muttley9050

It's a day van at the least.

According to your link then my van qualifies easily as a day van. The only thing that stops it looking like a camper is the high viz which is colour which is not restricted on vehicles. It could easily be removed if it Comes to it but I want to push it a bit with it on. All other features are there

My insurance company knows what the van is. What's in it. How is registered etc. They told me the policy I have covers it. Got an email from them stating that somewhere. It's a policy that was set up for self builds that didn't have the v5 changed Day van is not a legal term here. Its an American thing. So there is no qualification for it except to my knowledge having done of the features of a camper but not all. Will see what the v5 change comes up with. Mine does look like a motor home from the outside for all of the things it needs to qualify except for motor home style graphics which are optional. The bed is there. The table is fixed but movable. The dvla say them selves that if a van has all the features of a camper van, stated by them, then it is a legal requirement to have it reclassified on the v5c. I'm pretty sure my van passes all the requirements so if they don't accept the application then I will push it as far as I can as its there rules that they advertise. As said the only one thing I don't have is campervan style graphics and they say themselves that they are optional.

Not too fussed about the v5. Can insure it as a day van for 250. Will probably put it up for sale soon though so would be good to cross the ts.

It's got a 1000w 240v immersion heater for hot water only, I run this through the invertor if the sun is out of I'm driving about. If I'm parked for a few days with little sun I'll use the diesel heater for hot water Space heating is all diesel. So if the space heating is on the hot water is there anyway.

Bastard keeps following me around

Weighs just over 3.1 tonne with tanks full.

Strange coloured yellow squares are covering up words highway maintenance. They are magnetic. I've got the v5 application in at the moment to change to motor caravan. I had to cover the words up for this purpose. I wouldn't be surprised if they were to fall off once the application had been approved.

https://arbtalk.co.uk/applications/tapatalk/index.php?/topic/119571-My-Van-Build- Here you go. Made a thread for it.

Photos

After a request on another thread for some photos of a van I have converted into a camper, I thought I'd start a thread for it. So after being away from arbtalk for a while after some family problems. I'm back. Converted a van over last year as a distraction. Took kids touring europe in it last summer. Use it most weekends now. Decided to go down the stealth route and started with a medium wheel base transit welfare van. 2014. 42000 miles at purchase. Alot more now. Park it anywhere. Never had any bother. Decided to go high spec on everything. Electrical system is bombproof. Fully offgrid Put a hook up in but never used it. 440 a/h battery system 300w solar 60 amp amblemail dc to dc charger Diesel heater /hot water. 1000w invertor. 1000w immersion for hot water when you don't want the heating on. All timber is local and milled by myself. Brown oak ceiling. 8mm t and g boards Ash walls. 8mm t and g boards Walnut cupboards Maple worktops Sycamore table Smart beds crash tested rock and roll bed. So 5 seat belts. Double canvas bunk above rock and roll. Full size cooker. Shower. Internal and extremal showers Toilet 120l fresh water 60l waste water Extremal gas point Gas it undermount auto gas lpg leisure gas system Etc etc

I'm after some trees to cut cladding at the moment. These might fit the bill. What's the asking price?

I'm near Mitton Keynes and may be interested in buying the trunk. Providing I can get my trailer near it for loading.What sort of price do you want for it? What sort of diameter is it?

Yeah that sort of acsess! Trouble then is getting the wood out. [emoji51]

I only have a 24" granberg. Anything bigger gets the lucas on it. I do have a an old 40"? stihl alasksn mill but the tree would have to be really bad access for me to get that out.

Call me to arrange access 07760263686

So long story but not been on here much lately. Family issues etc but mostly good now. Not been doing loads of Milling either but have converted a van into a camper using wood ive milled. Anyway getting back into Milling lately professionally and as a hobby and also getting back into arbtalk. So leafs off talk of panther miles on here lately. Ate they better than the granberg alaskans. Advantages, disadvantages? Think I'll stick with the lucas for big slabs though rather than swinging a massive bar around like above.

Beautiful

Hope it's better than it looks. Keep the pictures coming.

Did this go? not far from me.

If you still need some mark I've got seasoned at that length but it's only 200mm wide. Think I still have few lengths of it. Here's a picture of it. That I turned into 9mm t and g cladding for my camper van roof

I'm interested if it's still available. James 07760263686

Any dimensions in this please?

Escort van doesn't count as car derived mate. Just named after the car but doesn't use the same Chasis etc. Car derived vans are more like the Astra and fiesta vans which look almost exactly the same as the car version without the back seat.

Anybody got a good recommendation of a resin brand to use. Always struggled with air bubbles when I have dabbled with small bits in the past.