Playing about with 3D modelling
Being laid up for the last couple of weeks and unable to finish off the carpeting, I thought I'd try my hand at designing how I wanted the cabinets to look. Given there are five of us, we needed as
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Carpeting is easy isn't it?
So everything I've read about has said that carpeting the van is not a difficult job and the carpet from MegaVanMats is very forgiving. Here's hoping! I figured I'd start with the panel from the tailgate as it was flat
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The last of the insulation and ply panels and the start of the wiring
I had my three little helpers today. I say helpers, but they were more interested in bringing all their pillows down for an impromptu den in the pop-top. It was all fun and games until I felt dripping on my
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Yet more insulation and a handle on the tailgate
Back in the van this morning, first job was to fit the sound deadening and insulation to the tailgate now that the wiring has been done for the reversing camera. I also finished insulating the sliding door and the rest
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Happy Christmas!
It's Christmas YAY! No work on the van and not even any van related pressies, apart from a cracking VW camper calendar from Han. I haven't told her yet that it's a 2015 one. Maybe she thought she was getting
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Making hidden panel clips fit 6mm ply
OK, no birthdays today, so straight back out for an early start on the van. First off - figure out how the router works. Now normally I steer clear of instruction manuals cause I is a manly man and we
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Insulation and hidden panel clips
Tonight I had my first meal in the van, albeit, it was on the driveway outside the house and I was surrounded in insulation cut offs! Hard to beat one of Han's curries and what better than a pint of
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It's a family affair..
This project is a family affair, so with the kids all given a different part of the van to clean, it only took about three hours. We went through three buckets of soapy water and a whole heap of sugar
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The day has come
So, over the last week or so, more and more parcels of kit have been arriving and today I took the train over to the West coast to pick up the van. With an hour to kill in Glasgow Central
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Research, research and more research....
So we're picking up the van in a couple of weeks on the 18th December. Initially we thought we'd have around a month to get the insulation and carpeting done before the van goes in to get the windows and
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Ellie the Ellievan
So, after a long search, we have finally found a van that suits our budget and our needs. While visiting Callum at Rockinvans in Kilmarnock last week, he mentioned that a van had just come in, which may meet our needs.
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