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I was using a Carista - good bit of kit

Don’t worry that didn’t last long, and it wasn’t deliberate. It was a cheap sofa and came with that design. Wasn’t by choice for sure. Has since been replaced with a custom memory foam red covered cushion.

The 755 was on a trailer absolutely fine but obviously for the larger licence rating. It was a big unit. Can’t say about the trailer as I borrowed one, I work in the industry so was able to pull some favours. It was a twin axle trailer that was required. Was a big unit but possible.

@@tomhphotographic Thanks Tom. Good to know, watched a few of your other videos. Definitely a kndred spirit. Keep them coming!

Hi, I’m not entirely sure as I didn’t run it much until I found the broken wires, but I don’t think so, the engine has always been pretty good actually.

It’s not that bad but does mean you are basically camping too (have to put up a tent lol) And I don’t always need to get on the van I was just being dim that day and trying something new.

Makes sense, I would only worry if I used it for weeks at a time. Only a weekend user really so it’s not such a big deal

Nah, you can get them with an integral power on/off button on them.

Thanks :)

I’m aware, but in places had no choice and didn’t want to use expanding foam or anything. It may not be 100 per cent but have had no problems in the last 4 years use!

Looks like emeralds struts

I promise we do in fact talk to each other! There’s a fair bit of social media with the van to be honest and we like sharing our trips!

​@@tomhphotographic I just thought it was funny because when I take my daughter out on a day trip she's never far from her phone 🙂 As I said, at home I'm glued to my PC. I wasn't having a go at you both if you thought that. 👍 Good vid!

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There no foam in this van at all? If you’re referring to the insulation it’s recycled plastic bottles, so is all plastic and doesn’t absorb water. Either way this video is a few years old, and the van is not damp nor mouldy!

Are you a member of any of the facebook groups for tvps? I cant remember exactly but someone one of the groups like tvp addicts etc made them

So I used pallet wood and screwed that directly into the roof frame of the van. I used self tappers. I screwed the wood into an H formation along the sides of the van and I’m pretty sure it was only one section that went across the van. There seemed to be little metal platforms that are levelled out so when you put wood on them either end, they’re flat so you can screw stuff into it. If you have Instagram, check out @renaulttraficcamperconversion, I’m pretty sure if you go back far enough they’re should be pictures of me mid way through doing it that will show you what I did!

@@tomhphotographic Thats great stuff thanks for that Tom, I'll check out your instagram

Ki Talbot I just went under the passenger seat, managed to get it under the carpet padding stuff under there. In my case I’ve got the small bulkhead in place and they only had to go through that. So behind my seats and between the bulkhead is a small gap which contains my wiring etc. However I’m going to reorganise all this soon as my bulkhead needs to chopping to accommodate a swivel base for the two passenger seats, so stay tuned for some new videos soon after a winter of no videos!

@@tomhphotographic that sounds perfect. Mine has a swivel seat. I'll look out for it, cheers

This is still classed as a panel van, I haven’t changed it, because a) I couldn’t be bothered to deal with the DVLA, and b) even when the DVLA were letting people convert vans to campers, I didn’t qualify with the features in the van. There’s no permanent sink or cooking facilities etc. So I’m insured as a modified van, which is turning out to be cheaper and covers any mod except putting a larger engine in. Give greenlight insurance a ring if you need it :)

@@tomhphotographic which bits did you claim as modifications? Also, did you find the wiring and electrical bits difficult? I am new to this and am looking at doing a similar style, but hopefully a slightly longer van. Thanks again Edit - also, has much gone wrong with your van? I'm looking at ones around £2.5k, not sure which would be the best to go for.

Wow, I just checked the MOT history of your van, it has an amazing amount of miles on it! I was looking at 150k mile vans and being worried about the mileage... Yours makes me think otherwise!

George Lewis so I claimed everything that wasn’t standard. So I said I put an electrical system in the back, x2 aux batteries, folding table, carpeted sides, wooden bed frame, carpeted floor, insulated sides, literally anything I added. This includes alloys if you get them as they weren’t standard on vans these ages. I’m about to get the steel wheels painted and will let them know that too. Greenlight are awesome and helpful so you won’t have any issues. Will you be using it as a daily or just as a campervan as and when? That’s what I do so it’s cheaper anyway.

George Lewis I’ve had a lot of age related bits go, suspension mounts, diff seals, power steering pipe, tracking rod ends, brake callipers and I could go on. But I paid £1150 for it, and the engine I’ve inherited was engine number 3 for this van in its whole life. Depends how much love you want to give it. I’ve put so much in that I know mine is up to scratch now and how much I’ve spent on it.

Hi Mica, Im really sorry I dont, as it didn't occur to me at the time to make a note of them, but it also is custom sized for my van with my fold up table, so it wouldn't necessarily be the size you needed. Im sorry I cant help more!

@@tomhphotographic thank you

Got to be honest that made my dad look a bit special, but It was cold last December!

Hi :) I also would love to get some numbers 🤗 Bought my Renault Trafic just a week ago and will start the project in the next weeks ☺️

Hi sorry to have taken ages to reply. Unfortunately I don’t as I wasn’t organised enough, however it would have been difficult as we came into a variety of problems along the way. For instance it turns out the ply on the left of the screen that the bed was going to be against, had a bump in the middle which meant we had to change the measurements so the bed would fit between that and the table. Also it’s measured to fit next to my table, so will depend if you have a table or not too. Sorry that that isn’t much help, but a lot of this stuff I very much just winged, and this required the help of my dad who is a handyman by trade!

Paula Hartlmüller good luck with your build!

I do believe it is, its the standard dialls recycled plastic bottle loft insulation you can buy from B&Q, but its also super flexible and squashable so was able to pop it in the tightest of spaces.