FarOutVan: Ford Transit 2016 DIY campervan conversion for MTB & splitboarding

[atoine]

Fourth Month on the Road

This month we party on the Strip in Las Vegas (not), we watch the Geminid meteor shower from the Grand Canyon, we ride steep lines in Flagstaff, we slowly enjoy Sedona and we get the van ready for chasing the snow!

http://faroutride.com/fourth-month/

Thanks for reading

 

[atoine]

Fifth Month on the Road

After 84 consecutive days of sun (that's right!), it was time to make a U-turn, drive north and chase the snow!

This month we discuss about winter: 4x4 (or the lack of), keeping the van warm, drying our ski gear, Ford's Tire Pressure Monitoring System, and of course our adventures

http://faroutride.com/fifth-month/

Thanks for reading!

 

[Littlehouse]

This is probably my favorite van build-out to date, well done. I really wish U-Joint would get a 4x4 conversion together for these transits.

 

[RVflyfish]

MG Metalworks/ExpoVans is putting the finishing touches on his.

 

[mgmetalworks]

This is probably my favorite van build-out to date, well done. I really wish U-Joint would get a 4x4 conversion together for these transits.

Send us an email through our website and join the mailing list for Transit 4x4 updates.

 

[Littlehouse]

Done. Thanks MG!

 

[atoine]

Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)

Since we introduced the spare wheel into tire rotation, we've been dealing with the "Tire Pressure Sensor Fault" message and that's very irritating...

We did some research to better understand how the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) works and how to fix it once for all. We also found how to monitor the pressure in real-time via a smartphone and we feel better about the TPMS now

Here is the results of our research:
http://faroutride.com/ford-tpms/

Hope that helps!

 

[atoine]

Sirocco 3-axis Fan Review

We get a lot of questions about the "steering wheel" attached to our wall... It is, in fact, a fan mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, so the air flow can go in any direction. We like it a lot and we use it in summer (duh) and winter (when we use our oven to move the hot air all around the van; heat is more uniform that way).

Here is more info about that fan:

http://faroutride.com/sirocco-fan-review/

Cheers!

 

[tmo2460]

We get a lot of questions about the "steering wheel" attached to our wall... It is, in fact, a fan mounted on a 3-axis gimbal, so the air flow can go in any direction. We like it a lot and we use it in summer (duh) and winter (when we use our oven to move the hot air all around the van; heat is more uniform that way).

Cheers!

Awesome, thanks for posting this. I was browsing through 12v fans yesterday, this was exactly the post I needed!

 

[atoine]

Awesome, thanks for posting this. I was browsing through 12v fans yesterday, this was exactly the post I needed!

Sweeet! Glad it helped

 

[atoine]

Sixth Month on the Road!

Sixth Month on the Road!
February 2018

This month we travel across Washington, Montana and we're back to the metric system in beautiful British Columbia. We hope you like cold and snow as much as we do

http://faroutride.com/sixth-month/

Thanks for reading!

 

[atoine]

We just wrapped our first winter in the van. We apprehended it, but it turned out to be awesome!

We wrote an article to summarize everything we know about living in a van full-time in winter:

http://faroutride.com/winter-vanlife/

Content:
1.1- Traction Control System (TCS)
1.2- 4×4
1.3- Winter Tires
1.4- Snow Chains
1.5- Limited Slip Differential (LSD)
1.6- Maxtrax
2- Electricity
2.1- Consumption
2.2- Charge
3- Finding Water
4- Finding Camping Spots
5- Staying Warm
5.1- Heat Source
5.2- Window Covers
6- Managing Humidity
7- Drying Gear
8- Tales from the Road
9- Conclusion

Hope that helps!
Antoine

 

[atoine]

This month we're still enjoying the snow, but there's a twist...

Full write-up: http://faroutride.com/seventh-month/

Cheers!

 

[WVI]

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

 

[68camaro]

Wow, read thru thread and will start on your website. Thank yiu so much for all the time and energy you took to chronical your build and adventure.

I am trying to decide on Overland build and seriously looking at Transit, I am wondering how does the tall version work out? Do you issues with driving in strong winds, or overhead clearance issues off the beaten path?