in the ambulance. 🍪
So many people are in these every day around the world going through challenges. We (or me) owe a debt of gratitude to them and all the people involved in the process. Everyone is important. Yes, keeping Sesame Street to keep it light!
I like it, kept it simple using the original design and engineering to fit his need.
Absolutely amazing conversion wouldn't have believed it possible
Finally an ambulance build that keeps the ambulance! Great inspiration!
Thank you BD if East Van
I like him and his outlook on life…you have a beautiful home Keith.
Thanks JustKidding....
Love how the integrity of the bus was maintained
I really like your outlook on life making your conversion a journey not a project. Project has a start date in a finish date but journey goes on and on and on.
Well encapsulated. The journey is the destination, Tom.
Thanks to the team at Tiny Home Tours! We all appreciate the work you do!!
I love his ambulance home, its so simple and clean. Not messy to look at from the inside and inside of it. Very functional! Good job!
First off I love your voice, so calming an easy to listen to. This somewhat of a remodel is fantastic. I love how you used so much of the existing ambulance, it has so much useful things like the cabinets, it would have been a shame to rip that all out and rebuild cabinet’s that wouldn’t have been half as sturdy. My favorite part is that you left all the stickers there.what a joy.
Thanks Leslie
This is the closest to my own ambulance, and I love what he's done in his conversion. I'd really love to find out more about how he brought in his electrical system.
Wow! Really well thought out. You really cannot get anything that would be more rugged than an ambulance but the weight might have negative effects on mileage and that is a huge concern these day's ... Cheers
💛💛💛💛💛 I would have never thought of using an ambulance . My immediate thought was, are you kidding me. Lol, i love it ! Happy motoring.
Efficient, organized and CLEAN! 😍❤️
Of all the different ambulance conversions, yours is my favorite. I love how you made minimal changes. Your philosophy and paying homage to the way ambulances are built, the fact it was a children's ambulance and the EMTs who worked in there to save lives... That hit me in my heart ❤. Thank you for sharing this to ur and letting ua get to know you. New subscriber. Simply awesome.
I've seen so many conversion videos where they tear out the custom cabinetry, which seems crazy to me, I'm glad you kept yours.
I agree.
Lots of great use of the original ambulance layout. This is how we started and used all the cabinets and accessories built into the amublance.
Not fancy but highly functional!
OK that is absolutely the highest kitchen countertop I’ve ever seen.
This was such an emotional watch for me. The love and respect for those who designed, built and used this ambulance before it became his home is wonderful. An ambulance is such a logical solution for a tiny home. Great job!
YO!!THATS THE BEST Tiny homeI SEEN OUT OF THEM ALL!!MAN PEOPLE R SO SMART!!BUT WHAT ABOUT TRUE SURVIVAL IN MASS DESTRUCTION?
Using the same cabinets and ceiling saves money and time. The bed set-up is also fantastic. 👍
To the guy who owns this ambulance: If you don't cook fish on a high temp, it won't stink. We cook fish at about 275 degrees F, in a parchment pouch with herbs, butter and white wine and it's delicious. You could do a parchment pouch too, but put it in a pot or pan with a little water and steam or use a steam basket--low and slow--no smell, moist tender flaky fish. YUMS!
Very nice rig! Love the ambulance, and how he integrated what was already there, with what he needed. Good job Keith!
WoW! Amazing, great job. Thank you for sharing your space. Stay well and safe.🇨🇦☮️
Nice choice of batteries! You read off the capacity and I went "Oh damn he's using SOK! Heck yeah!"
Amborghini! I love that!!! An ambulance is the best vehicle ever created and I am in love with them. They saved my life twice! I want one so badly. Such a tough build and such fine quality. So nice to see this man did not rip out all the existing furniture and cabinets as they are high quality. A very good idea to have a large fridge in there, as that is the heart of the home on wheels. Cook good food and store it so you don't need to cook daily. I would use a Danfoss /Secop compressor fridge that is 12V because these residential ones are power hogs, so while you save on price tag, you lose on power. They also have to be kept level, whereas the 12V compressor fridge does not - a huge advantage in uneven terrain travel. It is not smart to put all the control switches right behind the cooking stove. I would move them. The induction stove- yet another appliance dependent on electric power, what is wrong with propane? Cooks faster on high propane than electric any day. Get a Camp Chef Everest at 20K BTU per burner and free yourself from electric. Cook outside, freeze most of it, and you have food all week. I love the two showers - indoor and outdoors. Very smart place to put them as the shower area can dry out fast with the double doors open. Simple, and effective. That is a comfortable bed with minimal expense and fast setup, another smart idea. I like slat beds a lot but I must say this is clever and easy. Love the cabinets, they are the best feature along with the wiring system and power grid already setup. I would redo the kitchen area - sink, stove, countertop - not very well laid out. But the rest is marvelous! Thanks for the tour!
I've wanted an ambulance for a while now. This one reaffirmed my desire.
They're well built for the long haul, Erica so it was one of the criteria considered.
I love this guy's entire vibe
"Enjoy the process" Very wise words. When we first moved to the farm in '94, the first half of the first summer was overwhelming. There was so much to do and, it felt like, so little time to do it. One evening when we settled after supper in the veranda we realized we were exhausted, overwhelmed and *really* not having a good time. We decided on a re-boot. We took some time and established what our end goals were and worked, and re-worked a set of priorities. One of the most important priorities was including together time during all the work time. As we were a double rotating shift-working couple with a toddler, it ends up that breakfast was our big meal of the day. The one where we were most often all three at home with the least time pressures. So we started planning more elaborate breakfasts. Not just a quick bowl of cereal and on to the workday. It also worked out that we had approximately 3 days a month when both adults were off work, after Kidlet started school that fell to one day a month. "Family Day" became important and with it's own set of rules. We have to spend the day together, off the farm if possible, and chores kept to a bare minimum. All this to say that life is a marathon, not a sprint. When working out timetables and schedules it is important to value alone time, downtime and family time in the schedule and make space for them. You might have an over-arching project but you still have to live your life while working on the project.
Well said Sue. Community and being together are paramount. Modern civilization can make us believe and often feel we need to check too many boxes. How about a not to do list"? Sharing happy moments should be high on the list. =)
AMBORGHINI? Ha ha ha ha!!! Best name yet!!! Keith, you are a genius. Fridge - The 12V fridges with the Danfoss compressor, are Isotherm, Nova Kool, & Vitrifrigo. They are more efficient for power, esp with that induction cooktop. You did a beautiful job on the electrical system, bravo. That is the hardest part. I would love to see a video on how you updated the existing electricals. No one has a video on that - it is sorely needed.
MJ you can see this over at the YT channel I created - Daily Destinations kzhead.info/tools/h3kap4XmXICE1QWIoWpnSA.htmlvideos
Wow, Keith. So thoughtful. Also the suggestion "where do you want to be and work back wards". Excellent advice. From an RN planning for early retirement.
Yes Ann! Thank you for caring for all of us.
Great build! And also some great advice and philosophy. Ambulances look like they can easily turn into great campers, or other functions on the road (mobile office, art studio, video or podcast studio? So many options, and so much is built in). Thanks to Keith and to Tiny Home Tours for this. Good tour, good build, and nicely edited and put together. A real pleasure to watch.
Thank You Sir. Keith .. Out of all the Re-Builds of Tiny/Van-life Home's YOURS is #1. You have opened MY Mine .. Thank You.
You're welcome, Laura.
Hey Keith. You did an awesome job sir. It looks great and very practical. I love how you used all of the original cabinetry.
Wow blown away! I’ve watched so many van builds over the years and by far this one is the most organized and simply put vans I’ve ever seen! Gives me that push to go in a similar direction. Thank you for the video it was amazing and I’m kinda sad it ended ha
Keith, I love how you think and prioritize. Excellent. I appreciate how you took the time to show the entire rig inside and out WITH explanations/descriptions. Your planning is so decorous and deliberate. It's inspiring. SO helpful! Bless your heart! Wishing you many diverse and delightful destinations. Can't wait to see what's next. (now I'm off to do some more planning on my ambulance camper)
What a masterpiece 👍
I’m pretty sure I use to drive that exact NICU ambulance. Wild.
Love the idea that this ambulance, now his home, has saved a lot of children's lives and that he keeps the cheerful decals. I like the idea that it is already insulated. And that it has the lift! That could be a back porch with the two big back doors open:) This is making me want an ambulance:)
great build & well thought out. Seems like a very nice man & I'm sure kids love when they see the characters on the walls
The journey IS the destination! Well said!!
Daily Journey's = Daily Destinations, Kelly
I want an ambulance camper. Definitely using this as my blueprint
I paid quite a bit for a shuttle bus. Bought 800w of panels, with separate charge controllers, for each side. Victron multiplus, etc. Shower, house plumbing, on demand hot water. 6 months later, a huge ash tree crushed it, as I slept with my doggo. My life savings were not insured. Now, I'm days from owning an ambulance, that my bus motor will fit directly into. So will everything else I put into the bus. I can't wait to start swapping things. Definitely keeping most of the ambulance systems intact!
This really hit home for me. Keeping much of the original ambulance and remodeling to suit what your end goal is. Thanks so much. I'm looking ahead and seriously thinking about an ambulance.
This is The BEST ambu conversion I've ever seen. Even better than mine. I love how you kept the stickers and most of the original structure. Your rig is phenomenal. Thanks so much for sharing your brilliant concept. Stay blessed and awesome.
The best ambulance re build I have seen. Inspiring video . Thank you so much!!!
Nice you kept the kid stuff. Beautiful job on your remodel.
Wow what a fabulous job, everything is so well executed and looks like it was built around your needs, the electric are 😍 well done Keith
This is one amazing RIG...I love his set-up and his ability to move around freely w/o being cramped or confine to small space. LOVE IT!
Keith as they say I take my hat off to you much respect. I love the ambulance and glad that you have made use of much it had to offer. Best wishes from Scotland x
Thanks Jemima from Scotland~!
Now this is a wicked van for a small house build.
It took a lot of searching for an conversion ambulance where it still had stock cabinets ❤
This is the coolest ambulance conversion. Thank you for sharing!
Fantastic home
8:59 consider using one of the glove dispensers to dispense Kleenex tissues. 💖🌞🌵😷
Awesome! Simply Awesome! I’m sold on the ikea bed… much better then my homemade slide I use.
What an awesome score you got on that particular ambulance! You really did it some honorable justice man, well done! Thank you for putting your kind thoughts and efforts into honoring the hard work that goes into making these life saving machines. Stay safe and well out there 💜 💯 ✌️ It does warm my heart a bit to know these old ambulances aren't sitting somewhere becoming rusty useless tin cans. Happy trails everyone 😊
This looks like over all pretty easy project. Great simple build
I really like this.
He researched the engineering and process of children's ambulances before he started making it his home. Keeping a lot of the original features including the kid's stickers just made this conversion a new favourite for me. Well done! 👏
Lots of marinating before for sure Mrs. B.
That's an absolutely beautiful rig love the way that you put that all together that is very very nice
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Great job, you're a very resourceful person I would have never thought of using a Hula-hoop to take a shower. In addition, utilizing was already there genius. Wishing you many travels, health, & prosperity... Abrazos
He is a great guy and I love that vehicle.
This is a beauty well done! 😍👍👍
Brilliant! Love the Sesame Street characters!
Good Morning 🌅 and Happy Saturday 😊😊😊
This is by far the best rig I have seen, love it!
This is so thoughtfully and brilliantly done.
I like that Ambughini. 👍
Nice to see a build that uses the original electrical. I was starting to think it was possible. Great job.
I love this ambulance build! Thanks for sharing!
I saw alot of ambo setup but this is so clean and very functional
I think that you are a wizard unbelievable job.......the way that you repurposed everything is totally amazing.every inch has been used to its fullest potential and for a 2009 unit it looks like brand new.......simply outstanding and breath taking........keep on keeping on
i reallllllly like the see through overhead storage, and will be borrowing that awesome idea
Absolutely awesome I’m glad you left the Stickers in the ambulance 🚑 awesome
This is a first class build. I just sold mine and looking to do another one. Great idea's.
Thank You, for sharing your amazing home.
Is this a cool guy or what? Living his life to the fullest.
If I was going to build out a van, I'd buy an ambulance. The height and the room inside is perfect.
My first build was a 23' handicapped bus, that I kept the chair lift in, so I could just pick up my motorcycle, and put it in the garage. A tree fell on it. I'm looking at an ambulance with a cooked engine, that I can just toss the bus motor in. This gave me some new thoughts, about effiency of space
New scribe here, I have a 93 E350 with a 7.3 and hopefully I'll be full time by my birthday in August. I've been full-time but stationary leasing electricity for well over 20 years dreaming of being on the road and now that I have a rig that I feel comfortable with taking on the road full time I'm really raring and ready to go. I just have a few more creature comforts to install pretty much. I hope to see ya on down the road
Just was gas is clearing 5 bucks a gallon, huh? And something of this weight probably gets about 3mpg.
@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823, I guess I'm fortunate because I've been unemployed for about a year and a half and since I'm up there in age (58) and I'm pretty big dude with some health issues. I've been a cab driver for over 30 years now and I do miss working 10 to 18 hours a day and I've been wanting to cut back an hour's because I am getting older but not this much. Prior to me having to go back up north and take care of my terminal brother when I got back down here the largest taxi cab company went out of business, so that flooded the market for drivers in this area because that company was rather large. When gas prices were a lot better than it is now I would have made a killing and been able to take at least weekends off I live in the North Carolina area, where are you And are you stationary or Are you a nomad?
Great video, Keith did great job describing everything including his outlook on life in general! I am saving this video for future inspiration!
Flipping beautiful
I really liked Keith.
I was skeptical at first with all the kids stuff still in the rig, but man was I wrong. What a great build while maintaining the original "purpose" of the ambulance. Congratulations on a great build!
I LOVE it! Beautiful!
legit.....beyond words. make so much sense.
Wow! Excellent build, Keith!
Great philosophy.