Hello
I'm the one that built the van in the video, and it was my wife that gave the tour with Jed. I actually have a 2nd van build that he toured that also is built out from foam, I think he's releasing that tour in about a week. Tomorrow he is supposed to release the paper bag covering tutorial video.
I did get a lot of my inspiration from the foamie community here. The first van build I did, I used the canvas and wood glue technique that most here seem to use. I eventually made test panels using foam with canvas, Dacron, aluminum screen, fiberglass screen and 1/8" wood. I meant to also test countertop laminate, but never got around to it. From the tests that I did, fiberglass screen was just so easy to work with that I stuck with it, even though it's not quite as rigid as some of the others. Aluminum screen is insanely strong, but the aluminum screen separates from the paint easy making it pretty hard to work with.
I'm currently working on some test panels using Monstaliner roll-on bed liner over foam (comes in many colors!). Early results are very promising!
I have a build log up for my first foam van conversion here :
http://www.cheaprvliving.com/forums/Thr ... -build-log(this is not the one in the video linked above, but this video tour is coming soon too)
Thank you all for the inspiration! By building on your knowledge and adapting it to my needs, I've now done two full van RV conversions that actually weigh less than the donor conversion vans they started out as!