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As Millie after 5 years my rear siez roof light started leaking in the o/s rear corner where water builds in the roof corrugation. We were away when it started but I had my "Sticks like shit" and gun with us so I stuck my head above the open light dried the area along the back and plastered...

About 4 years ago I was reversing in at night beside my shed/workshop and came to a crunching stop, I'd hit the eve of my workshop luckily little damage to the eve of the shed but bent the top righthand rear quarter of the van, not seriously but enought to crinkle the metal work and lose about...

With all due respect to all who advise the non use of ply for floor base, the use of ply has been the main stay of builders professional and self build since ply was in common use in the early 20's. Admittedly the quality of ply is an issue but so long as the build is well administered and the...

This is good advice, I also have 25mm insulation under a 19mm ply floor with Carnian flooring over the ply, and in the depths of winter we can walk bare foot on the floor and not feel the cold. Phil I did at one point put my total build pictures up through photo bucket, but I think they have...

I concur with Squirrell, insulation is key to noise and comfort both cold & heat my view on spray foam from what I have learnt over the years and from honest posts about it from folk who have had it done is, a) it's expensive b) You must find a really competent sprayer of foam c) it's very very...

Ha! see what you mean Dave. I'm talking about rear door windows. Missed the fact that Trucker was talking about rear side windows. Phil

I didn't know that rear tinted windows were unacceptable! I thought they were only interested in the side windows and how many side windows? Phil

I agree, in the past Millie Master and I have had words through emails with the head of DVLA when the rules were announced but not as yet put into practice, it seems as though it was left up to people who had no interest in camper vans or motorhomes to decide if it was going to be reclassified...

Hi Trucking, Yes it has now become very difficult to get it registered as a "Motor caravan". Your other half is correct that the passenger window does not count in the amount of windows required per side, it is two windows on one side and at least one window on the opposite side. Preferably...

Beyond me Trev, haven't sprayed professionally for 25years 😜 but when I do I seem to get a great finish with my trusty old devilbiss. Phil

That was 1978 Trev, that was a top of the range Devilbiss at the time much later I bought top of the range devilbiss gravity fed which I still own and use on occasions 😁. Phil

Just realised, check out the shirt and the collar, just proves its a seventies photo 😂. Phil

Trust me my wife decided to have a clear out today and guess what I came across, this is totally coincidence, this is a picture of me heating up some cellulose paint prior to spraying something or other. So much for health and safety in those days 🤣, however here I am safe and sound at 70 😊...

Thanks, interesting. Yes about 30 years ago I had a drip fed old cast iron waste oil heater that I used in the garage and I remember now it was a sod to light as in the winter the oil was so thick it would not drip fast enough to keep the burn pan alight, so I'd have to light old rags soaked in...

Would be interested in a link to that. Phil

90 days before my license was due to expire at 70years I sent off my D2 and D4 (This was to keep my grandfather rights) on Sept 11 it arrived at DVLA Swansea by Royal mail special delivery signed for. I then sat back and waited the ten weeks that they were claiming it would take due to the...

I've got an xlwb Ducato 130 that I've had from new 2014, when I first bought it and test drove, as you noticed it sounded very road noisy but drove just like a car. However once built with all the internals and externals complete it then became very quiet and at 3325kg bridge weight ready to...

I've been running a Honda 10i for 17 years Changed the oil once in those years and not touched it other than put petrol in, its economic, virtually silent compared to any other generator I've come across on the many sites I've been on. OK it doesn't run my microwave, but it runs everything else...

We're at Dare Valley Country Park for the long weekend 😁.Phil

What's happening lads seems that this forum change has silenced everyone?? Phil.