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Joinery & Cabinet Making
Construction techniques for van cabinetry
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<blockquote data-quote="TobyT" data-source="post: 1577117" data-attributes="member: 4888"><p>My last van I converted myself from a transit. I generally used 4mm ply on softwood frames. I didn't create sandwiches, but single ply seemed strong enough. Consider what is actually needed inside. I made and put in the whole moorcaravan requirements, bed that folds out to a minimum of 6', sink, cooker (that have to be permanently attached), wardrobe, electrics, window in the side. It was all completed but never finished nicely, mainly with bare ply. It worked for me, but I think in 5 years I used the sink twice. The cooker was a 2nd hand microwave as it had to be fixed and to gas cookers designed for vehicles aren't cheap and needed to be fixed. It was used about 3 times to heat baby bottles. The rest of the time we just cooked outside. The wardrobe was useful for hanging wetsuits. It used to be that converting to v5 recognised motorhome was a couple of hundred quid and provided a large discount on insurance. Now the Govt changed and the cost is something like £1900. So you may as well insure as a van with mods that you need and you don't have to worry about the requirements.</p><p></p><p>I used to belong to the Self Build Motorcaravan Club. Various forums on conversions and plus it gave discounts on things like insurance. <a href="https://sbmcc.co.uk/" target="_blank">SBMCC | Self Build Motor Caravanners Club</a></p><p></p><p>The Bongo Friendee I think was also known as the Ford Freda. It's a Japanese grey import and I think the most recent models are 2010ish, so getting a little long in the tooth. Some of them already come with factory conversions like pop up roofs and kitchen items. I looked at one for the current van but decided it was too small for us and the kids and all the %^&* we carry when camping.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TobyT, post: 1577117, member: 4888"] My last van I converted myself from a transit. I generally used 4mm ply on softwood frames. I didn't create sandwiches, but single ply seemed strong enough. Consider what is actually needed inside. I made and put in the whole moorcaravan requirements, bed that folds out to a minimum of 6', sink, cooker (that have to be permanently attached), wardrobe, electrics, window in the side. It was all completed but never finished nicely, mainly with bare ply. It worked for me, but I think in 5 years I used the sink twice. The cooker was a 2nd hand microwave as it had to be fixed and to gas cookers designed for vehicles aren't cheap and needed to be fixed. It was used about 3 times to heat baby bottles. The rest of the time we just cooked outside. The wardrobe was useful for hanging wetsuits. It used to be that converting to v5 recognised motorhome was a couple of hundred quid and provided a large discount on insurance. Now the Govt changed and the cost is something like £1900. So you may as well insure as a van with mods that you need and you don't have to worry about the requirements. I used to belong to the Self Build Motorcaravan Club. Various forums on conversions and plus it gave discounts on things like insurance. [URL="https://sbmcc.co.uk/"]SBMCC | Self Build Motor Caravanners Club[/URL] The Bongo Friendee I think was also known as the Ford Freda. It's a Japanese grey import and I think the most recent models are 2010ish, so getting a little long in the tooth. Some of them already come with factory conversions like pop up roofs and kitchen items. I looked at one for the current van but decided it was too small for us and the kids and all the %^&* we carry when camping. [/QUOTE]
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