VAN TOUR // Delica Van Conversion // Canadian Travel Couple living the VanLife!
Come take a tour of our 1997 Mitsubishi Delica that we converted into our solar powered travel home! We are excited to finally share our van tour with the #Vanlife community and others that are interested in this way of life. Vanlife is a great way to travel and we recommend it to anyone who likes to experience things off the beaten path.
In this video we will show you all the moving parts of our home on wheels. We explain how everything works, why we chose the materials we did and how it helps us in our everyday vanlife travels.
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Our WhatAnAdVANture journey started in Vancouver Canada, where we bought our van from Rising Sun Auto Imports. After months of planning, we headed to Camrose, Alberta in November 2017 to do the conversion in Dan’s parents garage. On December 16th, 2017 we left Vancouver and started our journey! After 4 months on the road and 17,000km’s later, we couldn’t be happier with our van named Stan. Our van hasn’t had any major issues and has no trouble going off road which lets us explore some pretty remote areas and beautiful untouched scenery.
Let us know if you have any questions about the van or our trip. We would be happy to share our experience with you.
Driving a right-hand drive vehicle? El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica do not allow RHD vehicles into the country. Leave us a comment and find out how we got in!
Thanks so much for watching and happy travels :)
> Hi Elle & Dan - Loved your "guided tour" ... many great ideas for us to now also consider. You both have a very natural presentation style & a beautiful tone with your presentations, makes it so much more enjoyable to watch from our end. Thank you... Andy & Jenny X
just bought a 1997 activeworld in the same color. Cant wait to get it! Glad to see one built out
Great idea with the bed slats....simple but effective.
Sweet build!
Great Job!! Tiny space that you utilized very well :)
Sweet build, well built!
Great job and I wish you both all the best! Your dog is very cute; he/she reminds me of my dog Simba and he/she made me smile a few times.
Very nice van! i hope you have a good time and new videos coming soon
Love it👍 Greats from Belgium.
best of the best ..my dream van
loved your T-shirt!
Really nice and clever. Good for you guys
Thanks Romeo! We sure do like it :)
Thank you so much for sharing your van life with everyone! Really enjoyed your video and your van is really great! Paco is so cute too! I just went to see a Delica today and dreaming of #VanLife and buzzing with ideas! Two quick questions: #1. How did you secure the rustic wood cedar "fencing" to the ceiling? #2 And what solar panel kit did you use? Thanks so much!
amazing adventure with your van^_^ im a fan!
Hey Eva, thanks for watching! Glad you liked it. We will hopefully be posting another video of our upcoming trip to the Philippines, stay tuned :)
A great project, thanks for sharing! Love it! Putting kitchen / shower section to the back is an interesting idea (not for winter Canada vanlife trips though ha-ha))). Does the insulation work for Delica? Especially under the hot sun, when there's no option to park under a tree. I mean it has a lot of windows and it seems that (no matter how much insulation you put in) Delica (as any other J bus) will become hot quickly.
love this post more :)
Nice setup, we have same model Delica4x4 van. Bubble top roof to. The difference is i have crystalite moonroof. It would nice stargazing that camper van if you have that sunroof. You just have to install your solarpanels in front roor
Great!
I'm planning to get one and do the same 🙏🙏😁😁😁 keep it ip guys nice video, watching from Philippines
Can you please provide a few more details on getting your RHD into Nica and Costa. I need to do the same with my Defender. Cheers from Victoria, BC!
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Are you still travelling? I’m doing up my delica to travel Australia.. loved the tour 🌼
Love your roof rack! Do you mind letting me know what type of roof rails you are using?
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Awesome van tour! I just got a 92 Delica and liked a lot your floor plan and how you equipped the van.
Thanks Rodrigo! Congrats on your Delica! ARe you planning to convert it?
What an adVANture Yes!! That’s the plan, sense I got it without the rear seats and I was looking how can you kit out a van with small dimensions.
That's awesome, there are a few different ways of converting a Delica. Biggest questions for us were: 1. How big do we need the bed? and 2. Do we want the kitchen inside the van or just accessible from the back? Good luck with the conversion, let us know if you have any questions. We would love to see your progress :)
Hey so im planning on driving to costa rica with one of these... any advice on how to get into those countries with rhd vehicles?
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Hey, what's the easiest way to align the wood in the van wall?
Hey loved the van tour! I am very interested in how you got your RHD into Costa Rica and Nicaragua?
LONG DRIVE FROM THE US MAYBE??
did you insulate? use noise damper? curious to know how u did it in 2 weeks. do u have a fan?
During day & night when you are inside in your camper ? What are you using aircon or electric fan , To avoid a hot climate ???
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Do u have a video converting ur van?
what a sweet vibe you two have! and your locale is as nice as the build! is your Delica a long body or short body?
Hey! Thanks so much :) It's a short body. We did look at some long body ones which definitely give more space but we thought the short body would be better for going off-roading and precarious places. Thanks for watching, really appreciate it!!
Sorry if I missed that, but which dimensions does your bed have?
awesome guys, well done! curious approx what was the cost of your conversion? (USD) and what's that metallic foil looking stuff you put around the van at the start, what's its purpose? Looking at doing this myself, so very keen to find out more details!
Hey Nick, the total Van cost about $10k USD. We converted the van in a very short time frame, if we were able to take the time and source better deals we could have probably done it for less. The foil stuff we used was just metallic insulation. We basically covered the interior of the entire van before we started the actual conversion.
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Nice build, precise explanation.. ... btw how is your delica van, is it high maintanence..?
Hey Teo! We have a mechanic who only specializes in Delica's - we haven't had to do a lot to it since we bought it in 2017 but we have had it in for regular check-ups quite often to make sure everything is okay. There was obviously wear and tear due to our long haul from Vancouver to Panama but nothing major, it's well worth it in our opinion. :)
Elle Makis well that’s reassuring because I want a VW van, but that air cooled engine is always breaking down. I need reliability so the Delica is looking better and better.
Great video!!! Great inspiration for mine. Do you have the name of the ladder you have? I need one ha.
Hey! Thanks for your comment!! We had our mechanic put it on in Vancouver BC. Im not sure of the name off the top of my head but I will see if I can figure it out and reply back :)
What an adVANture - thanks so much!! I can’t wait to hear what you find out. I don’t get my van for another couple of weeks so, no rush at all :)
@@klaskteacup I have a L400 Delica and the ladder brand is Terzo. Hope this helps.
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Please tell me how you got through Costa Rica. Did you ship it through and pick it up at customs ?
I'm from VanCity and I would live to do a trip like that in my Delica
Why not build a sliding cupboard So you can see everything Or an open top under the mattress
ok sooooo how about potty breaks and water system!?
Water system, we literally just used a big (10 gallon maybe? ) water jug. We used this for drinking water, doing the dishes etc. Potty breaks... if we were in a city or town we would go to gas stations and cafes, sometimes if were staying in a camp site they would have showers / toilets but if we were in the middle of no where - oh natural! :)
nice design! is it 4x4 drive?
oh yeah i just got it. it is a 4x4 wheel drive! perfect! i am also looking for the suitable van or truck to do this for my next project, is this van reliable?
Can you give me links or contact to the company you bought the Delica from? Thanks and best wishes!
Hey! We bought our van from Rising Sun Auto Imports in New Westminster, BC. www.rs-import.ca/index.php
@@ellemakis7914 how much did it guys cost you?
I have the same van in 2wd and his name is Stan 😭
(15:28 ) Watch out! you have the steering wheel on the wrong side !!!
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The sound is terrible.
Janice, your critique is invaluable. Thank you so much.
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If your van breaks down can i have your girlfriend. Lol
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