andrewjohn Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks Geoff. I always get confused what to include and what not to. Quote
The Geoff Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) nice van kite-uk , but vw campers are very pricey, I picked mine up, already converted, for 3.5k. Not the poshest vehicle, but mechanically sound. If you want something flash then you'll pay for it, but bargains are to be had if you're not a fashion victim, especially the ex-AA jobs. Remember that 150k on the clock of a big diesel engine is the equivalent of 80k on your average petrol job. 300k isn't unusual and 500k is doable with good maintenance and gentle driving. Edited October 15, 2013 by The Geoff Quote
The Geoff Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 Thanks Geoff. I always get confused what to include and what not to. If it's an image then stopping at .jpg is usually a good idea Quote
mick Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 Here's one I made oilier. http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/micktryx/DSCF1931_zps7055ca1e.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/micktryx/DSCF1935_zps152c1716.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/micktryx/DSCF1936_zps42be173a.jpg Quote
andrew pattullo Posted October 15, 2013 Author Report Posted October 15, 2013 hhahahaahaha I have the last laugh CRASH ADDICT has just dropped a mattress for me ,!!!!! I will upload some pics tomorrow !!!! my jaw hit the deck when I saw it , the same colour and quality you see out of a brandnew vw factory fitted camper metal sprung ,memory foam , in gorgous very dark brown grey imbossed Quote
kite-uk Posted October 15, 2013 Report Posted October 15, 2013 VW T5 bed pulls out. Rock and roll.. Diesel heater.. Cold beer in the fridge. Home is where I park it Where's the sh#@er in that wagon? you can't call it a home without somewhere to take a dump. Yep it's got a loo as well and a shower out the back under the tail gate. You name it's got it! I stopped at underfloor heating but that will be built into the next van. Next year. But it has a heated bed top half :-) check out ebay seat warmers and build them in. Cooler , running water and sink. LEDs in all cupboards sliding doors memory foam bed I love sleeping in there better than home! I came out the water on Sat had a cup of coffee bacon sarny felt human again then packed up and went home brilliant tool. Quote
The Geoff Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 Mine's nowhere near as posh, but me and The Julia have still had a good few weekends away with it, including one last Hogmanay when we woke up with a sheet of ice on the outside of the van - still nice and toasty inside Being able to towel down and get changed somewhere warm and out of the wind is amazing, and being able to brew up is a bonus. I also use it for work trips to Edinburgh for two or three days at a time, saves me a fortune in hostel bills and it's far more convenient. Honestly, a really cheap campervan is the best purchase I've ever made, kites aside Quote
kite-uk Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 Couldn't agree more.. 2 kids it's a mobile house on wheels.. all their kit and clothes when we go out for the day and we can stay out more and longer because we can pull over make and cook them tea and watch the traffic jams. by the time we are ready to go home the traffic is gone the kids and us are fed. their changed in to Jim Jams ready to go to bed ( normaly asleep by the time we get home ) straight into their bed and then I chuck out all the kids stuff and repack the van with my kite stuff done! ( I will say though I don't and have never left my kites in the van over night ) not worth the risk of getting them knicked even my wife lets me put them in the house! Kids never leave your kites in the van or cars! I know people do your asking for trouble As for the van it's a pop top so I pop the roof and I can stand up inside and put all my kit on it's brilliant for that.. also for an all day session being I am over 40 I can come in have some thing to eat and drink.. pop the roof.. get up in the top part and have a sleep for an hour and then get ready again to go out for another 2-3 hrs and that my friends is PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s498/mi-mobile/IMAG1781.jpg Quote
plummet Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 Couldn't agree more.. 2 kids it's a mobile house on wheels.. all their kit and clothes when we go out for the day and we can stay out more and longer because we can pull over make and cook them tea and watch the traffic jams. by the time we are ready to go home the traffic is gone the kids and us are fed. their changed in to Jim Jams ready to go to bed ( normaly asleep by the time we get home ) straight into their bed and then I chuck out all the kids stuff and repack the van with my kite stuff done! ( I will say though I don't and have never left my kites in the van over night ) not worth the risk of getting them knicked even my wife lets me put them in the house! Kids never leave your kites in the van or cars! I know people do your asking for trouble As for the van it's a pop top so I pop the roof and I can stand up inside and put all my kit on it's brilliant for that.. also for an all day session being I am over 40 I can come in have some thing to eat and drink.. pop the roof.. get up in the top part and have a sleep for an hour and then get ready again to go out for another 2-3 hrs and that my friends is PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s498/mi-mobile/IMAG1781.jpg O for awesome mate. Is it 4wd? tell me its 4wd and then it would be perfect. Quote
broraboyan Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 Yep it's got a loo as well and a shower out the back under the tail gate. You name it's got it! I stopped at underfloor heating but that will be built into the next van. Next year. But it has a heated bed top half :-) check out ebay seat warmers and build them in. Cooler , running water and sink. LEDs in all cupboards sliding doors memory foam bed I love sleeping in there better than home! I came out the water on Sat had a cup of coffee bacon sarny felt human again then packed up and went home brilliant tool. Does it have a trumpet under the seat so you can blow it probably. Quote
andrew pattullo Posted October 16, 2013 Author Report Posted October 16, 2013 very impressive ! but any space left for kite gear ? and all those gismos the van must need a HGV licence ! and very thirsty Quote
mick Posted October 16, 2013 Report Posted October 16, 2013 O for awesome mate. . H for hard on. Quote
andrewjohn Posted October 17, 2013 Report Posted October 17, 2013 O for awesome mate. Is it 4wd? tell me its 4wd and then it would be perfect. That one probably isn't, it's a bit low, but you can get them. They're known as Synchros. Available on T5s T4s and the old 'wedgie' T25s. Quote
andrewjohn Posted October 17, 2013 Report Posted October 17, 2013 http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s498/mi-mobile/IMAG1781.jpg Where did you get the rear awning from mate? Quote
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