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@SB-hr5yr I would say the same. I'm not a videographer, just thought I'd blog my trip.

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Bought all the fabrics from Modelli fabrics. The orange striped material has been discontinued but the greys are called Tivoli 2409 and Tivoli 2387. Hope that helps

Hi, just sanded it a bit with 400 grit, covered it in two pack primer and then two pack white to finish it. Two pack paint (2k) is real tough stuff and you can paint it in your shed without needing heat or air flow. Just make sure you've a good mask on!

Thank you Il give it a shot 👍

Thanks Alon. I just gave it a go and had no experience before my first van build so I'd encourage you just to have a try and if you don't get it right the first time, that's normal. Those curved doors took a few attempts to get right! CZcams is full of good videos to help you along.

Bought the sink bowl, tap, , shower tray and toilet from a self build supplier and built the rest myself.👍

The vehicle is beautiful! This is the most beautifully built camper I have ever seen! Congratulation!

It's a dometic flytec ft200. It was pretty expensive when I bought it but worth it. I think they've gotten stupidly expensive now!

It's a LWB So 5.33m. Thanks for taking time to watch.

Thanks so much. Glad you like it. I'd put a lot of thought into the layout to maximise the space and it seemed to work out well. Hope your build goes well!

Hi sorry for the slow reply. I saw curved doors on another camper and then just made it up my own design from that. Had to Kerf the wood to create the bends and that took a few attempts to perfect.

Hi, sorry for the slow reply. All cabinets are custom built (and no shower). I really should do an audio version so that I can talk through the details a bit more.

I just build stuff for myself but would love to go into business someday.

😁 I've been asked that a few times. Wish I'd started building years ago. it might have developed into a business.

@@Rickbrown74 never too late Rick, I am about to move back over to the UK after 25 years in the states, first thing I want is a simple simple camper van so the wife and me can go watch the races and make a cup of tea lol

Hi thanks for the kind words. The doors came from magnum motorhomes. Really not sure if they still do them.. They were the match of their lightweight plywood

Thanks Shorty. Yes, sold it a good while ago and got a good price so very happy with that. Picked up this van for a good price and find it much more usable overall. Works great on trips as you can access carparks which the boxer couldn't and can get around towns much easier. Miss the shower room but that's the only compromise. 😎

@@Rickbrown74 Not surprised you got good money for the Boxer, it was like a factory build ! Enjoy the Transit. Lots of places around to blag a shower anyway ....

Exactly. Had 9 days around Wales last summer and got a campsite every night at the last minute. 👍

Thanks Shaun. Magnum motorhomes. Not sure if they still do them though.

Yes it is indeed Paul. I enjoyed having this van. They drive really well.

@@Rickbrown74 Thanks so much for you reply! Would you know roughly how much you spent on the build. I want a similar set up. Interested in the difference in cost of doing it yourself or getting someone in to do it. Many thanks my friend!

It cost about 12-13k including alloys/tyres. I didn't hold back on anything though so you could do it for a fair bit less.

Sorry but I've since sold the van so can't get you the measurements. The double seat is the trickiest part. You need to make it smaller than you imagine to make it work and make sure to slope the side of it to allow more hip room going past it.

@@Rickbrown74 ok thx for the info. Oh nooo, was such a cool van! U got a new one? Or done vanlifing hehe

@@ExpeditionHawk Got a new van. It's a Transit Custom so I'm able to use it daily. Wasn't able to use the Boxer enough to justify keeping it. Will do a video of the build when I can remember to get round to it! 😁

@@Rickbrown74 quite smaller van though hehe, you felt the boxer was too big tonede daily or?

@@ExpeditionHawk yeah was ok to do the odd run in but the smaller van is so much easier around town. It's all about compromise. We can survive away without the shower room and hot water. The beds comfortable plus we've a diesel heater and a fridge. 😁👍

Just standard material spray glued onto the ply.

Hi, thanks for the kind words. It's a long wheel base.

Thanks Pauly. Layout was a copy of a Pilote van. I adapted the dimensions here and there to better suit myself though. Overall cost was about 12k plus the van.

Thanks so much. Means a lot coming from a craftsman. 👍

Thank you so much Jakob. 😊

Hi, to be honest I don't know. From research before buying the gas people were able to go weeks with fairly heavy usage. We didn't get away for long breaks so never uses much gas. It cost about £12 to fill it and it lasted us ages. The kit was from gas-it and worked well.

@@Rickbrown74 ok thanks. Sounds like the way to go !

Very kind comments Dave. Much appreciated. 😊👍

Thanks for the comment. You're absolutely correct. I copied the general layout of a Polite van and then built it myself.

Hi thanks for the comment. The doors were bought from magnum motorhomes. They were the match of the furniture board and corners that they sold. All I had to do was add the white vinyl to them. 😊

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Hi thanks for the kind comments. Sorry I don't have any plans as such. I knew the rough dimensions for each sections and then worked from the back to the front making things as compact as possible.

That's a good point. Never thought of mentioning that. I have a channel in the floor about 6 inches wide which runs across the floor adjacent to the cupboard which houses the electrics. The water pipes run behind the shower room and across this channel to get to the kitchen side.

Thanx for that watched quite a few videos on here of people laying floor but never show water pipes , thanx again .