Don't like the adverts? Click here to remove them
Camper conversions - Brave Pills
- Thread starter Cptsideways
- Start date
Whatever it is it looks gorgeous!!
Cptsideways
Well-Known Member
Well having acquired another 80 keeper the old one is looking rather spare! Think we might have a project on our hands...
After a couple of winter ski trips in the Bongo which was great with the webasto heater! It was sold & I bought a compact Hymer motorhome & have gotten used to a few luxuries like a shower, loo & a gas heater & hot water etc. The Hymer however is bloody useless for space for storage of anything vaguely sporting., the internal seating is far too formal & its not actually comfortable to lounge about in. Plus I don't/can't use half of the space. And it's god awful slow so won't tow ef all despite what the chassis plate says.
The Hymer
However its well insulated & well built but it's given me a few ideas of what I do or don't want in "The Project"
Design Requirements so far
Width is good, thinking wider than the standard 80 behind front doors
Long length storage to one side, fixed sofa/bed on top 6ft is the load length of the standard 80 might be able to improve on this with an angled back.
Overcab bed/storage probably & poptop over full head height but even with poptop want to make it usable without it up like the Bongo.
Diesel blown air heating & hot water, maybe cooker too to save having extra gas on board, new diesel cookers look really neat & fume free.
Shower & loo in a wet room this might take some working out, have seen sit down showers in some compact campers.
Simple small fridge, single hob & a little sink
Fresh & grey water storage for shower mainly, 100l works well in Hymer (5 days supply)
Next stage is planning some sizing of whatever I'm going to build
After a couple of winter ski trips in the Bongo which was great with the webasto heater! It was sold & I bought a compact Hymer motorhome & have gotten used to a few luxuries like a shower, loo & a gas heater & hot water etc. The Hymer however is bloody useless for space for storage of anything vaguely sporting., the internal seating is far too formal & its not actually comfortable to lounge about in. Plus I don't/can't use half of the space. And it's god awful slow so won't tow ef all despite what the chassis plate says.
The Hymer
However its well insulated & well built but it's given me a few ideas of what I do or don't want in "The Project"
Design Requirements so far
Width is good, thinking wider than the standard 80 behind front doors
Long length storage to one side, fixed sofa/bed on top 6ft is the load length of the standard 80 might be able to improve on this with an angled back.
Overcab bed/storage probably & poptop over full head height but even with poptop want to make it usable without it up like the Bongo.
Diesel blown air heating & hot water, maybe cooker too to save having extra gas on board, new diesel cookers look really neat & fume free.
Shower & loo in a wet room this might take some working out, have seen sit down showers in some compact campers.
Simple small fridge, single hob & a little sink
Fresh & grey water storage for shower mainly, 100l works well in Hymer (5 days supply)
Next stage is planning some sizing of whatever I'm going to build
Cptsideways
Well-Known Member
Delica's are probably what you are thinking, not quite a shogun but almost
Don't like the adverts? Click here to remove them
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2014
- Messages
- 1,503
Some nice stuff on mobil.de, but a bit pricey with the weaker pound.........and they're in Germany !
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/d...Variant1.modelDescription=toyota&pageNumber=1
http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/d...Variant1.modelDescription=toyota&pageNumber=1
Cptsideways
Well-Known Member
I'm quite liking the JDM type RV's some of them are very neat
This sort of thing https://www.ts-export.com/goonet.ph...dcar/spread/goo/13/700050416230160824001.html
This sort of thing https://www.ts-export.com/goonet.ph...dcar/spread/goo/13/700050416230160824001.html
