Vivaro camper Van conversion

[cully]

well the 10 days we have been away To the Lake District in the Van makes the effort in building it all worth while!
Saturday to Monday a total of 1000 Miles round trip
only hitch being loose bolts on the sliding door top roller, easy fix
we site hopped 4 sites 2 days at each and a final day on the last site with pool sauna and a jucuzzi
the first site was prebooked due to being the weekend but the rest was just turn up and ask or local recommendations.

the van is not set up for wild camping so we looked for toilets and showers at a minimum in a site, park 1 and 5 had electric hookup but we didnt need it

1, Park foot caravan and camping site near Pooley Bridge
nice clean site, busy due to the weekend and scottish kids having broken up from school

2, Low Wray campsite National trust near Ambleside
minimal facility's but secluded pitches amonsked trees and pools

3, Church Stile Farm, Nether Wasdale
nice clean farm site, stunning views, no phone or TV reception

4, Scotgate Holiday Park, Braithwaite
clean facilitys, take your money jam as-many on the field as they can

5, Holgates Holiday park, Silverdale
Luxury site

out of all of them site 2 at Low Wray was my favourite even though it had only a toilet shower block, so big thumbs up to the National trust it was also the cheapest for the 2 nights

van work flawlessly solar was more than capable of keeping to cool-box going and charging the batteries during daylight hours even managed to get tv reception to watch the football

[C2K]

Looking good mate, cracking job.

[Mighty306]

Yep, it really looks the part. All that sunshine in the Lakes was pretty exceptional too!

[Orta]

Looks awesome man, me and the mrs camp a lot and we're desperate to do ourselves a van conversion

[cully]

been an bought a store return seat swivel base, that was advertised on FB for silly cheap money, hoping to save a £ on a £185 plate

short story...
it didn't work as my units are to close to the seat to let it swivel.

Think..Think..Think.....said Pooh bear!

the plate had an offset swivel point so i fitted it 180degres the wrong way round
And it work!



pictures from the job...
plate picture is the correct way round before i reversed it to enable the seat to swivel correctly

[cully]

been away for a week touring Cornwall
4 different sites
St Austall,
Marazion,
Lizzard,
Looe,

each had its own good points none were terrible all had electric and basic facilitys some had a little more
visited some stunning places and sat on some lovely beach's
bought ourselves a fire pit BBQ, as was getting cheesed off with the small Disposable BBQs short burn time and not being able to cook a steak more than Very rare!
last two nights turned a little colder, so the electric oil rad in the van came out to play, just to take the chill off the van at bed time, which worked well

first night one night only St Stephens St Austal



Gota love Fairy lights!



2 nights Marazion



Gota laugh at the people wading home from St michals mount



Porthcurno Beach and the Minack Theatre



2 Nights National Trust, Teneriffe Farm Campsite Lizzard



Kynance Cove



2 Nights Bay View Farm Looe



Toasty Fire pit!

[Eeyore]

looks like its going really well. I have to say... ive waded back from the mount. It wasnt fun!

[Mighty306]

You found some amazing spots by the looks of it. Still very impressed with everything you've done with the van.

[cully]

had a night away last week went to winterise the daughters van and bring home all her goods

so a free night with stolen electric

was a ccold night too but nice and toasty in the van with the oil rad ticking over