It’s probably too early to be getting the undercoat on the camper but sometimes I feel like I need to see some progress to keep the spirits up. Lots of people have commented that camper vans should be carpeted but I can’t for the life of me think why. “Noise Reduction” – what the fuck are …
Working under a halogen lamp with no human contact for months will leave you looking like this dishevelled, scorched heap of a man. Luckily I’ve recovered. Here’s a tip on terminating fat gauge cable with ring connectors.
If you live miles away from the coast as I do you really just need to be able to surf whatever slop your served when you get there. The solution to this is simply to ride boards as thick as fire doors with as much bouyancy as a swollen corpse. Getting said boards into a …
The swivel seats are in and working. It’s worth pointing out that the the swivels add an extra 5 cm or so to the height of the seat base so to make this work you need to fit specially manufactured lowered seat bases which you need to dig out of a Mercedes Benz dealership. Otherwise you …
Swivel seats are essential in any camper conversion. The additional space they give is far greater than the sum of the their parts. It’s not just that they provide a way to face the rest of the idiots in your van while they smash pasta into their haircuts , rotating the seats immediately gives you …
KITCHEN MAKE JACK ANGRY. If there was one thing that has sent me near to the edge it’s building this sodding kitchen . I’m taking a break from it now before I start kicking bins. Think I’m going to start on the seats instead. Bastard kitchen.
Cooking in a camper van is a pain in the arse. Anyone that tells you differently smells of old food and has weird toenails. Typically you’ll find yourself hunched over and impotent gas flame coaxing life into a congealed pot of beans. I’m fine with congealed beans but I don’t like sitting and cooking. Or …
Beds are starting to take shape. There’ s been a awful lot swearing and hitting things with hammers but it’s starting to take shape. The plywood fascias have been mounted and trimmed and the portals cut out. One of the more satisfying jobs is getting the holes cut in. Much needed after after several days …
Camper van beds next. Having finally got the floor levelled and the staircase set up properly the next step is the bed framework. All this is essentially sitting on the top of the stir units or is suspended from it. There is little point in trying to make things level in a van as …
VW Transporter vans don’t have stairs in , do they ? You fancy T5 types are essentially driving around in overpriced bungalows. This unit is the starting block for the internal build. Everything is measured from, and hanging onto, this section of the woodwork. Getting it right was absolutely critical for the stability of the …
