Category: Conversion

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

Well I would have taken it all out again, had it not been teeming it down with rain all day. So its all piled at the back and I’m working up front, in about 2 sqm, tackling the over-cab locker.

It was looking a bit grey and drizzly today so this was going to have to be quick. I had collected the insulation and batons yesterday evening so I just had to stick them in.

Except I didn’t have enough glue…

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

Left is done and now it’s time to do the same on the right.

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

Wow today, I achieved a lot. Well, it looks like I achieved a lot. It’s been in progress for several weeks but today its all come together for one wall.

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

Well the plan was a solid one, but ultimately floored.

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

I’ve had some paperwork to do this morning but then made it out into the shed. I had to be on a video call but I didnt expect to contribute much so I could do some bits and pieces in the background.

Diary Of A Camper Conversion

My hunch has paid off and the result is surprisingly neatly bent hardboard. So I set about cutting strips, soaking them and then slowly bending them to shape around the skylight trims. They are made from aluminium and strong enough to act as forms. Once all clamped up and bent, they just had to dry, so I left them in the shed while I went to work on the van.

Diary of a camper conversion

Today I took 3 hours to put up a sum total of 2 bits of wood. It took 2 attempts.

Diary of a camper conversion

Needed to add more wood batons to the centre of the roof ribs to support the floating light shelf thing. Still not quite worked out how to do it, so left them oversized.

Diary of a camper conversion

Using WAYYY too much duct tape I made little dividing walls in the door cavities. This will – in theory- keep the fluffy insulation from getting tied up in the mechanism of the door and locks.