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i just had a new knee and can't kneel yet, which is a serious impediment to van building , as a lot of it is done while on your knees. i've got a few things but can't get them to you. 70l fiamma tank, cascade water heater, 3 wayfridge etc. you'll turn it all up though ,loads of stuff about ...

i quite agree , and am usually very understanding about these guys' fear of VOSA, but many of those who have tried putting large converted vans through this particular place in Bristol will agree they can be unhelpful at the least

sometimes you have to try and guess what they need to tick their boxes. i was once refused a class 4 as there was an area in the back of a large german army lorry that the jobsworth reckoned could be used for carrying goods. i took it home , made a bed up in it and took it back . the guy wasn't...

that's how i nomally do showers- a flat vinylled floor with 2 recessed drainholes in diagonally opposite corners . any water left is mopped up by the towel

the weather down there can be crap too ! my kid's surrounded by mud at the mo and it still keeps coming , not drizzly either , torrential ! living down there soon brings out the hillbilly in you . you should see the guys from the Alentejo, nobody who lives there shaves , men or women . you'll...

a plot of land with no services is feasible . water can be collected or bought and delivered, just get some 1000 ltr containers, or arrangements might be possible with neighbours . once you have some sort of structure on the land you can get a basic agricultural electric supply .plenty for a...

a german guy i'd done a couple of bars for got me to put wood floors in 2 massive russian army tents on his land, they were easily 40'x 20 , really heavy duty with windows and a stovepipe exit. couple of hundred each from some army surplus auction then i put a roof across the 15' gap between 2...

mate of minebought something similar just up the road from my daughter's. put a static on one side , added a bathroom , roofed over the lot , we built an above ground pool which joined on his lare patio surrounde with decking , and now he's stuck 2 containers out the back for workshops , amazing...

i have trouble with these youtube people, they're all so wealthy that they can easily put their ideas into practice. years ago i saw an article about a guy who's wife had died and he lived alone in a 3 bed house.so he built a 6'x 8' shed in the living room. easy to heat and keep tidy, room for...

'' Unless you have a Spanish truck with a massive retarder '' that's no way to talk about Spanish drivers

i went up one in the Pyrenees ,no probs. but coming back down - woo ! made the wife and kids get out and walk round a couple of bends. also firebreaks can be fun- that feeling of sliding slowly backwards on shale, brakes on hard, wondering if something will stop you

drove my 9 metre one-and-a-half decker up into Albufeira old village and got stuck , not the width , it was the height against the low balconies. took an hour or so to reverse out, people were very helpful. i'd give any viable road a go , the mirrors are your feelers- when they start scraping ...

bin lorries, delivery vans , milk tankers and buses etc etc all service these little villages. i can't believe you've dismissed the sevel vans because of 6 inches . galvanised body and room to sleep across. there's a simple rule . if you feel you're too big for a track/road , either reconnoitre...

first time i used the lazy tongs was putting ally chequer plate on a 14 foot high nightclub ceiling my arm still isn't right

never got on with them, seemed to take a lot of room to use, done afew thousand with the long handled ones but anything is better than these Am-Tech Rivet Gun with 60 Rivets which can cripple you putting in a few thin weedy rivets !

if you'r ever likely to need to pop more than 5 rivets get a proper tool , they're cheap Silverline Long Arm Riveter Rivet Gun 598535

i put a separate tank on my first eber. just more hassle and diesel stink . tank's still around i think

never a good idea to ''T'' off existing pipe. proper tank kits are about 20quid Eberspacher Ford Transit Fuel Pick Up/Sender/Connector Kit - Webasto - E7193 | eBay if you're any good at bodging you can probably manage without taking off the tank

if i took some future buyer's needs into account before i built a camper, i'd never had built one i prefer to think that i'll get my value out of the van in fun and adventure, and if i can get some money back when it's time to move on - bonus ! and another thing- when you're selling a van...