Recent content by Dinosawus

Having just had my campervan conversion stolen from a London street after 4 months of hard work, I would just like to remind the community how common place theft of campervans/motorhomes is and how important it is to take all measures possible to prevent theft especially if you park the vehicle...

I can recommend the electrowarmth.com 12V electric blanket which is very high quality and draws about 80W I think. It has a variable heat control but it pulses at 80W for different lengths of time instead reducing the output to a lower wattage. I use this under my topper mattress and provides...

Cruise control is great on a long journey but not all Ford Transit Mk8 have it fitted as standard so its useful to know that the factory option can be enabled on a standard van with the addition of a steering wheel and enabling the options in the backend. The first step is to buy a used...

Personally I use this site to share and learn about van building and I dont relate to vanlife as I dont live in a van and hopefully never will unless Truss stays in power for a decade, so I much prefer motorhomebuilder although campervanbuilder would also be a good name.

Long post explaining the build with photos below. After toying with the idea of doing a LoLoader conversion I settled on a standard panel van conversion on a modern base vehicle for ease of ownership and reliability and I need a Euro 6 for the low emissions zone. My aim was to build a...

I installed a Dometic Seitz Heki 2 in my campervan roof which is great for light and fresh air but the build quality of these units is terrible, probably to keep the weight down, and after a few months and a few scrapes on low hanging trees the hinges snapped. The hinges are one piece plastic...

This is an old post but in case someone else looking for similar, a boat hatch like a Lewmar would work well on a campervan as they are built to be tough and water tight, have excellent seal for winter climate, many sizes available at a reasonable cost and much better build quality than any of...

Hi NorthernLoop, Ive always been interested in this kind of LoLoader conversion and would like to know how you got on with it, did you finish it and now using it or still WIP. Can you post any completed or updated pics please. Cheers

Yes buying new is almost the same cost as 2nd hand recent models but there is a long wait due to factory closures. If I was buying new I think I would go for a MAN high roof which is based on the Crafter but just looks cooler. If you do a good quality conversion a new vehicle will probably...

Agreed its a lot of money but thats what the market is paying based on what on the factors above, the next nearest thing would be £5k more for Cat S repair job and 30k miles but L2 not L3 so will have to wait for the L3H3 Auto, reasonable mileage combo. Damn that peasky low emissions zone but at...

Hi All, I'm looking for advice on buying a high mileage modern diesel Euro 6 van, low entry price vs higher maintenance costs. I'm looking to do an adventure van conversion and need a Euro 6 engine due to living in the low emissions zone and want an automatic to make life on the road easy and...

I like the idea of a DIY 12V water heater and storage tank, a good DIY example here: https://www.outsidenomad.com/campervan-hot-water-heater/ and 12V 200W water heat example here https://www.grasshopperleisure.co.uk/elgena-kb3-12v-water-heater---200w-element-30092-p.asp No idea how effective...

Not two stored but I am looking to get a low loader with 2.5M internal height to allow room for drop down beds and plenty of headroom underneath. The standard internal height for most of them is 2.2M which isnt quite enough for tall people + floor & roof insulation + bed frame and mattress...

http://www.actionmobil.com/en/2-axle/temet/temet-5000-cheetah

you could get an overland expedition vehicle for the same money with another level of engineering again and a much more expensive all terrain base vehicle http://www.actionmobil.com/en/2-axle/temet/temet-5000-cheetah