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Hot Wheelz was established in 2007 as a mobile alloy wheel refurbishment company mainly working for car main dealerships. as our reputation grew so did our work load and customer base, within 12 months we had out grew the first van which was a LDV Convoy, our biggest customer at the time was a citroen main dealership so was only right to upgrade to a citroen relay van. 4 years later in 2010 we also moved in to premises as we grew from strength to strength, the same unit in kingswinford where we still are to this day. The vans and logos have changed over the years but our quality of work and customer service remains the same.

[fromrusttoroadtrip]

Snapshots from our van.

One of the tiniest storage areas in our van is the place where we keep our toothbrushes and toiletries. It was made by a happy accident, where two pieces of cladding overlapped, and it’s turned out to be one of the most useful things we have in our tiny home.

Follow the hashtag #Fromrusttoroadtrip to follow our van conversion project and our travels around Europe! 🌍 

#fromrusttoroadtrip #van #vanlife #van conversion #van dwelling #vanlifediaries #vanlifeideas #ldv convoy #van storage #storage ideas #tiny house #tiny houses #tinyhouse #tiny home #campervan #storage #hippy #hippylife

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Maxus Van

The LDV Maxus van is a light commercial van model originally built by LDV Limited. He was released in late 2004. The model was developed jointly under the LD100 LDV and Daewoo Motor code before Daewoo was suspended in November 2000 as part of a five-year development plan of £500 million. It was intended to replace the old Daewoo Motor Polska convoy model and the Lublin II model. A narrower derivative separating the body sides from the low-flow versions of the SWB was developed in part under the code name BD100 to replace the Pilot LDV model but did not apply.

After General Motors acquired Daewoo, LDV acquired the exclusive rights to the car, purchased the tools, and took them from a Daewoo plant in Lublin, Poland, in the Washwood Heath LDV area of Birmingham. The Maxus version is produced by GAZ.

In March 2011, Chinese company SAIC Motor launched a new brand called Maxus after acquiring LDV's intellectual property in 2010. [6] SAIC relaunched the V80 Maxus LDV in June 2011.

Are Maxus vans any good?

And with excellent idle traction and decent traction from Hankook 235/65R16 tires, the Maxus meets its class standards. It may impress some competitors on engine power, but the large mirrors, front and rear parking sensors, and rear camera mean deliver 9's work isn't driven in an urban environment.

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Is the new Maxus van a Ford Transit?

Now known in the UK and Europe as the most modern Maxus, the impressive Deliver 9 is the first car in the UK to proudly carry the progressive brand. In competition with the popular Ford Transit, this huge new car was cut with a license plate over the rest. You?

What engine is in an LDV van?

Regardless of the model chosen, the power comes from a 2.5-liter four-cylinder diesel from the Italian company VM Motori (it's the same engine you'll find in a TX4 taxi, as well as some old jeep and Chrysler models). It is 134 hp, and the motor is connected to a spray drive that provides the front-drive.

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Is Maxus British?

The British roots of the Maxus car brand go back to the founding of the Leyland Steam Van in 1896, followed by the launch of Leyland Motors in 1907. In the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, Maxus vehicles will continue to be sold under the LDV brand.

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BUSES...IN BRITAIN

There have been a variety of buses in the UK since the last big war ended in 1945. Public transport became a priority for the British government as it aided the economy. Today there are several types, an each have evolved over time.

The above is Routermaster an was introduced in 1954. There were the workhorse of Londons roads till being replaced in the early 21st century. This one is tinted blue to match the blue theme of this article, as red is traditional.

The modern bus above is a double-decker - like in the picture atop. It was made by WrightBuses in the UK - in Ulster to be precise. It was built in the 2000s. Its destination board says Winchester, which is a large town in south-east England.

This one is made by Alexander-Dennis in Scotland, although the chassis is made in Guildford in south-east England. This company make over 1200 busses per year. They travel between towns an have 90 seats, but can hold upto 118.

A single-decker, by a private operator called Bluestar. Until the 1990s all bus companys were run by the government. This bus is heading toward Englands south coast. In fact, to city where the Titanic sailed from in 1912.

This is a 3-axel coach, an was built by Plaxton in Scarborugh, as on England’s north-eastern coast. This company has been around since 1907. They specialise in coachbuilding, including luxury types, but have made buses.

This is a mini-bus, an they are convertions from a van body. This was made by LDV in north England in the 1990s, an is their Convoy model, which are upto 5.5 metres long, an so can have 19 seats fitted. Colleges an hotels use them.

#buses #blue #minibus #bus #coach #tourism #tour bus #ldv #on the road #coachbuilders #made in britain #routemaster #anglophile #love british #the uk

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🚛 #bixentef #tourisme #automobile #meteocar #vintage #france 🇫🇷 #nederlandtruck 🇳🇱 #daf400 Les fourgonnettes provenaient du Leyland Sherpa, qui a ensuite été développé en tant que camion de fret. Le groupe Rover a créé conjointement Leyland DAF avec DAF et a intégré Leyland Trucks et Freight Rover dans l'entreprise. À partir de ce moment, le Freight Rover 200 s'appelle DAF 200. Une version plus large, anciennement la Freight Rover 300, est devenue connue par DAF sous le nom de DAF 400. Ce dernier était équipé d'un moteur diesel Peugeot de 2,5 litres en 2 versions: l'EN (55kW) sans et l'ET (70kW) avec turbo. La «normale» 400 se reconnaît à une calandre noire, tandis que celle du turbo est peinte dans la couleur de la voiture. En 1992, le DAF 400 a été élu Van de l'année. Après la faillite de DAF en 1993, la production de fourgons a été reprise par la direction de LDV. Cela a produit le 200 en tant que pilote et le 400 en tant que convoi après un recyclage en 1997. Après que le pilote et le convoi ont été remplacés par le LDV Maxus, les ressources de production ont été reprises par le BMC turc, qui a continué à produire le fourgon sous le nom de BMC Levend. Le rideau est tombé pour LDV en 2009 en raison d'une récession économique. L'usine a été vendue à SAIC en Chine, qui a réintroduit le Maxus mis à jour sur le marché en 2011 sous le nom de Maxus V 80. #traduction @wikipedia (à Lasalle, Languedoc-Roussillon, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFy2iNojMSG/?igshid=1itgbkkkinzet

#bixentef #tourisme #automobile #meteocar #vintage #france #nederlandtruck #daf400 #traduction

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Project Yellow!

#camper #campervan #campervanproject #project #diy #ldv #ldvconvoy #conversion #campervanconversion Evening! I welcome #projectyellow to the family! We have so much excitement for this. It’s been a plan of ours for quite a while now and I’ve finally plucked up the courage to take the plunge and just do it! This is our 2004 LDV Convoy Mini bus (ex-school bus). We bought her locally from her 1 and only owner and with just 47,000 miles on the clock! Shes a wonderful drive, pretty clean inside and so far no horrible surprises. There are troubled areas which i was aware about before purchasing and I have made them number 1 priority. Project Yellow Entry 1 After buying and having a good look around, we have a few issues with leaking, rust and seals. I have had the windscreen rubber replaced first as it was a big problem. It was cracked and parts of the rubber was missing causing a leak on the drivers side. I have reason to believe there is also a few patches of rust causing dampness around the top of the camper; the metal lip on the top is known to collect water and create problems. I’ve removed the overhead storage for now (I may use this at a later date), and am now in the middle of stripping all the seats out. Once I’ve done this i’ll be planning on stripping the carpets and materials on the roof, sides and floor. I want to see whats beneath as, once again, it is known for rust that i’d rather treat before its too late. Will see how we do in my next update :) #projectyellow #1 over and out!

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Fresh Water & Overnight Parking: Vanlife in Glastonbury, UK

The most common questions people usually ask vanlifers, or rather, even vanlifers often worry about are, (1) Where to get fresh water? & (2) Where to park overnight for free?

In this post, I’ll be sharing with you guys everything you need to know when travelling in a campervan in Glastonbury.

First things first; Glastonbury is the first town that we stopped at when travelling in the UK in our campervan, and we love it so much that we call it our Home. We actually came back into this town thrice after travelling down to Cornwall, before going up to Lake District, and after visiting Lake District.

(1) Where to get fresh water?

There are two places that we know of where you can get fresh drinkable water.

#1 | The White Spring

A popular place among the hippies to get their source of water. Be prepared to see hippies sitting around chatting, smoking a joint, singing and chanting. The White Spring is a very sacred and spiritual place, so we ask that you respect the people there if you’re a skeptical person.

Good to know

There are two taps where you get your spring water from. Just outside the entrance of The White Spring is said to be the Female one, which is full of calcium, while the one opposite the road (water is from Chalice Well) is said to be the Male one, which is full of Metal. We sometimes mixed both together, but I do prefer the White Spring one in terms of taste.

How to get there?

The White Spring Wellhouse Ln, Glastonbury BA6 8BL https://goo.gl/maps/zFtCipaKLat

The road in the alley is narrow and facing up hill. If your van is any bigger than an LDV Convoy, it might be a little difficult parking your van as there are cars driving up and down the alley occasionally and your van might be blocking the way. You’ll have to park along the side on the road where the entrance is. On most days, there’ll be several cars parking along the side and it fits only about 4-5 vehicles max.

#2 | The Gauntlet

We do recommend getting your fresh water here if your campervan is too huge to park outside The White Spring. There’s a water tap right in the middle of The Gaunlet and I actually chanced upon it by accident while walking back to the St Johns Carpark after exploring their city center.

Good to know

We were told by one of the residents there that the water tap is actually for The Gauntlet residents, but he just let us top up our 20l jerry can anyway. Just let him/her know that your vehicle is too huge to park outside The White Spring and they’ll understand. If for any reasons you want to avoid being ‘told off’, go between 4-5pm when the alley is quiet and gates about to be closed for the night.

How to get there?

St Johns Car Park 10 St John's Square, Glastonbury BA6 9LJ https://goo.gl/maps/9SDyHdh6ZiJ2

Although the carpark is Pay & Display from 9am - 6pm, you don’t really have to get a parking ticket since you can top up your water within the 10mins allowance. Just get someone to sit in the front of the car to look out for any ticket officers. The St Johns Carpark is also one of the carparks that we often stayed overnight in, so if you’re planning to stay a night here, just drive to The Gaunlet around 5pm-ish and look out for any ticketing officers until 6pm and parking is free throughout the night till 9am the next day.

(2) Where to park overnight for free?

Almost all of the carparks in Glastonbury is free to park from 6pm to 9am the next morning. But there is one particular carpark that we are fond of because of its convenices.

#1 | St Johns Carpark

Carpark is free to park after 6pm till 9am the next morning. Besides that, they have public toilets in the carpark and if you’ve read above, you can top up your water jerry can at The Gauntlet, which is just beside the carpark!

How to get there?

St Johns Car Park 10 St John's Square, Glastonbury BA6 9LJ https://goo.gl/maps/9SDyHdh6ZiJ2

#2 | Bretenoux Rd

We chanced upon this parking space while staying in an Airbnb nearby. Several campervans can be seen staying overnight by the field so you’ll definitely not be alone. The roads can be a little uneven, but your van will be straight if you mount one side of the van onto the kerb. There are no toilets, but trash bins can be found along the houses beside Bretenoux Rd. It’s a long stretch of parking space so approximately at least 10 vehicles are able to park at the same time.

How to get there?

Bretenoux Rd, Glastonbury BA6 8LZ https://goo.gl/maps/Y47PPmmdVEP2

#3 | The Roman Way

We have never once parked there, but everytime we drove past the area, we always see campervans and caravans parked by the road and on the grass, so it’s safe to say there campers can park overnight without any problem. A friend that we made in Glastonbury also told us he has friends staying in caravans parked along The Roman Way. But you’ll most likely be parking on grass, so just take note.

How to get there?

The Roman Way, Glastonbury BA6 8AA https://goo.gl/maps/7yYhKtDTm8k

#vanlife #united kingdom

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Family Journey Built Simple With LDV Van 

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Rusty’s conversions Path to motor-home making

Preface

 Tens of thousands of young people struggle to pay rent, another thousand want to travel the world but they either find it to expensive and cannot afford to buy a caravan, motor home or anything similar. Well I am here to tell you that you can afford to do it, to travel the world, to get a home without needing a mortgage, to have your dream R.V for the dream price. Whilst I was building my own vehicle I learnt that what other people have done with their own vehicle and what they have bought to build them was misleading and many a times to expensive to afford. But afterward I learnt that every self-made camper is extremely personal and built to the exact specifications of that person. That is why I started to help people build motor homes, to help them get that personalised experience without making them pay tens of thousands of euro’s just to get what they want and without forcing them to stick to one kind and size of vehicle.

  1:Choosing the Vehicle

  You can use ANY vehicle to build a motor home, from Volkswagen to Iveco trucks to busses and old pickup truck any vehicle can be converted no matter what it is. The choice of vehicle normally is judge by the terrain it’s going to be used in, the reason for the conversion e.g traveling or living, the amount of people within it, parking space, the drives experience with the size of the vehicle all these examples are a huge factor in your choice of vehicle. And compromise is the number one thing you need to think about, someone may want a large kitchen whilst their significant other would want space for their electric piano and heaps upon heaps of items. Some may have children who would need their own space to play in. So remember to make compromise.

 2:Commercial Layout’s

 In most commercial motorhome’s storage spaces is sacrificed for accommodation some built their motorhomes for longer living but the average day motorhome will always have less storage then a self-built one because most people would use a motorhome as a sort of larger car which they can sleep in.

  3:Travel lightly  

Civilization doesn’t end 1 kilometre on the highway, even on the highway there are gas stations and rest stop which have food and even in the smallest village or town there is bound to be a small supermarket nearby with reasonable prices. Do not pack yourself with ten tons of supplies for a few weeks on the coast of Spain or for moving from one town to the next. If you do plan to travel large distances and to places where the nearest supermarket is around 50 kilometres away from you simply create a list with what you require and what it will weigh on the vehicle which brings me to my next point.

  4:Weight is the enemy

 Make sure you know what kind of weight your vehicle can take. Overloading will not only mess with the vehicles fuel consumption but for when traveling isolate areas, you must make sure that fuel, water and food form most of your weight everything else must be minimised. The building of the interior itself is made so it does not weigh on the vehicle so that this problem is avoided and so the only weight that would come into play would be the items you have chosen to store.

  5:Indoor or outdoor use

 The first thing you need to choose when choosing the vehicle is whether you will be mostly living inside or outside of it. If it is for outside use a medium sized pick up or jeep will be enough to house all the camping supplies and outdoor living supplies you need however if you are traveling with more than one person that is where you must go at least a little bit larger like a van or something like a Citroen Berlingo.

   5:Mostly indoors

 The indoor use of the vehicle depends on the amount of people within it. But in most cases a simple ford transit would suffice or a Mercedes van if you cannot afford those sorts of vehicles then anything that is at least as large as those vehicles if you seek something even larger then look for Luton vans. My own personal van which is a Luton LDV convoy houses 3 people and is the size of larger caravan or truck. We chose this vehicle because we’re 3 adults living in a rather confined space so If we chose anything smaller we wouldn’t be able to breath. So, chose your size dependent on how many people will live within the van and what sort of space does everyone need for instance horse transportation vehicle offer a larger roof height and space to work within and are normally of good quality depending on the make. The best makes would be anything by ford or any other company known for building commercial transport vehicles, fords are a classic and easy purchase due to their cheap parts and service, but that doesn’t mean you have to have a ford 100%

 6:Going up in size

 Some people need space, lots of it, that is why they chose to go up in size drastically from things like double decker buses to large Iveco and Renault trucks with containers on the back of them. Now not everyone can afford these sorts of vehicle it is understandable, and they aren’t something you can park at your local Lidl or Aldi store but if you chose to buy this you will have a literal house on wheels. You will have enough space to store whatever you wish to store and not have to worry so much about the weight of the vehicle, you can even store your own car inside of it to travel into the cities.

   7:The vehicle itself

 When getting the vehicle make sure to check with the person you are buying with these details, what sort of drive it is front, back of four-wheel drive if it’s a heavier vehicle rear drive is a must because otherwise you will have difficulty handling the vehicle. What is the engine size, the millage of the vehicle, and if you buy it second hand check every inch of it for rust. When I bought my first van it was so rusted that I could see the road whilst driving, it took us a month to get rid of all of it and rust proof every inch.

     The Engine

           1:Diesel or petrol?

 Now in this part I will not be speaking about the prices of diesel or petrol I will be speaking about how good the engines of said fuel is. Now without a doubt in my mind I would say get a Diesel, Diesel engines wear less over time and last longer, they are also more powerful being able to give high rates of torque (power) to the drive at low gears, they (unlike petrol engines) used a compression system to ignite the fuel making it less wearable and very slightly more water resistant, but only from the outside, if water gets in the engines air cylinder it will break instantly. But of course, sometimes you cannot be picky with what engine you want so you must buy a petrol. If you are looking to buy a petrol engine, make sure of this that it doesn’t have a mechanically timed ignition system. These systems have a little bit inside the engine that generates small sparks of electricity overtime whilst you are driving the problem is because of all the sparking this bit starts to oxidize. That is why normally diesel engines have a 5 year guarantee whilst petrol only have 3 years.

  2:LPG

 Now my knowledge of LPG gas is mostly from word of mouth but what I do know that LPG is the cheapest fuel available in some countries. My advice is that if you plan to make your vehicle LPG make sure you first check the prices for converting it to LPG and how much does LPG gas cost.

   3:Emissions

 Normally emissions test at your local mechanics tell you the exact amount of emissions your vehicle lets out the most environmental cars are diesel ones do to their ability to be converted to run on bio fuel such as cocking oil. And they are easiest to turn into hybrid electric engines which are more fuel efficient and better for the eco system.

  The Interior

 As we spoke about before commercial Motorhomes are mostly set as a large version of a car with a bed with minimal storage opportunities, we spoke about the choice of vehicle before how the vehicle should be influenced by whether it is for outdoor or indoor living same is said of course for the interior.

 1:Mainly Outdoor

 The interior for outdoor living should be mainly focused on two things storage and beds. You need to make as much storage as possible for your portable tables, cooker, and gazebo possibly. The beds are the thing that will take most of the space and if of course you would like to there is the possibility of building a pop top to accommodate two people in a smaller vehicle.

  2:Mainly Indoor

 For those not so enthusiastic about the outdoors a small camper or vehicle is extremely claustrophobic even for one person. So my advice is to simply get a motorhome it’s more comfortable and requires less movement. The storage in a motorhome is as equally important as an outdoor camper, even more so, you need room for all sorts of things clothes, food, water storage, shower. All of these come into play with the interior for instance in the motorhome I live in the layout of the storage is similar to that of airplanes where there are two upper shelfs close to the roof for storage that and the cupboards, closest and pantries. From personal experience I know 3 people or more could live comfortably within this size of camper and a single person it’s like a self-made luxury palace

 3:Structured storage is a must

 In either situation whether it is indoor or outdoor camping your storage needs to be structured and laid out in such a way that you’re not just throwing things around randomly then rummaging through tons of stuff to get something like an iPhone charging cable. Living in a caravan everything you take must be put back in its specific place otherwise you won’t have enough room to walk around the place let alone live in it. So make sure once the storage space is built to set up a system for how you will use it and label everything.

  4:Ease of storage

 Now most people would just jump straight into using cupboards, shelfs and pantries but those are never enough if your planning to live in it for longer. The best and easiest way to create storage is to make your bed/couch into a storage pit where you can put anything and then just lift the top of the couch and take it out. But of course, calculate what to place where so is not to disbalance the vehicle. Another easy way to get extra storage for the smaller things that just don’t fit is simple. Shoe pockets. Just buy a row of shoe pockets and cut them into induvial pockets then stable them to the wall using a industrial staple gun.

   5:Beds

 Simply out to make it easier on yourself get/build a foldable bed which turns into a couch. It is the easiest and simplest way to get a bed because A even if you’re alone it’s good to have a foldable bed because it will be considerably larger then a smaller one. B the bed can be modified into a storage compartment and even made into a completely custom thing like a bed/couch with speakers under it. If you just want a simple bed without the extras then simply get a spring or wooden bed, I prefer wooden because it’s easier to repair if it breaks.

 6:Kitchens

 For the kitchen I advise keep it simple. You don’t need a 5 star restaurant’s kitchen you need a simple stove for cooking, an oven if you want for baking, a sink to wash fruits, vegetables, used cooking items and some form of ventilation a small window or air vent for the smoke and heat. The stove and oven can be bought from any store from your country for instance IKEA.

  7:Floor Coverings

 The floor needs to have regular tile flooring to make it easy to clean but as well as that it needs a carpet. Because when winter comes 😉 your feet will freeze, now of course if you’re in a southern more warm country simply keep one stored away somewhere so you can easily just pull it out and roll it onto the floor if it gets cold. But if your up north in the middle of November a carpet is a must so is and interior heating which brings me onto my next point.

 8:Heating

 Interior heating can either be made simple by putting in an old wood stove burner or getting a blow heater. To building an entire gas heating system inside. Now although it sounds tempting this system is rather redundant in my mind because if something breaks you can’t use it. The number one rule I keep in the making of my vans is make sure everything is portable and separate because this way if anything on the inside breaks, or simply stops working, you don’t have to take apart the entire van to fix or replace it. You can choose from a wide variety of things to heat your vans interior from gas heaters, to wood burners, to low level voltage and amperage radiators and blow heaters.  

  9:A-WINGS

 A-wings is all-but essential apart from providing shelter from sun, rain and snow it’s much warmer in an awing on a cold night even without the side curtains. mosquito curtains are a very good thing to consider for the awing. Most awing sellers rate the A-wings aesthetics and ease of use rather then it’s practicality. As a rule the more stylish the awing is the more it won’t be able to withstand strong winds. So make sure you look into the awing your buying before you put it on there, look at reviews and what conditions people have used them in.

    10:Materials

 Any self-build traveller would tell you the same. Plywood is the best material for building indoor interior, it’s light, strong able to take on huge amounts of weight, durable and long lasting. It comes in many size and thicknesses. The best plywood marine quality plywood but unfortunately, it’s pricy, even then regular plywood would suffice and is still a very good building material. Sheet aluminium can be used as well as a light material to be fitted and it is cut easily with a grinder without making any sparks. Now to calculate how much you need just draw a layout of your vehicle and measure it accurately then draw out how many square meters you will need for interior walls and things like cupboards, chairs, shelfs and so on.

   11:Distributing weight

 Now comes the important bit, weight distribution, we talked about this in previous parts but here I am going to go into detailed where to put what to make sure it doesn’t get off balanced or worse off the road and on the ground. The first bit is that any heavy tools, leisure batteries, water tanks, gas tanks and any other heavy items are stored at the bottom around the wheel base because no matter the height of the vehicle if you over way the top it’s bound to tip on a turn and fall. So make it a rule to keep extremely heavy objects down to the ground. Now up high you can store things like clothes and light objects clothes and any other lightweight materials. Make sure you measure the distance and elevation of each item from the axles centre and calculate how much will the items weigh in on each axle so is not to disbalance the vehicle.

  12:Piping and Wiring

 Draw out a chart for the wiring and piping within the van and set it up before the cladding, whilst doing so do not use rubber tubing to cover up the wires because it makes it hard to do repairs afterwards instead use spiral plastic binding available from caravan and boat equipment suppliers.

   13:Insulation

 Now when insulating the walls you have again a variety of options from glass wol to expanding industrial foam. The most important detail to remember is ventilation if you are in a bus or van with only it’s original windows make sure to build in some ventilation hatches, because the wool keeps the cold air out in and the warm air in at night, but in day time it does the same so you need to let out some of the warm air somehow.

  14:Air conditioning

 An air conditioner cannot run just on solar power it needs mains power or a large motor generator because a regular air conditioning system takes around 1000 to 1500 watts of energy to work properly.

 15:Non-Restrained items

 Make sure you restrain every single item in your motorhome, it could be the smallest of things like a bottle of ketchup it will inevitably fall to the ground and make a mess, so make sure you make Velcro straps for everything so that it doesn’t fall why you are driving away from a camper site.

  16:Obtaining Registration

 Now this is different for every country. For instance, in the UK you can send the photos of your converted motorhome along with you V5 registration document to the DVLA (Drivers Vehicle Licence Agency) via email and get your new registration in the post.

   Electricity

   1:Solar Panels

 On a clear summer’s day around noon the solar energy around an area is 1000 watts per square meter, this amount is just a bit short of that needed for an electric kettle. Commercial solar panels are not so efficient, 80 to 90 percent of the energy is lost from the conversion of the solar rays into electricity. Now I know this sound like too little, but it is enough to keep you going, whether for a conventional home or a motorhome solar power is silent, clean and once installed it’s a free electricity for years on. A solar energy electric system also enables the batteries to keep close to fully charge and extends their life.

 2:Estimating what’s required

 Estimating how many solar panels you need seems simple just look at how much electricity you need and buy the solar panels accordingly but it’s not quite that simple, one widely sold ’84 watt’ solar panel has a technical information plate its underside advice about the output in more truly typical conditions is around 59 watts, And that is an ambient 20 degrees Celsius. The loss at 40 is a further 8% to 10%. The truth about solar panels is that a regular 12 or 24 volt system the output of mono and polycrystalline solar panels is unlikely to be more then 70%. It mostly depends on the country you are in and the season. To estimate what is probable take the 70% multiply it by sun/hour in your location. For instance, an 80 watt panel will produce 336 watts per hour in a warm place like Australia.

   3:Mounting

 Solar panels may be mounted permanently onto the roof of your motor-home, but this means the vehicle must be in the sun all day long. Now I am no fan of the sun myself so it’s always a good idea to keep one loose, so you can put out into the sun but of course you then run the risk of it being stolen. So my advice is mount 2 onto your vehicle and then keep another 1 loose just in case.

  4:Solar Regulators

 Some solar panels are “self-regulating” but that is only because they can’t produce as much energy as regular ones so those are to be avoided. The most common type of panel produces around 18-21 volts off-load. These panels must be teamed with a solar regulator to control the charging voltage.

       Continuation

 Now I know this sounds like a lot but trust me were only getting started, this is the first of many blog posts about building your own caravan. And if your head is already booming from all the information I have just written out this is where my job comes in I can do all this and more so that you don’t have to, simply contact me with the details of your vehicle and what you need done inside and I will do it for you.

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[marleybeeandme]

Bee our mischievous, rusty LDV convoy

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[fromrusttoroadtrip]

I remember this moment well. Not one week into our third roadtrip, still giddy with the highs of freedom, we had just entered the French Alps. It was our plan to cross the length of the Alps in their 1,200km entirety, a feat we were not sure had been accomplished yet by road.

Except our van was beginning to make some worryingly loud noises as we decelerated down a hill, and we rolled into the town of Briançon with our first bout of breakdown anxiety.

It was here in the confines of a LIDL carpark that we identified a propshaft issue, but, unable to find a French mechanic who was willing to work on a weekend, we pressed on.

We spent a chilly but scenic night at just shy of 2,000m high on the shores of Lac du Mont-Cenis then pushed on toward Italy in the morning. Shortly after crossing the border however, the noise was now a permanent feature and a growing concern, until finally we pulled over and phoned for a recovery truck outside an Italian cafe. We spent five hours here waiting for rescue, drinking espresso, chatting with the locals in my best Italian, then finally succumbing to boredom and heat fatigue as we baked in the sun at the roadside.

After a good long while we were taken down the mountain on the back of a tow truck and it was just like the good old days, as though we’d never left the continent in our (t)rusty LDV. We were offered a hotel and help with the repair bill by our breakdown company, but I insisted we stay with the van. Much to everyone else’s chagrin we three spent a cold, miserable night confined to our quarters in the garage courtyard, dreaming of the hot shower and comfy bed we could’ve had.

But I knew I was right in my decision, and if three years of travelling thus far had taught me anything it was this: the van was our comfort, our safety, our home. When she stops we stop, and where she goes we go.

~ This image was created as part of our “Transient” travelogue project. ~ Stepping away from the Instagram frivolities and fakery, “Transient” serves as a close and intimate portrayal of our lives in an attempt to remove the romanticism of travel and capture a raw and honest self-documentary inspired by the images and stories of the new age travellers of 1980’s Britain.You can view the full project and others over on our website lbjournals.com.

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[knausgaardian]

LDV Convoy campervan/ day van motorhome unfinished project

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[projectblu-blog1]

We found our bus!

11/1/18

After some long hard tedious searching we found the perfect big girl! 

This LDV Convoy was advertised on Autotrader UK - one of the best sites to buy a second hand vehicle in the UK. 

She had done 55,000 miles

No modifications

Only 2 previous owners

In a previous life she was used as disability transport for a Church, fitted with a lift ramp at the back

Very sturdy chassis and body- hardly any rust and no structural damage 

Strong ford engine with a huge parts market all over europe 

Simple to work on with minimal electronics (e.g. windy-windows and manual moving wing mirrors 

Listed for £2400

As it wasn't too far away either we got extra lucky! Excited to go and see her but sucks as we are about to go through a toll road in peak hour...

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[katehennesseybowers-blog]

PROJECT BERTHA I am getting all excited about the work we need to get done on Bertha our LDV convoy! Lots of ideas and themes, not sure my husband will be in agreement with them but we can work on that! 😛😚 #campervan #project #style #green #shabbychic

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[fromrusttoroadtrip]

When it rains in the mountains, it really rains. Not a fine mizzle or the odd shower like we get in England, but a biblical, all-engrossing rain that pelts down from the sky and sends rivers running down the mountainsides in great waterfalls that flood the roads and make planning any sort of activity quite impossible.⁣⁣

Such is the unpredictability of the Accursed Mountains, a corner of Albania whose curious histories and unique way of life woven amongst its limestone peaks will forever keep us coming back for more.⁣⁣

This fascinating mountain range was so named for its wildly inhospitable conditions, and is one of the rare mountain ranges in Europe that is yet to be fully explored. But mountaineers with their compasses and maps will never truly conquer these mountains, for the only way to truly navigate them is with a lifetime of muscle memory, ingrained into mountain men from the age they learn to walk. There are few roads, no signposted trails, and no forgiveness; if you get lost and the weather doesn’t get you then the wolves surely will.⁣⁣

But while the mountains may ward you off with their inhospitality the people will surely not, as they are perhaps some of the warmest and most welcoming in all the Balkans. With no fear of strangers and no reason to lock their doors some three hours away from the nearest town, they will happily invite you into their home for a coffee and a rakia before you continue on your journey.⁣⁣

The Albanian Alps possess a deep sense of mystery that fascinates us and seems almost tangible as we pull off the craggy SH25 alongside the Drin river, unwilling to drive any further in the torrential downpour. The thunderstorm would not pass until tomorrow evening when we would be rewarded with another spectacular Albanian sunset, but before that we would endure a night of lightning strikes powerful enough to knock out the area’s only phone mast, and thunder that shook us violently inside our van; if you’ve never heard thunder in the mountains before, imagine someone dropping about thirty dustbins off the side of a cliff at once. It booms.⁣⁣

It felt all at once overwhelmingly exciting and familiar to be back in the North of Albania once again, parked up so close to an area we’d become so affiliated with that had played home to one of our favourite travel stories. But now we were about to make more, as we were set to be heading off the road and into the furthest reaches of these mountains on foot, a place where vehicles could only dream to go and mules were the primary mode of transport.⁣⁣

Soon we were going back into the heart of the Accursed Mountains.

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[fromrusttoroadtrip]

This is our home. She’s a 2002 LDV Convoy, once a minibus, now a cosy cabin on wheels. She’s taken us to places that no minibus was ever designed to go. She’s travelled tens of thousands of miles with us over the past four years. She’s survived roads many 4x4s would cringe at.⁣

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Sure she wobbles and squeaks and moans and the brakes constantly fail and the rust is eating her inside and out, but she’s done us proud this humble van.⁣

Her roaring engine turns heads wherever we go as people stop to stare and read out the letters L... D... V?⁣

It never ceases to amaze me that the simple combustion of fuel that drives our engine can propel our little home all over the world. Our van is both the heart of our adventure and the very thing which enables it.⁣

She’s taught us everything we know about mechanics, roadside repairs, replacing parts, and everything we know about building a home too. The constant problems that come with an old van are both a source of frustration and a motivation to learn, but they sure make for some interesting travel tales.⁣

After all, it wouldn’t be an adventure without a few bumps in the road.

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