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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
43 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Next year I’m going to the UK and buying a van, converting into a campervan for Photography trips around UK & Europe coasts.

Main things in the conversion are the sleep area and laptop working / sitting area, Sockets for laptop / charging as well as a small fridge, hob and gas bottle fitting, Clear panel for the ceiling so I can watch the stars while sleeping. For the fridge / laptop I don’t know what is best to go for a leisure battery, or a small solar panel & battery cell.

Has anyone here done this kind of project before?

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By (user no longer on site)
43 weeks ago

I did my own conversion on a transit custom. There are loads of videos on youtube. Combe valley campers have lots of tutorial videos on there.

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By *heepdog100Man
43 weeks ago

Morpeth

I've a mk7 transit, just make it best for your needs, mine 100% better since I've fully isolated it walls and ceilings xxx

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
43 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Yeah I’ve watched loads of videos that make it look very easy

I’ve seen people going to great lengths to professionally join plywood to male a single piece floor is this important ?

I want to use DC only, no inverter, I can run &charge a laptop that has USB-C and use a skylink broadband without DC ?

I want a small solar panel , a leisure and Jain battery how do I get it auto use the best source of power of those 3

What’s the best way to seal the ceiling skylights I’d the roof has ridges?

Would you fill the walls with expandable foam

Or leave cavity for moisture to drain ?

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By *rHotNotts OP   Man
43 weeks ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"I've a mk7 transit, just make it best for your needs, mine 100% better since I've fully isolated it walls and ceilings xxx

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What did you use ? Do you get moisture appearing anywhere

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By *ormalfornorfolkMan
43 weeks ago

Norwich


"Yeah I’ve watched loads of videos that make it look very easy

I’ve seen people going to great lengths to professionally join plywood to male a single piece floor is this important ?

I want to use DC only, no inverter, I can run &charge a laptop that has USB-C and use a skylink broadband without DC ?

I want a small solar panel , a leisure and Jain battery how do I get it auto use the best source of power of those 3

What’s the best way to seal the ceiling skylights I’d the roof has ridges?

Would you fill the walls with expandable foam

Or leave cavity for moisture to drain ?

"

Don’t use expanding foam between panels on a vehicle, it will push the panels apart and distort them. And never put it in a door - an old friend of mine, sadly deceased, warned me about this one. He didn’t decease as a consequence of his foam-filled door, in case your were worried.

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By *ensman100Man
43 weeks ago

Hounslow

Converted a citroen relayba few years back.. love it. Happy to chat through a few things!

YouTube is great.

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By *enelope2UWoman
42 weeks ago

Doesn't matter cant block distances


"Yeah I’ve watched loads of videos that make it look very easy

I’ve seen people going to great lengths to professionally join plywood to male a single piece floor is this important ?

I want to use DC only, no inverter, I can run &charge a laptop that has USB-C and use a skylink broadband without DC ?

I want a small solar panel , a leisure and Jain battery how do I get it auto use the best source of power of those 3

What’s the best way to seal the ceiling skylights I’d the roof has ridges?

Would you fill the walls with expandable foam

Or leave cavity for moisture to drain ?

Don’t use expanding foam between panels on a vehicle, it will push the panels apart and distort them. And never put it in a door - an old friend of mine, sadly deceased, warned me about this one. He didn’t decease as a consequence of his foam-filled door, in case your were worried."

I had this on my thing to do.. I've watched tons of videos no experience but I've sorted my layout must haves I feel like I've done so much research I just need the money van and support

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By *usie pTV/TS
42 weeks ago

taunton

I would be interested if anyone has experience of running the fridge full time on a battery only because I left a cool box running about 8 hours one day and it flattened the battery.

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By *exy_fiendsCouple
42 weeks ago

BRIDGEND

We did ours on a master bus. We run our compressor fridge on 12v all the time. Have solar panel on the roof and 2 lesiure batteries. Fixed bed in back with lots of storage under it. USB sockets and led lighting. It works for us....

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