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Interesting comments re quirky campers. We went to camp quirky this year, an enormous event and certainly lived up to its name. Although I wasn’t over enamoured with how the place was run (just looked like a money making exercise to me), we had a good time and met some interesting folk. The...

Hmmmm..... take care not to put any value on the interior. What’s been done doesn’t brilliant, as others has said, you’ll want to rip it out anyway. No point not planning your own van, you will have negotiable and non negotiables. For me a fitted king size bed, solar and a compressor fridge were...

I guess it’s down to price. If the condition is reflected in the mileage, could be a good buy. As has been mentioned, rust can be an issue. Again the low miles, could mean a tidy body? If it’s ex company and they’ve owned it for years, it’ll be written down to buggerall on the books. I’d be...

Caravan breaker? I got a pile of lightweight materials from a scrap caravan....

Absolutely yes! I made a cutout that makes the original interior handle easily reachable in my sprinter, so wasn’t a ball ache with my build.

Haha! Yes, I’ve heard the arrangements are a bit medieval.....

I’ve spoken to a couple of people that have attended Camp Quirky in the past and enjoyed the event. So, I splashed out and bought tickets for this years offering. Anyone else going?

Taste is a very personal thing, I’m sure many out there wouldn’t like what I’ve done with my van.... That said, I’m not sure that steel would be my choice of interior lining. I’m thinking condensation might be an issue, then there’s the living with a very hard surface. Also I suppose could get...

The factory flooring that came out of my sprinter was really heavy dense stuff. I used the panels as a pattern for the new floor, some of the old floor was used for making a strong bulkheads to contain the batteries and the the water tank.

Was never a fan of over complicated..... My van’s water system looks stone age in comparison!

A lot of my materials came out of a scrap caravan, a source of lightweight board!

I guess when you buy cheapo electronics you take a chance. That said, I bought the cheapest solar controller I could find on fleabay when I built my van and so far so good. I don’t begin to pretend I understand how it all works, though I would have thought doing the experiment with a battery...

Hahaha! Looks like Stevie wonder built my van!

I think the new name would perhaps revitalise the site... got to be worth a try?

Being of a thrifty nature, I took some out of an old scrap caravan, work a treat!