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hi all,
after months of planning to convert my bus to camper I have now worked out where I am going to put everything, but now need help on locating suitable wood etc..
what should I use and where should I buy it from.
are there any diy kits availible?
thanks

Depends what you want to end up with. Are you after a fully-fitted camper set-up or just some staorage and bed etc. You could look at finding someone breaking a Westy thats got a good camper interior and fit the lot, would cost at least £350 I would think, but it`s very good quality stuff and fits well.

Even maybe buy an MOT failure Westy, Devon or similar pro conversion camper and transplant the lot? There is more to the pro fitted camper interiors than you think, so if you have a full set-up in a scrap van you will have every part, bracket, nut and bolt, and something to compare it with Could be a lot cheaper in the long run, `specially if you need, for instance, a pop-top roof or high-top, you`ll get the full thing with everything. It`s always the little parts that let down a succesful conversion, so it pays to have eveything in one go.

It is going to be a unit - removeable, that will be secured in the runners in my van, behind the front seats. here is a bad drawing!
bed wll either be a r n r bed or a multivan set of seats i think

you can get all the things you need from vaious suppliers onthe net! google these, magnum motorhomes, reimo manchester, cmc warrington! the type of board they supply is called vohringer or summat! its really light weight, a type of german plywood! it is quite expencive but looks the part and won't add a whole pile weight into the van!

As Disco Dave says above Vohringer is the best for looks and lightness.

I worked out it will cost me 375 in materials excluding hob/sink to refit my Leisuredrive interior.

I just have to find somone to do a pucker job at the right price.

Can anybody help ??

Mint looking set of grey Multivan seats on Ebay at the moment, coming from Germany but the postage cost is very sensible, buy-it-now price looks good. Also has the single seat for sale as well. (it`s not that hatethebus clown either!)

Westy.Club.Joker wrote:Mint looking set of grey Multivan seats on Ebay at the moment, coming from Germany but the postage cost is very sensible, buy-it-now price looks good. Also has the single seat for sale as well. (it`s not that hatethebus clown either!)

must be blind - can not find them, do you have item number, please and thanks

I've posted about this sort of stuff before - what's the point in spending fortunes on Vohringer board when you might as well make your own version. That's 4 or 6mm ply of your choice, contact-glued to both sides of a softwood lattice core.

Other parts can be from ordinary ply.

Whatever you use you've got the same edge-finish issues so why not save a few £ ?