Our second vintage caravan renovation is finished! Join us this week as we reveal the newly rebuilt Bert, our 47 year old Viscount. We hope you enjoy the tour, make sure you're subscribed to see if it all holds up on the road!
✅ Build checklist
https://jackandmegan.com.au/blog/bert-build-checklist-
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⚡️ Electrical Setup & Appliances:
(Use code JM30 for $30 off any order above $300 at Caravan RV Camping)
Aircon: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/truma-saphir-comfort-reverse-cycle-air-conditioner-with-5m-ducting
Fridge: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/dometic-nrx-130c-126-litre-compressor-fridge-freezer?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAChTVHQe2JG7i8YmmbV_PiwSh4eAL&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16bxt1ov4KGCujNA2f3gueNCIgiC7SDcpN11u5dwkBkUEHlirJhsi3IhoC5NoQAvD_BwE
Inverter: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/renogy-rego-3000w-inverter-charger
Batteries: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/renogy-12v-200ah-pro-lithium-battery-with-bluetooth-self-heating-functions
Solar: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/renogy-200w-12v-monocrystalline-fixed-solar-panel
Induction cooktop: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/westinghouse-twin-induction-cooktop
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✅ Build checklist
https://jackandmegan.com.au/blog/bert-build-checklist-
💚 Thanks so much Ryobi for supplying our tools -
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⚡️ Electrical Setup & Appliances:
(Use code JM30 for $30 off any order above $300 at Caravan RV Camping)
Aircon: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/truma-saphir-comfort-reverse-cycle-air-conditioner-with-5m-ducting
Fridge: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/dometic-nrx-130c-126-litre-compressor-fridge-freezer?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAChTVHQe2JG7i8YmmbV_PiwSh4eAL&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16bxt1ov4KGCujNA2f3gueNCIgiC7SDcpN11u5dwkBkUEHlirJhsi3IhoC5NoQAvD_BwE
Inverter: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/renogy-rego-3000w-inverter-charger
Batteries: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/renogy-12v-200ah-pro-lithium-battery-with-bluetooth-self-heating-functions
Solar: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/renogy-200w-12v-monocrystalline-fixed-solar-panel
Induction cooktop: https://www.caravanrvcamping.com.au/product/westinghouse-twin-induction-cooktop
🥘 Get Our Cheap Eats Ebook | 50 Recipes From Life On The Road -
https://jackandmegan.com.au/store/p/cheap-eats
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00:00Last month we challenged ourselves to completely renovate this 47 year old caravan in 30 days and you guys
00:08We failed the challenge
00:11Disaster I know but we did it in 32 days. We're gonna give you a full tour now
00:30Let's
00:34Guys are you recording? I'm recording. We're recording Burt's done guys
00:39We absolutely
00:41Smashed it. Oh, I've never worked so hard in my life even construction days. No, that was harder
00:47Huh, it was insane. Well, I guess with construction you got a day off a week at least didn't you?
00:51Yeah, but this there was just no days off. My brain is sizzled. So we'll start outside
00:58We did the paint in the original color that Burt was when we got him for those of you that are new here
01:02The caravans name is Burt and that caravans name is Myrtle. I know or Mert
01:08Big Mert. We just love the colors of the old vintage caravans. It's so
01:14Aesthetic yeah
01:16Yeah, so we just love it. So we kept it like that
01:19We resealed all the windows resealed all the J rails when we bought the caravan
01:24It was sealed, but I just did it again just for peace of mind
01:27We got a sticker on the front there. You can't go traveling without one of them on there
01:30we put this nice tower rail here and
01:32Ended up keeping this pipe down here as well because it actually holds all the awning poles that the caravan came with
01:38So we'll keep that for the storage for those poles
01:42little thing as well is
01:45Burt's actually going in in a couple days to get his drawbar reinforced because I just want to do that for peace of mind
01:53There is a bit of rust in it. So we're gonna fix that all up and do it properly
01:56We put a new hitch on it because the other one was absolutely destroyed and we just put a Elko
02:02Jockey wheel on there if you're following along, you know
02:05We needed one of them very badly because it caused me to hurt my back which still hurts today
02:10We put new lifters on I think they were 45 kilo lifters all round
02:15We couldn't pull the tent down before we put the solar panels on
02:19So while we're on the solar panels, actually, we've got 600 watts of Renogy solar panels on the top bringing in about 40 amps
02:25I think it is. We've seen about 41 amps coming in, which is great
02:28We've got our solar lead running down here into the roof and we've actually got some yellow paint there Megan. Oh, yeah
02:35We're gonna fix that and we ended up putting on the canvas that came with the caravan is brand new
02:40Which was a big score for us. I also installed a lockable
02:44Water inlet here for our drinking water and another cool thing that we did is we actually changed
02:50Bert's tires and rims to 14-inch rims and 185 size tires
02:56We also did the wheel bearings for peace of mind and we flipped the springs
03:00So the axles on the bottom now, which lifted Bert just a little bit more
03:03That's the biggest issue we had with Myrtle our bigger caravan. We would always bottom out
03:08So flipping these axles has made a huge difference and we're really considering doing it on Myrtle
03:13We've got a grey water tank at the front and we got a 52 litre drinking water tank at the rear
03:19We don't plan on traveling in this full time
03:21So it wasn't designed with the idea of going off-grid for weeks at a time
03:26So 52 litres of drinking water is absolutely perfect
03:29You come around the back. There's not too much happening outside the caravan
03:33It's just we did a paint job putting your canvas on tires and rims. We've got this bar here, which holds our
03:41Spare tire. I've got to paint this actually. I reckon we should paint that. Yeah, it's just primer at the moment
03:46I forgot about that
03:48Million things on our minds throughout this build. Oh, I've just noticed. Yeah
03:51Oh, yeah
03:51We got one of our stickers over that and I've done all new window seals around the whole caravan as well all locks on the windows
03:58all perfectly
04:01Working except for two which we won't talk about. Should we go inside and show them the good stuff? Yeah, he has turned out
04:07Better than we could have ever imagined. So good. Megan has designed Bert in my opinion amazingly
04:19Look at him guys
04:20Can you actually believe this compared to where we were four weeks ago because we can't believe it
04:26We're in shock. It's insane. It is so beautiful and so cozy. Ouch I just hit my head
04:33This is terrible
04:35But anyway, where do you want to start? Where should we start? Let's start with our kitchen
04:38So we ended up staining this bench top that we put in that last episode and we stained all of this and it's looking
04:46Beautiful, so we'll start with our upper cabinets here
04:49we are just using this as sort of like a little snack cupboard and then we've also got all of our drinking glasses and
04:57Mugs here, which I always love when things just slot perfectly. So once we put that one in there you guys will see
05:07It's not going anywhere. Yeah, so
05:09That
05:11That sort of thing in van life just makes me really happy
05:13One thing that we are going to be doing to this cupboard though
05:15Just to add a little bit more security is add like a little strip of wood here
05:20Yeah, just in case these go flying. I was sort of hoping. Oh, they don't even fall out. Well, if they're a little bit wider
05:26It would have been fine, but we just do the little wood. Talk about your little coffee station
05:32You just need to do what you can to make things feel really homey when you're on the road. 12 bucks from good sammies
05:38Have it. That is what is going to make talking about this build really really easy because with the furnishings
05:45We got this from an op shop and we got this from an op shop and everything else
05:51Came up. Yeah, so if you want to ask where we got anything to do with the furnishing it is
05:5799% going to be Kmart and everything else is going to be Bunnings or caravan RV camping and that's pretty much
06:02Yeah, though that being said we are going to be doing a blog post on our website of every single little thing that has
06:09Gone into the Burt build and be calling our Burt build checklist or something like that
06:14But we're gonna have that up on the website for you today
06:17So we'll link that down below and you can go and have a look if you're interested in anything else in the build
06:22So we've got our nice big sink here from Bunnings turned out amazing, which is all does it work? We've got no water
06:27Do we know there's no water in the tank at the moment?
06:29We also got this from Kmart a nice little tea towel hook just to bring the coastal palm tree vibes. We've got our
06:35Dometic fridge which we showed you last week when we're installing it. It's decent
06:41It can pack so much stuff in it
06:43One thing we did notice we had a comment from about coffee catch-up viewers saying
06:47It would have been better if we had the fridge door on this side
06:50So you can have like easier access from the kitchen, which we do agree with but when I was packing this yesterday
06:57Do you know how good it is to be able to sit down? Oh, yeah and pack the fridge
07:01So now I'm thinking I don't know maybe we will swap it. Maybe we won't
07:05There we go. And I installed this switch here as well for our water pump
07:09And also if we decide we want a little bit more lighting
07:13We've got a second switch there as well, which we're thinking perhaps we might do the same LED lights that we've got in my tool
07:20Just here, but we did have all of our little mood lighting on last night and I was surprisingly light
07:26We've got lamp lamp. I love lamp
07:29Do you really love the lamp?
07:31Are you just saying it because you saw it USB powered and USB powered and olden day lighting as well. I love lamp
07:37I love lamp. It is quite bright, but probably not bright enough if you were cooking like really late at night
07:44So yeah, probably do some more lighting there. Our tiled backsplash is another thing that we are
07:50Very very happy with we found these. Oh, there you go. Actually I lied because
07:55These are not from one of the three listed places
07:58we got this from Facebook marketplace and also our return from Facebook marketplace and
08:04They were so lovely. Yeah, when we um had pretty much finished the caravan
08:08We picked up some more return for down there and we're like do you want to see the caravan?
08:14And he was like, well, that's cool. So that was my sort of confidence booster
08:18But yes, the tiles turned out really really good. Um, they imported from Italy
08:22Yeah, somehow fancy let's call him
08:31Anyway
08:38It's not even funny
08:41Anyway continuing on
08:44So, yes, we will see how the tiles go my mum pointed out that it was very visible that we didn't line up the
08:52You still can't see it. Yeah, but yeah, it doesn't line up right there
08:59Thanks to that I went a little bit mad trying to think of how we were going to cover that up so
09:05Perfect. You never know
09:08Wardrobe we have a full-size wardrobe. I've actually put magnets on the doors as well, which has been great
09:14Yeah, they work perfectly and this fits just as many clothes as myrtle does
09:20Actually, all of our storage is pretty perfect. You can fit so much
09:24It's really deceptive and we haven't even used all of our storage, which I'll get to in a second
09:29So clothes toiletries shoes all fit in here amazingly and then down here
09:35We have got all of our cooking stuff and right pantry and also our Westinghouse induction cooktop
09:42Which we spoke about last week. So basically that just
09:46Go there and that will just go there and then easy-peasy
09:51Put it on your bench or cook outside. Yeah, and also quickly my water pump I've installed down there
09:57Which has come up really nicely. We're only running cold water at the moment
10:00We're probably gonna install hot water in an ensuite shower outside. I yes
10:04so that was something that we didn't quite get to in the
10:0730 days along with a couple of other things, but you know, he's done. He's perfect. It's perfect
10:13Sorry over here we have a single bed. Sorry, this would be nice for nieces and nephews or anything like that
10:21Or if I'm in the doghouse
10:24It's not quite a full single. It's the original
10:28Sort of mattress that was here that I feel like a single bed would be here and this is sort of yeah
10:33It's definitely smaller. Yeah, but it has come up really nice with the bedding anyway, and we've also got these curtains
10:39This was a little shortcut. I guess you could say because for myrtle it was much cheaper
10:45Obviously we went to spotlight and we purchased our material and then we got mom to sew our curtains for us
10:52Whereas this time because we're on a bit of a time crunch instead of doing the loops
10:56We just bought ready-made sheer curtains and then we just cut them and then just thought and under here is where we have Jack's
11:04Pride and joy of the caravan the electrical system
11:07So we ended up putting a rattan base here as Megan said before just for
11:11To let the electrical system have a lot of ventilation and it turns out
11:16That's another thing we need to fix yeah put a hook on the door I've put the inverter
11:21Where you can see it there in the middle and it just so happens to be that the fans suck from the back of it
11:27And push the hot air straight out. So it's worked out perfectly. So here's our electrical system
11:33Amazing. So it's 400 amps of Renogy. It's all Renogy gear. We got 400 amps of lithium battery
11:393000 watt inverter 40 amp MPPT controller and a 50 amp DC DC controller
11:44That's what you use to charge from your car when you're driving
11:47We've had the air conditioner on for a very long time
11:50Most days when we've been working on him in here and it's been performing amazingly. We've been seeing 40 amps coming in
11:57We're on 40% now because we've had the air con going all day, but right now there's 30 amps coming in
12:04while I'm on camera still
12:06Quickly look here. So originally we installed the canvas and we just screwed up the canvas straight to the timber
12:12I ended up taking the whole canvas down with Megan's dad. Thank you so much Steve
12:16I wouldn't have been able to do it without you and we put these aluminium bars here
12:21So now the canvas is really tight up against the roof and there's no air pockets, you know
12:27There's no light coming through. So it's all sealed off and it's beautiful and
12:31And you got the hose on that last night as well and I yeah, I water tested it last night and it no legs
12:37So what else can I quickly show off?
12:40All the technical stuff. Do you want to talk about the aircon? Yeah, so the aircon
12:45For some reason well, I think I know why it's because we installed it correctly in this one
12:50And this vent if you put a piece of paper up against this vent when the air comes on it actually sucks it
12:56Sucks the paper up
12:57not in but it sucks it onto the vent and it that tells me that the air is circulating perfectly in the caravan and
13:04You can really tell that it cools down this caravan so well, so that's a Truma Sapphire
13:11Unit that we installed a couple videos ago. If you want to go check that out, we'll link it above
13:14So we've got three vents around the caravan circulating the air
13:18We've got the sensor for the remote here right next to the bed
13:21Perfect, and we got a USB C and a USB outlet here so we can charge our phones at night and run Megan's little
13:27mushroom lamp there
13:30Yeah, and then the heart of the whole caravan is up there on the wall the Renegie one core
13:34We've got all our inverter solar panels batteries
13:38pretty much everything Bluetooth connected to it and
13:42It just tells us everything we need to know so it's it's actually a really good little unit
13:45We built the bed so that we've got a heap of storage under it
13:48We haven't even used it, but we don't even have enough stuff to put in here
13:52but yeah, there's heaps of storage under there and
13:54Also, there's heaps of storage under the chair
13:57Which we haven't even used and there's a fire extinguisher under the chair as well
14:01because that's something you really need to have in the caravan in case of
14:06fires
14:07So this is our living slash dining area
14:10Which we got our phone from Clark rubber and thank you mum for wrapping them up for us and sewing them in
14:17She was like, I'm not happy with them, but you gave me too tight a deadline. We're like mom. Honestly, they're perfect
14:22Thank you so much. I already talked about the curtains, but I forgot to mention our roller
14:26so we have got blackout blinds on every single window as well except for that one because we've got the
14:32Flat thing at the front and I also forgot to mention when I was talking about all of the lighting
14:37We do have our under bench
14:40Lighting as well, which you can change the colors just like Myrtle
14:44We love this table, we were actually starting to stress about the dining room table guys
14:50We were like, what are we gonna do for legs? We can't afford one of those like fancy
14:55Hydraulic caravan table things. There's not much room and then Jack found a workbench
15:03From Bunnings. It's basically just a plank of wood on folding legs
15:08Like oh my gosh, it's perfect spray-paint the legs gold and put a little tabletop on it, which we stained as well
15:14We did run out of gold paint. So don't look too close because you can still see
15:18Orange under there and it looks really bad, but we'll get to that. So as you come into the bedroom area, we have also got a
15:26Toilet under here. It's a lot of toilet paper. Yeah, that was supposed to go behind but I got lazy
15:33packing so
15:34This Thetford toilet fits so perfectly and I have to tell them the story
15:39Yeah, because we... it fits like a glove. We had originally measured
15:45this slot here for an
15:48Old toilet from the Troopy days, which I don't know why we kept and it was disgusting
15:56It was four years old and we had said we're gonna replace that
16:00It's just sort of like so we know how much space we need to allow under the bed for the toilet to slide out easily
16:06but then we thought you know what, let's just try the toilet from Myrtle and
16:11It just slipped in
16:14Perfectly. It was the most satisfying thing ever
16:19That you could do on a toilet, honestly
16:22Guys just before she talks about the bedroom. There is 11 pillows in this caravan
16:2711. I need to just justify that actually because as I was looking for inspo
16:32I was looking at Airbnbs and luxury accommodations
16:35And do you know what the number one thing that they all have in common like luxury beautiful accommodations?
16:42It's cushions. So went all out with the cushions and I think it looks very fancy. Too many cushions. So
16:50Here's our bed. It's brilliant. Which can't very
16:54Sit up very well, so it is a caravan double so it's not quite as big as a double bed, but it's all good
17:00It's really really roomy in here. You don't feel claustrophobic with the wardrobe or anything like that
17:05no, and
17:06Just the light coming in is beautiful and also because we've got the white roller there like in Myrtle
17:12We do have the option to set up a projector as well, which is great
17:16There's actually a little bit of storage under this. Oh, yeah
17:19That's what I was gonna do for like books, oh maybe yeah, yeah, but then I also got this little tray here
17:26so we don't need to worry about coasters and you can have coffee in bed and
17:32That's it guys we did it it's very hot in here
17:35Incredibly hot. Well, let's jump out birds done
17:3932 days it took us
17:41Insane, I actually can't believe we did it. Hey, I'm in shock
17:46I'm in shock. Look at them. Look at the two caravans next to each other
17:50There and there Merton Bert. We need a creepy clown for Bert
17:54Yes, that is going to be our first mission because as you can probably see we have all of our stuff packed in here
18:02So we're going to take a bit on a little shakedown trip also so that we know if anything needs fixing or tweaking
18:09Before anyone else goes traveling in it
18:11So we're going to be doing that next week, but I also need to just give a little shout out to
18:17Jason and Nat
18:19Who sent us this months ago because once again
18:23they were the first to know about our crazy crazy idea to rebuild a caravan in 30 days and
18:33So guys that's it we did it we built Bert in 32 days
18:36We just want to say a massive
18:38Thank you to you guys for making this all possible
18:41If you guys don't click on the videos if you guys don't subscribe and like the videos
18:44None of this would happen a massive. Thank you to Ryobi and Caravan RV camping. They
18:50are amazing. Thank you guys for supporting us and believing in us and
18:55Making it come alive. It's insane
18:57I know and just the fact that again, we said we've got this crazy idea and they're just on board
19:03Yeah, you can do it. Even when we did not believe that we could do it. We did it
19:08So we now have two vintage caravans. What the hell do we do with them?
19:13Now we're gonna take Bert on a little getaway. We want to test it out ourselves
19:17We're gonna pass him over to the family and they're gonna get into caravaning. Hopefully. Yeah, and then be great
19:23Wait until you see what we've got planned with Mert guys
19:27It's pretty insane. So thank you all we did it. We smashed it
19:32We'll see you next week