About a month ago, Callum and I had to say the hardest goodbye to our beloved Quinn. That old boxer of ours was 33% of our little family, not a single decision in the last 10 and a half years had been made without her being a part of it. For the last year or…
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#9 Pallet-wrecking, Floor Battens and Temperamental Hazards
Since we got the van we had noticed the hazard lights were a little temperamental, occasionally they would work but more often than not, they wouldn’t. We weren’t too worried about this as we are still in the warranty period, we would get it seen to professionally if it continued. However after a little internet…
Great Mell in the Snow
It was supposed to be another day dedicated to the van conversion, however it had snowed a fair amount the previous day and overnight and we woke up to a glorious sunny day with clear blue skies. It was a no brainer – we couldn’t pass up the opportunity to go for a walk and…
#8 Ceiling, Stubborn Screws and Lifting The Floor
The first part of the day was finishing off the previous day’s job. The lower inside panels had been sprayed with a thick, sticky grease-like substance; it had coated the panels and collected in all the lower nooks and crannies. It needed to be removed before we could stick the sound deadening on, so at…
A Little Wander Up Gowbarrow Fell
There is no denying we absolutely adore the outdoors – and before we took on the van build most of our weekends were spent out walking the fells, canoeing, camping and just generally exploring the Lakes. It has been awesome how quick the project has progressed and we are keen to get the van ‘campable’…
#7 Bulkhead, Sound Deadening, Swivel Seat and Red Oxide
Working through our initial to do list, today was the day to start the sound deadening, remove the bulkhead, install the swivel seat and red oxide any exposed metal. The jobs were done simultaneously with each jumping in when the other needed a hand but I will go through them one at a time… Removing…
#6 Our Van Has Windows
First main job is done – the van has windows! We did an online search for campervan window installation in our area and three businesses popped up. The plan – call them all, get quotes and book in with whichever seemed the best. This sounds remarkably simple but in actuality it took several days to…
#5 The First Look Around
Having booked the van in to get windows fitted, it was requested that we removed any ply lining before taking it in. Our first day was essentially doing this and having a poke around, seeing what’s what. From what we could see the ply was all in fantastic condition, but you never really know what…
#4 The Project Begins
Well, in a week’s time – just as soon as we get back from our trip to Cornwall. The second van was a no go, something about an engine knocking; apparently it was going to be replaced the following week but at this point we decided to call it. We drove straight to the other…
#3 The Wintry Weekend
So, first to business… We only got to see one of the two vans this weekend, the other had been sent off for a body work polish. Apparently the previous owner was a painter/decorator and there were remnants of his work around the handles – we assume this had put others off and the garage…
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